Simple NFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2011, After Week 16

Notes and assumptions: No possibility of tie games except DAL-NYG. Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now. Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored. Division ties are broken first. If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker. Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals. Locked berths: GB (#1). Clinched divisions: SF, NO. Clinched berths: DET, ATL. Eliminated: STL, MIN, CAR, TB, WAS, PHI, ARI, SEA. The complete tiebreaker rules are here. NFC Division Tiebreakers after Week 16: Tied Teams Record Extra condition Winner Why? DAL-NYG 8-7-1 NYG head-to-head  (1-0-1 vs. 0-1-1) DET-ATL 10-6 ATL head-to-head NO-SF SF conference record

Simple AFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2011, After Week 16

Notes and assumptions: No possibility of tie games. Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now. Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored. Division ties are broken first. (Example: If NE, BAL, and PIT all finish 12-4, break the BAL-PIT tie first. Then apply the tiebreaker between NE and the BAL-PIT winner.). If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker. Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals. Locked berths: HOU (#3). Clinched divisions: NE (first round bye). Clinched berths: PIT, BAL. Eliminated: IND, JAX, CLE, MIA, BUF, KC, SD. The complete tiebreaker rules are here. AFC Tiebreakers after Saturday games of Week 16: Tied Teams Record Extra condition Winner Why? BAL-PIT BAL head-to-head sweep DEN-OAK DEN common opponents DEN-OAK-SD 8-8 DEN common opponents Wild Card & Seeding: NE-BAL 12-4 BAL strength-of-victory NE-PIT 12-4 PIT head-to-head NYJ-CIN 9-7 NYJ conference record BAL-HOU 11-5 BAL head-to-head CIN-TEN 9-7 CIN head-to-head CIN-OAK 9-7 OAK conference record NYJ-CIN-TEN 9-7 TEN CIN eliminated on conference record; common opponents NYJ-CIN-OAK 9-7 OAK CIN eliminated on conference record; head-to-head CIN-TEN-OAK 9-7 TEN CIN eliminated on conference record; common opponents NYJ-CIN-TEN-OAK 9-7 OAK CIN eliminated on conference record; strength-of-victory

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Simple NFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2011, Divisions Only, After Week 13

