2006 · 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	ChargersWest· leader	14-2	5-1	10-2	+189	100%
2	RavensNorth· leader	13-3	5-1	10-2	+152	100%
3	ColtsSouth· leader	12-4	3-3	9-3	+67	100%
4	PatriotsEast· leader	12-4	4-2	8-4	+148	100%
5	JetsEast	10-6	4-2	7-5	+21	100%
6	ChiefsWest	9-7	4-2	5-7	+16	100%
7	BroncosWest	9-7	3-3	8-4	+14	0%
8	BengalsNorth	8-8	4-2	6-6	+42	0%
9	JaguarsSouth	8-8	2-4	5-7	+97	0%
10	TitansSouth	8-8	4-2	5-7	-76	0%
11	SteelersNorth	8-8	3-3	5-7	+38	0%
12	BillsEast	7-9	3-3	5-7	-11	0%
13	TexansSouth	6-10	3-3	6-6	-99	0%
14	DolphinsEast	6-10	1-5	3-9	-23	0%
15	BrownsNorth	4-12	0-6	3-9	-118	0%
16	RaidersWest	2-14	0-6	1-11	-164	0%

NFC

6 seeds · 2 byes

NFC standings and seeding

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Net	Playoffest.
1	BearsNorth· leader	13-3	5-1	11-1	+172	100%
2	SaintsSouth· leader	10-6	4-2	9-3	+91	100%
3	EaglesEast· leader	10-6	5-1	9-3	+70	100%
4	SeahawksWest· leader	9-7	3-3	7-5	-6	100%
5	CowboysEast	9-7	2-4	6-6	+75	100%
6	GiantsEast· conference record	8-8	4-2	7-5	-7	100%
7	PackersNorth	8-8	5-1	7-5	-65	0%
8	PanthersSouth	8-8	5-1	6-6	-35	0%
9	RamsWest	8-8	2-4	6-6	-14	0%
10	49ersWest	7-9	3-3	5-7	-114	0%
11	FalconsSouth	7-9	3-3	5-7	-36	0%
12	VikingsNorth	6-10	2-4	6-6	-45	0%
13	CardinalsWest	5-11	4-2	5-7	-75	0%
14	CommandersEast	5-11	1-5	3-9	-69	0%
15	BuccaneersSouth	4-12	0-6	2-10	-142	0%
16	LionsNorth	3-13	0-6	2-10	-93	0%