AFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC East | ||||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins* | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 315 | 174 | 141 | 10.1 | -2.4 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 5.3 |
| Baltimore Colts+ | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 313 | 140 | 173 | 12.4 | -1.9 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| New England Patriots | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 238 | 325 | -87 | -6.2 | 1.1 | -5.1 | -2.1 | -3.0 |
| New York Jets | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 212 | 299 | -87 | -6.2 | 0.8 | -5.4 | -3.7 | -1.6 |
| Buffalo Bills | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 184 | 394 | -210 | -15.0 | 1.6 | -13.4 | -4.5 | -8.9 |
| AFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Cleveland Browns* | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 285 | 273 | 12 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 246 | 292 | -46 | -3.3 | -0.3 | -3.6 | -1.8 | -1.8 |
| Houston Oilers | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 251 | 330 | -79 | -5.6 | -1.1 | -6.7 | -3.0 | -3.8 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 284 | 265 | 19 | 1.4 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
| AFC West | ||||||||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs* | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 302 | 208 | 94 | 6.7 | -1.7 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 344 | 278 | 66 | 4.7 | -1.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 311 | 341 | -30 | -2.1 | -1.9 | -4.1 | 2.6 | -6.6 |
| Denver Broncos | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 203 | 275 | -72 | -5.1 | 0.6 | -4.5 | -5.5 | 1.0 |
NFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFC East | ||||||||||||
| Dallas Cowboys* | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 406 | 222 | 184 | 13.1 | -3.3 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 1.6 |
| Washington Redskins+ | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 276 | 190 | 86 | 6.1 | -1.0 | 5.1 | -0.6 | 5.8 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 7 | 1 | .462 | 221 | 302 | -81 | -5.8 | 1.5 | -4.3 | -2.7 | -1.6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 231 | 279 | -48 | -3.4 | -0.8 | -4.2 | -4.0 | -0.2 |
| New York Giants | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 228 | 362 | -134 | -9.6 | 1.6 | -8.0 | -1.7 | -6.3 |
| NFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota Vikings* | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 245 | 139 | 106 | 7.6 | -1.1 | 6.5 | -3.4 | 9.9 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 341 | 286 | 55 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 6.5 | -2.4 |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 185 | 276 | -91 | -6.5 | 3.1 | -3.4 | -4.4 | 1.1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 274 | 298 | -24 | -1.7 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 1.4 | -2.3 |
| NFC West | ||||||||||||
| San Francisco 49ers* | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 300 | 216 | 84 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 313 | 260 | 53 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 274 | 277 | -3 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 266 | 347 | -81 | -5.8 | 3.0 | -2.7 | 1.4 | -4.1 |
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