Standings entering week 14
Bold indicates clinched playoff berth. Italics indicate elimination from playoffs.
 NFC |
 AFC |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 NO (10-2)x |
1 |
 PIT (11-1)8 |
| 2 |
 GB (9-3) |
2 |
 KC (11-1)x |
| 3 |
 LAR (8-4)1 |
3 |
 BUF (9-3) |
| 4 |
 NYG (5-7)2 |
4 |
 TEN (8-4)9 |
| 5 |
 SEA (8-4) |
5 |
 CLE (9-3) |
| 6 |
 TB (7-5) |
6 |
 MIA (8-4)10 |
| 7 |
 MIN (6-6)3 |
7 |
 IND (8-4) |
| 8 |
 ARI (6-6) |
8 |
 LV (7-5)11 |
| 9 |
 CHI (5-7)4 |
9 |
 BAL (7-5)k |
| 10 |
 DET (5-7)5 |
10 |
 NE (6-6) |
| 11 |
 SF (5-7)6 |
11 |
 DEN (4-8)k 12 |
| 12 |
 WAS (5-7) |
12 |
 HOU (4-8) |
| 13 |
 ATL (4-8)k 7 |
13 |
 LAC (3-9)ke |
| 14 |
 CAR (4-8)k |
14 |
 CIN (2-9-1)ke |
| 15 |
 PHI (3-8-1) |
15 |
 JAX (1-11)ke |
| 16 |
 DAL (3-9) |
16 |
 NYJ (0-12)ke |
x Team has clinched a playoff berth
e Team is eliminated from playoff contention
k Team is knocked out of division title contention
1LAR wins the tiebreak over SEA on Head-to-Head (1-0).
2NYG wins the tiebreak over WAS on Head-to-Head (2-0).
3MIN wins the tiebreak over ARI on Common Games (2-2 vs 2-3).
4CHI wins the tiebreak over DET on Common Games (2-4 vs 1-5). CHI wins the tiebreak over WAS/SF on Conference Record (5-5 vs 3-5/3-5).
5DET wins the tiebreak over WAS/SF on Conference Record (4-5 vs 3-5/3-5).
6SF wins the tiebreak over WAS on Common Games (3-2 vs 1-4).
7ATL wins the tiebreak over CAR on Division Record (1-3 vs 1-4).
8PIT wins the tiebreak over KC on Conference Record (8-0 vs 9-1).
9TEN wins the tiebreak over IND on Division Record (3-1 vs 2-2).
10MIA wins the tiebreak over IND on Conference Record (5-3 vs 4-4).
11LV wins the tiebreak over BAL on Conference Record (5-3 vs 4-5).
12DEN wins the tiebreak over HOU on Conference Record (4-5 vs 3-6).
Clinching Scenarios
NFC
|
GB clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
GB win +
ARI loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
GB win +
LAR loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
GB win +
SEA win/tie |
| OR | 4) |
GB tie +
ARI loss |
| OR | 5) |
GB tie +
ARI tie +
LAR loss |
| OR | 6) |
GB tie +
ARI tie +
SEA win/tie |
|
GB clinches the NFC North division title with: |
| 1) |
GB win +
MIN loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
GB tie +
MIN loss |
|
NO clinches the NFC South division title with: |
| 1) |
NO win |
|
| OR | 2) |
NO tie +
TB tie |
| OR | 3) |
TB loss |
AFC
|
BUF clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
BUF win +
BAL loss +
MIA loss +
LV loss +
NE loss/tie |
|
PIT clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
PIT win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LV loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
MIA loss/tie |
| OR | 4) |
TEN loss |
|
PIT clinches the AFC North division title with: |
| 1) |
PIT win +
CLE loss |
|
KC clinches the AFC West division title with: |
| 1) |
KC win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LV loss/tie |
Elimination Scenarios
NFC
|
MIN is knocked out of NFC North title contention with: |
| 1) |
MIN loss +
GB win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
MIN tie +
GB win |
|
CHI is knocked out of NFC North title contention with: |
| 1) |
CHI loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
GB win/tie |
|
DET is knocked out of NFC North title contention with: |
| 1) |
DET loss/tie |
|
TB is knocked out of NFC South title contention with: |
| 1) |
TB loss |
|
| OR | 2) |
TB tie +
NO tie |
| OR | 3) |
NO win |
|
ARI is knocked out of NFC West title contention with: |
| 1) |
ARI loss +
SEA win |
|
| OR | 2) |
ARI loss +
SEA tie +
LAR win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
ARI tie +
LAR win +
SEA win |
|
SF is knocked out of NFC West title contention with: |
| 1) |
SF loss |
|
| OR | 2) |
SF tie +
LAR win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
SF tie +
SEA win/tie |
| OR | 4) |
LAR win +
SEA win/tie |
| OR | 5) |
LAR tie +
SEA win |
|
DAL is knocked out of NFC East title contention with: |
| 1) |
DAL loss +
WAS win |
|
DAL is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
