The NFL playoffs following the 1969 NFL season determined the league's representative in Super Bowl IV. This was the last NFL playoff tournament before the AFL–NFL merger and the last awarding of the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy to the NFL champion, which was introduced in 1934. (en)
Scoring *First quarter ** MIN – Kapp 7 run , MIN 7–0 ** MIN – Washington 75 pass from Kapp , MIN 14–0 *Second quarter ** MIN – field goal Cox 30, MIN 17–0 ** MIN – Osborn 20 run , MIN 24–0 *Third quarter ** MIN – field goal Cox 32, MIN 27–0 *Fourth quarter ** CLE – Collins 3 pass from Nelsen , MIN 27–7 (en)
Scoring *First quarter ** CLE – Scott 2 run , CLE 7–0 *Second quarter ** CLE – Morin 6 pass from Nelsen , CLE 14–0 ** CLE – field goal Cockroft 29, CLE 17–0 *Third quarter ** CLE – Scott 2 run , CLE 24–0 ** DAL – Morton 2 run , CLE 24–7 *Fourth quarter ** CLE – Kelly 1 run , CLE 31–7 ** CLE – Sumner 89 interception return , CLE 38–7 ** DAL – Rentzel 5 pass from Staubach , CLE 38–14 (en)
Scoring *First quarter ** LA – Klein 3 pass from Gabriel , LA 7–0 ** MIN – Osborn 1 run , Tie 7–7 *Second quarter ** LA – field goal Gossett 20, LA 10–7 ** LA – Truax 2 pass from Gabriel , LA 17–7 *Third quarter ** MIN – Osborn 1 run , LA 17–14 *Fourth quarter ** LA – field goal Gossett 27, LA 20–14 ** MIN – Kapp 2 run , MIN 21–20 ** MIN – Safety, Eller tackled Gabriel in end zone, MIN 23–20 (en)