▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁The ▁post season ▁tournament ▁concluded ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers ▁defe ating ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁in ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁XVI , ▁ 2 6 – 2 1 , ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁Pont iac ▁Silver d ome ▁in ▁Pont iac , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Both ▁conference ▁champions ▁had ▁losing ▁records ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁this ▁has ▁happened . ▁All ▁four ▁A FC ▁play off ▁games ▁were ▁between ▁teams ▁who ▁had ▁never ▁faced ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁the ▁post season ▁before . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁this ▁happened ▁in ▁either ▁conference ▁since ▁the ▁play offs ▁were ▁expanded ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁teams ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁that ▁both ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁area ▁teams , ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁and ▁the ▁J ets , ▁made ▁the ▁play offs ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁The ▁Gi ants ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁J ets ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Part icip ants ▁ ▁Bra cket ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁N BC ▁broadcast ▁the ▁A FC ▁play off ▁games , ▁while ▁CBS ▁tele vised ▁the ▁N FC ▁games ▁and ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁XVI . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁last ▁season ▁that ▁local ▁times ▁were ▁considered ▁in ▁sched uling ▁afternoon ▁play off ▁games ▁for ▁the