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In the previous item we looked at the playoff records of each of the seeds in both the AFC and NFC, and the combined records of the seeds since 1990.

In this item we look at individual seed match-ups and see how well seeds have done when they faced certain seeds. The following reflect records of AFC and NFC playoff games since 1990 (the last 23 post seasons).

#1 Seed vs. #2 Seed… #1 Seed is 14-9

#1 Seed vs. #3 Seed… #1 Seed is 5-1

#1 Seed vs. #4 Seed… #1 Seed is 15-7

#1 Seed vs. #5 Seed… #1 Seed is 8-3

#1 Seed vs. #6 Seed… #1 Seed is 11-5

#2 Seed vs. #3 Seed… #2 Seed is 23-7

#2 Seed vs. #4 Seed… #2 Seed is 8-7

#2 Seed vs. #5 Seed… #2 Seed is 6-3

#2 Seed vs. #6 Seed… #2 Seed is 2-2

#3 Seed vs. #4 Seed… #3 Seed is 1-0

#3 Seed vs. #5 Seed… No games

#3 Seed vs. #6 Seed… #3 Seed is 30-16

#4 Seed vs. #5 Seed… #4 Seed is 31-15

#4 Seed vs. #6 Seed… #4 Seed is 1-0

#5 Seed vs. #6 Seed… No games

Did you know? Of the 230 playoff games in the last 23 years (excluding the Super Bowl games) the team with the higher seed has won 155 and lost 75 (a .674 winning percentage).

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