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 | |||
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Year | Winner | Loser | Score |
2002 | at Tennessee | Pittsburgh | 34-31 (OT) |
2002 | at Tampa Bay | San Francisco | 31-6 |
2002 | at Philadelphia | Atlanta | 20-6 |
2002 | at Oakland | NY Jets | 30-10 |
2003 | at Philadelphia | Green Bay | 20-17 (OT) |
2003 | at New England | Tennessee | 17-14 |
2003 | Indianapolis | at Kansas City | 38-31 |
2003 | Carolina | at St. Louis | 29-23 (OT) |
2004 | at Pittsburgh | NY Jets | 20-17 (OT) |
2004 | at Philadelphia | Minnesota | 27-14 |
2004 | at New England | Indianapolis | 20-3 |
2004 | at Atlanta | St. Louis | 47-17 |
2005 | at Seattle | Washington | 20-10 |
2005 | at Denver | New England | 27-13 |
2005 | Pittsburgh | at Indianapolis | 21-18 |
2005 | Carolina | at Chicago | 29-21 |
2006 | at New Orleans | Philadelphia | 27-24 |
2006 | at Chicago | Seattle | 27-24 (OT) |
2006 | New England | at San Diego | 24-21 |
2006 | Indianapolis | at Baltimore | 15-6 |
2007 | at New England | Jacksonville | 31-20 |
2007 | at Green Bay | Seattle | 42-20 |
2007 | San Diego | at Indianapolis | 28-24 |
2007 | NY Giants | at Dallas | 21-17 |
2008 | at Pittsburgh | San Diego | 35-24 |
2008 | Philadelphia | at NY Giants | 23-11 |
2008 | Baltimore | at Tennessee | 13-10 |
2008 | Arizona | at Carolina | 33-13 |
2009 | at New Orleans | Arizona | 45-14 |
2009 | at Minnesota | Dallas | 34-3 |
2009 | at Indianapolis | Baltimore | 20-3 |
2009 | NY Jets | at San Diego | 17-14 |
2010 | at Pittsburgh | Baltimore | 31-24 |
2010 | at Chicago | Seattle | 35-24 |
2010 | NY Jets | at New England | 28-21 |
2010 | Green Bay | at Atlanta | 48-21 |
2011 | at San Francisco | New Orleans | 36-32 |
2011 | at New England | Denver | 45-10 |
2011 | at Baltimore | Houston | 20-13 |
2011 | NY Giants | at Green Bay | 37-20 |
2012 | at San Francisco | Green Bay | 45-31 |
2012 | at New England | Houston | 41-28 |
2012 | at Atlanta | Seattle | 30-28 |
2012 | Baltimore | at Denver | 38-35 (OT) |
2013 | at Seattle | New Orleans | 23-15 |
2013 | at New England | Indianapolis | 43-22 |
2013 | at Denver | San Diego | 24-17 |
2013 | San Francisco | at Carolina | 23-10 |
—Ian Allan