Playoff Results: 1980s
The 1980s belonged to the San Francisco 49ers. Starting with their stirring 28-27 victory over Dallas in the 1981 NFC Championship Game, the Niners went on an amazing run that netted four Super Bowl titles in the decade -- a string of dominance that went well into the '90s. The Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders won a pair of crowns in the 10-year span, the only championships for the American Football Conference in the decade.
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1989 |
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| Wild-Card: Pittsburgh 26, HOUSTON 23 (OT) Divisional: CLEVELAND 34, Buffalo 30; DENVER 24, Pittsburgh 23 Championship: DENVER 37, Cleveland 21 |
Wild-Card: L.A. Rams 21, PHILADELPHIA 7 Divisional: L.A. Rams 19, N.Y. GIANTS 13 (OT); SAN FRANCISCO 41, Minnesota 13 Championship: SAN FRANCISCO 30, L.A. Rams 3 |
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Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 55, Denver 10 |
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1988 |
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| Wild-Card: Houston 24, CLEVELAND 23 Divisional: CINCINNATI 21, Seattle 13; BUFFALO 17, Houston 10 Championship: CINCINNATI 21, Buffalo 10 |
Wild-Card: MINNESOTA 28, L.A. Rams 17 Divisional: CHICAGO 20, Philadelphia 12; SAN FRANCISCO 34, Minnesota 9 Championship: San Francisco 28, CHICAGO 3 |
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Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 |
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1987 |
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| Wild-Card: HOUSTON 23, Seattle 20 (OT) Divisional: CLEVELAND 38, Indianapolis 21; DENVER 34, Houston 10 Championship: DENVER 38, Cleveland 33 |
Wild-Card: Minnesota 44, NEW ORLEANS 10 Divisional: Minnesota 36, SAN FRANCISCO 24; Washington 21, CHICAGO 17 Championship: WASHINGTON 17, Minnesota 10 |
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Super Bowl XXII: Washington 42, Denver 10 |
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1986 |
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| Wild-Card: N.Y. JETS 35, Kansas City 15 Divisional: CLEVELAND 23, N.Y. Jets 20 (OT); DENVER 22, New England 17 Championship: Denver 23, CLEVELAND 20 (OT) |
Wild-Card: WASHINGTON 19, L.A. Rams 7 Divisional: Washington 27, CHICAGO 13; N.Y. GIANTS 49, San Francisco 3 Championship: N.Y. GIANTS 17, Washington 0 |
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Super Bowl XXI: N.Y. Giants 39, Denver 20 |
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1985 |
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| Wild-Card: New England 26, N.Y. JETS 14 Divisional: MIAMI 24, Cleveland 21; New England 27, L.A. RAIDERS 20 Championship: New England 31, MIAMI 14 |
Wild-Card: N.Y. GIANTS 17, San Francisco 3 Divisional: L.A. RAMS 20, Dallas 0; CHICAGO 21, N.Y. Giants 0 Championship: CHICAGO 24, L.A. Rams 0 |
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Super Bowl XX: Chicago 46, New England 10 |
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1984 |
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| Wild-Card: SEATTLE 13, L.A. Raiders 7 Divisional: MIAMI 31, Seattle 10; Pittsburgh 24, DENVER 17 Championship: MIAMI 45, Pittsburgh 28 |
Wild-Card: N.Y. Giants 16, L.A. RAMS 13 Divisional: SAN FRANCISCO 21, N.Y. Giants 10; Chicago 23, WASHINGTON 19 Championship: SAN FRANCISCO 23, Chicago 0 |
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Super Bowl XIX: San Francisco 38, Miami 16 |
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1983 |
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| Wild-Card: SEATTLE 31, Denver 7 Divisional: Seattle 27, MIAMI 20; L.A. RAIDERS 38, Pittsburgh 10 Championship: L.A. RAIDERS 30, Seattle 14 |
Wild-Card: L.A. Rams 24, DALLAS 17 Divisional: SAN FRANCISCO 24, Detroit 23; WASHINGTON 51, L.A. Rams 7 Championship: WASHINGTON 24, San Francisco 21 |
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Super Bowl XVIII: L.A. Raiders 38, Washington 9 |
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| First Round: MIAMI 28, New England 13; L.A. RAIDERS 27, Cleveland 10; N.Y. Jets 44, CINCINNATI 17; San Diego 31, PITTSBURGH 28 Second Round: N.Y. Jets 17, L.A. RAIDERS 14; MIAMI 34, San Diego 13 Championship: MIAMI 14, N.Y. Jets 0 |
First Round: WASHINGTON 31, Detroit 7; GREEN BAY 41, ST. LOUIS 16; Minnesota 30, Atlanta 24; DALLAS 30, Tampa Bay 17 Second Round: WASHINGTON 21, Minnesota 7; DALLAS 37, Green Bay 26 Championship: WASHINGTON 31, Dallas 17 |
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Super Bowl XVII: Washington 27, Miami 17 |
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| *As a result of the 57-day players strike, the '82 season was reduced from 16 to nine games. At the conclusion, the NFL conducted a 16-team Super Bowl tournament with eight teams from each conference, seeded 1-8 based on record. | |
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| Wild-Card: Buffalo 31, N.Y. JETS 27 Divisional: San Diego 41, MIAMI 38 (OT); CINCINNATI 28, Buffalo 21 Championship: CINCINNATI 27, San Diego 7 |
Wild-Card: N.Y. Giants 27, PHILADELPHIA 21 Divisional: DALLAS 38, Tampa Bay 0; SAN FRANCISCO 38, N.Y. Giants 24 Championship: SAN FRANCISCO 28, Dallas 27 |
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Super Bowl XVI: San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 |
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1980 |
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| Wild-Card: OAKLAND 27, Houston 7 Divisional: SAN DIEGO 20, Buffalo 14; Oakland 14, CLEVELAND 12 Championship: Oakland 34, SAN DIEGO 27 |
Wild-Card: DALLAS 34, Los Angeles 13 Divisional: PHILADELPHIA 31, Minnesota 16; Dallas 30, ATLANTA 27 Championship: PHILADELPHIA 20, Dallas 7 |
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Super Bowl XV: Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10 |
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