1996–97 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1996 season began on December 28, 1996. The postseason tournament concluded with the Green Bay Packers defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI, 35–21, on January 26, 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This postseason was remarkable in that the Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers each finished conference runner-up (by respectively upsetting the top seed (Broncos) and the defending champs (Cowboys) along the way), only two years after their inception into the league as expansion teams.
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1996–97 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1996 season began on December 28, 1996. The postseason tournament concluded with the Green Bay Packers defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI, 35–21, on January 26, 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This postseason was remarkable in that the Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers each finished conference runner-up (by respectively upsetting the top seed (Broncos) and the defending champs (Cowboys) along the way), only two years after their inception into the league as expansion teams.
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The National Football League p ...... the league as expansion teams.
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1997-01-26
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**BUF – Thomas 7 pass ...... field goal Hollis 45 JAC 30–27
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**CAR – Griffith 3 pa ...... – field goal Jacke 28 GB 30–13
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**DAL – Aikman 2 run ...... – B. Johnson 5 run DAL 40–15
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**DAL – field goal Bo ...... field goal Kasay 32 CAR 26–17
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**DEN – Hebron 1 run ...... 15 pass from Elway JAC 30–27
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**GB – Howard 71 punt ...... *GB – Bennett 11 run GB 35–14
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**NE – Martin 1 run ...... mith 47 fumble return NE 20–6
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**NE – Martin 2 run ......
**NE – Martin 23 run NE 28–3
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**PIT – field goal Jo ...... – Stewart 3 run PIT 42–14'''
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**SF – Young 9 run SF 7–0
**SF – Rice 3 pass from Young SF 14–0
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Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
Dick Enberg, Phil Simms, and Paul Maguire
Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Marv Albert, Randy Cross, and Sam Wyche
Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann
Pat Summerall and John Madden
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The National Football League p ...... the league as expansion teams.
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1996–97 NFL playoffs
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