| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jan 9 – Candlestick Park | | | | | | |
| |
| | 5 | Minnesota | 36 |
| | Jan 3 – Louisiana Superdome | Jan 17 – RFK Stadium |
| | 1 | San Francisco | 24 | |
| |
| | NFC |
| | 5 | Minnesota | 44 | 5 | Minnesota | 10 |
| | Jan 10 – Soldier Field |
| | 4 | New Orleans | 10 | | 3 | Washington | 17 | |
| |
| | | NFC Championship |
| | 3 | Washington | 21 |
| | Jan 31 – Jack Murphy Stadium |
| | 2 | Chicago | 17 | |
| | | |
| | Divisional playoffs |
| | Wild Card playoffs | N3 | Washington | 42 |
| | Jan 9 – Cleveland Stadium |
| | | A1 | Denver | 10 |
| |
| | | Super Bowl XXII |
| | 3 | Indianapolis | 21 |
| | Jan 3 – Astrodome | Jan 17 – Mile High Stadium |
| | 2 | Cleveland | 38 | |
| |
| | AFC |
| | 5 | Seattle | 20 | 2 | Cleveland | 33 |
| | Jan 10 – Mile High Stadium |
| | 4 | Houston | 23* | | 1 | Denver | 38 | |
| |
| | | AFC Championship |
| | 4 | Houston | 10 |
| | |
| | 1 | Denver | 34 | |
| |
