Template:1971–72 NFL playoffs
- Note: Prior to the 1975 season, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly rotation of division winners. Had the playoffs been seeded, the divisional round matchups would have been #3 Cleveland at #2 Miami and #4 wild card Baltimore at #1 Kansas City in the AFC; #4 wild card Washington at #1 Minnesota and #3 San Francisco at #2 Dallas in the NFC.
| Dec 26 – Candlestick Park | |||||||||||||
| WC | Washington | 20 | |||||||||||
| Jan 2 – Texas Stadium | |||||||||||||
| West | San Francisco | 24 | |||||||||||
| NFC | |||||||||||||
| West | San Francisco | 3 | |||||||||||
| Dec 25 – Metropolitan Stadium | |||||||||||||
| East | Dallas | 14 | |||||||||||
| NFC Championship | |||||||||||||
| East | Dallas | 20 | |||||||||||
| Jan 16 – Tulane Stadium | |||||||||||||
| Cent. | Minnesota | 12 | |||||||||||
| Divisional playoffs | |||||||||||||
| NFC | Dallas | 24 | |||||||||||
| Dec 26 – Cleveland Stadium | |||||||||||||
| AFC | Miami | 3 | |||||||||||
| Super Bowl VI | |||||||||||||
| WC | Baltimore | 20 | |||||||||||
| Jan 2 – Miami Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||
| Cent. | Cleveland | 3 | |||||||||||
| AFC | |||||||||||||
| WC | Baltimore | 0 | |||||||||||
| Dec 25 – Municipal Stadium | |||||||||||||
| East | Miami | 21 | |||||||||||
| AFC Championship | |||||||||||||
| East | Miami | 27** | |||||||||||
| West | Kansas City | 24 | |||||||||||
** Indicates double overtime victory