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2017 NFL playoff results

These are the playoffs for the 2017 NFL season, played in 2018. Follow every result from the Wild Card round to the Super Bowl.

SUPER BOWL CHAMPION

Philadelphia Eagles

Defeated New England Patriots 41–33 on .

Super Bowl Game Center
Completed games
11
Overtime finishes
0
Postseason opened
Jan 6, 2018

2017 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. Atlanta Falcons 26–13 Los Angeles RamsFinal
  2. Tennessee Titans 22–21 Kansas City ChiefsFinal
  3. Jacksonville Jaguars 10–3 Buffalo BillsFinal
  4. New Orleans Saints 31–26 Carolina PanthersFinal

Divisional

  1. New England Patriots 35–14 Tennessee TitansFinal
  2. Philadelphia Eagles 15–10 Atlanta FalconsFinal
  3. Minnesota Vikings 29–24 New Orleans SaintsFinal
  4. Jacksonville Jaguars 45–42 Pittsburgh SteelersFinal

Conference championship

  1. New England Patriots 24–20 Jacksonville JaguarsFinal
  2. Philadelphia Eagles 38–7 Minnesota VikingsFinal

Super Bowl

  1. Philadelphia Eagles 41–33 New England PatriotsFinal

Philadelphia Eagles: path to the title

3 postseason wins, ending with the Super Bowl.

  1. DivisionalPhiladelphia Eagles 15–10 Atlanta Falcons
  2. Conference championshipPhiladelphia Eagles 38–7 Minnesota Vikings
  3. Super BowlPhiladelphia Eagles 41–33 New England Patriots

The three closest games

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

  1. 1-point margin · Wild CardTennessee Titans 22–21 Kansas City Chiefs
  2. 3-point margin · DivisionalJacksonville Jaguars 45–42 Pittsburgh Steelers
  3. 4-point margin · Conference championshipNew England Patriots 24–20 Jacksonville Jaguars

2017 season, 2018 playoff games

The season label follows the regular season. These playoff games ran from Jan 6, 2018 through Feb 4, 2018. This is a completed results archive; it is not a projection of a future bracket.

Historical team names follow the recorded games. See the 2017 regular-season standings. Explore Super Bowl history.

Updated . Recorded scores and dates; no predicted outcomes.