12Kansas City finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.
123Denver finished ahead of Indianapolis and NY Jets based on conference record. Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Oakland (see below).
12Denver finished ahead of Oakland based on conference record.
123Oakland and Indianapolis finished ahead of NY Jets based on conference record.
12Oakland finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.
12Jacksonville finished ahead of Cleveland based on record against common opponents. Jacksonville's cumulative record against Cincinnati, Denver, NY Jets, and Tennessee was 4–1, compared to Cleveland's 2–3 cumulative record against the same four teams.
12LA Chargers finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.
↑When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
123San Francisco finished ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep.
12Green Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.
12Chicago finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
12Atlanta finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on division record.
↑When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.