Simple AFC Tiebreaker Chart

Notes and assumptions: No possibility of ties. Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored. Divisional ties are broken first. To break a tie between NYJ, MIA, and BAL, first break the tie between NYJ and MIA. The AFC #6 seed will have at least a 10-6 record. Locked berths: TEN #1, PIT #2, IND #5 Key games next week: NE at BUF, MIA at NYJ, JAX at BAL, DEN at SD. The complete tiebreaker rules are here. AFC Tiebreakers after Week 16: Teams tied Record Who wins? Why? Divisional: NYJ-NE 10-6 NYJ Division record NYJ-MIA 10-6 NYJ Head-to-head sweep NE-MIA any MIA Conference record (8-4/7-5 vs. 7-5/6-6) NYJ-NE-MIA 10-6 NYJ Round robin (3-1 vs. 2-2 vs. 1-3) PIT-BAL 11-5 PIT Head-to-head sweep DEN-SD 8-8 SD Division record (5-1 vs. 3-3) Conference: NYJ-BAL 10-6 NYJ Conference record (8-4 vs. 7-5) NE-PIT 11-5 PIT Head-to-head NE-BAL any BAL Conference record NE-IND 11-5 IND Head-to-head MIA-PIT 11-5 PIT Conference record (9-3 vs. 8-4) MIA-BAL 10-6 BAL Head-to-head BAL-IND 11-5 IND Head-to-head NE-BAL-IND 11-5 IND Head-to-head sweep