NFC EASTNFC CENTRALNFC WESTPhiladelphia11-5Chicago13-3St.Louis14-2Washington8-8Green Bay 12-4San Francisco12-4NY Giants7-9Tampa Bay9-7New Orleans7-9Arizona7-9Minnesota5-11Atlanta7-9Dallas5-11Detroit2-14Carolina1-15AFC EASTAFC CENTRALAFC WESTNew England11-5Pittsburgh13-3Oakland10-6Miami11-5Baltimore10-6Seattle9-7NY Jets10-6Cleveland7-9Denver8-8Indianapolis6-10Tennessee7-9Kansas City6-10Buffalo3-13Jacksonville6-10San Diego5-11Cincinnati6-10WILD CARD GAMESPhiladelphia 31 Tampa Bay 9Green Bay 25 San Francisco 15Oakland 38 NY Jets 24Baltimore 20 Miami 3DIVISIONAL GAMESSt.Louis 45 Green Bay 17Philadelphia 33 Chicago 19New England 16 Oakland 13Pittsburgh 27 Baltimore 10CHAMPIONSHIP GAMESSt.Louis 29 Philadelphia 24New England 24 Pittsburgh 17SUPER BOWL XXXVI at the Superdome, New OrleansNew England 20 St.Louis 17
Another winning season, another playoff performance, but this one saw the coach get fired. How times had changed in Buc land. Tony Dungy's second straight playoff exit in Philadelphia saw his popgun offense the blame for his departure, again spoiling another stellar defensive performance. Dungy had been given everything he needed to succeed in Tampa and could not do it - would someone else? But whoever took over, the foundation for a championship had been laid by the quiet man on the sideline.