2021–22 NFL playoffs

The 2021–22 NFL playoffs was the playoff tournament for the 2021 season. This was the first playoff with a 17 game season. The playoffs ended with Super Bowl LVI on February 13, with the Los Angeles Rams becoming champions.

2021–22 NFL playoffs

Dates	January 15 – February 13, 2022
Season	2021
Teams	14
Games played	13
Super Bowl LVI site	SoFi Stadium Inglewood, California
Defending champions	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Champions	Los Angeles Rams
Runners-up	Cincinnati Bengals
NFL playoffs ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Participants

Further information: NFL playoffs § Current playoff system

Seeds are based off a team's placement in their conference.

Playoff seeds

Seed	AFC	NFC
1	Tennessee Titans (South winner)	Green Bay Packers (North winner)
2	Kansas City Chiefs (West winner)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (South winner)
3	Buffalo Bills (East winner)	Dallas Cowboys (East winner)
4	Cincinnati Bengals (North winner)	Los Angeles Rams (West winner)
5	Las Vegas Raiders (wild card)	Arizona Cardinals (wild card)
6	New England Patriots (wild card)	San Francisco 49ers (wild card)
7	Pittsburgh Steelers (wild card)	Philadelphia Eagles (wild card)

Bracket

	Jan 16 – AT&T Stadium					Jan 22 – Lambeau Field
	6	San Francisco	23
	3	Dallas	17
						6	San Francisco	13
											Jan 30 – SoFi Stadium
	Jan 17 – SoFi Stadium					1	Green Bay	10
						NFC
	5	Arizona	11								6	San Francisco	17
						Jan 23 – Raymond James Stadium
	4	LA Rams	34								4	LA Rams	20
											NFC Championship
	Jan 16 – Raymond James Stadium					4	LA Rams	30
						2	Tampa Bay	27
	7	Philadelphia	15
						Divisional playoffs										Feb 13 – SoFi Stadium
	2	Tampa Bay	31
	Wild Card playoffs
																N4	LA Rams	23
	Jan 15 – Paul Brown Stadium					Jan 22 – Nissan Stadium										A4	Cincinnati	20
																Super Bowl LVI
	5	Las Vegas	19
	4	Cincinnati	26
						4	Cincinnati	19
											Jan 30 – Arrowhead Stadium
	Jan 15 – Highmark Stadium					1	Tennessee	16
						AFC
	6	New England	17								4	Cincinnati	27*
						Jan 23 – Arrowhead Stadium
	3	Buffalo	47								2	Kansas City	24
											AFC Championship
	Jan 16 – Arrowhead Stadium					3	Buffalo	36
						2	Kansas City	42*
	7	Pittsburgh	21
	2	Kansas City	42

* Indicates overtime victory

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Schedule

Winners of each game are in Bold

Away team	Score	Home team	Date	Kickoff (ET / UTC–5)	TV
Wild Card playoffs[1]
Las Vegas Raiders	19–26	Cincinnati Bengals	January 15, 2022	4:35 p.m.	NBC
New England Patriots	17–47	Buffalo Bills	January 15, 2022	8:15 p.m.	CBS
Philadelphia Eagles	15–31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	January 16, 2022	1:05 p.m.	Fox
San Francisco 49ers	23–17	Dallas Cowboys	January 16, 2022	4:40 p.m.	CBS[2]
Pittsburgh Steelers	21–42	Kansas City Chiefs	January 16, 2022	8:15 p.m.	NBC
Arizona Cardinals	11–34	Los Angeles Rams	January 17, 2022	8:15 p.m.	ABC/ESPN
Divisional playoffs[3]
Cincinnati Bengals	19–16	Tennessee Titans	January 22, 2022	4:35 p.m.	CBS
San Francisco 49ers	13–10	Green Bay Packers	January 22, 2022	8:15 p.m.	Fox
Los Angeles Rams	30–27	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	January 23, 2022	3:05 p.m.	NBC
Buffalo Bills	36–42 (OT)	Kansas City Chiefs	January 23, 2022	6:40 p.m.	CBS
Conference Championships
Cincinnati Bengals		Kansas City Chiefs	January 30, 2022	3:05 p.m.	CBS[4]
San Francisco 49ers		Los Angeles Rams	January 30, 2022	6:40 p.m.	Fox[4]
Super Bowl LVI SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Winner of SF vs LAR		Winner of KC vs CIN	February 13, 2022	6:30 p.m.	NBC[5]