AFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC East | ||||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins* | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 198 | 131 | 67 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 5.6 |
| New York Jets+ | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 245 | 166 | 79 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 1.7 |
| New England Patriots+ | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 143 | 157 | -14 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -2.4 | -3.7 | 1.3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 150 | 154 | -4 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | -1.9 | 3.4 |
| Baltimore Colts | 0 | 8 | 1 | .056 | 113 | 236 | -123 | -13.7 | 4.8 | -8.8 | -6.1 | -2.7 |
| AFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals* | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 232 | 177 | 55 | 6.1 | -2.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers+ | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 204 | 146 | 58 | 6.4 | -1.3 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| Cleveland Browns+ | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 140 | 182 | -42 | -4.7 | 1.2 | -3.5 | -5.0 | 1.5 |
| Houston Oilers | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 136 | 245 | -109 | -12.1 | 1.1 | -11.0 | -3.9 | -7.1 |
| AFC West | ||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Raiders* | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 260 | 200 | 60 | 6.7 | -1.5 | 5.2 | 6.1 | -0.9 |
| San Diego Chargers+ | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 288 | 221 | 67 | 7.4 | -2.1 | 5.3 | 10.6 | -5.3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 127 | 147 | -20 | -2.2 | -3.2 | -5.4 | -7.5 | 2.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 176 | 184 | -8 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -1.9 | 1.6 |
| Denver Broncos | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 148 | 226 | -78 | -8.7 | -1.1 | -9.7 | -6.0 | -3.8 |
NFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFC East | ||||||||||||
| Washington Redskins* | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 190 | 128 | 62 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 5.2 |
| Dallas Cowboys+ | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 226 | 145 | 81 | 9.0 | -0.8 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 3.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals+ | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 135 | 170 | -35 | -3.9 | 1.2 | -2.7 | -4.1 | 1.4 |
| New York Giants | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 164 | 160 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -1.9 | 2.9 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 191 | 195 | -4 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | -2.0 |
| NFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Green Bay Packers* | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 226 | 169 | 57 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings+ | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 187 | 198 | -11 | -1.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | -1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers+ | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 158 | 178 | -20 | -2.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Detroit Lions+ | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 181 | 176 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 1.7 |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 141 | 174 | -33 | -3.7 | -1.7 | -5.4 | -4.2 | -1.2 |
| NFC West | ||||||||||||
| Atlanta Falcons* | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 183 | 199 | -16 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -3.8 | -0.5 | -3.3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 129 | 160 | -31 | -3.4 | -0.3 | -3.8 | -5.7 | 1.9 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 209 | 206 | 3 | 0.3 | -2.8 | -2.4 | 0.3 | -2.8 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 200 | 250 | -50 | -5.6 | -1.4 | -6.9 | 0.9 | -7.9 |
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