NFL Playoff Scenarios

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Final Week 6 2026 NFL Standings

Oct 15, 2026 | Week 6, 2026 | NFL Playoff Scenarios

Because the tiebreaking procedures specify “best won-lost-tied percentage” in all of their record-based steps, this site uses that method for 0-x or x-0 records (so, for example, 1-0 = 2-0). Many sites (including the NFL’s own) choose to use a “games-back” logic, so 2-0 > 1-0, deviating from the official procedures. This can result in discrepancies between sites.

This discrepancy is ultimately inconsequential because at the end of the season, the same number of games will have been played at all steps for the tied teams.

Conference Standings
Division Standings


	NFC	Record	Conf. Rec.	Explanation
1	MIN	5-0	4-0	MIN wins the tiebreak over SF on Strength of Victory (11-18 vs 12-22-1).
2	SF	6-0	4-0
3	CAR	3-2	3-1
4	NYG	3-2-1	2-2-1
5	GB	4-2	3-2	GB wins the tiebreak over CHI on Head-to-Head (1-0).
6	CHI	4-2	3-2
7	DET	3-2	2-1
8	SEA	3-3	1-2
9	ATL	2-4	2-2	ATL wins the tiebreak over NO on Head-to-Head (1-0). PHI wins the tiebreak over DAL on Division Record (1-0 vs 1-1). ARI wins the tiebreak over LAR on Head-to-Head (1-0). ATL wins the tiebreak over PHI/ARI on Conference Record (2-2 vs 1-3/1-4).
10	NO	2-4	1-3	PHI wins the tiebreak over DAL on Division Record (1-0 vs 1-1). ARI wins the tiebreak over LAR on Head-to-Head (1-0). ARI drops out of the tiebreak with PHI/NO on Conference Record (1-4 vs 1-3). NO wins the tiebreak over PHI on Strength of Victory (7-4-1 vs 2-9-1).
11	PHI	2-4	1-3	PHI wins the tiebreak over DAL on Division Record (1-0 vs 1-1). ARI wins the tiebreak over LAR on Head-to-Head (1-0). PHI wins the tiebreak over ARI on Conference Record (1-3 vs 1-4).
12	DAL	2-4	1-3	ARI wins the tiebreak over LAR on Head-to-Head (1-0). DAL wins the tiebreak over ARI on Conference Record (1-3 vs 1-4).
13	ARI	2-4	1-4	ARI wins the tiebreak over LAR on Head-to-Head (1-0).
14	LAR	2-4	2-2
15	WAS	1-4-1	1-3-1
16	TB	1-5	1-2

	AFC	Record	Conf. Rec.	Explanation
1	KC	5-0	5-0
2	BUF	5-1	3-1
3	JAX	4-2	3-2	CLE wins the tiebreak over BAL/PIT on Head-to-Head (2-0 vs 0-1/0-1). JAX wins the tiebreak over CLE on Head-to-Head.
4	CLE	4-2	2-2	CLE wins the tiebreak over BAL/PIT on Head-to-Head (2-0 vs 0-1/0-1).
5	NE	4-2	4-1	PIT wins the tiebreak over BAL on Division Record (1-1 vs 0-1). NE wins the tiebreak over DEN/PIT on Conference Record (4-1 vs 2-1/2-2).
6	DEN	4-2	2-1	PIT wins the tiebreak over BAL on Division Record (1-1 vs 0-1). DEN wins the tiebreak over PIT on Conference Record (2-1 vs 2-2).
7	PIT	4-2	2-2	PIT wins the tiebreak over BAL on Division Record (1-1 vs 0-1).
8	BAL	4-2	2-1
9	CIN	3-2	2-2
10	LV	3-3	2-3
11	NYJ	2-4	2-1	IND wins the tiebreak over HOU on Head-to-Head (1-0). NYJ wins the tiebreak over IND on Conference Record (2-1 vs 1-4).
12	IND	2-4	1-4	IND wins the tiebreak over HOU on Head-to-Head (1-0).
13	HOU	2-4	2-3
14	TEN	1-5	1-3
15	MIA	0-5	0-3	MIA wins the tiebreak over LAC on Strength of Schedule (22-5 vs 22-13).
16	LAC	0-6	0-4


NFC	East	Record	Div. Rec.	Explanation
1	NYG	3-2-1	1-0-1
2	PHI	2-4	1-0	PHI wins the tiebreak over DAL on Division Record (1-0 vs 1-1).
3	DAL	2-4	1-1
4	WAS	1-4-1	0-2-1

NFC	North	Record	Div. Rec.	Explanation
1	MIN	5-0	2-0
2	GB	4-2	1-1	GB wins the tiebreak over CHI on Head-to-Head (1-0).
3	CHI	4-2	0-2
4	DET	3-2	0-0

NFC	South	Record	Div. Rec.	Explanation
1	CAR	3-2	1-0
2	ATL	2-4	1-1	ATL wins the tiebreak over NO on Head-to-Head (1-0).
3	NO	2-4	0-1
4	TB	1-5	0-0

NFC	West	Record	Div. Rec.	Explanation
1	SF	6-0	3-0
2	SEA	3-3	1-1
3	ARI	2-4	1-2	ARI wins the tiebreak over LAR on Head-to-Head (1-0).
4	LAR	2-4	0-2

AFC	East	Record	Div. Rec.	Explanation
1	BUF	5-1	0-1
2	NE	4-2	2-0
3	NYJ	2-4	0-1
4	MIA	0-5	0-0

AFC	North	Record	Div. Rec.	Explanation
1	CLE	4-2	2-0	CLE wins the tiebreak over BAL/PIT on Head-to-Head (2-0 vs 0-1/0-1).
2	PIT	4-2	1-1	PIT wins the tiebreak over BAL on Division Record (1-1 vs 0-1).
3	BAL	4-2	0-1
4	CIN	3-2	0-1

AFC	South	Record	Div. Rec.	Explanation
1	JAX	4-2	0-1
2	IND	2-4	1-1	IND wins the tiebreak over HOU on Head-to-Head (1-0).
3	HOU	2-4	2-1
4	TEN	1-5	1-1

AFC	West	Record	Div. Rec.	Explanation
1	KC	5-0	3-0
2	DEN	4-2	1-1
3	LV	3-3	1-1
4	LAC	0-6	0-3

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