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2016-17 NFL playoffs schedule, Super Bowl LI coverage

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The Atlanta Falcons jumped out to a big lead over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI, but the Patriots stormed back with one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history, winning 34-28. 

Here's everything you need to know about the game, and the path to how we got here.


Jump to: Super Bowl LI | AFC Championship Game | NFC Championship Game | AFC divisional round | NFC divisional round | AFC wild card | NFC wild card | Full schedule

Super Bowl LI

New England Patriots 34, Atlanta Falcons 28

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  • Anatomy of a miracle: How the Patriots came back from the dead

  • Tom Brady is the greatest of all time. Period.

  • Cigars, selfies and kisses: Postgame with the Lombardi Trophy

  • How Martellus Bennett redefined the Patriot Way

  • Bar raised high, as success of Patriots' season defined by Super Bowl

  • Falcons primed to make another run in 2017 behind MVP Matt Ryan

  • Texas Rangers to help find missing Tom Brady jersey

  • Belichick: 'Insulting' to say ban fueled Brady

  • Patriots RB James White sets Super Bowl records as surprise star

  • Brady: James White deserves MVP truck

  • Kyle Shanahan wraps up his Falcons tenure with questionable late playcalling

  • Historic comeback carries Patriots to Super Bowl victory in OT

  • Falcons produce a choke job for the ages in Super Bowl LI

  • Falcons build championship case but can't close with historic collapse

  • Predicting the Patriots' offseason: Will Garoppolo get traded?

  • Super Bowl repeat? Patriots are built to get back

  • Grades, draft needs, offseason questions for every NFL team

  • Sports world reacts to Patriots' remarkable Super Bowl LI comeback

  • 'I don't know how he caught it': Inside Edelman's impossible grab

  • See Julian Edelman's miraculous catch from every angle

  • Super Bowl LI awards: The best and worst from Patriots' win over Falcons

  • Brady named Super Bowl MVP after leading historic Patriots rally

  • Robert Kraft calls fifth Super Bowl title 'unequivocally the sweetest'

  • Falcons' Ryan on loss: 'There are no words'

  • Photos: Inside View of Super Bowl LI

  • Tom Brady's game-worn jersey goes missing after win

  • Grading the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI

  • Grading the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI

  • How the Patriots converted both two-point tries

  • Charting the Patriots' incredible Super Bowl LI comeback

  • Ranking all 51 Super Bowls: Patriots' comeback is best ever

  • The insane number of records set or tied in Super Bowl LI

  • The five best commercials from Super Bowl LI

  • Transcript of Matt Ryan's Super Bowl LI press conference

  • Ranking the greatest comebacks in NFL postseason history

  • Patriots early Super Bowl LII favorites

  • New England tied for best ATS season ever

  • 10 interesting Super Bowl LI prop bets that cashed

  • $30 cocktails?! How much everything costs at Super Bowl LI

  • Grading controversial calls of Super Bowl LI

  • Super Bowl LI in pictures

  • Falcons' Kyle Shanahan to take 49ers head-coach job

  • Super Bowl LI prop bet tracker

  • Following Super Bowl LI, Marshawn Lynch has different take on SB XLIX

  • With Super Bowl LI complete, 2017 NFL draft order is set

NFC Championship Game

(No. 2) Atlanta Falcons 44, (No. 4) Green Bay Packers 21

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  • 'Nobody can stop us but us:' Julio Jones, Falcons fly into Super Bowl LI

  • Matt Ryan, Falcons break through and set sights on first Super Bowl title

  • Falcons describe how they turned tide against Aaron Rodgers and Packers

  • Blown out in Atlanta: Packers find a new way to make playoff exit

  • Julio Jones appreciates 'respect' shown by Falcons fan Dwight Howard

  • Packers couldn't completely run the table, but they proved they're legit

  • Mason Crosby's miss in first quarter ends playoff-record FG streak


AFC Championship Game

(No. 1) New England Patriots 36, (No. 3) Pittsburgh Steelers 17

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  • No Patriots team has embodied the Patriot Way more than this one

  • Tom Brady-led attack explodes at right time with high-flying Falcons ahead

  • Slay the dragon? Steelers left their sword at home in Patriots blowout

  • Help at WR, pass-rusher could push Steelers into Super Bowl next season

AFC divisional round

(No. 1) New England Patriots 34, (No. 4) Houston Texans 16

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  • Dion Lewis scores return, receiving and rushing touchdowns

  • Brock Osweiler dilemma tops Texans' offseason questions

  • Vince Wilfork, 35, thinking retirement but will take time to decide

  • Texans can't take next step without improved QB play in 2017


(No. 3) Pittsburgh Steelers 18, (No. 2) Kansas City Chiefs 16

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  • James Harrison and the Steelers just wouldn't break in K.C.

  • Playoff loss ends Chiefs' season on a sour note

NFC divisional round

  

(No. 2) Atlanta Falcons 36, (No. 3) Seattle Seahawks 20

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  • Matt Ryan puts playoff past behind with another MVP-worthy effort

  • Seahawks fall short of Super Bowl goal during average season

  • Matt Ryan, Falcons describe their pivotal 99-yard TD drive

  • Seahawks' Super Bowl window is open, but changes are necessary


  

(No. 4) Green Bay Packers 34, (No. 1) Dallas Cowboys 31

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  • Aaron Rodgers got help from everyone to send Packers to NFC title game

  • Mason Crosby's performance was most clutch by kicker in postseason history

  • Season doesn't end in Super Bowl, but Cowboys primed for future

AFC wild card

(No. 4) Houston Texans 27, (No. 5) Oakland Raiders 14

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  • Jadeveon Clowney, defense proving up to the task of carrying Texans

  • Brock Osweiler finds some redemption in leading Texans to playoff win

  • Players describe Jadeveon Clowney's ridiculous INT

  • Brock Osweiler will remain starting quarterback for Texans

  • Derek Carr's recovery Raiders' biggest offseason question


(No. 3) Pittsburgh Steelers 30, (No. 6) Miami Dolphins 12

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  • Le'Veon Bell and the Steelers put rest of AFC on notice

  • Dolphins' playoff run was brief, but their future is bright

NFC wild card

(No. 3) Seattle Seahawks 26, (No. 6) Detroit Lions 6

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  • How Steve Smith helped inspire Doug Baldwin vs. Lions

  • Behind Thomas Rawls, Seahawks start to regain identity

  • Lions annoyed with officiating after loss to Seahawks

  • Lions set NFL record for playoff futility


(No. 4) Green Bay Packers 38, (No. 5) New York Giants 13

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  • Packers roll into Dallas behind vintage Aaron Rodgers performance vs. Giants

  • Hail, Yeah: How Aaron Rodgers' prayer put the Giants to bed

  • A frame-by-frame look at the Packers' Hail Mary

  • Giants season still a success with return to playoffs

  • Odell Beckham had a case of the drops ... and a rough game

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