2005–06 NFL playoffs

NFL seasonal playoff games

The National Football League playoffs for the 2005 season began on January 7, 2006. The playoffs ended with the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL, 21–10, on February 5, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

2005–06 NFL playoffs
DatesJanuary 7 – February 5, 2006
Season2005
Teams12
Games played11
Super Bowl XL site
Defending championsNew England Patriots
ChampionsPittsburgh Steelers
Runners-upSeattle Seahawks
Conference
runners-up

Participants

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Playoff seeds
Seed AFC NFC
1 Indianapolis Colts (South winner) Seattle Seahawks (West winner)
2 Denver Broncos (West winner) Chicago Bears (North winner)
3 Cincinnati Bengals (North winner) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (South winner)
4 New England Patriots (East winner) New York Giants (East winner)
5 Jacksonville Jaguars (wild card) Carolina Panthers (wild card)
6 Pittsburgh Steelers (wild card) Washington Redskins (wild card)


Bracket

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Jan 8 – Giants Stadium Jan 15 – Soldier Field
5 Carolina 23
5 Carolina 29
4 NY Giants 0 Jan 22 – Qwest Field
2 Chicago 21
NFC
Jan 7 – Raymond James Stadium 5 Carolina 14
Jan 14 – Qwest Field
1 Seattle 34
6 Washington 17 NFC Championship
6 Washington 10
3 Tampa Bay 10 Feb 5 – Ford Field
1 Seattle 20
Wild Card playoffs
Divisional playoffs
Jan 8 – Paul Brown Stadium N1 Seattle 10
Jan 15 – RCA Dome
A6 Pittsburgh 21
6 Pittsburgh 31 Super Bowl XL
6 Pittsburgh 21
3 Cincinnati 17 Jan 22 – Invesco Field at Mile High
1 Indianapolis 18
AFC
Jan 7 – Gillette Stadium 6 Pittsburgh 34
Jan 14 – Invesco Field at Mile High
2 Denver 17
5 Jacksonville 3 AFC Championship
4 New England 13
4 New England 28
2 Denver 27


Schedule

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Away team Score Home Team Date Kickoff
(ET / UTC–5)
TV
Wild Card playoffs
Washington Redskins 17–10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers January 7, 2006 4:30 p.m. ABC
Jacksonville Jaguars 3–28 New England Patriots January 7, 2006 8:00 p.m. ABC
Carolina Panthers 23–0 New York Giants January 8, 2006 1:00 p.m. Fox
Pittsburgh Steelers 31–17 Cincinnati Bengals January 8, 2006 4:30 p.m. CBS
Divisional playoffs
Washington Redskins 10–20 Seattle Seahawks January 14, 2006 4:30 p.m. Fox
New England Patriots 13–27 Denver Broncos January 14, 2006 8:00 p.m. CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers 21–18 Indianapolis Colts January 15, 2006 1:00 p.m. CBS
Carolina Panthers 29–21 Chicago Bears January 15, 2006 4:30 p.m. Fox
Conference Championships
Pittsburgh Steelers 34–17 Denver Broncos January 22, 2006 3:00 p.m. CBS
Carolina Panthers 14–34 Seattle Seahawks January 22, 2006 6:30 p.m. Fox
Super Bowl XL
Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Seattle Seahawks 10–21 Pittsburgh Steelers February 5, 2006 6:30 p.m. ABC