2016–17 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 2016 NFL season began on Saturday, January 7, 2017. The postseason tournament concluded with Super Bowl LI on Sunday, February 5, 2017, when the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
| Dates | January 7 – February 5, 2017 | ||||
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| Season | 2016 | ||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Games played | 11 | ||||
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| Defending champions | Denver Broncos (did not qualify) | ||||
| Champions | New England Patriots | ||||
| Runners-up | Atlanta Falcons | ||||
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As of the 2022–23 playoffs, this is the last postseason in which the third and fourth seeds from both conferences all won a playoff game, the opposite outcome of the previous year when every wild-card team advanced to the second round.
This was the first postseason that the Super Bowl went into overtime, and the last until the 2023–24 playoffs.
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