- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kansas City finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Denver finished ahead of Indianapolis and NY Jets based on conference record. Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Oakland (see below).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Denver finished ahead of Oakland based on conference record.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Oakland and Indianapolis finished ahead of NY Jets based on conference record.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oakland finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jacksonville finished ahead of Cleveland based on record against common opponents. Jacksonville's cumulative record against Cincinnati, Denver, NY Jets, and Tennessee was 4–1, compared to Cleveland's 2–3 cumulative record against the same four teams.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 LA Chargers finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.
- ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
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