1981–82 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1981 season began on December 27, 1981. The postseason tournament concluded with the San Francisco 49ers defeating the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI, 26–21, on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. Both conference champions had losing records the previous season, the only time this has happened. All four AFC playoff games were between teams who had never faced each other in the postseason before. This was the only time this happened in either conference since the playoffs were expanded to 10 teams in 1978.
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1981–82 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1981 season began on December 27, 1981. The postseason tournament concluded with the San Francisco 49ers defeating the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI, 26–21, on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. Both conference champions had losing records the previous season, the only time this has happened. All four AFC playoff games were between teams who had never faced each other in the postseason before. This was the only time this happened in either conference since the playoffs were expanded to 10 teams in 1978.
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1982-01-24
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**BUF – Romes 26 fumb ......
**NYJ – Long 1 run BUF 31–27
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**CIN – Alexander 4 r ...... pass from Anderson CIN 28–21
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**CIN – field goal Br ...... 3 pass from Anderson CIN 27–7
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**DAL – Hill 9 pass f ...... *DAL – Newsome 1 run DAL 38–0
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**NYG – Bright 9 pass ...... – Montgomery 1 run NYG 27–21
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**SD – field goal Ben ...... ld goal Benirschke 29 SD 41–38
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**SF – Solomon 8 pass ...... 6 pass from Montana SF 28–27
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**SF – Young 8 pass f ...... 17 pass from Brunner SF 38–24
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Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Don Criqui and John Brodie
Pat Summerall and John Madden
Vin Scully and Hank Stram
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The National Football League p ...... expanded to 10 teams in 1978.
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1981–82 NFL playoffs
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