1996–97 NFL Playoff Bracket
The 1996 NFL playoffs exactly as they were played, on one printable page: every seed, every score, and Super Bowl XXXI, which ended Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21.
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1996–97 NFL Playoff Bracket
Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XXXI.
AFC
Wild Card
Divisional
Conference Championship
Super Bowl XXXI
Champion
Green Bay Packers
NFC
Wild Card
Divisional
Conference Championship
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How this bracket works
1996: twelve teams, with the top two seeds in each conference on a bye
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 XXXI in the middle, which was played at Louisiana Superdome.
1996 used the twelve-team format of 1990 to 2019: six teams per conference, with the top two seeds on a bye (Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers) and the 3 to 6 seeds playing on Wild Card weekend.
No game in this postseason went to overtime.
Questions people ask
Who won the 1996 NFL playoffs?
Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XXXI, Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21, at Louisiana Superdome. New England Patriots were the runners-up. The bracket above shows how both got there.
How many teams made the 1996 NFL playoffs?
12. 1996 used the twelve-team format of 1990 to 2019: six teams per conference, with the top two seeds on a bye (Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers) and the 3 to 6 seeds playing on Wild Card weekend.
Can I print the 1996 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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