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2000 NFL playoff results

These are the playoffs for the 2000 NFL season, played in 2000–2001. Follow every result from the Wild Card round to the Super Bowl.

SUPER BOWL CHAMPION

Baltimore Ravens

Defeated New York Giants 34–7 on .

Super Bowl Game Center
Completed games
11
Overtime finishes
1
Postseason opened
Dec 30, 2000

2000 playoff bracket results

Completed matchups in round order. Winners are named first in the summary; each Game Center shows both teams and the recorded result.

Wild Card

  1. New Orleans Saints 31–28 St. Louis RamsFinal
  2. Miami Dolphins 23–17 Indianapolis ColtsFinal · overtime
  3. Baltimore Ravens 21–3 Denver BroncosFinal
  4. Philadelphia Eagles 21–3 Tampa Bay BuccaneersFinal

Divisional

  1. Minnesota Vikings 34–16 New Orleans SaintsFinal
  2. Oakland Raiders 27–0 Miami DolphinsFinal
  3. New York Giants 20–10 Philadelphia EaglesFinal
  4. Baltimore Ravens 24–10 Tennessee TitansFinal

Conference championship

  1. New York Giants 41–0 Minnesota VikingsFinal
  2. Baltimore Ravens 16–3 Oakland RaidersFinal

Super Bowl

  1. Baltimore Ravens 34–7 New York GiantsFinal

Baltimore Ravens: path to the title

4 postseason wins, ending with the Super Bowl.

  1. Wild CardBaltimore Ravens 21–3 Denver Broncos
  2. DivisionalBaltimore Ravens 24–10 Tennessee Titans
  3. Conference championshipBaltimore Ravens 16–3 Oakland Raiders
  4. Super BowlBaltimore Ravens 34–7 New York Giants

The three closest games

Ranked by final winning margin. Games with the same margin appear in date order.

  1. 3-point margin · Wild CardNew Orleans Saints 31–28 St. Louis Rams
  2. 6-point margin · Wild CardMiami Dolphins 23–17 Indianapolis Colts
  3. 10-point margin · DivisionalNew York Giants 20–10 Philadelphia Eagles

2000 season, 2000–2001 playoff games

The season label follows the regular season. These playoff games ran from Dec 30, 2000 through Jan 28, 2001. This is a completed results archive; it is not a projection of a future bracket.

Historical team names follow the recorded games. Explore Super Bowl history.

Updated . Recorded scores and dates; no predicted outcomes.