2021 NFL playoff pay
The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in the Super Bowl, and every man on the winning roster was paid $150,000 for it and $300,000 for the whole run. Fourteen clubs, thirteen games, every one priced below.
What each club's run paid a man
The fourteen playoff clubs, deepest run first
| CLUB | SEED | RESULT | PER PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | NFC 4 | Won Super Bowl | $300,000 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | AFC 4 | Lost Super Bowl | $225,000 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | AFC 2 | Lost conference final | $150,000 |
| San Francisco 49ers | NFC 6 | Lost conference final | $145,000 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NFC 2 | Lost divisional | $85,000 |
| Buffalo Bills | AFC 3 | Lost divisional | $85,000 |
| Tennessee Titans | AFC 1 | Lost divisional | $80,000 |
| Green Bay Packers | NFC 1 | Lost divisional | $80,000 |
| Dallas Cowboys | NFC 3 | Lost wild card | $42,500 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | AFC 5 | Lost wild card | $37,500 |
| Arizona Cardinals | NFC 5 | Lost wild card | $37,500 |
| New England Patriots | AFC 6 | Lost wild card | $37,500 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | AFC 7 | Lost wild card | $37,500 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | NFC 7 | Lost wild card | $37,500 |
Every game and what it paid
Per player, on both rosters
| ROUND | WINNER | SCORE | LOSER | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild card | Cincinnati Bengals | 26-19 | Las Vegas Raiders | $42,500 |
| Wild card | Buffalo Bills | 47-17 | New England Patriots | $42,500 |
| Wild card | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31-15 | Philadelphia Eagles | $42,500 |
| Wild card | San Francisco 49ers | 23-17 | Dallas Cowboys | $37,500 |
| Wild card | Kansas City Chiefs | 42-21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | $42,500 |
| Wild card | Los Angeles Rams | 34-11 | Arizona Cardinals | $42,500 |
| Divisional | Cincinnati Bengals | 19-16 | Tennessee Titans | $42,500 |
| Divisional | San Francisco 49ers | 13-10 | Green Bay Packers | $42,500 |
| Divisional | Los Angeles Rams | 30-27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | $42,500 |
| Divisional | Kansas City Chiefs | 42-36 | Buffalo Bills | $42,500 |
| Conference championship | Cincinnati Bengals | 27-24 | Kansas City Chiefs | $65,000 |
| Conference championship | Los Angeles Rams | 20-17 | San Francisco 49ers | $65,000 |
| Super Bowl | Los Angeles Rams | 23-20 | Cincinnati Bengals | $150,000 |
Both rosters are paid for a playoff game, win or lose, except the Super Bowl, where the winners get $150,000 and the losers $75,000. The two top seeds sat out the wild card round and were paid $37,500 a man for the week.
The Los Angeles Rams roster, playoff pay against base salary
$300,000 a man against each player's 2021 base pay, the lowest paid first
| PLAYER | POSITION | BASE 2021 | PLAYOFF PAY AS SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Brown | Defensive End | $165,600 | 181.2% |
| Brandon Powell | Wide Receiver | $311,555 | 96.3% |
| Jacob Harris | Wide Receiver | $537,500 | 55.8% |
| Johnny Mundt | Tight End | $633,333 | 47.4% |
| Alaric Jackson | Left Tackle | $660,000 | 45.5% |
| Bobby Brown | Defensive Tackle | $660,000 | 45.5% |
| Ernest Jones | Inside Linebacker | $660,000 | 45.5% |
| Mike Hoecht | Outside Linebacker | $660,000 | 45.5% |
| TuTu Atwell | Wide Receiver | $660,000 | 45.5% |
| Jordan Fuller | Safety | $780,000 | 38.5% |
| Coleman Shelton | Center | $850,000 | 35.3% |
| David Edwards | Guard | $850,000 | 35.3% |
| Greg Gaines | Defensive Tackle | $850,000 | 35.3% |
| Matt Gay | Kicker | $850,000 | 35.3% |
| Matthew Orzech | Long Snapper | $850,000 | 35.3% |
| Nick Scott | Safety | $850,000 | 35.3% |
| Troy Reeder | Inside Linebacker | $850,000 | 35.3% |
| Van Jefferson | Wide Receiver | $865,052 | 34.7% |
| Cam Akers | Running Back | $890,592 | 33.7% |
| Taylor Rapp | Safety | $919,882 | 32.6% |
| Joseph Noteboom | Left Tackle | $920,000 | 32.6% |
| Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Defensive End | $920,000 | 32.6% |
| Tyler Higbee | Tight End | $1,025,000 | 29.3% |
| Cooper Kupp | Wide Receiver | $1,500,000$1.5m | 20.0% |
| Jalen Ramsey | Cornerback | $1,500,000$1.5m | 20.0% |
| Austin Corbett | Center | $1,505,235$1.5m | 19.9% |
| Leonard Floyd | Defensive End | $2,000,000$2.0m | 15.0% |
| Sebastian Joseph | Defensive End | $2,183,000$2.2m | 13.7% |
| A'Shawn Robinson | Defensive End | $2,500,000$2.5m | 12.0% |
| Johnny Hekker | Punter | $2,500,000$2.5m | 12.0% |
| Robert Woods | Wide Receiver | $2,500,000$2.5m | 12.0% |
| Rob Havenstein | Right Tackle | $2,910,000$2.9m | 10.3% |
| Darious Williams | Cornerback | $4,766,000$4.8m | 6.3% |
| Jared Goff | Quarterback | $5,650,000$5.6m | 5.3% |
| Matthew Stafford | Quarterback | $9,500,000$9.5m | 3.2% |
For Earnest Brown, on a base salary of $165,600, the title run added 181.2% to the season's base pay.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the Los Angeles Rams get for winning the Super Bowl in the 2021 season?
Each player on the Los Angeles Rams roster was paid $150,000 for the Super Bowl and $300,000 for the whole playoff run.
How much did the Cincinnati Bengals get for losing the Super Bowl?
$75,000 a man for the Super Bowl, and $225,000 across the run.
How much did an NFL player get for a wild card game in the 2021 season?
$42,500 on a club that won its division, and $37,500 on a wild card seed. A club with a bye was paid $37,500 a man for the week it did not play.
Where to next
The season before: 2020 NFL playoff pay. The season after: 2022 NFL playoff pay. The per-game schedule for every season and all 32 clubs are on NFL playoff pay.