Statistics for NFL Playoffs by Year

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Year	Clue	Answer	% Correct
2023	This 'Mr. Irrelevant' quarterback becomes the first to lead his team to the Super Bowl	Brock Purdy	90%
2022	This quarterback becomes the first player since Kurt Warner in 1999 to win NFL MVP and the Super Bowl in the same season	Patrick Mahomes	88%
2020	This Buccaneers QB defeated the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game, sending him to an unprecedented tenth Super Bowl appearance	Tom Brady	88%
2021	This Comeback Player of the Year led the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl for the first time in 33 years	Joe Burrow	84%
		Kansas City Chiefs	80%
2012	Blackout in Super Bowl XLVII shifts momentum in the game, benefiting this team	San Francisco 49ers	80%
2016	This team famously blows a 28-3 lead against the Patriots in Super Bowl LI	Atlanta Falcons	78%
2015	This MVP quarterback leads the Panthers to a 15-1 record and a trip to Super Bowl 50	Cam Newton	71%
2018	These two teams lose at home in overtime in the conference championship games	New Orleans Saints	69%
1993	This team famously lost its fourth consecutive Super Bowl	Buffalo Bills	67%
2017	This player scores the "Minneapolis Miracle" game-winning touchdown in the divisional round	Stefon Diggs	67%
2019	This team with a 9-7 record appears in the AFC Championship Game	Tennessee Titans	67%
2011	After a 15-1 regular season finish, this team loses in the divisional round to the New York Giants	Green Bay Packers	63%
2002	This team appears in, and wins, its first ever Super Bowl	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	57%
1995	These two teams square off in Super Bowl XXX, the third time these teams have met in the Super Bowl	Dallas Cowboys	55%
1976	This team loses its third straight NFC Championship game	Los Angeles Rams	53%
2003	This team loses its third consecutive NFC Championship game	Philadelphia Eagles	53%
		Jacksonville Jaguars	51%
2014	Cornerback who gets game-winning interception in Super Bowl XLIX	Malcolm Butler	51%
2009	This Vikings QB throws an interception to send the NFC Championship game into overtime, leading to the Saints game-winning field goal	Brett Favre	49%
1991	This team makes it to its first NFC Championship game only to lose 41-10 against the Redskins	Detroit Lions	49%
2000	The New York Giants shut out this team 41-0, in the NFC Championship game	Minnesota Vikings	47%
		Pittsburgh Steelers	47%
1996	These two teams make their first franchise appearance in the playoffs, both but lose in the conference championship	Carolina Panthers	45%
1984	This Dolphins quarterback plays in his first (and only) Super Bowl, but loses to the San Francisco 49ers	Dan Marino	41%
2006	Kick Returner who takes opening kickoff for a touchdown in Super Bowl XLI	Devin Hester	41%
1980	This team becomes the first wild-card team to win a Super Bowl	Oakland Raiders	41%
2010	This team enters the playoffs after finishing the regular season with a 7-9 record	Seattle Seahawks	39%
2001	This controversial call prevented the Raiders from recovering Tom Brady's fumble, and potentially winning the game	The Tuck Rule	39%
2007	This wide-receiver makes the helmet catch in Super Bowl XLII, setting up the New York Giants game-winning touchdown	David Tyree	37%
1989	This team loses its third AFC Championship game in four years	Cleveland Browns	35%
2005	Steelers running back who fumbled at the 2-yard line against the Colts leading to Ben Roethlisberger's game-saving tackle	Jerome Bettis	35%
1997	This quarterback celebrates his first Super Bowl win, against the Packers, after losing three previous Super Bowls	John Elway	31%
2013	Linebacker who gets game-winning interception in the NFC Championship game	Malcolm Smith	31%
2008	Wide-receiver who makes game-winning catch in Super Bowl XLIII	Santonio Holmes	31%
1988	This legendary 49ers coach celebrates his last game with a win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII	Bill Walsh	27%
1998	Vikings kicker who missed field goal in the NFC Championship game, leading them to lose in overtime	Gary Anderson	27%
1992	The Buffalo Bills pull off the greatest comeback in NFL playoff history in the AFC wild card game against this team	Houston Oilers	27%
1986	This Giants QB completed 22 out of 25 pass attempts in Super Bowl XXI, setting a record for best passer rating in a Super Bowl	Phil Simms	27%
1979	This Steelers quarterback wins his second consecutive Super Bowl MVP award	Terry Bradshaw	27%
1966	This Packers coach leads his team to win Super Bowl I; a few years later, the Super Bowl Trophy is named after him	Vince Lombardi	27%
1968	This Jets quarterback guaranteed a Super Bowl victory against the Baltimore Colts	Joe Namath	24%
1975	The Raiders lose their third straight AFC Championship game under this legendary coach	John Madden	24%
1985	The Chicago Bears released this famous rap song BEFORE the playoffs about the Super Bowl	The Super Bowl Shuffle	24%
1967	Quarterback who had famous QB sneak during Ice Bowl	Bart Starr	22%
1971	This Dolphins quarterback was sacked by Bob Lilly for a loss of 29 yards in Super Bowl VI	Bob Griese	22%
1983	This Los Angeles Raiders running back wins Super Bowl XVIII MVP	Marcus Allen	22%
2004	Instead of Tom Brady winning another Super Bowl MVP award, this Patriots wide-receiver gets Super Bowl XXXIX MVP	Deion Branch	20%
1981	Wide receiver who makes "The Catch" against the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship game	Dwight Clark	20%
1972	This player gets the "Immaculate Reception" sending the Steelers to the AFC Championship	Franco Harris	20%
1974	The first ever safety in a Super Bowl occurred in Super Bowl IX when Dwight White sacked this Vikings quarterback	Fran Tarkenton	20%
1978	This new round was added into the playoff system, allowing one more team per conference to qualify	The Wild Card	20%
1982	A players' strike shortened the 1982 season, so this many teams made the playoffs	16	18%
1999	This Tennessee Titans player scores the game-winning touchdown in the "Music City Miracle"	Kevin Dyson	18%
1990	This Buffalo Bills kicker misses the game-winning field goal in Super Bowl XXV	Scott Norwood	18%
1977	These two Dallas Cowboys players win Super Bowl XII MVP	Randy White	12%
1987	This Browns running back fumbles at the 1-yard line in the AFC Championship game leading the Broncos to the Super Bowl	Earnest Byner	10%
1973	This city hosts Super Bowl VIII at Rice Stadium	Houston, Texas	10%
1969	This coach leads the Kansas City Chiefs to their first ever Super Bowl win	Hank Stram	8%
		Harvey Martin	8%
1994	Final score of Super Bowl XXIX, the highest-scoring Super Bowl	49 - 26	6%
1970	This Cowboys linebacker becomes the only Super Bowl MVP to play for the losing team	Chuck Howley	6%