The NFL playoff bracket in 2011 featured 12 teams - 6 from the American Football Conference (AFC) and 6 from the National Football Conference (NFC). The playoff bracket was a single-elimination tournament format, with teams seeded based on their regular season records.
In the AFC, the top-seeded team was the New England Patriots, followed by the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Cincinnati Bengals.
In the NFC, the top-seeded team was the Green Bay Packers, followed by the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, and Detroit Lions.
The playoffs began on January 7, 2012, with the Wild Card round, which saw the Houston Texans defeat the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC, while the New Orleans Saints defeated the Detroit Lions and the New York Giants defeated the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC.
The Divisional round followed on January 14 and 15, with the New England Patriots defeating the Denver Broncos and the Baltimore Ravens defeating the Houston Texans in the AFC, and the San Francisco 49ers defeating the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants defeating the Green Bay Packers in the NFC.
The Conference Championship games were held on January 22, with the New England Patriots facing off against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC and the San Francisco 49ers facing off against the New York Giants in the NFC. The Patriots and the Giants emerged victorious, setting up a Super Bowl XLVI matchup on February 5, 2012, which the Giants won 21-17.
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