Wild Card
Division
AFC/NFC Champ.
Super Bowl
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot
Division Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
| 1/3 | vs Buffalo | W | 28-21 | ||||||||||||||||
AFC/NFC Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
| 1/10 | vs San Diego | W | 27-7 | ||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XVI (16) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
| 1/24 | at San Francisco | L | 21-26 | ||||||||||||||||
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