2018–19 NFL playoffs
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"2019 NFL playoffs" redirects here. For the playoffs after the 2019 season, see 2019–20 NFL playoffs.
The National Football League playoffs for the 2018 season began with the Wildcard Round on January 5, 2019, and concluded with Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 3, 2019, when the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3.
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Dates | January 5 – February 3, 2019 | ||||
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Season | 2018 | ||||
Teams | 12 | ||||
Games played | 11 | ||||
Super Bowl LIII site | |||||
Defending champions | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
Champions | New England Patriots | ||||
Runners-up | Los Angeles Rams | ||||
Conference runners-up | |||||
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For the first time in NFL history, both conference championship games went to overtime.
The Patriots became the first team since the Buffalo Bills in 1990–1993 to reach at least three consecutive Super Bowls, and the first team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins to win the Super Bowl after losing it the previous year.