Standings entering week 17
Bold indicates a clinched playoff berth. Italics indicate elimination from playoffs.
 NFC |
 AFC |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SF (12-3)x 1 |
1 |
 BAL (13-2)yz* |
| 2 |
 GB (12-3)y 2 |
2 |
 NE (12-3)y |
| 3 |
 NO (12-3)y |
3 |
 KC (11-4)y |
| 4 |
 PHI (8-7) |
4 |
 HOU (10-5)y |
| 5 |
 SEA (11-4)x |
5 |
 BUF (10-5)kx |
| 6 |
 MIN (10-5)kx |
6 |
 TEN (8-7)k 5 |
| 7 |
 LAR (8-7)ke |
7 |
 PIT (8-7)k |
| 8 |
 CHI (7-8)ke 3 |
8 |
 OAK (7-8)k 6 |
| 9 |
 DAL (7-8)4 |
9 |
 IND (7-8)ke |
| 10 |
 TB (7-8)ke |
10 |
 CLE (6-9)ke 7 |
| 11 |
 ATL (6-9)ke |
11 |
 DEN (6-9)ke 8 |
| 12 |
 ARI (5-9-1)ke |
12 |
 NYJ (6-9)ke |
| 13 |
 CAR (5-10)ke |
13 |
 LAC (5-10)ke 9 |
| 14 |
 NYG (4-11)ke |
14 |
 JAX (5-10)ke |
| 15 |
 DET (3-11-1)ke |
15 |
 MIA (4-11)ke |
| 16 |
 WAS (3-12)ke |
16 |
 CIN (1-14)ke |
x Team has clinched a playoff berth
y Team has clinched division title
z Team has clinched a first-round bye
* Team has clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs
e Team is eliminated from playoff contention
k Team is knocked out of division title contention
1 SF wins the tiebreak over GB/NO on head-to-head sweep.
2 GB wins the tiebreak over NO on conference record (9-2 vs 8-3).
3 TB drops out of the tiebreak with DAL/CHI on conference record (5-6 vs 6-5/6-5). CHI wins the tiebreak over DAL on head-to-head.
4 DAL wins the tiebreak over TB on conference record (6-5 vs 5-6).
5 TEN wins the tiebreak over PIT on strength of victory (54-66 vs 37-82-1).
6 OAK wins the tiebreak over IND on head-to-head.
7 CLE wins the tiebreak over DEN/NYJ on conference record (6-5 vs 5-6/3-8).
8 DEN wins the tiebreak over NYJ on conference record(5-6 vs 3-8).
9 LAC wins the tiebreak over JAX on head-to-head.
Seed Possibilities
|
NFC |
|
|---|---|
| 1 |
SF
GB
NO
SEA |
| 2 |
GB
SF
NO
SEA |
| 3 |
NO
SF
GB
SEA |
| 4 |
PHI
DAL |
| 5 |
SEA
SF |
| 6 |
MIN |
|
AFC |
|
|---|---|
| 1 |
BAL |
| 2 |
NE
KC |
| 3 |
KC
NE
HOU |
| 4 |
HOU
KC |
| 5 |
BUF |
| 6 |
TEN
PIT
OAK |
NFC Scenarios by seed
1 seed
|
SF obtains the 1 seed with: |
| 1) |
SF win |
|
| OR | 2) |
SF tie +
GB loss/tie +
NO loss/tie |
|
GB obtains the 1 seed with: |
| 1) |
GB win +
SF loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
GB tie +
SF loss +
NO loss/tie |
|
NO obtains the 1 seed with: |
| 1) |
NO win +
SF loss/tie +
GB loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
NO tie +
SF loss +
GB loss |
|
SEA obtains the 1 seed with: |
| 1) |
SEA win +
GB loss +
NO loss |
2 seed
|
SF obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
SF tie +
GB win +
NO loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
SF tie +
GB loss/tie +
NO win |
|
GB obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
GB win +
SF win |
|
| OR | 2) |
GB tie +
SF win/tie +
NO loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
GB tie +
SF loss +
NO win |
| OR | 4) |
GB loss +
NO loss |
|
NO obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
NO win +
GB win +
SF loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
NO win +
GB loss/tie +
SF win |
| OR | 3) |
NO tie +
GB win/tie +
SF loss |
| OR | 4) |
NO tie +
GB loss +
SF win/tie |
| OR | 5) |
NO loss +
GB win/tie +
SEA win |
|
SEA obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
SEA win +
GB loss +
NO win/tie |
3 seed
|
SF obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
SF tie +
GB win +
NO win |
|
GB obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
GB tie +
SF win/tie +
NO win |
|
| OR | 2) |
GB loss +
NO win/tie |
|
NO obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
