Standings entering week 11
 NFC |
 AFC |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 GB (7-2)1 |
1 |
 PIT (9-0) |
| 2 |
 NO (7-2) |
2 |
 KC (8-1) |
| 3 |
 ARI (6-3)2 |
3 |
 BUF (7-3) |
| 4 |
 PHI (3-5-1) |
4 |
 IND (6-3)7 |
| 5 |
 TB (7-3) |
5 |
 LV (6-3)8 |
| 6 |
 LAR (6-3)3 |
6 |
 MIA (6-3)9 |
| 7 |
 SEA (6-3) |
7 |
 BAL (6-3)10 |
| 8 |
 CHI (5-5) |
8 |
 CLE (6-3)11 |
| 9 |
 MIN (4-5)4 |
9 |
 TEN (6-3) |
| 10 |
 DET (4-5) |
10 |
 NE (4-5) |
| 11 |
 SF (4-6) |
11 |
 DEN (3-6) |
| 12 |
 ATL (3-6) |
12 |
 CIN (2-6-1) |
| 13 |
 NYG (3-7)5 |
13 |
 LAC (2-7)12 |
| 14 |
 CAR (3-7) |
14 |
 HOU (2-7) |
| 15 |
 WAS (2-7)6 |
15 |
 JAX (1-8) |
| 16 |
 DAL (2-7) |
16 |
 NYJ (0-9)k |
k Team is knocked out of division title contention
1 GB wins the tiebreak over NO on head-to-head.
2 SEA drops out of SEA/ARI/LAR on record-among-tied-teams (0-2 vs 1-0 for ARI/LAR). ARI wins the tiebreak over LAR on division record.
3 LAR wins the tiebreak over SEA on head-to-head (1-0).
4 MIN wins the tiebreak over DET on head-to-head (1-0).
5 NYG wins the tiebreak over CAR on conference record (3-6 vs 2-5).
6 WAS wins the tiebreak over DAL on head-to-head (1-0).
7 IND wins the tiebreak over TEN on head-to-head (1-0).
8 BAL wins the tiebreak over CLE on head-to-head (1-0). LV wins the tiebreak over MIA/BAL/TEN on conference record (4-2 vs 3-2/4-3/4-3).
9 BAL wins the tiebreak over CLE on head-to-head (1-0). MIA wins the tiebreak over BAL/TEN on conference record (3-2 vs 4-3/4-3).
10 BAL wins the tiebreak over CLE on head-to-head (1-0). BAL wins the tiebreak over TEN on common games (3-1 vs 1-3).
11 CLE wins the tiebreak over TEN on common games (4-1 vs 1-3).
12 LAC wins the tiebreak over HOU on conference record (2-4 vs 2-5).
Elimination Scenarios
|
CAR is knocked out of NFC South title contention with: |
| 1) |
CAR loss +
NO win |
|
| OR | 2) |
CAR loss +
TB win |
|
CIN is knocked out of AFC North title contention with: |
| 1) |
CIN loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
PIT win/tie |
|
JAX is knocked out of AFC South title contention with: |
| 1) |
JAX loss +
IND win +
TEN win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
JAX loss +
IND tie +
TEN win |
|
LAC is knocked out of AFC West title contention with: |
| 1) |
LAC loss +
KC win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAC tie +
KC win |
|
NYJ is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
NYJ loss +
IND win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
NYJ loss +
MIA win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
NYJ loss +
NE win |
| OR | 4) |
NYJ loss +
BAL win/tie +
CLE win/tie |
| OR | 5) |
NYJ tie +
MIA win/tie +
BAL win +
CLE win |
| OR | 6) |
NYJ tie +
MIA win +
BAL win/tie +
LV win |
| OR | 7) |
NYJ tie +
MIA win +
CLE win/tie +
LV win |
| OR | 8) |
NYJ tie +
MIA win +
BAL win +
CLE tie +
LV tie |
| OR | 9) |
NYJ tie +
MIA win +
BAL win +
CLE tie +
IND win/tie |
| OR | 10) |
NYJ tie +
MIA win +
TEN win +
CLE win/tie +
IND win/tie |
| OR | 11) |
NYJ tie +
MIA win +
TEN win +
CLE win/tie +
LV tie |
| OR | 12) |
NYJ tie +
MIA win +
IND win +
LV win |
| OR | 13) |
NYJ tie +
MIA tie +
BAL win +
CLE tie +
IND win |
| OR | 14) |
NYJ tie +
MIA tie +
TEN win +
CLE win/tie +
IND win |
| OR | 15) |
NYJ tie +
BAL win +
CLE win +
LV win/tie |
| OR | 16) |
NYJ tie +
BAL win +
CLE tie +
IND win +
LV win/tie |
| OR | 17) |
NYJ tie +
TEN win +
CLE win/tie +
IND win +
LV win/tie |
Possible Seeds
All seeds are still available to all teams with the following 2 exceptions:
NYJ cannot obtain seeds 1-4
JAX cannot obtain seed 1
Team Control
The seed that a team controls is the worst seed that team could get if they win out. These are often mutually exclusive because it is impossible for teams that play each other in future weeks to both win out. If a team changed controlled seed from last week, last week’s seed is noted in parentheses.
Teams that control the 1 seed:
GB(3)
PIT
Teams that control the 2 seed:
NO(3)
KC
Teams that control the 3 seed:
ARI
LAR
SEA(2)
MIA(6)
Teams that control the 4 seed:
PHI
BUF
IND
TEN
Teams that control the 5 seed:
TB(6)
Teams that control the 6 seed:
BAL(5)
CLE(7)
LV
Teams that control the 7 seed:
None
Teams that could win out and still miss the playoffs:
WAS
NYG
DAL
CHI(3)
DET
MIN
ATL
CAR
SF
NE
NYJ
CIN
HOU
JAX
DEN
LAC
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