Template:1978–79 NFL playoffs

Main article: 1978–79 NFL playoffs

Note: The Pittsburgh Steelers (the AFC 1 seed) did not play the Houston Oilers (the 5 seed), nor did the Los Angeles Rams (the NFC 1 seed) play the Atlanta Falcons (the 4 seed), in the Divisional playoff round because those teams were in the same division.

						Dec 31 – Schaefer Stadium
						5	Houston	31
	Dec 24 – Miami Orange Bowl										Jan 7 – Three Rivers Stadium
						2*	New England	14
						AFC
	5	Houston	17								5	Houston	5
						Dec 30 – Three Rivers Stadium
	4	Miami	9								1	Pittsburgh	34
											AFC Championship
						3	Denver	10
																Jan 21 – Miami Orange Bowl
						1*	Pittsburgh	33
						Divisional playoffs
	Wild Card playoffs															A1	Pittsburgh	35
						Dec 30 – Texas Stadium
																N2	Dallas	31
																Super Bowl XIII
						4	Atlanta	20
	Dec 24 – Fulton County Stadium										Jan 7 – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
						2*	Dallas	27
						NFC
	5	Philadelphia	13								2	Dallas	28
						Dec 31 – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	4	Atlanta	14								1	Los Angeles	0
											NFC Championship
						3	Minnesota	10
						1*	Los Angeles	34