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2011 NFL playoff results

These are the playoffs for the 2011 NFL season, played in 2012. Follow every result from the Wild Card round to the Super Bowl.

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New York Giants

Defeated New England Patriots 21–17 on .

Super Bowl Game Center
Completed games
11
Overtime finishes
2
Postseason opened
Jan 7, 2012

2011 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. Houston Texans 31–10 Cincinnati BengalsFinal
  2. New Orleans Saints 45–28 Detroit LionsFinal
  3. New York Giants 24–2 Atlanta FalconsFinal
  4. Denver Broncos 29–23 Pittsburgh SteelersFinal · overtime

Divisional

  1. San Francisco 49ers 36–32 New Orleans SaintsFinal
  2. New England Patriots 45–10 Denver BroncosFinal
  3. Baltimore Ravens 20–13 Houston TexansFinal
  4. New York Giants 37–20 Green Bay PackersFinal

Conference championship

  1. New England Patriots 23–20 Baltimore RavensFinal
  2. New York Giants 20–17 San Francisco 49ersFinal · overtime

Super Bowl

  1. New York Giants 21–17 New England PatriotsFinal

New York Giants: path to the title

4 postseason wins, ending with the Super Bowl.

  1. Wild CardNew York Giants 24–2 Atlanta Falcons
  2. DivisionalNew York Giants 37–20 Green Bay Packers
  3. Conference championshipNew York Giants 20–17 San Francisco 49ers
  4. Super BowlNew York Giants 21–17 New England Patriots

The three closest games

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

  1. 3-point margin · Conference championshipNew England Patriots 23–20 Baltimore Ravens
  2. 3-point margin · Conference championshipNew York Giants 20–17 San Francisco 49ers
  3. 4-point margin · DivisionalSan Francisco 49ers 36–32 New Orleans Saints

2011 season, 2012 playoff games

The season label follows the regular season. These playoff games ran from Jan 7, 2012 through Feb 5, 2012. This is a completed results archive; it is not a projection of a future bracket.

Historical team names follow the recorded games. See the 2011 regular-season standings. Explore Super Bowl history.

Updated . Recorded scores and dates; no predicted outcomes.