2004 · 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	SteelersNorth· leader	15-1	5-1	11-1	+121	100%
2	PatriotsEast· leader	14-2	5-1	10-2	+177	100%
3	ColtsSouth· leader	12-4	5-1	8-4	+171	100%
4	ChargersWest· leader	12-4	5-1	9-3	+133	100%
5	JetsEast· common games	10-6	3-3	7-5	+72	100%
6	BroncosWest	10-6	3-3	7-5	+77	100%
7	JaguarsSouth	9-7	2-4	6-6	-19	0%
8	RavensNorth	9-7	3-3	6-6	+49	0%
9	BillsEast	9-7	3-3	5-7	+111	0%
10	BengalsNorth	8-8	2-4	4-8	+2	0%
11	TexansSouth	7-9	4-2	6-6	-30	0%
12	ChiefsWest	7-9	3-3	6-6	+48	0%
13	RaidersWest	5-11	1-5	3-9	-122	0%
14	TitansSouth	5-11	1-5	3-9	-95	0%
15	DolphinsEast	4-12	1-5	2-10	-79	0%
16	BrownsNorth	4-12	2-4	3-9	-114	0%

NFC

6 seeds · 2 byes

NFC standings and seeding

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Net	Playoffest.
1	EaglesEast· leader	13-3	6-0	11-1	+126	100%
2	FalconsSouth· leader	11-5	4-2	8-4	+3	100%
3	PackersNorth· leader	10-6	5-1	9-3	+44	100%
4	SeahawksWest· leader	9-7	3-3	8-4	-2	100%
5	RamsWest· conference record	8-8	5-1	7-5	-73	100%
6	VikingsNorth· head-to-head sweep	8-8	3-3	5-7	+10	100%
7	SaintsSouth	8-8	3-3	6-6	-57	0%
8	PanthersSouth	7-9	3-3	6-6	+16	0%
9	CommandersEast	6-10	1-5	6-6	-25	0%
10	LionsNorth	6-10	2-4	5-7	-54	0%
11	CardinalsWest	6-10	2-4	5-7	-38	0%
12	GiantsEast	6-10	3-3	5-7	-44	0%
13	CowboysEast	6-10	2-4	5-7	-112	0%
14	BuccaneersSouth	5-11	2-4	4-8	-3	0%
15	BearsNorth	5-11	2-4	4-8	-100	0%
16	49ersWest	2-14	2-4	2-10	-193	0%