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2010 NFL playoff results

These are the playoffs for the 2010 NFL season, played in 2011. Follow every result from the Wild Card round to the Super Bowl.

SUPER BOWL CHAMPION

Green Bay Packers

Defeated Pittsburgh Steelers 31–25 on .

Super Bowl Game Center
Completed games
11
Overtime finishes
0
Postseason opened
Jan 8, 2011

2010 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 York Jets 17–16 Indianapolis ColtsFinal
  2. Seattle Seahawks 41–36 New Orleans SaintsFinal
  3. Baltimore Ravens 30–7 Kansas City ChiefsFinal
  4. Green Bay Packers 21–16 Philadelphia EaglesFinal

Divisional

  1. Green Bay Packers 48–21 Atlanta FalconsFinal
  2. Pittsburgh Steelers 31–24 Baltimore RavensFinal
  3. New York Jets 28–21 New England PatriotsFinal
  4. Chicago Bears 35–24 Seattle SeahawksFinal

Conference championship

  1. Green Bay Packers 21–14 Chicago BearsFinal
  2. Pittsburgh Steelers 24–19 New York JetsFinal

Super Bowl

  1. Green Bay Packers 31–25 Pittsburgh SteelersFinal

Green Bay Packers: path to the title

4 postseason wins, ending with the Super Bowl.

  1. Wild CardGreen Bay Packers 21–16 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. DivisionalGreen Bay Packers 48–21 Atlanta Falcons
  3. Conference championshipGreen Bay Packers 21–14 Chicago Bears
  4. Super BowlGreen Bay Packers 31–25 Pittsburgh Steelers

The three closest games

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

  1. 1-point margin · Wild CardNew York Jets 17–16 Indianapolis Colts
  2. 5-point margin · Wild CardSeattle Seahawks 41–36 New Orleans Saints
  3. 5-point margin · Wild CardGreen Bay Packers 21–16 Philadelphia Eagles

2010 season, 2011 playoff games

The season label follows the regular season. These playoff games ran from Jan 8, 2011 through Feb 6, 2011. This is a completed results archive; it is not a projection of a future bracket.

Historical team names follow the recorded games. See the 2010 regular-season standings. Explore Super Bowl history.

Updated . Recorded scores and dates; no predicted outcomes.