Template:1987–88 NFL playoffs

Jan 9 – Candlestick Park
5 Minnesota 36
Jan 3 – Louisiana Superdome Jan 17 – RFK Stadium
1 San Francisco 24
NFC
5 Minnesota 44 5 Minnesota 10
Jan 10 – Soldier Field
4 New Orleans 10 3 Washington 17
NFC Championship
3 Washington 21
Jan 31 – Jack Murphy Stadium
2 Chicago 17
Divisional playoffs
Wild Card playoffs N3 Washington 42
Jan 9 – Cleveland Stadium
A1 Denver 10
Super Bowl XXII
3 Indianapolis 21
Jan 3 – Astrodome Jan 17 – Mile High Stadium
2 Cleveland 38
AFC
5 Seattle 20 2 Cleveland 33
Jan 10 – Mile High Stadium
4 Houston 23* 1 Denver 38
AFC Championship
4 Houston 10
1 Denver 34


* Indicates OT victory