To increase revenue, the league changed the regular season so that all NFL teams would play their 16-game schedule over a 17-week period. Furthermore, the playoff format was expanded from 10 teams to 12 teams by adding another wild card from each conference, thus adding two more contests to the postseason schedule; this number remains in use now. Division winners in the AFC were Buffalo in the East, Cincinnati in the Central, and Los Angeles in the West, with the Wild-Cards going to Miami, Houston, and Kansas City. In the NFC, it was New York in the East, Chicago in the Central, and San Francisco in the West, with the Wild-Cards going to Philadelphia, Washington, and New Orleans. In the AFC Wild-Card Playoffs, the Bengals would crush the Oilers 41-14, while Miami would rally from a 16-3 deficit entering the fourth quarter to pull out a 17-16 victory. In the NFC, the Redskins would roll over the Eagles 20-6, while the Bears would get by the Saints 16-6. In the AFC Divisional Playoffs, the Bills would win a shoot-out over the Dolphins 44-34, while the Raiders would take care of the Bengals 20-10. In the NFC, the 49ers would roll over the Redskins 28-10,
while the Giants would destroy the Bears 31-3. In the conference championship games, the Bills would annihilate the Raiders 51-3, while the Giants would win a tight defensive battle over the 49ers 15-13, setting up the match-ups for Super Bowl XXV. The Giants defeated the Bills by the score of 20–19, winning their second Super Bowl. It is the only Super Bowl decided by one point. The game was held at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on January 27, 1991. The game is best remembered for Bills placekicker Scott Norwood's last-second field goal attempt which went wide right of the uprights, leading to a Giants victory, and starting a four-game losing streak in the Super Bowl for the Bills. The Giants set a Super Bowl record holding possession of the ball for 40 minutes and 33 seconds. New York also overcame a 12–3 second-quarter deficit, and made a 75-yard touchdown drive that consumed a Super Bowl-record 9:29 off the clock. Giants running back Ottis Anderson, who carried the ball 21 times for 102 yards and one touchdown, was named
Super Bowl MVP. He was the first awardee to receive the newly named "Pete Rozelle Trophy" (named for the former commissioner). Anderson also recorded one reception for seven yards.