NFL Playoff Game Results 1933-1966
Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions. In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game. This happened nine times during this era.
- Teams who went on to win the NFL Championship Game that season are in bold.
| Playoffs | Title at Issue | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1941 | Western Division | Chicago Bears | Green Bay Packers | 33-14 |
| 1943 | Eastern Division | Washington Redskins | New York Giants | 28-0 |
| 1947 | Eastern Division | Philadelphia Eagles | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-0 |
| 1950 | American Conference | Cleveland Browns | New York Giants | 8-3 |
| National Conference | Los Angeles Rams | Chicago Bears | 24-14 | |
| 1952 | National Conference | Detroit Lions | Los Angeles Rams | 31-21 |
| 1957 | Western Conference | Detroit Lions | San Francisco 49ers | 31-27 |
| 1958 | Eastern Conference | New York Giants | Cleveland Browns | 10-0 |
| 1965 | Western Conference | Green Bay Packers | Baltimore Colts | 13-10 (OT) |
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