Talk:List of NFL team playoff records

Formatting
Hey everyone, I see that this is a relatively "new" page (January 2010 seems like yesterday), so since we'll all be adding to it, I think we should talk about formatting and how we should do it. Here are my opinions on how we should do it:


 * When talking about a franchise that has a cumulative, all-time record, we should link to the team itself, and then put any applicable dates:


 * Most Postseason Games Won, All-Time, 33
 * Dallas Cowboys, 1967-2009
 * Pittsburgh Steelers, 1972-2010

Note that I only put the dates that applied, not the dates that the franchise has been around (the Cowboys since 1960, the Steelers since the 1930s). This way we can narrow it down to just the span in which the team has been in the the playoffs.


 * If there is a team that has gone through a name change during the time in question, we can either link to the franchise article, or the "List of _________ seasons" article:


 * Most Postseason Road Losses, All-Time, 15
 * Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams: 1950-2004


 * When we are talking about a certain game or certain playoff season (as opposed to a team's cumulative, all-time totals), we should be linking to the specific year in question, and then the specific playoffs in question:


 * Most Postseason Shutout Games Won, Single Season, 2
 * Chicago Bears, 1985

Note here that the playoff format for the NFL is listed on Wikipedia as the "20xx-yy NFL playoffs," so please use this format where applicable. (For older games, it may use a format like "NFL Championship Game, 1943" or "1932 NFL Playoff Game," so use those as well, where applicable.


 * If possible, if a record was set for a specific game only, try (if you have the info) to add the opponent, as well as linking the opponent by year too:


 * Most First Downs, Passing, Both Teams, Game, 42
 * Miami Dolphins (21) vs. San Diego Chargers (21), 1981
 * Pittsburgh Steelers (24) vs. Cleveland Browns (18), 2002

Also, when it comes to listing the playoff year, we should be using the year of the season and not the year of the game. In other words, The Comeback took place on January 3, 1993, but it should still be listed as "1992" because it is an extension of the 1992 NFL season. We also don't need to bother putting the dates next to the game, because it's just as easy to click the link and find that information on the main playoff page. And one more thing, some of you might disagree with this, but I think we should keep these as "playoff games" only, and leave Super Bowl records out (even if they happen to also be postseason records) because there is already a List of Super Bowl records and we can keep them separate. (Anything that happened before Super Bowl I (ie. before the 1966 NFL season) in a championship game can still go on here, cuz that was pre-Super Bowl and therefore part of the more traditional playoffs.)

Any questions or disagreements, please add them here. Otherwise, happy editing! Bill shannon (talk) 02:55, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

most points scored in single post-season...
you have SF with 126 in 1989...SF also scored 131 in the 1994 post season...dunno if that's the record... Markjohnastolfi (talk) 02:12, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

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