Standings entering week 15
Bold indicates a clinched playoff berth. Italics indicate elimination from playoffs.
 NFC |
 AFC |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SF (11-2) |
1 |
 BAL (11-2)x |
| 2 |
 GB (10-3)1 |
2 |
 NE (10-3) |
| 3 |
 NO (10-3)y |
3 |
 KC (9-4)y |
| 4 |
 DAL (6-7)2 |
4 |
 HOU (8-5)5 |
| 5 |
 SEA (10-3) |
5 |
 BUF (9-4) |
| 6 |
 MIN (9-4) |
6 |
 PIT (8-5)6 |
| 7 |
 LAR (8-5) |
7 |
 TEN (8-5) |
| 8 |
 CHI (7-6) |
8 |
 CLE (6-7)k 7 |
| 9 |
 PHI (6-7)3 |
9 |
 OAK (6-7)k 8 |
| 10 |
 TB (6-7)ke |
10 |
 IND (6-7) |
| 11 |
 CAR (5-8)ke |
11 |
 DEN (5-8)k 9 |
| 12 |
 ATL (4-9)ke |
12 |
 LAC (5-8)ke 10 |
| 13 |
 DET (3-9-1)ke 4 |
13 |
 NYJ (5-8)ke |
| 14 |
 ARI (3-9-1)ke |
14 |
 JAX (4-9)ke |
| 15 |
 WAS (3-10)ke |
15 |
 MIA (3-10)ke |
| 16 |
 NYG (2-11)ke |
16 |
 CIN (1-12)ke |
x Team has clinched a playoff berth
y Team has clinched division title
e Team is eliminated from playoff contention
k Team is knocked out of division title contention
1 GB wins the tiebreak over NO on conference record (7-2 vs 8-3).
2 DAL wins the tiebreak over PHI on head-to-head (1-0).
3 PHI wins the tiebreak over TB on conference record (4-5 vs 4-6).
4 DET wins the tiebreak over ARI on strength of victory (13-26 vs 7-32).
5 HOU wins the tiebreak over TEN on division record (3-1 vs 2-2).
6 PIT wins the tiebreak over TEN on conference record (6-3 vs 6-4).
7 CLE wins the tiebreak over OAK/IND on conference record (6-4 vs 4-5/5-6).
8 OAK wins the tiebreak over IND on head-to-head.
9 DEN wins the tiebreak over LAC on head-to-head (2-0). DEN wins the tiebreak over NYJ on conference record (5-5 vs 2-7)
10 LAC wins the tiebreak over NYJ on conference record (3-7 vs 2-7).
Clinching Scenarios
NFC
|
GB clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
GB win +
LAR loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
GB tie +
LAR loss |
|
SF clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
SF win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAR loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
GB loss +
MIN loss |
|
SEA clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
SEA win +
LAR loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
SEA win +
MIN loss |
| OR | 3) |
SEA win +
MIN tie +
GB loss |
| OR | 4) |
SEA tie +
LAR loss |
AFC
|
NE clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
NE win/tie |
|
BUF clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
BUF win |
|
BAL clinches the AFC North division title with: |
| 1) |
BAL win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
PIT loss/tie |
|
BAL clinches a first-round bye with: |
| 1) |
BAL win +
NE loss |
|
| OR | 2) |
BAL win +
KC loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
BAL tie +
KC loss |
|
BAL clinches home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with: |
| 1) |
BAL win +
NE loss +
KC loss/tie |
Elimination Scenarios
NFC
|
CHI is knocked out of NFC North title contention with: |
| 1) |
CHI loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
MIN win/tie |
|
CHI is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
CHI loss +
MIN win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
CHI loss +
LAR win |
| OR | 3) |
CHI tie +
MIN win |
AFC
|
PIT is knocked out of AFC North title contention with: |
| 1) |
PIT loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
BAL win/tie |
|
CLE is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
CLE loss +
PIT win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
CLE loss +
TEN/
HOU tie |
| OR | 3) |
CLE tie +
PIT win |
|
IND is knocked out of AFC South title contention with: |
| 1) |
IND loss/tie |
|
IND is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
IND loss |
|
| OR | 2) |
IND tie +
PIT win/tie |
|
OAK is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
OAK loss +
PIT win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
OAK loss +
TEN/
HOU tie |
| OR | 3) |
OAK tie +
PIT win |
| OR | 4) |
OAK tie +
TEN/
HOU tie +
IND loss + TEN clinches at least a tie in Strength of Victory over OAK* |
*TEN clinches at least a tie in SoV with a win or tie by any of the following: KC, TB, GB, MIN, NE, CLE, ATL
|
DEN is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
DEN loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
PIT win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
TEN/
HOU tie |
Possible Seeds
E simply means the team could still miss the playoffs
|
DAL: |
4 | E | (knocked out of wildcard contention) | ||||||
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PHI: |
4 | E | (knocked out of wildcard contention) | ||||||
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WAS: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) | |||||||
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NYG: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) | |||||||
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GB: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | E | |||
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MIN: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | E | |||
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CHI: |
3 | 5 | 6 | E | |||||
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DET: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) | |||||||
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NO: |
1 | 2 | 3 | (clinched division title) | |||||
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TB: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) | |||||||
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CAR: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) | |||||||
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ATL: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) | |||||||
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SF: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | E | |||
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SEA: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | E | |||
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LAR: |
5 | 6 | E | (knocked out of division title contention) | |||||
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ARI: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) | |||||||
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NE: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | E | ||
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BUF: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | E | ||
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NYJ: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) | |||||||
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MIA: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) | |||||||
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BAL: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | (clinched playoff berth) | |||
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PIT: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | E | ||
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CLE: |
5 | 6 | E | (knocked out of division title contention) | |||||
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CIN: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) | |||||||
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HOU: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | E | ||
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TEN: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | E | ||
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IND: |
3 | 4 | 6 | E | |||||
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JAX: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) | |||||||
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KC: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | (clinched division title) | ||||
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OAK: |
5 | 6 | E | (knocked out of division title contention) | |||||
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DEN: |
6 | E | (knocked out of division title contention) | ||||||
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LAC: |
E | (eliminated from playoff contention) |
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:
SF
BAL
Teams that control the 2 seed:
GB(3)
SEA
NE
Teams that control the 3 seed:
NO(1)
KC(4)
Teams that control the 4 seed:
DAL
PHI
HOU(3)
TEN
Teams that control the 5 seed:
BUF
Teams that control the 6 seed:
MIN
PIT
Teams that could win out and still miss the playoffs:
WAS
NYG
CHI
DET
TB
CAR
ATL
LAR
ARI
NYJ
MIA
CLE
CIN
IND
JAX
OAK
DEN
LAC
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