↑ 1.01.1Kansas City finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.
↑ 2.02.12.2Denver finished ahead of Indianapolis and NY Jets based on conference record. Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Oakland (see below).
↑ 3.03.1Denver finished ahead of Oakland based on conference record.
↑ 4.04.14.2Oakland and Indianapolis finished ahead of NY Jets based on conference record.
↑ 5.05.1Oakland finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.
↑ 6.06.1Jacksonville finished ahead of Cleveland based on record against common opponents. Jacksonville's cumulative record against Cincinnati, Denver, NY Jets, and Tennessee was 4–1, compared to Cleveland's 2–3 cumulative record against the same four teams.
↑ 7.07.1LA Chargers finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.
↑When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
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