2002 · 8 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	RaidersWest· leader	11-5	4-2	9-3	+146	100%
2	TitansSouth· leader	11-5	6-0	9-3	+43	100%
3	SteelersNorth· leader	10-5-1	6-0	8-4	+45	100%
4	JetsEast· leader· division record	9-7	4-2	6-6	+23	100%
5	ColtsSouth	10-6	4-2	8-4	+36	100%
6	BrownsNorth· conference record	9-7	3-3	7-5	+24	100%
7	DolphinsEast	9-7	2-4	7-5	+77	0%
8	BroncosWest	9-7	3-3	5-7	+48	0%
9	PatriotsEast	9-7	4-2	6-6	+35	0%
10	ChiefsWest	8-8	2-4	6-6	+68	0%
11	ChargersWest	8-8	3-3	6-6	-34	0%
12	BillsEast	8-8	2-4	5-7	-18	0%
13	RavensNorth	7-9	3-3	7-5	-38	0%
14	JaguarsSouth	6-10	1-5	4-8	+13	0%
15	TexansSouth	4-12	1-5	2-10	-143	0%
16	BengalsNorth	2-14	0-6	1-11	-177	0%

NFC

6 seeds · 2 byes

NFC standings and seeding

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Net	Playoffest.
1	EaglesEast· leader	12-4	5-1	11-1	+174	100%
2	BuccaneersSouth· leader	12-4	4-2	9-3	+150	100%
3	PackersNorth· leader	12-4	5-1	9-3	+70	100%
4	49ersWest· leader	10-6	5-1	8-4	+16	100%
5	GiantsEast	10-6	5-1	8-4	+41	100%
6	FalconsSouth	9-6-1	4-2	7-5	+88	100%
7	SaintsSouth	9-7	3-3	7-5	+44	0%
8	RamsWest	7-9	4-2	5-7	-53	0%
9	SeahawksWest	7-9	2-4	5-7	-14	0%
10	CommandersEast	7-9	1-5	4-8	-58	0%
11	PanthersSouth	7-9	1-5	4-8	-44	0%
12	VikingsNorth	6-10	4-2	5-7	-52	0%
13	CardinalsWest	5-11	1-5	5-7	-155	0%
14	CowboysEast	5-11	1-5	3-9	-112	0%
15	BearsNorth	4-12	2-4	3-9	-98	0%
16	LionsNorth	3-13	1-5	3-9	-145	0%