Regular season | |
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Duration | September 4 – December 19, 1988 |
Playoffs | |
Start date | December 24, 1988 |
AFC Champions | Cincinnati Bengals |
NFC Champions | San Francisco 49ers |
Super Bowl XXIII | |
Date | January 22, 1989 |
Site | Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami |
Champions | San Francisco 49ers |
Pro Bowl | |
Date | January 29, 1989 |
Site | Aloha Stadium |
The 1988 NFL season was the 69th regular season of the National Football League. The Cardinals relocated from St. Louis, Missouri to the Phoenix, Arizona area becoming the Phoenix Cardinals but remained in the NFC East division. Playoff races came down to the season's final day, with the Seattle Seahawks winning the AFC West by one game, and the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers winning their respective divisions in a five-way tie, with the New Orleans Saints and New York Giants losing the NFC Wild Card berth to the Los Angeles Rams on tiebreakers.
This season marked the final coaching season for the legendary Tom Landry.
The season ended with Super Bowl XXIII when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 at the Joe Robbie Stadium in Florida.
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against