Beginning in 1972, the NFL counted tie games as half a win and half a loss for the purposes of calculating winning percentage. In prior years, tie games were disregarded.
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 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/23 | at San Francisco | W | 30-28 | ||||||||||||||||
AFC/NFC Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
| 12/31 | vs Washington | L | 3-26 | ||||||||||||||||
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