Playoffs
| Divisional Playoffs | Conf. Championship Games | Super Bowl VII | ||||||||
| December 24 – Miami Orange Bowl | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Browns | 14 | |||||||||
| December 31 – Three Rivers Stadium | ||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | 20 | |||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | 21 | |||||||||
| December 23 – Three Rivers Stadium | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | |||||||||
| Oakland Raiders | 7 | |||||||||
| January 14 – L.A. Coliseum | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | |||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | 14 | |||||||||
| December 23 – Candlestick Park | ||||||||||
| Washington Redskins | 7 | |||||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 30 | |||||||||
| December 31 – RFK Stadium | ||||||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | 28 | |||||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | |||||||||
| December 24 – RFK Stadium | ||||||||||
| Washington Redskins | 26 | |||||||||
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | |||||||||
| Washington Redskins | 16 | |||||||||
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