2021 · 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

7 seeds · 1 bye

AFC standings and seeding

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Net	Playoffest.
1	TitansSouth· leader	12-5	5-1	8-4	+65	100%
2	ChiefsWest· leader	12-5	5-1	7-5	+116	100%
3	BillsEast· leader	11-6	5-1	7-5	+194	100%
4	BengalsNorth· leader	10-7	4-2	8-4	+84	100%
5	RaidersWest· common games	10-7	3-3	8-4	-65	100%
6	PatriotsEast	10-7	3-3	8-4	+159	100%
7	SteelersNorth	9-7-1	4-2	7-5	-55	100%
8	ColtsSouth	9-8	3-3	7-5	+86	0%
9	DolphinsEast	9-8	4-2	6-6	-32	0%
10	ChargersWest	9-8	3-3	6-6	+15	0%
11	BrownsNorth	8-9	3-3	5-7	-22	0%
12	RavensNorth	8-9	1-5	5-7	-5	0%
13	BroncosWest	7-10	1-5	3-9	+13	0%
14	JetsEast	4-13	0-6	4-8	-194	0%
15	TexansSouth	4-13	3-3	4-8	-172	0%
16	JaguarsSouth	3-14	1-5	3-9	-204	0%

NFC

7 seeds · 1 bye

NFC standings and seeding

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Net	Playoffest.
1	PackersNorth· leader	13-4	4-2	9-3	+79	100%
2	BuccaneersSouth· leader	13-4	4-2	8-4	+158	100%
3	CowboysEast· leader	12-5	6-0	10-2	+172	100%
4	RamsWest· leader	12-5	3-3	8-4	+88	100%
5	CardinalsWest	11-6	4-2	7-5	+83	100%
6	49ersWest	10-7	2-4	7-5	+62	100%
7	EaglesEast· head-to-head sweep	9-8	3-3	7-5	+59	100%
8	SaintsSouth	9-8	4-2	7-5	+29	0%
9	VikingsNorth	8-9	4-2	6-6	-1	0%
10	CommandersEast	7-10	2-4	6-6	-99	0%
11	SeahawksWest	7-10	3-3	4-8	+29	0%
12	FalconsSouth	7-10	2-4	4-8	-146	0%
13	BearsNorth	6-11	2-4	4-8	-96	0%
14	PanthersSouth	5-12	2-4	3-9	-100	0%
15	GiantsEast	4-13	1-5	3-9	-158	0%
16	LionsNorth	3-13-1	2-4	3-9	-142	0%