DAL loss +
WAS win +
MIN win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
DAL loss +
WAS win +
ARI win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
DAL loss +
WAS win +
CHI win/tie |
| OR | 4) |
DAL loss +
WAS win +
DET win/tie |
|
ATL is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
ATL loss +
TB win/tie +
ARI win |
|
| OR | 2) |
ATL loss +
TB win/tie +
ARI tie +
SF win |
| OR | 3) |
ATL loss +
DET win/tie +
ARI win |
| OR | 4) |
ATL loss +
DET win/tie +
ARI tie +
SF win |
AFC
|
NE is knocked out of AFC East title contention with: |
| 1) |
NE loss +
BUF win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
NE loss +
MIA win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
NE tie +
BUF win +
MIA win/tie |
| OR | 4) |
NE tie +
BUF tie +
MIA win |
|
CLE is knocked out of AFC North title contention with: |
| 1) |
CLE loss +
PIT win |
|
LV is knocked out of AFC West title contention with: |
| 1) |
LV loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
KC win/tie |
|
HOU is knocked out of AFC South title contention with: |
| 1) |
HOU loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
TEN win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
IND win/tie |
|
HOU is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
HOU loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
IND win/tie +
TEN win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
TEN win/tie +
MIA win/tie |
| OR | 4) |
IND/
LV tie +
MIA win/tie +
BAL win +
NE loss/tie |
| OR | 5) |
IND win +
MIA tie +
BAL win +
NE loss/tie + NO win + LAC win + NYJ win + DET loss + CIN loss |
*The italicized portion is for LV clinching Strength of Victory over HOU
|
DEN is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
DEN loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
TEN win/tie +
MIA win/tie +
IND win |
| OR | 3) |
TEN win/tie +
IND tie |
Possible Seeds
E simply means the team could still miss the playoffs
|
NYG: |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | ||
|
WAS: |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | |
|
PHI: |
4 | 6 | 7 | E | ||||
|
DAL: |
4 | 6 | 7 | E | ||||
|
GB: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
MIN: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
CHI: |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | |
|
DET: |
2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | ||
|
NO: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
|
TB: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | |
|
ATL: |
6 | 7 | E | |||||
|
CAR: |
5 | 6 | 7 | E | ||||
|
LAR: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
SEA: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
ARI: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
SF: |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | |
|
BUF: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
MIA: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
NE: |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | ||
|
NYJ: |
E | |||||||
|
PIT: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
CLE: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
BAL: |
5 | 6 | 7 | E | ||||
|
CIN: |
E | |||||||
|
TEN: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
IND: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
HOU: |
4 | 7 | E | |||||
|
JAX: |
E | |||||||
|
KC: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|
LV: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E |
|
DEN: |
6 | 7 | E | |||||
|
LAC: |
E |
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:
NO
PIT
Teams that control the 2 seed:
GB(3)
KC
Teams that control the 3 seed:
LAR
SEA(2)
BUF(4)
Teams that control the 4 seed:
NYG
TEN
Teams that control the 5 seed:
CLE
Teams that control the 6 seed:
TB
MIA
LV
Teams that control the 7 seed:
MIN
ARI(5)
IND
Teams that could win out and still miss the playoffs:
WAS
PHI
DAL
CHI
DET
ATL
CAR
SF
NE
NYJ
BAL
CIN
HOU
JAX
DEN
LAC
Want to discuss the playoff picture? Head to the corresponding reddit posts:
NFC Picture
AFC Picture
Tie-Free Scenarios