2009 · 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	ColtsSouth· leader	14-2	6-0	10-2	+109	100%
2	ChargersWest· leader	13-3	5-1	9-3	+134	100%
3	BengalsNorth· leader	10-6	6-0	7-5	+14	100%
4	PatriotsEast· leader	10-6	4-2	7-5	+142	100%
5	JetsEast· conference record	9-7	2-4	7-5	+112	100%
6	RavensNorth· conference record	9-7	3-3	7-5	+130	100%
7	TexansSouth	9-7	1-5	6-6	+55	0%
8	SteelersNorth	9-7	2-4	6-6	+44	0%
9	BroncosWest	8-8	3-3	6-6	+2	0%
10	TitansSouth	8-8	2-4	4-8	-48	0%
11	DolphinsEast	7-9	4-2	5-7	-30	0%
12	JaguarsSouth	7-9	3-3	6-6	-90	0%
13	BillsEast	6-10	2-4	4-8	-68	0%
14	BrownsNorth	5-11	1-5	5-7	-130	0%
15	RaidersWest	5-11	2-4	4-8	-182	0%
16	ChiefsWest	4-12	2-4	3-9	-130	0%

NFC

6 seeds · 2 byes

NFC standings and seeding

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Net	Playoffest.
1	SaintsSouth· leader	13-3	4-2	9-3	+169	100%
2	VikingsNorth· leader	12-4	5-1	9-3	+158	100%
3	CowboysEast· leader· head-to-head	11-5	4-2	9-3	+111	100%
4	CardinalsWest· leader	10-6	4-2	8-4	+50	100%
5	PackersNorth· common games	11-5	4-2	9-3	+164	100%
6	EaglesEast	11-5	4-2	9-3	+92	100%
7	FalconsSouth	9-7	3-3	6-6	+38	0%
8	PanthersSouth	8-8	4-2	8-4	+7	0%
9	49ersWest	8-8	5-1	7-5	+49	0%
10	GiantsEast	8-8	4-2	6-6	-25	0%
11	BearsNorth	7-9	3-3	5-7	-48	0%
12	SeahawksWest	5-11	3-3	4-8	-110	0%
13	CommandersEast	4-12	0-6	2-10	-70	0%
14	BuccaneersSouth	3-13	1-5	3-9	-156	0%
15	LionsNorth	2-14	0-6	1-11	-232	0%
16	RamsWest	1-15	0-6	1-11	-261	0%