TO BREAK A TIE WITHIN A DIVISION
Two Clubs
1. Head-to-head Record
2. Best Overall Division Record
3. Best Common Games Record
4. Best Overall Conference Record
5. Strength of Victory
6. Strength of Schedule
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best combined ranking among all NFL teams in points scored and points allowed.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
Three or More Clubs
(NOTE: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are elininated
during any step,
tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format).
1. Head-to-head (best record in games among the clubs)
2. Best Overall Division Record
3. Best Common Games Record
4. Best Overall Conference Record
5. Strength of Victory
6. Strength of Schedule
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best combined ranking among all NFL teams in points scored and points allowed.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
TO BREAK A TIE FOR THE WILD-CARD TEAM
It is necessary to break ties to determine the two Wild-Card clubs from each
conference,
the following steps will be taken.
1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tie-breaker.
2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps.
Two Clubs
1. Head-to-head Record, if applicable.
2. Best Overall Conference Record
3. Best Common Games Record (minimum of 4 games needed)
4. Strength of Victory
5. Strength of Schedule
6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
7. Best combined ranking among all NFL teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best net points in conference games.
9. Best net points in all games.
10. Best net touchdowns in all games.
11. Coin toss.
Three or More Clubs
(NOTE: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are elininated,
tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format).
1. Apply division tie-breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in
each division prior to proceeding to step 2.
2. Head-to-head sweep. (applicable only if one club has defeated each of the others or
if one club has lost to each of the others).
3. Best Overall Conference Record
4. Best Common Games Record (minimum of 4 games needed)
5. Strength of Victory
6. Strength of Schedule
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best combined ranking among all NFL teams in points scored and points allowed.
9. Best net points in conference games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
12. Coin toss.
OTHER TIE_BREAKING PROCEDURES
1. In comparing division and conference records or records against common
opponents among tied teams, the best winning percentage is the deciding
factor since teams may have played an unequal number of games.
2. To determine home-field priority among division titlists, apply Wild-Card tie-breaker.
(when playoff teams are tied with the same record)
3. To determine home-field priority for Wild-Card qualifiers, apply division tie-breakers
(if teams are from the same division) or Wild-Card tie-breakers (if teams are from
different divisions).
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