2011 NFL playoffs
The New York Giants won the 2011 season's Super Bowl 21-17: (4) New York Giants at (1) New England Patriots. Underdogs won 5 of the 11 playoff games outright against the closing line.
Seeds (14)
AFC
- 1. New England Patriots13-3
- 2. Baltimore Ravens12-4
- 3. Houston Texans10-6
- 4. Denver Broncos8-8
- 5. Pittsburgh Steelers12-4
- 6. Cincinnati Bengals9-7
- 7. Tennessee Titans9-7
NFC
- 1. Green Bay Packers15-1
- 2. San Francisco 49ers13-3
- 3. New Orleans Saints13-3
- 4. New York Giants9-7
- 5. Atlanta Falcons10-6
- 6. Detroit Lions10-6
- 7. Chicago Bears8-8
Bracket
Wild Card (4)
- (5) Atlanta Falcons at (4) New York Giants2-24
- (6) Cincinnati Bengals at (3) Houston Texans10-31
- (6) Detroit Lions at (3) New Orleans Saints28-45
- (5) Pittsburgh Steelers at (4) Denver Broncos23-29 · upset
Divisional (4)
- (4) Denver Broncos at (1) New England Patriots10-45
- (3) Houston Texans at (2) Baltimore Ravens13-20
- (3) New Orleans Saints at (2) San Francisco 49ers32-36 · upset
- (4) New York Giants at (1) Green Bay Packers37-20 · upset
Conference championship (2)
- (2) Baltimore Ravens at (1) New England Patriots20-23
- (4) New York Giants at (2) San Francisco 49ers20-17 · upset
Super Bowl (1)
- (4) New York Giants at (1) New England Patriots21-17 · upset
Every playoff game (11)
Showing (11) of (11) · Now · Sorted by Wk, low to high · Compared with every row on the board (11)
| Wk | Round | Game | Score | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | |||||
| 18 | Wild Card | (5) Atlanta Falcons at (4) New York Giants | 2-24 | New York Giants | 22 |
| 18 | Wild Card | (6) Cincinnati Bengals at (3) Houston Texans | 10-31 | Houston Texans | 21 |
| 18 | Wild Card | (6) Detroit Lions at (3) New Orleans Saints | 28-45 | New Orleans Saints | 17 |
| 18 | Wild Card | (5) Pittsburgh Steelers at (4) Denver Broncos | 23-29 | Denver Broncos | 6 |
| Divisional | |||||
| 19 | Divisional | (4) Denver Broncos at (1) New England Patriots | 10-45 | New England Patriots | 35 |
| 19 | Divisional | (3) Houston Texans at (2) Baltimore Ravens | 13-20 | Baltimore Ravens | 7 |
| 19 | Divisional | (3) New Orleans Saints at (2) San Francisco 49ers | 32-36 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 |
| 19 | Divisional | (4) New York Giants at (1) Green Bay Packers | 37-20 | New York Giants | 17 |
| Conference championship | |||||
| 20 | Conference championship | (2) Baltimore Ravens at (1) New England Patriots | 20-23 | New England Patriots | 3 |
| 20 | Conference championship | (4) New York Giants at (2) San Francisco 49ers | 20-17 | New York Giants | 3 |
| Super Bowl | |||||
| 21 | Super Bowl | (4) New York Giants at (1) New England Patriots | 21-17 | New York Giants | 4 |
Data as of 2026-11-13 05:46 UTCSource: nflverse data (CC BY 4.0)