AFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC East | ||||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins* | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 385 | 171 | 214 | 15.3 | -4.3 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| New York Jets | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 367 | 324 | 43 | 3.1 | -2.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -4.2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 235 | 252 | -17 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -2.3 | -5.1 | 2.8 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 257 | 377 | -120 | -8.6 | 1.4 | -7.2 | -1.6 | -5.6 |
| New England Patriots | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 192 | 446 | -254 | -18.1 | 0.7 | -17.4 | -6.3 | -11.1 |
| AFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers* | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 343 | 175 | 168 | 12.0 | -2.0 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
| Cleveland Browns+ | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 268 | 249 | 19 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -1.6 | 1.9 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 299 | 229 | 70 | 5.0 | -0.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Houston Oilers | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 164 | 380 | -216 | -15.4 | 2.4 | -13.0 | -7.1 | -5.9 |
| AFC West | ||||||||||||
| Oakland Raiders* | 10 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 365 | 248 | 117 | 8.4 | -0.3 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 287 | 254 | 33 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Denver Broncos | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 325 | 350 | -25 | -1.8 | -0.1 | -1.9 | 2.9 | -4.7 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 264 | 344 | -80 | -5.7 | 2.9 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -2.6 |
NFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFC East | ||||||||||||
| Washington Redskins* | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 336 | 218 | 118 | 8.4 | -2.1 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| Dallas Cowboys+ | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 319 | 240 | 79 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| New York Giants | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 331 | 247 | 84 | 6.0 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 193 | 303 | -110 | -7.9 | 2.2 | -5.7 | -4.5 | -1.2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 11 | 1 | .179 | 145 | 352 | -207 | -14.8 | 0.2 | -14.6 | -9.2 | -5.3 |
| NFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Green Bay Packers* | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 304 | 226 | 78 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | 339 | 290 | 49 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 301 | 252 | 49 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 225 | 275 | -50 | -3.6 | 2.2 | -1.3 | -2.8 | 1.5 |
| NFC West | ||||||||||||
| San Francisco 49ers* | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | 353 | 249 | 104 | 7.4 | -1.0 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 269 | 274 | -5 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -1.9 | -2.3 | 0.4 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 7 | 1 | .464 | 291 | 286 | 5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2 | 11 | 1 | .179 | 215 | 361 | -146 | -10.4 | 0.2 | -10.2 | -5.3 | -5.0 |
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