How old were they?

Cliff Thrift

LB · Born May 3, 1956

Age in each playoff game

1. 1979 Divisional (December 29, 1979), Chargers vs Oilers 14–17: 23 years, 240 days
2. 1980 Divisional (January 3, 1981), Chargers vs Bills 20–14: 24 years, 245 days
3. 1980 Conference Championship (January 11, 1981), Chargers vs Raiders 27–34: 24 years, 253 days
4. 1981 Divisional (January 2, 1982), Chargers vs Dolphins 41–38: 25 years, 244 days
5. 1981 Conference Championship (January 10, 1982), Chargers vs Bengals 7–27: 25 years, 252 days
6. 1982 First Round (January 9, 1983), Chargers vs Steelers 31–28: 26 years, 251 days
7. 1982 Second Round (January 16, 1983), Chargers vs Dolphins 13–34: 26 years, 258 days
8. 1985 Divisional (January 5, 1986), Bears vs Giants 21–0: 29 years, 247 days
9. 1985 Conference Championship (January 12, 1986), Bears vs Rams 24–0: 29 years, 254 days
10. Super Bowl XX (January 26, 1986), Bears vs Patriots 46–10: 29 years, 268 days
11. 1986 Wild Card (December 28, 1986), Rams vs Washington 7–19: 30 years, 239 days

Age in each season

1. 1979 (Chargers): 23 years, 121 days to 23 years, 242 days
2. 1980 (Chargers): 24 years, 121 days to 24 years, 242 days
3. 1981 (Chargers): 25 years, 121 days to 25 years, 242 days
4. 1982 (Chargers): 26 years, 121 days to 26 years, 242 days
5. 1983 (Chargers): 27 years, 121 days to 27 years, 242 days
6. 1984 (Chargers): 28 years, 121 days to 28 years, 242 days
7. 1985 (Bears): 29 years, 121 days to 29 years, 242 days
8. 1986 (Rams): 30 years, 121 days to 30 years, 242 days