Playoff Seeds, Playoff Home Field Advantages Update

Since the playoff format has changed in 1990, we have been keeping track of success rates for each seed and for the home field advantage of higher seeds throughout the playoffs to get a good look at the big picture.

Year	Home Record	AFC Seeds	NFC Seeds	Super Bowl
1990	8-2	1* vs 2	1 vs 2**	NYG over BUF
1991	8-2	1* vs 2	1** vs 2	WAS over BUF
1992	5-5	2 vs 4*	1 vs 2**	DAL over BUF
1993	8-2	1* vs 3	1** vs 2	DAL over BUF
1994	8-2	1 vs 2*	1** vs 2	SF over SD
1995	7-3	2* vs 5	1** vs 3	DAL over PIT
1996	8-2	2* vs 5	1** vs 2	GB over NE
1997	6-4	2 vs 4**	1 vs 2*	DEN over GB
1998	8-2	1** vs 2	1 vs 2*	DEN over ATL
1999	7-3	1 vs 4*	1** vs 2	STL over TEN
2000	8-2	2 vs 4**	1* vs 2	BAL over NYG
2001	7-3	1 vs 2**	1* vs 3	NE over STL
2002	8-2	1* vs 2	1 vs 2**	TB over OAK
2003	6-4	1** vs 3	1 vs 3*	NE over CAR
2004	6-4	1 vs 2**	1* vs 2	NE over PHI
2005	4-6	2 vs 6**	1* vs 5	PIT over SEA
2006	8-2	3** vs 4	1* vs 2	Ind over CHI
2007	5-5	1* vs 3	2 vs 5**	NYG over NE
2008	5-5	2** vs 6	4* vs 6	PIT over ARZ
2009	7-3	1* vs 5	1** vs 2	NO over IND
2010	4-6	2* vs 6	2 vs 6**	GB over PIT
2011	8-2	1* vs 2	2 vs 4**	NYG over NE
2012	6-4	2 vs 4**	1 vs 2*	BAL over SF
2013	6-4	1* vs 2	1** vs 5	SEA over DEN
2014	8-2	1** vs 3	1* vs 2	NE over SEA
2015	6-4	1** vs 2	1* vs 2	DEN over CAR
2016	8-2	1** vs 3	2* vs 4	NE over ATL
2017	7-3	1* vs 3	1** vs 2	PHI over NE
2018	5-3	1 vs 2	1 vs 2	TBD
Totals	195-93 = 67.7%

(** = Super Bowl Champion, * = Super Bowl Loser)

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS SINCE 1990

NFC: 15 Winners: 9 - 1 seeds, 3 - 2 seeds, 1 - 4 seed, 1- 5 seed, 1 - 6 seed

AFC: 13 Winners: 5 - 1 seeds, 3 - 2 seeds, 1- 3 seed, 3 - 4 seeds, 1 - 6 seed

Overall: 28, 14 - 1 seeds, 6 - 2 seeds, 1 - 3 seed, 4 - 4 seeds, 1 - 5 seeds, 2 - 6 seeds.