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2004 NFL playoff results

These are the playoffs for the 2004 NFL season, played in 2005. Follow every result from the Wild Card round to the Super Bowl.

SUPER BOWL CHAMPION

New England Patriots

Defeated Philadelphia Eagles 24–21 on .

Super Bowl Game Center
Completed games
11
Overtime finishes
2
Postseason opened
Jan 8, 2005

2004 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. St. Louis Rams 27–20 Seattle SeahawksFinal
  2. New York Jets 20–17 San Diego ChargersFinal · overtime
  3. Minnesota Vikings 31–17 Green Bay PackersFinal
  4. Indianapolis Colts 49–24 Denver BroncosFinal

Divisional

  1. Atlanta Falcons 47–17 St. Louis RamsFinal
  2. Pittsburgh Steelers 20–17 New York JetsFinal · overtime
  3. New England Patriots 20–3 Indianapolis ColtsFinal
  4. Philadelphia Eagles 27–14 Minnesota VikingsFinal

Conference championship

  1. New England Patriots 41–27 Pittsburgh SteelersFinal
  2. Philadelphia Eagles 27–10 Atlanta FalconsFinal

Super Bowl

  1. New England Patriots 24–21 Philadelphia EaglesFinal

New England Patriots: path to the title

3 postseason wins, ending with the Super Bowl.

  1. DivisionalNew England Patriots 20–3 Indianapolis Colts
  2. Conference championshipNew England Patriots 41–27 Pittsburgh Steelers
  3. Super BowlNew England Patriots 24–21 Philadelphia Eagles

The three closest games

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

  1. 3-point margin · Wild CardNew York Jets 20–17 San Diego Chargers
  2. 3-point margin · DivisionalPittsburgh Steelers 20–17 New York Jets
  3. 3-point margin · Super BowlNew England Patriots 24–21 Philadelphia Eagles

2004 season, 2005 playoff games

The season label follows the regular season. These playoff games ran from Jan 8, 2005 through Feb 6, 2005. This is a completed results archive; it is not a projection of a future bracket.

Historical team names follow the recorded games. See the 2004 regular-season standings. Explore Super Bowl history.

Updated . Recorded scores and dates; no predicted outcomes.