Notes and assumptions: No possibility of tie games.  (The only way the entire NFC East could tie is at 7-8-1.) Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now. (Example: DAL and PHI can only be tied if PHI beats DAL.) Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored. (This only affects tiebreakers involving STL.) Wild card and seeding tiebreakers will be added after Week 14. If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker. Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals. Locked berths: none. Clinched divisions: GB, SF. Clinched berths: none. Eliminated: STL, MIN. The complete tiebreaker rules are here. NFC Division Tiebreakers after Week 13: Tied Teams Record Extra condition Winner Why? DAL-NYG NYG sweeps DAL NYG head-to-head sweep DAL-NYG DAL splits with NYG  and (DAL beats PHI  OR NYG loses to WAS) DAL division record DAL-NYG 9-7 DAL splits with NYG  and DAL loses to PHI  and NYG beats WAS  and DAL beats TB NYG common opponents DAL-NYG 8-8 DAL splits with NYG  and DAL loses to PHI  and NYG beats WAS  and DAL loses to TB DAL conference record DAL-PHI PHI head-to-head sweep DAL-WAS DAL head-to-head sweep NYG-PHI PHI division record NYG-WAS WAS head-to-head sweep PHI-WAS 7-9 PHI beats WAS PHI head-to-head sweep PHI-WAS 7-9 WAS beats PHI PHI division record DAL-NYG-PHI 8-8 NYG sweeps DAL PHI DAL eliminated on round robin  (NYG 3-1 vs. PHI 3-1 vs. DAL 0-4);  division record DAL-NYG-PHI 8-8 DAL splits with NYG PHI round robin  (PHI 3-1 vs. NYG 2-2 vs. DAL 1-3) DAL-NYG-WAS 8-8 NYG sweeps DAL  and DAL beats PHI NYG WAS eliminated on common opponents;  head-to-head sweep DAL-NYG-WAS 8-8 NYG sweeps DAL  and DAL loses to PHI WAS DAL eliminated on division record;  head-to-head sweep DAL-NYG-WAS 8-8 DAL splits with NYG DAL NYG eliminated on division record;  head-to-head sweep DAL-PHI-WAS 7-9 PHI round robin NYG-PHI-WAS 7-9 PHI beats WAS PHI round robin NYG-PHI-WAS 7-9 WAS beats PHI  and WAS beats NYG WAS round robin NYG-PHI-WAS 7-9 WAS beats PHI  and NYG beats WAS PHI division record CHI-DET CHI beats GB  and CHI beats MIN  and DET beats GB  and DET beats MIN  and CHI beats SEA DET common opponents CHI-DET CHI beats GB  and CHI beats MIN  and DET beats GB  and DET beats MIN  and CHI loses to SEA CHI conference record CHI-DET CHI beats GB  and CHI beats MIN  and (DET loses to GB  OR DET loses to MIN) CHI division record CHI-DET (CHI loses to GB  OR CHI loses to MIN)  and DET beats GB  and DET beats MIN DET division record CHI-DET ((CHI beats GB  and CHI loses to MIN)  OR (CHI loses to GB  and CHI beats MIN))  and ((DET beats GB  and DET loses to MIN)  OR (DET loses to GB  and DET beats MIN))  and CHI beats SEA DET common opponents CHI-DET ((CHI beats GB  and CHI loses to MIN)  OR (CHI loses to GB  and CHI beats MIN))  and ((DET beats GB  and DET loses to MIN)  OR (DET loses to GB  and DET beats MIN))  and CHI loses to SEA CHI conference record CHI-DET (CHI beats GB  OR CHI beats MIN)  and DET loses to GB  and DET loses to MIN CHI division record CHI-DET CHI loses to GB  and CHI loses to MIN  and (DET beats GB  OR DET beats MIN) DET division record CHI-DET CHI loses to GB  and CHI loses to MIN  and DET loses to GB  and DET loses to MIN  and CHI beats SEA DET common opponents CHI-DET CHI loses to GB  and CHI loses to MIN  and DET loses to GB  and DET loses to MIN  and CHI loses to SEA CHI conference record NO-ATL 10-6 NO beats ATL NO head-to-head sweep NO-ATL 10-6 ATL beats NO  and ATL beats TB  and ATL beats CAR  and NO beats CAR ATL common opponents NO-ATL ATL beats NO  and ATL beats TB  and ATL beats CAR  and NO loses to CAR ATL division record NO-ATL 10-6 ATL beats NO  and ATL beats TB  and ATL loses to CAR  and NO beats CAR NO division record NO-ATL ATL beats NO  and ATL beats TB  and ATL loses to CAR  and NO loses to CAR ATL common opponents NO-ATL 10-6 ATL beats NO  and ATL loses to TB  and ATL beats CAR  and NO beats CAR NO division record NO-ATL ATL beats NO  and ATL loses to TB  and ATL beats CAR  and NO loses to CAR ATL common opponents NO-ATL 9-7 ATL beats NO  and ATL loses to TB  and ATL loses to CAR NO division record ATL-TB TB head-to-head sweep ATL-CAR CAR division record TB-CAR 7-9 TB beats CAR  and TB beats ATL TB division record TB-CAR 7-9 TB beats CAR  and TB loses to ATL TB common opponents TB-CAR 7-9 CAR beats TB CAR head-to-head sweep ATL-TB-CAR 7-9 TB beats CAR TB round robin  (TB 3-1 vs. CAR 2-2 vs. ATL 1-3) ATL-TB-CAR 7-9 CAR beats TB CAR round robin  (CAR 3-1 vs. TB 2-2 vs. ATL 1-3) SEA-ARI SEA beats ARI SEA head-to-head sweep SEA-ARI 8-8 ARI beats SEA  and SEA beats STL  and SEA beats SF  and ARI beats SF  and SEA beats CHI likely SEA strength of victory SEA-ARI 7-9 ARI beats SEA  and SEA beats STL  and SEA beats SF  and ARI beats SF  and SEA loses to CHI SEA common opponents SEA-ARI ARI beats SEA  and SEA beats STL  and SEA beats SF  and ARI loses to SF SEA division record SEA-ARI ARI beats SEA  and SEA beats STL  and SEA loses to SF  and ARI beats SF ARI division record SEA-ARI ARI beats SEA  and SEA loses to STL  and SEA beats SF  and ARI beats SF ARI division record SEA-ARI 7-9 ARI beats SEA  and SEA beats STL  and SEA loses to SF  and ARI loses to SF  and ARI beats CIN likely SEA strength of victory SEA-ARI 7-9 ARI beats SEA  and SEA beats STL  and SEA loses to SF  and ARI loses to SF  and ARI beats CLE SEA strength of victory SEA-ARI 7-9 ARI beats SEA  and SEA loses to STL  and SEA beats SF  and ARI loses to SF SEA strength of victory

