2019–20 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 2019 season began with the Wildcard Round on January 4, 2020, and concluded with Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on February 2, when the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 31–20.
| Dates | January 4, – February 2, 2020 | ||||
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| Season | 2019 | ||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Games played | 11 | ||||
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| Defending champions | New England Patriots | ||||
| Champions | Kansas City Chiefs | ||||
| Runners-up | San Francisco 49ers | ||||
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For the first time since 2010–11, the New England Patriots did not appear in the AFC Championship Game, and for the first time since 2015–16, they did not play in the Super Bowl, as they were eliminated in the wild-card round by the Tennessee Titans.
The Philadelphia Eagles' game against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC wildcard round made the Eagles the second team in NFL history (the first being the Los Angeles Rams) to face every team within their respective conference in the postseason at least once.
This was the last postseason in which the NFL playoffs used a 12-team format, making it also the last postseason in which the #2-seeded team in each conference received a first-round bye.
For the first time in NFL history, two wild card playoff games went to overtime; all four games were decided by one score.