2001 · 6 divisions

Standings & seeding

Seeded with the league’s full tiebreaker cascade — head-to-head, division and conference record, common games, strength of victory. Where a tiebreaker decided a position, the rule that did it is named under the team.

AFC

6 seeds · 2 byes

AFC standings and seeding

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Net	Playoffest.
1	SteelersCentral· leader	13-3	7-3	10-3	+140	100%
2	PatriotsEast· leader· division record	11-5	6-2	8-4	+99	100%
3	RaidersWest· leader	10-6	6-2	7-5	+72	100%
4	DolphinsEast	11-5	5-3	9-3	+54	100%
5	RavensCentral· common games	10-6	6-4	8-4	+38	100%
6	JetsEast	10-6	5-3	8-4	+13	100%
7	SeahawksWest	9-7	5-3	8-4	-23	0%
8	BroncosWest	8-8	4-4	5-7	+1	0%
9	BrownsCentral	7-9	5-5	6-7	-34	0%
10	TitansCentral	7-9	3-7	4-8	-52	0%
11	ColtsEast	6-10	3-5	5-7	-73	0%
12	ChiefsWest	6-10	4-4	5-7	-24	0%
13	JaguarsCentral	6-10	5-5	5-8	+8	0%
14	BengalsCentral	6-10	4-6	5-8	-83	0%
15	ChargersWest	5-11	1-7	3-9	+11	0%
16	BillsEast	3-13	1-7	2-10	-155	0%

NFC

6 seeds · 2 byes

NFC standings and seeding

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Net	Playoffest.
1	RamsWest· leader	14-2	7-1	10-2	+230	100%
2	BearsCentral· leader	13-3	6-2	10-2	+135	100%
3	EaglesEast· leader	11-5	6-2	8-4	+135	100%
4	PackersCentral· conference record	12-4	6-2	9-3	+124	100%
5	49ersWest	12-4	6-2	8-4	+127	100%
6	BuccaneersCentral	9-7	4-4	7-5	+44	100%
7	CommandersEast	8-8	4-4	6-6	-47	0%
8	FalconsWest	7-9	3-5	6-6	-86	0%
9	GiantsEast	7-9	4-4	5-7	-27	0%
10	SaintsWest	7-9	4-4	5-7	-76	0%
11	CardinalsEast	7-9	2-6	4-8	-48	0%
12	CowboysEast	5-11	4-4	5-7	-92	0%
13	VikingsCentral	5-11	3-5	4-8	-100	0%
14	LionsCentral	2-14	1-7	2-10	-154	0%
15	PanthersWest	1-15	0-8	1-11	-157	0%