AFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC East | |||||||||||
| New England Patriots* | 11 | 5 | .688 | 418 | 313 | 105 | 6.6 | -1.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Buffalo Bills+ | 10 | 6 | .625 | 319 | 266 | 53 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 2.9 | -1.0 | 3.9 |
| Indianapolis Colts+ | 9 | 7 | .563 | 317 | 334 | -17 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -1.8 | 0.2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8 | 8 | .500 | 339 | 325 | 14 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| New York Jets | 1 | 15 | .063 | 279 | 454 | -175 | -10.9 | 0.8 | -10.1 | -2.5 | -7.6 |
| AFC Central | |||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 344 | 257 | 87 | 5.4 | -0.3 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars+ | 9 | 7 | .563 | 325 | 335 | -10 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -1.5 | -1.6 | 0.1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | .500 | 372 | 369 | 3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 2.5 | -2.6 |
| Houston Oilers | 8 | 8 | .500 | 345 | 319 | 26 | 1.6 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 12 | .250 | 371 | 441 | -70 | -4.4 | 1.4 | -2.9 | 3.9 | -6.8 |
| AFC West | |||||||||||
| Denver Broncos* | 13 | 3 | .813 | 391 | 275 | 116 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | .563 | 297 | 300 | -3 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -0.7 | 2.5 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 | .500 | 310 | 376 | -66 | -4.1 | 2.4 | -1.8 | 0.4 | -2.1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 7 | 9 | .438 | 340 | 293 | 47 | 2.9 | -0.5 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 9 | .438 | 317 | 376 | -59 | -3.7 | 2.0 | -1.7 | 1.0 | -2.6 |
NFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFC East | |||||||||||
| Dallas Cowboys* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 286 | 250 | 36 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 | -2.9 | 5.3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles+ | 10 | 6 | .625 | 363 | 341 | 22 | 1.4 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 2.1 | -1.6 |
| Washington Redskins | 9 | 7 | .563 | 364 | 312 | 52 | 3.3 | -1.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 9 | .438 | 300 | 397 | -97 | -6.1 | -1.4 | -7.5 | -1.7 | -5.8 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 10 | .375 | 242 | 297 | -55 | -3.4 | -0.7 | -4.1 | -5.7 | 1.5 |
| NFC Central | |||||||||||
| Green Bay Packers* | 13 | 3 | .813 | 456 | 210 | 246 | 15.4 | -0.1 | 15.3 | 8.7 | 6.6 |
| Minnesota Vikings+ | 9 | 7 | .563 | 298 | 315 | -17 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 9 | .438 | 283 | 305 | -22 | -1.4 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -1.4 | 1.2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | .375 | 221 | 293 | -72 | -4.5 | 1.5 | -3.0 | -5.9 | 2.9 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | .313 | 302 | 368 | -66 | -4.1 | 1.2 | -2.9 | -0.4 | -2.5 |
| NFC West | |||||||||||
| Carolina Panthers* | 12 | 4 | .750 | 367 | 218 | 149 | 9.3 | -2.3 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| San Francisco 49ers+ | 12 | 4 | .750 | 398 | 257 | 141 | 8.8 | -0.8 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| St. Louis Rams | 6 | 10 | .375 | 303 | 409 | -106 | -6.6 | 0.3 | -6.3 | -1.7 | -4.6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 13 | .188 | 309 | 461 | -152 | -9.5 | 0.4 | -9.1 | -0.2 | -8.9 |
| New Orleans Saints | 3 | 13 | .188 | 229 | 339 | -110 | -6.9 | -1.2 | -8.1 | -7.1 | -1.0 |
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