It also marked the first year in which if there was a tie for first place in a division, the division champion was determined by a system of tiebreakers, rather than via a playoff game (as detailed in the 1933–1966 era above). Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a For the 1967 season, the NFL split into four divisions (two conferences of two divisions each). Each of the four division champions played in their respective Conference Championship Game, with those winners advancing to the NFL Championship Game. Bert Bell was the commissioner of the NFL from 1946 until his death in October 1959. In 1978, the NFL expanded its playoffs pool from 8 to 10 teams, requiring the addition of another round of playoffs. In 1982, the league held a 16-team tournament due to the players strike, which reduced the regular season to just 9 games. All ten games in the Playoff Bowl series were contested at the The highest attendance was over 65,500 in January 1966 for the Using the Playoff Bowl (and loss) as motivation in The Lions also hold the dubious distinction of having the most victories in the Playoff Bowl (three) along with tying for the best winning percentage at 1.000. From 1978–1989, this round featured one game per conference between the two wild-card (non-division winners) and thus the name "Wild Card" round. He was a co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles as well as a co-owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers during much of the 1940s. Hall of Fame Mission, Values & Vision Site Search Input Submit Search
The coaching staffs for the 2010 Pro Bowl did not come from the losers of the conference championship games, but instead from the teams with the best regular-season records among those that lost in the divisional round of the playoffs in each conference.

NFL playoff game results 1933–1966. The Playoff Bowl was a post-season game for third place in the National Football League, played ten times following the 1960 through 1969 seasons, all at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Playoff and championship history Edit. Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values, & Celebrate Excellence Everywhere. Further information: National Football League championships:For playoff games of the American Football League prior to the AFL-NFL merger, see AFL playoffs.


For a list of AFL Championship Games and winners, see For a list of NFL Championship Games and winners, see For a list of AFL-NFL World Championship games, see Click on column headings to sort by teams. The playoffs expanded to 12 teams for the 1990 season, and an additional game was added to this week.

The Bears were placed in the Central along with the Lions, Packers and Vikings. 1967 was the first year where a pre-scheduled playoff (rather than regular season results) determined participation in the championship. [] Early years EdiFrom the league's founding in 1920 until 1932, there was no scheduled championship game. 1967-69 (4 playoff teams) In 1967, the NFL realigned into four four-team divisions—the Capitol, Century, Coastal and Central. His death occurred while attending an Eagles-Steelers game in Philadelphia. For a list of Super Bowl games, see NFL Conference Championship game results 1970–presentNFL Conference Championship game results 1970–present The four division champions squared off in the playoffs, with the winners of those games meeting for the NFL title. In its second year, the players on the winning team received $600 each, the losers $400;One vestige of the Playoff Bowl remained through the 2008 season in that the head coaches of the losing teams from the conference championship games were the head coaches of their conferences' For the 2009 season, a new rule for determining the Pro Bowl coaches resulted in the disappearance of one Playoff Bowl legacy.

The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. NFL playoff teams from 2019 likely to miss 2020 postseason: Patriots shorthanded, Eagles fighting history These clubs appear to have too much to overcome in their bid to return to the postseason The NFL’s 10 biggest playoff comebacks — now featuring the Chiefs’ win over the Texans Kansas City’s rally from trailing 24-0 was the fourth-biggest playoff comeback in NFL history. The NFL's method for determining its champions has changed over the years. Over the decade of the 1960s Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions.In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game.