1989–90 NFL Playoff Bracket

The 1989 NFL playoffs exactly as they were played, on one printable page: every seed, every score, and Super Bowl XXIV, which ended San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10.

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How this bracket works

1989: ten teams, with one Wild Card game in each conference

Every game above is the record: the seeds each team carried, the score, and who hosted. The AFC is on the left and the NFC on the right, each conference's rounds running in toward Super Bowl XXIV in the middle, which was played at Louisiana Superdome.

1989 used the ten-team format of 1978 to 1989: in each conference the two wild cards met in a single Wild Card game, and the three division winners, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, waited in the Divisional round.

2 games went to overtime, marked OT on the sheet: Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Houston Oilers 23; Los Angeles Rams 19, New York Giants 13.

Questions people ask

Who won the 1989 NFL playoffs?

San Francisco 49ers won Super Bowl XXIV, San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10, at Louisiana Superdome. Denver Broncos were the runners-up. The bracket above shows how both got there.

How many teams made the 1989 NFL playoffs?

10. 1989 used the ten-team format of 1978 to 1989: in each conference the two wild cards met in a single Wild Card game, and the three division winners, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, waited in the Divisional round.

Can I print the 1989 NFL playoff bracket?

Yes, free. Press "Print this bracket" and it prints landscape on one page with no navigation and no browser header. Switch to "Blank to fill in" first for a copy with the results removed, which keeps the teams that had a bye and empties every slot a team had to win its way into.

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