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SEASONS |
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| < 1989 | 1991 > |
| AFC East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Buffalo Bills | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
miami dolphins | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
new york jets | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
new england patriots | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| AFC Central | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Houston Oilers | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Cleveland Browns | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| AFC West | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Los Angeles Raiders | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
Denver Broncos | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| NFC East | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
New York Giants | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Washington Redskins | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
Phoenix Cardinals | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| NFC Central | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Chicago Bears | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Detroit Lions | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Green Bay Packers | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| NFC West | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 11 | 0 |
The league expanded its playoff system from a 10-team to a 12-team tournament, which remained in use through the 2019–20 NFL playoffs. With these changes, three wild-card teams (those non-division champions with the conference's best won-lost-tied percentages) qualified from each conference, up from two the year before.
The format consisted of the following: 1. The three division champions from each conference were seeded 1–3 based on their regular season won–lost–tied record. 2. Three wild-card qualifiers were seeded 4, 5, and 6 within the conference.
| Seed | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bills (East winner) | San Francisco 49ers (West winner) |
| 2 | Los Angeles Raiders (West winner) | New York Giants (East winner) |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals (Central winner) | Chicago Bears (Central winner) |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins (wild card) | Philadelphia Eagles (wild card) |
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs (wild card) | Washington Redskins (wild card) |
| 6 | Houston Oilers (wild card) | New Orleans Saints (wild card) |
Wild Card playoffs |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN 05 1991 |
WAS |
20 @ 6 | PHI |
|
KC |
16 @ 17 | MIA |
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| JAN 06 1991 |
HOU |
14 @ 41 | CIN |
|
NO |
6 @ 16 | CHI |
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Divisional playoffs |
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| JAN 12 1991 |
MIA |
34 @ 44 | BUF |
|
WAS |
10 @ 28 | SF |
||
| JAN 13 1991 |
CHI |
3 @ 31 | NYG |
|
CIN |
10 @ 20 | LA |
||
Conference Championships | ||||
| JAN 20 1991 |
LA |
3 @ 51 | BUF |
|
NYG |
15 @ 13 | SF |
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 SUPER BOWL XXV |
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| Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida | ||||
| JAN 27 1991 |
BUF |
19 @ 20 | NYG |
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