AFC 1. Tennessee (12-1) SOUTH CHAMPION, 1st round bye. Wins home field advantage with win AND Pitt loss 2. Pittsburgh (10-3) North leader
3. Denver (8-5) West leader, beat NY Jets, will win the Div with win or tie OR SD loss or tie. 4. NY Jets (8-5) East leader (beat Mia with better head-to-head-to-head record 2-1, beat NE with better Div record 3-1) 5. Indianapolis (9-4) beat Bal 6. Baltimore (9-4) Lost to Ind
7. Miami (8-5) Lost to NY Jets, tied NE with split h-t-h, tied Div record 3-2, better common games 5-1 8. New England (8-5) lost to NY Jets with div record 3-2, lost to Mia by common games 5-2 9. Buffalo (6-7) beat Hou by Conf record 4-5, eliminated with loss OR Bal win 10. +++Houston (6-7) lost to Buf by Conf record 4-6 11. San Diego (5-8)
12. +++Cleveland (4-9) beat Jac 13. +++Jacksonville (4-9) lost to Cle 14. +++Oakland (3-10) 15. +++Kansas City (2-11) 16. +++Cincinnati (1-11-1)
Wildcards: #6 Baltimore (9-4) @ #3 Denver (8-5) #5 Indianapolis (9-4) @ #4 NY Jets (9-4)
NFC 1. NY Giants (11-2) EAST CHAMPION, clenches 1st round bye with win OR Min loss 2. Carolina (10-3) South leader
3. Minnesota (8-5) North leader, beat Ari by Conf record 6-3 4. Arizona (8-5) WEST CHAMPION, lost to Min by Conf record 6-4 5. Tampa Bay (9-4) 6. Dallas (8-5) Beat Atl by Conf record 6-4
7. Atlanta (8-5) lost to Dal by Conf record 5-4 8. Philadelphia (7-5-1) 9. Washington (7-6) Beat Chi & NO by Conf record 6-4 10. Chicago (7-6) Lost to Was & beat NO by Conf record 5-5 11. New Orleans (7-6) Lost to Was & Chi by Conf record 4-5
12. Green Bay (5-8) beat SF by Conf record 4-6 13. +++San Francisco (5-8) lost to GB by Conf record 3-7 14. +++Seattle (2-11) beat STL 15. +++St. Louis (2-11) Lost to Sea 16. +++Detroit (0-13)
1st round bye: #1 NY Giants (11-2), #2 Carolina (10-3)
Wildcards: #6 Dallas (8-5) @ #3 Minsota (8-5) #5 Tampa Bay (9-4) @ $4 Arizona (8-5)
The NFC is 26-25-1 (0.510) vs the AFC
Divisional Strength by out of division record
NFC South 24-8 (0.750) NFC East 24-9-1 (0.721) AFC South 22-12 (0.647) AFC East 21-13 (0.618)
AFC North 15-18-1 (0.456) NFC North 10-22 (0.313) AFC West 8-24 (0.250) NFC West 8-26 (0.215)
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