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NFL Playoffs

Road team has won in divisional round 9 straight years

The divisional playoff matchups are set. Carolina at Seattle and Dallas at Green Bay in the NFC, and Baltimore at New England and Indianapolis at Denver in the AFC.

If form holds, probably one road team will win.

Since the league went to the eight-division format, home teams (with not only home-field advantage but also a bye week to work with) have gone 31-17 in these games. In each of the last nine years, at least one road team has won.

Prior to last year, a road team winning in the divisional round has also gone on to win the Super Bowl three straight years – Green Bay, New York and Baltimore.

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF RESULTS
YearWinnerLoserScore
2002at TennesseePittsburgh34-31 (OT)
2002at Tampa BaySan Francisco31-6
2002at PhiladelphiaAtlanta20-6
2002at OaklandNY Jets30-10
2003at PhiladelphiaGreen Bay20-17 (OT)
2003at New EnglandTennessee17-14
2003Indianapolisat Kansas City38-31
2003Carolinaat St. Louis29-23 (OT)
2004at PittsburghNY Jets20-17 (OT)
2004at PhiladelphiaMinnesota27-14
2004at New EnglandIndianapolis20-3
2004at AtlantaSt. Louis47-17
2005at SeattleWashington20-10
2005at DenverNew England27-13
2005Pittsburghat Indianapolis21-18
2005Carolinaat Chicago29-21
2006at New OrleansPhiladelphia27-24
2006at ChicagoSeattle27-24 (OT)
2006New Englandat San Diego24-21
2006Indianapolisat Baltimore15-6
2007at New EnglandJacksonville31-20
2007at Green BaySeattle42-20
2007San Diegoat Indianapolis28-24
2007NY Giantsat Dallas21-17
2008at PittsburghSan Diego35-24
2008Philadelphiaat NY Giants23-11
2008Baltimoreat Tennessee13-10
2008Arizonaat Carolina33-13
2009at New OrleansArizona45-14
2009at MinnesotaDallas34-3
2009at IndianapolisBaltimore20-3
2009NY Jetsat San Diego17-14
2010at PittsburghBaltimore31-24
2010at ChicagoSeattle35-24
2010NY Jetsat New England28-21
2010Green Bayat Atlanta48-21
2011at San FranciscoNew Orleans36-32
2011at New EnglandDenver45-10
2011at BaltimoreHouston20-13
2011NY Giantsat Green Bay37-20
2012at San FranciscoGreen Bay45-31
2012at New EnglandHouston41-28
2012at AtlantaSeattle30-28
2012Baltimoreat Denver38-35 (OT)
2013at SeattleNew Orleans23-15
2013at New EnglandIndianapolis43-22
2013at DenverSan Diego24-17
2013San Franciscoat Carolina23-10

—Ian Allan

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