page_title: 1970–71 NFL playoffs
hierarchical_section_title: 1970–71 NFL playoffs
caption_attribution_description: English: A football card from the 1986 Jeno's Pizza NFL football card stickers set of Baltimore Colts quarterback Earl Morrall during Super Bowl V. The card is numbered #32 in the set. The back of the card reads: COLTS ON THE WAY TO A SUPER BOWL RING Colts quarterback Earl Morrall spins to hand the ball deep in Dallas territory during Super Bowl V, as he and his teammates make up for past frustrations by beating the Cowboys 16-13. In the closest Super Bowl finish of all, the Colts claimed the world championship when Jim O'Brien kicked a game-winning, 32-yard field goal with five seconds left.
context_page_description: The National Football League playoffs for the 1970 season began on December 26, 1970. The postseason tournament concluded with the Baltimore Colts defeating the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V, 16–13, on January 17, 1971, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
  This was the first playoff tournament after the AFL–NFL merger. An eight-team playoff tournament was designed, with four clubs from each conference qualifying. Along with the three division winners in each conference, one wild card team, the second place team with the best record from each conference, was added to the tournament. The first round was named the Divisional Playoffs, while the Conference Championship games were moved to the second playoff round and the Super Bowl became the league's championship game.
  However, the home teams in the playoffs were still decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams, who would always play on the road. Also, a rule was made that two teams from the same division could not meet in the Divisional Playoffs.
context_section_description: The National Football League playoffs for the 1970 season began on December 26, 1970. The postseason tournament concluded with the Baltimore Colts defeating the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V, 16–13, on January 17, 1971, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
  This was the first playoff tournament after the AFL–NFL merger. An eight-team playoff tournament was designed, with four clubs from each conference qualifying. Along with the three division winners in each conference, one wild card team, the second place team with the best record from each conference, was added to the tournament. The first round was named the Divisional Playoffs, while the Conference Championship games were moved to the second playoff round and the Super Bowl became the league's championship game.
  However, the home teams in the playoffs were still decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams, who would always play on the road. Also, a rule was made that two teams from the same division could not meet in the Divisional Playoffs.
caption: The Baltimore Colts playing against the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V.
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