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NFL Playoffs: How Much Does Home-Field Advantage Really Matter? | Bleacher Report
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note: edited because copying & pasting entire article is forbidden due to copyright lawsThe Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers worked hard to finish the 2011 NFL regular season with a combined 28-4 record. They were clearly the two best teams in the NFC from September on. But this didn't stop a 9-7 New York Giants team from coming into their home stadiums and pulling off upset victories in the playoffs.
For Green Bay, it was a dose of reality. Aaron Rodgers and company had won their last 13 home games since a Week 6 loss the previous season to the Miami Dolphins. Overall, the Packers were winners of 19 of their last 20 at Lambeau going into that NFC divisional matchup. It was only Green Bay's fourth home playoff loss in franchise history, a span of 19 games.
Despite going 15-1, Aaron Rodgers and Co. couldn't hold off a 9-7 Giants team.
Meanwhile, San Francisco was coming off a stirring victory over the New Orleans Saints in the divisional round when New York arrived to play in a hostile environment at Candlestick Park. The Giants came away with a victory in overtime in the NFC Championship Game, handing San Francisco a rare home playoff loss.
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