1973–74 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1973 season began on December 22, 1973. The postseason tournament concluded with the Miami Dolphins defeating the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII, 24–7, on January 13, 1974, at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.
| Dates | December 22, 1973–January 13, 1974 | ||||
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| Season | 1973 | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Games played | 7 | ||||
| Super Bowl VIII site |
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| Defending champions | Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Champions | Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Runners-up | Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Conference runners-up | |||||
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Like the previous NFL seasons, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams who would always play on the road.
This was the first NFL postseason in which none of the twelve "old guard" NFL teams played in the conference championship games.
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