2020–21 NFL playoffs
| Dates | January 9 – February 7, 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2020 | ||||
| Teams | 14 | ||||
| Games played | 13 | ||||
| Super Bowl LV site | |||||
| Defending champions | Kansas City Chiefs | ||||
| Champions | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Runners-up | Kansas City Chiefs | ||||
| Conference runners-up | |||||
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The 2020–21 NFL playoffs was the playoff tournament for the 2020 season. It began on January 9, 2021 and ended with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers becoming champions by defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on February 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
Participants[change | change source]
Seeds are based off a team's placement in their conference.
| Seed | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs (West winner) | Green Bay Packers (North winner) |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills (East winner) | New Orleans Saints (South winner) |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers (North winner) | Seattle Seahawks (West winner) |
| 4 | Tennessee Titans (South winner) | Washington Football Team (East winner) |
| 5 | Baltimore Ravens (wild card) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (wild card) |
| 6 | Cleveland Browns (wild card) | Los Angeles Rams (wild card) |
| 7 | Indianapolis Colts (wild card) | Chicago Bears (wild card) |
Bracket[change | change source]
| Jan 10 – Nissan Stadium | Jan 16 – Bills Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Baltimore | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tennessee | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Baltimore | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan 24 – Arrowhead Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 9 – Bills Stadium | 2 | Buffalo | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| AFC | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Indianapolis | 24 | 2 | Buffalo | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Jan 17 – Arrowhead Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Buffo | 27 | 1 | Kansas City | 38 | |||||||||||||
| AFC Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 10 – Heinz Field | 6 | Cleveland | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas City | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cleveland | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| Divisional playoffs | Feb 7 – Raymond James Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Kansas City | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan 9 – FedExField | Jan 17 – Mercedes-Benz Superdome | N5 | Tampa Bay | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| Super Bowl LV | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tampa Bay | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Washington | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tampa Bay | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan 24 – Lambeau Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 10 – Mercedes-Benz Superdome | 2 | New Orleans | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| NFC | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Chicago | 9 | 5 | Tampa Bay | 31 | |||||||||||||
| Jan 16 – Lambeau Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Orleans | 21 | 1 | Green Bay | 26 | |||||||||||||
| NFC Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 9 – Lumen Field | 6 | LA Rams | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Green Bay | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | LA Rams | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
Schedule[change | change source]
| Away team | Score | Home Team | Date | Kickoff[1] (ET / UTC–5) |
TV[2][3][4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card playoffs | |||||
| Indianapolis Colts | 24–27 | Buffalo Bills | January 9, 2021 | 1:05 p.m. | CBS |
| Los Angeles Rams | 30–20 | Seattle Seahawks | January 9, 2021 | 4:40 p.m. | Fox |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31–23 | Washington Football Team | January 9, 2021 | 8:15 p.m. | NBC |
| Baltimore Ravens | 20–13 | Tennessee Titans | January 10, 2021 | 1:05 p.m. | ABC/ESPN |
| Chicago Bears | 9–21 | New Orleans Saints | January 10, 2021 | 4:40 p.m. | CBS/Nick |
| Cleveland Browns | 48–37 | Pittsburgh Steelers | January 10, 2021 | 8:15 p.m. | NBC |
| Divisional playoffs | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | 18–32 | Green Bay Packers | January 16, 2021 | 4:35 p.m. | Fox |
| Baltimore Ravens | 3–17 | Buffalo Bills | January 16, 2021 | 8:15 p.m. | NBC |
| Cleveland Browns | 17–22 | Kansas City Chiefs | January 17, 2021 | 3:05 p.m. | CBS |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 30–20 | New Orleans Saints | January 17, 2021 | 6:40 p.m. | Fox |
| Conference Championships | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31–26 | Green Bay Packers | January 24, 2021 | 3:05 p.m. | Fox |
| Buffalo Bills | 24–38 | Kansas City Chiefs | January 24, 2021 | 6:40 p.m. | CBS |
| Super Bowl LV Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9–31 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | February 7, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. | CBS |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "18 teams remain in the playoff picture... who will make it to #SuperWildCard weekend? #NFLPlayoffs". twitter.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ Around the NFL staff (January 3, 2021). "NFL announces schedule for Super Wild Card Weekend". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ↑ "SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED". NFLCommunications.com (Press release). NFL Enterprises. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ↑ Around the NFL staff (January 10, 2021). "NFL announces playoff game schedule for Divisional Round". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2021.