AFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC East | ||||||||||||
| New England Patriots* | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 358 | 286 | 72 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| Miami Dolphins+ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 372 | 254 | 118 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| New York Jets | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 359 | 364 | -5 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -3.3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 302 | 354 | -52 | -3.3 | 0.0 | -3.3 | -0.1 | -3.2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 239 | 421 | -182 | -11.4 | 2.6 | -8.8 | -2.8 | -6.0 |
| AFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers* | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 356 | 195 | 161 | 10.1 | -1.9 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 5.6 |
| Houston Oilers+ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 283 | 298 | -15 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 334 | 356 | -22 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -2.0 | 2.5 | -4.5 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 252 | 284 | -32 | -2.0 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -2.7 | 1.3 |
| AFC West | ||||||||||||
| Denver Broncos* | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 282 | 198 | 84 | 5.3 | -0.2 | 5.0 | -1.9 | 6.9 |
| Oakland Raiders | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 311 | 283 | 28 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 345 | 358 | -13 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 3.4 | -3.7 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 355 | 309 | 46 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 243 | 327 | -84 | -5.3 | 0.9 | -4.4 | -3.0 | -1.4 |
NFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFC East | ||||||||||||
| Dallas Cowboys* | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 384 | 208 | 176 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles+ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 270 | 250 | 20 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 3.4 |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 273 | 283 | -10 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.1 | 0.7 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 248 | 296 | -48 | -3.0 | 0.5 | -2.5 | -2.6 | 0.0 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 264 | 298 | -34 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -2.5 | -1.1 | -1.3 |
| NFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota Vikings* | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 294 | 306 | -12 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 249 | 269 | -20 | -1.3 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -2.2 | 1.6 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 290 | 300 | -10 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -0.1 | -1.7 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 253 | 274 | -21 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -2.4 | -2.7 | 0.3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 241 | 259 | -18 | -1.1 | -2.2 | -3.3 | -4.1 | 0.8 |
| NFC West | ||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Rams* | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 316 | 245 | 71 | 4.4 | -1.2 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Atlanta Falcons+ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 240 | 290 | -50 | -3.1 | -1.5 | -4.6 | -3.7 | -0.9 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 281 | 298 | -17 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -1.2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 219 | 350 | -131 | -8.2 | -0.9 | -9.1 | -4.6 | -4.5 |
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