2023–24 NFL playoffs
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The National Football League playoffs for the 2023 season began on January 13, 2024, and concluded with Super Bowl LVIII on February 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Francisco 49ers. This was the first postseason since 1998 not to feature either Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, as they both played their final NFL games in the 2015 and 2022 seasons, respectively. In the Wild Card round, the No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers defeated the No. 2 seed Dallas Cowboys, becoming the first No. 7 seed ever to win a playoff game since the introduction of the format in 2020. The Detroit Lions won their first playoff game since 1991 by defeating the Los Angeles Rams. This was the 15th consecutive NFL postseason in which at least one team scored at least 40 points in a game (done both by Houston and Green Bay). The Kansas City Chiefs became the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls since the New England Patriots successfully did so in 2003 and 2004. They were also the first team to win the Super Bowl as a 3 seed since the 2006 Colts. In addition, it marked only the second Super Bowl to go into overtime, the other being Super Bowl LI in 2016–17.
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Tables
| Seed | AFC | NFC |
| 1 | Baltimore Ravens (North winner) | San Francisco 49ers (West winner) |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills (East winner) | Dallas Cowboys (East winner) |
| 3 | Kansas City Chiefs (West winner) | Detroit Lions (North winner) |
| 4 | Houston Texans (South winner) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (South winner) |
| 5 | Cleveland Browns (wild card) | Philadelphia Eagles (wild card) |
| 6 | Miami Dolphins (wild card) | Los Angeles Rams (wild card) |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers (wild card) | Green Bay Packers (wild card) |
| Round | Away team | Score | Home team | Date | Kickoff(ET / UTC–5) | National TV Network(s) | Streaming | Viewers (millions) | TV rating |
| Wild Card playoffs | Cleveland Browns | 14–45 | Houston Texans | January 13, 2024 | 4:35 p.m. | NBC | Peacock | 29.2 | 12.8 |
| Miami Dolphins | 7–26 | Kansas City Chiefs | 8:15 p.m. | — | Peacock | 23.0 | 9.2 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 48–32 | Dallas Cowboys | January 14, 2024 | 4:35 p.m. | Fox | — | 40.2 | 19.1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 23–24 | Detroit Lions | 8:15 p.m. | NBC | Peacock | 36.0 | 15.6 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 17–31 | Buffalo Bills | January 15, 2024 | 4:35 p.m. | CBS | Paramount+ | 31.1 | 15.7 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9–32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8:15 p.m. | ABC/ESPN | ESPN+ | 29.2 | 15.1 | ||
| Divisional playoffs | Houston Texans | 10–34 | Baltimore Ravens | January 20, 2024 | 4:35 p.m. | ABC/ESPN | ESPN+ | 32.4 | 16.2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 21–24 | San Francisco 49ers | 8:15 p.m. | Fox | — | 37.5 | 17.8 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23–31 | Detroit Lions | January 21, 2024 | 3:05 p.m. | NBC | Peacock | 40.5 | 18.6 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 27–24 | Buffalo Bills | 6:40 p.m. | CBS | Paramount+ | 50.4 | 24.2 | ||
| Conference Championships | Kansas City Chiefs | 17–10 | Baltimore Ravens | January 28, 2024 | 3:05 p.m. | CBS | Paramount+ | 55.5 | 25.5 |
| Detroit Lions | 31–34 | San Francisco 49ers | 6:40 p.m. | Fox | — | 56.7 | 25.1 | ||
| Super Bowl LVIIIAllegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada | San Francisco 49ers | 22–25 (OT) | Kansas City Chiefs | February 11, 2024 | 6:40 p.m. | CBS/Nick | Paramount+ | 123.7 | 43.5 |
| Quarter | mw- 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Texans | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 7 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Lions | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Bills | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ravens | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Lions | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Bills | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Ravens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 34 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| 49ers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
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- The Pittsburgh–Buffalo game was rescheduled from a January 14, 1:05 p.m. kickoff due to a state of emergency and travel
- Super Bowl LVIII was originally scheduled to be played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Voiced by Tom Kenny
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