NO loss/tie +
GB tie +
SF win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
NO loss/tie +
GB win +
SF tie |
| OR | 2) |
GB win +
SF win |
|
SEA obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
SEA win +
GB win/tie |
4 seed
|
PHI obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
PHI win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
DAL loss/tie |
|
DAL obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
DAL win +
PHI loss |
5 seed
|
SF obtains the 5 seed with: |
| 1) |
SF loss |
|
SEA obtains the 5 seed with: |
| 1) |
SEA loss/tie |
6 seed
|
MIN is locked into the 6 seed |
Elimination
|
DAL is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
DAL loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
PHI win/tie |
|
PHI is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
PHI loss +
DAL win |
AFC Scenarios by seed
1 seed
|
BAL is locked into the 1 seed |
2 seed
|
NE obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
NE win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
KC loss/tie |
|
KC obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
KC win +
NE loss |
3 seed
|
NE obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
NE loss +
KC win |
|
KC obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
KC win +
NE win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
KC tie |
| OR | 3) |
KC loss +
HOU loss/tie |
|
HOU obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
HOU win +
KC loss |
4 seed
|
KC obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
KC loss +
HOU win |
|
HOU obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
HOU loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
KC win/tie |
5 seed
|
BUF is locked into the 5 seed |
6 seed
|
TEN obtains the 6 seed with: |
| 1) |
TEN win |
|
| OR | 2) |
TEN tie +
PIT loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
PIT loss +
IND loss/tie |
|
PIT obtains the 6 seed with: |
| 1) |
PIT win +
TEN loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
PIT tie +
TEN loss |
| OR | 3) |
TEN loss +
IND win +
OAK loss/tie |
| OR | 4) |
TEN loss +
IND win +
MIA win +
LAC loss +
DET loss +
CHI loss |
|
OAK obtains the 6 seed with: |
| 1) |
OAK win +
PIT loss +
TEN loss +
IND win +
MIA loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
OAK win +
PIT loss +
TEN loss +
IND win +
LAC win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
OAK win +
PIT loss +
TEN loss +
IND win +
DET win/tie |
| OR | 4) |
OAK win +
PIT loss +
TEN loss +
IND win +
CHI win/tie |
*For PIT & OAK, the MIA, LAC, DET, and CHI games are part of the scenarios due to being the relevant games for OAK clinching Strength of Victory over PIT.
Elimination
|
TEN is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
TEN loss +
PIT win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
TEN loss +
IND win |
| OR | 3) |
TEN tie +
PIT win |
|
PIT is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
PIT loss +
IND loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
PIT loss +
OAK win +
MIA loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
PIT loss +
OAK win +
LAC win/tie |
| OR | 4) |
PIT loss +
OAK win +
DET win/tie |
| OR | 5) |
PIT loss +
OAK win +
CHI win/tie |
| OR | 6) |
PIT loss/tie +
TEN tie |
| OR | 7) |
TEN win |
|
OAK is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
OAK loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
TEN win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
PIT win/tie |
| OR | 4) |
IND loss/tie |
| OR | 5) |
MIA win +
LAC loss +
DET loss +
CHI loss |