Standings entering week 11
NFC | Record | Conf. Rec. | Explanation | |
1 | PHI | 8-1 | 5-1 | PHI wins the tiebreak over MIN on Head-to-Head. |
2 | MIN | 8-1 | 6-1 | |
3 | SEA | 6-4 | 4-4 | |
4 | TB | 5-5 | 5-2 | |
5 | NYG | 7-2 | 3-2 | |
6 | DAL | 6-3 | 5-3 | |
7 | SF | 5-4 | 4-2 | |
8 | WAS | 5-5 | 3-4 | |
9 | GB | 4-6 | 3-4 | ARI drops out of the tiebreak with GB/ATL on Conference Record (3-5 vs 3-4). GB wins the tiebreak over ATL on Strength of Victory (19-19 vs 17-21). |
10 | ATL | 4-6 | 3-4 | ATL wins the tiebreak over ARI on Conference Record (3-4 vs 3-5). |
11 | ARI | 4-6 | 3-5 | |
12 | DET | 3-6 | 3-4 | DET wins the tiebreak over LAR on Conference Record (3-4 vs 3-5). |
13 | LAR | 3-6 | 3-5 | |
14 | CAR | 3-7 | 3-5 | CAR wins the tiebreak over NO on Head-to-Head (1-0). CAR wins the tiebreak over CHI on Conference Record (3-5 vs 1-6). |
15 | NO | 3-7 | 2-4 | NO wins the tiebreak over CHI on Conference Record (2-4 vs 1-6). |
16 | CHI | 3-7 | 1-6 | |
AFC | Record | Conf. Rec. | Explanation | |
1 | KC | 7-2 | 4-2 | |
2 | MIA | 7-3 | 5-2 | |
3 | TEN | 6-3 | 5-2 | TEN wins the tiebreak over BAL on Conference Record (5-2 vs 4-2). |
4 | BAL | 6-3 | 4-2 | |
5 | NYJ | 6-3 | 5-3 | NYJ wins the tiebreak over BUF on Head-to-Head (1-0). |
6 | BUF | 6-3 | 4-2 | |
7 | NE | 5-4 | 4-2 | CIN drops out of the tiebreak with NE/LAC on Conference Record (2-3 vs 4-2). NE wins the tiebreak over LAC on Strength of Victory (19-26-1 vs 13-32-1). |
8 | LAC | 5-4 | 4-2 | LAC wins the tiebreak over CIN on Conference Record (4-2 vs 2-3). |
9 | CIN | 5-4 | 2-3 | |
10 | IND | 4-5-1 | 4-4-1 | |
11 | CLE | 3-6 | 2-5 | CLE wins the tiebreak over PIT on Head-to-Head (1-0). CLE wins the tiebreak over DEN on Strength of Victory (11-17 vs 9-18-1). |
12 | DEN | 3-6 | 2-5 | DEN wins the tiebreak over PIT on Conference Record (2-5 vs 1-5). |
13 | PIT | 3-6 | 1-5 | |
14 | JAX | 3-7 | 3-4 | |
15 | LV | 2-7 | 2-5 | |
16 | HOU | 1-7-1 | 1-4-1 |
NFC | East | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
1 | PHI | 8-1 | 2-1 | |
2 | NYG | 7-2 | 0-1 | |
3 | DAL | 6-3 | 2-1 | |
4 | WAS | 5-5 | 1-2 | |
NFC | North | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
1 | MIN | 8-1 | 3-0 | |
2 | GB | 4-6 | 1-2 | |
3 | DET | 3-6 | 2-1 | |
4 | CHI | 3-7 | 0-3 | |
NFC | South | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
1 | TB | 5-5 | 2-1 | |
2 | ATL | 4-6 | 1-3 | |
3 | CAR | 3-7 | 3-1 | CAR wins the tiebreak over NO on Head-to-Head (1-0). |
4 | NO | 3-7 | 1-2 | |
NFC | West | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
1 | SEA | 6-4 | 2-1 | |
2 | SF | 5-4 | 3-0 | |
3 | ARI | 4-6 | 1-3 | |
4 | LAR | 3-6 | 1-3 | |
AFC | East | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
1 | MIA | 7-3 | 2-1 | |
2 | NYJ | 6-3 | 2-1 | NYJ wins the tiebreak over BUF on Head-to-Head (1-0). |
3 | BUF | 6-3 | 0-2 | |
4 | NE | 5-4 | 1-1 | |
AFC | North | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
1 | BAL | 6-3 | 2-0 | |
2 | CIN | 5-4 | 0-3 | |
3 | CLE | 3-6 | 2-1 | CLE wins the tiebreak over PIT on Head-to-Head (1-0). |
4 | PIT | 3-6 | 1-1 | |
AFC | South | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
1 | TEN | 6-3 | 3-0 | |
2 | IND | 4-5-1 | 1-3-1 | |
3 | JAX | 3-7 | 1-2 | |
4 | HOU | 1-7-1 | 1-1-1 | |
AFC | West | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
1 | KC | 7-2 | 2-0 | |
2 | LAC | 5-4 | 2-1 | |
3 | DEN | 3-6 | 0-2 | |
4 | LV | 2-7 | 1-2 |
Scenarios
NFC Elimination Scenarios
CHI is knocked out of NFC North title contention with: |
1) | CHI loss + MIN win |
Possible Seeds
All seeds are still available to all teams. In fact, every team in the league could still get their conference’s 1 seed on record alone without even needing a tie.
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.
Teams that control the 1 seed:
PHI
NYG
KC
Teams that control the 2 seed:
MIN
BUF
Teams that control the 3 seed:
SEA
SF
Teams that control the 4 seed:
TB
NYJ
MIA
NE
BAL
TEN
Teams that control the 5 seed:
DAL
Teams that control the 6 seed:
CIN
LAC
Teams that control the 7 seed:
WAS
Teams that could win out and still miss the playoffs:
GB
DET
CHI
ATL
CAR
NO
ARI
LAR
CLE
PIT
IND
JAX
HOU
DEN
LV
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