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season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Division title between the

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and

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; both finished the regular season at , requiring a

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. They had split their two-game series in the season, with the home teams prevailing; the Steelers won by eleven on while the Eagles carded a shutout on November 30 at The Steelers and

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opened their seasons a week before the rest of the ten-team league on and completed their schedules on Philadelphia needed a win over the visiting

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on December 14 to force a playoff the following week, and won by This division playoff game was the Steelers' first (and only until

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) postseason appearance, and was played on December 21 at

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The winner traveled to

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to play in the

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the following week against the

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. Originally scheduled for the playoff pushed the title game to Scoring touchdowns in each of the first three quarters, the Eagles posted another shutout to win the East title and advanced to the championship game

Tournament bracket

Eastern Division championship

NFL Championship game

References

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Playoffs The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...