SEASONS
| < 1987 | 1989 > |
Phoenix Cardinals relocated from St.Louis,MO.
| AFC East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Buffalo Bills | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Indianapolis Colts | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
new england patriots | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
new york jets | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 |  |
miami dolphins | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| AFC Central | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Cleveland Browns | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Houston Oilers | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| AFC West | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Los Angeles Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| NFC East | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
New York Giants | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Washington Redskins | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Phoenix Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| NFC Central | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Chicago Bears | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Detroit Lions | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
Green Bay Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| NFC West | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
New Orleans Saints | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Seed | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati Bengals (Central winner) | Chicago Bears (Central winner) |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills (East winner) | San Francisco 49ers (West winner) |
| 3 | Seattle Seahawks (West winner) | Philadelphia Eagles (East winner) |
| 4 | Cleveland Browns (wild card) | Minnesota Vikings (wild card) |
| 5 | Houston Oilers (wild card) | Los Angeles Rams (wild card) |
Wild Card playoffs |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC 24 1988 |
HOU |
24 @ 23 | CLE |
|
| DEC 26 1988 |
LAR |
17 @ 28 | MIN |
|
Divisional playoffs |
||||
| DEC 31 1988 |
PHI |
12 @ 20 | CHI |
|
SEA |
13 @ 21 | CIN |
||
| JAN 01 1989 |
HOU |
10 @ 17 | BUF |
|
MIN |
9 @ 34 | San Francisco 49ers | ||
Conference Championships | ||||
| JAN 08 1989 |
BUF |
10 @ 21 | CIN |
|
SF |
28 @ 3 | CHI |
||
 SUPER BOWL XXIII |
||||
| Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami,FL | ||||
| JAN 22 1989 |
CIN |
16 @ 20 | SF |
|