Simple AFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2011, Divisions Only, After Week 13

Notes and assumptions: No possibility of tie games. Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now. (Example: NE and BUF can only be tied if BUF beats NE.) Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored. (This only affects tiebreakers involving both JAX and IND.) Wild card and seeding tiebreakers will be added after Week 14. If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker. Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals. Locked berths: none. Clinched divisions: none. Clinched berths: none. Eliminated: IND, JAX, CLE. The complete tiebreaker rules are here. AFC Division Tiebreakers after Week 13 and CLE-PIT: Tied Teams Record Extra condition Winner Why? NE-NYJ NE head-to-head sweep NE-BUF 9-7 BUF head-to-head sweep NYJ-MIA MIA beats NE and MIA beats BUF MIA division record NYJ-MIA 7-9 MIA loses to NE OR MIA loses to BUF MIA common opponents BUF-MIA 7-9 BUF beats MIA and BUF beats NE ??? strength-of-victory BUF-MIA 7-9 BUF beats MIA and BUF loses to NE MIA division record BUF-MIA MIA beats BUF MIA head-to-head sweep NYJ-BUF-MIA MIA beats BUF and MIA beats NE MIA BUF eliminated on round robin (NYJ 3-1 vs. MIA 3-1 vs. BUF 0-4); division record NYJ-BUF-MIA 7-9 MIA beats BUF and MIA loses to NE MIA BUF eliminated on round robin (NYJ 3-1 vs. MIA 3-1 vs. BUF 0-4); common opponents NYJ-BUF-MIA 7-9 BUF beats MIA NYJ round robin (NYJ 3-1 vs. MIA 2-2 vs. BUF 1-3) BAL-PIT BAL head-to-head sweep BAL-CIN 10-6 BAL beats CIN BAL head-to-head sweep BAL-CIN CIN beats BAL BAL division record PIT-CIN PIT head-to-head sweep CIN-CLE CIN head-to-head sweep HOU-TEN HOU beats TEN HOU head-to-head sweep HOU-TEN TEN beats HOU HOU common opponents TEN-JAX 7-9 JAX head-to-head sweep DEN-OAK DEN beats KC and OAK beats KC and OAK beats SD DEN common opponents DEN-OAK DEN beats KC and (OAK loses to KC OR OAK loses to SD) DEN division record DEN-OAK DEN loses to KC and OAK beats KC and OAK beats SD OAK division record DEN-OAK DEN loses to KC and ((OAK beats KC and OAK loses to SD) OR (OAK loses to KC and OAK beats SD)) DEN common opponents DEN-OAK DEN loses to KC and OAK loses to KC and OAK loses to SD DEN division record DEN-KC DEN beats KC DEN head-to-head sweep DEN-KC KC beats DEN and KC beats OAK KC division record DEN-KC KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK DEN conference record DEN-SD DEN beats KC OR SD loses to OAK DEN division record DEN-SD DEN loses to KC and SD beats OAK and SD beats BAL DEN common opponents DEN-SD 8-8 DEN loses to KC and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and (DEN beats NE OR DEN beats BUF) DEN conference record DEN-SD 7-9 SD loses to BAL and SD loses to BUF DEN conference record DEN-SD DEN loses to KC and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and DEN loses to NE and DEN loses to BUF and SD beats BUF ??? strength-of-victory OAK-KC 8-8 OAK beats KC KC common opponents OAK-KC KC beats OAK KC head-to-head sweep OAK-SD 8-8 OAK beats SD OAK head-to-head sweep OAK-SD SD beats OAK and OAK beats KC and SD beats BAL and SD beats BUF SD conference record OAK-SD 8-8 OAK beats KC and SD loses to BUF ??? strength-of-victory OAK-SD 8-8 OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL SD common opponents OAK-SD SD beats OAK and OAK loses to KC SD division record KC-SD KC beats DEN and KC beats OAK KC division record KC-SD ((KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK) OR (KC loses to DEN and KC beats OAK) and SD beats OAK and SD beats BAL KC common opponents KC-SD ((KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK) OR (KC loses to DEN and KC beats OAK) and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and SD beats BUF SD conference record KC-SD 7-9 ((KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK) OR (KC loses to DEN and KC beats OAK) and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and SD loses to BUF and KC beats NYJ ??? strength-of-victory KC-SD 7-9 ((KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK) OR (KC loses to DEN and KC beats OAK) and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and SD loses to BUF and KC loses to NYJ SD conference record KC-SD 7-9 KC loses to DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD loses to OAK KC common opponents KC-SD KC loses to DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD beats OAK SD division record DEN-OAK-KC 8-8 DEN beats KC DEN round robin (DEN 3-1 vs. OAK 1-3/2-2 vs. KC 2-2/1-3) DEN-OAK-KC KC beats DEN and KC beats OAK KC round robin (KC 3-1 vs. DEN 2-2 vs. OAK 1-3) DEN-OAK-KC 8-8 KC beats DEN and OAK beats KC DEN OAK eliminated on common opponents; conference record DEN-OAK-SD 8-8 OAK beats SD OAK round robin (OAK 3-1 vs. DEN 2-2 vs. SD 1-3) DEN-OAK-SD SD beats OAK and DEN beats KC DEN division record DEN-OAK-SD SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK beats KC and SD beats BAL DEN common opponents DEN-OAK-SD 8-8 SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL and (DEN beats NE OR DEN beats BUF) DEN OAK eliminated on common opponents; conference record DEN-OAK-SD 8-8 SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL and DEN loses to NE and DEN loses to BUF DEN or SD OAK eliminated on common opponents; strength-of-victory DEN-OAK-SD SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK loses to KC and SD beats BAL DEN OAK eliminated on division record; common opponents DEN-OAK-SD SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK loses to KC and SD loses to BAL and (DEN beats NE OR DEN beats BUF) DEN OAK eliminated on division record; conference record DEN-OAK-SD 7-9 SD loses to BAL and SD loses to BUF DEN OAK eliminated on division record; conference record DEN-OAK-SD SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK loses to KC and SD loses to BAL and DEN loses to NE and DEN loses to BUF and SD beats BUF DEN or SD OAK eliminated on division record; strength-of-victory DEN-KC-SD 8-8 DEN beats KC DEN round robin (DEN 3-1 vs. SD 2-2 vs. KC 1-3) DEN-KC-SD KC beats DEN and KC beats OAK KC division record DEN-KC-SD KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD beats OAK and SD beats BAL DEN SD eliminated on common opponents; conference record DEN-KC-SD 8-8 KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and SD beats BUF and (DEN beats NE OR DEN beats BUF) DEN conference record DEN-KC-SD KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and SD beats BUF and DEN loses to NE and DEN loses to BUF DEN or SD KC eliminated on conference record; strength-of-victory DEN-KC-SD KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD loses to OAK DEN SD eliminated on division record; conference record OAK-KC-SD KC beats OAK KC round robin (KC 3-1 vs. OAK 1-3/2-2 vs. SD 2-2/1-3) OAK-KC-SD 8-8 OAK beats KC and SD beats BAL KC common opponents OAK-KC-SD 8-8 OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL SD OAK eliminated on common opponents; conference record DEN-OAK-KC-SD 8-8 DEN beats KC DEN round robin/division record DEN-OAK-KC-SD KC beats DEN and KC beats OAK KC round robin/division record DEN-OAK-KC-SD 8-8 KC beats DEN and OAK beats KC and SD beats BAL DEN OAK and SD eliminated on common opponents; conference record DEN-OAK-KC-SD 8-8 KC beats DEN and OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL and (DEN beats NE OR DEN beats BUF) DEN OAK eliminated on common opponents; conference record DEN-OAK-KC-SD 8-8 KC beats DEN and OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL and DEN loses to NE and DEN loses to BUF DEN or SD OAK eliminated on common opponents; KC eliminated on conference record; strength-of-victory