↑ 1.01.1New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record.
↑ 2.02.1Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4).
↑ 3.03.1San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below).
↑ 4.04.1NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record.
↑ 5.05.1Carolina finished ahead of Detroit 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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