Team Standings

Dynamic playoff seeding probability calculated via multi-variable tiebreaker formulas

Early season — until week 4 we use a projected SOS based on last season's records, then we switch to the actual SOS.

AFC East

Team W L T Pct PF PA Net PPG SOS* SOV Status
2 Bills Bills 1 0 0 1.000 36 31 +5 36 .528 .000
5 Jets Jets 1 0 0 1.000 23 10 +13 23 .517 .000
Dolphins Dolphins 0 1 0 .000 13 27 -14 13 .542 —
Patriots Patriots 0 1 0 .000 10 13 -3 10 .531 —

AFC North

Team W L T Pct PF PA Net PPG SOS* SOV Status
1 Ravens Ravens 1 0 0 1.000 41 23 +18 41 .479 .000
7 Steelers Steelers 1 0 0 1.000 20 13 +7 20 .495 .000
Bengals Bengals 1 0 0 1.000 33 27 +6 33 .450 .000
Browns Browns 0 1 0 .000 10 34 -24 10 .429 —

AFC South

Team W L T Pct PF PA Net PPG SOS* SOV Status
3 Jaguars Jaguars 1 0 0 1.000 34 10 +24 34 .490 .000
Texans Texans 0 1 0 .000 31 36 -5 31 .474 —
Colts Colts 0 1 0 .000 23 41 -18 23 .465 —
Titans Titans 0 1 0 .000 10 23 -13 10 .476 —

AFC West

Team W L T Pct PF PA Net PPG SOS* SOV Status
4 Chiefs Chiefs 1 0 0 1.000 31 10 +21 31 .536 .000
6 Raiders Raiders 1 0 0 1.000 27 13 +14 27 .529 .000
Broncos Broncos 0 1 0 .000 10 31 -21 10 .512 —
Chargers Chargers 0 1 0 .000 14 26 -12 14 .522 —
z Clinched #1 seed y Clinched division x Clinched playoff e Eliminated
Early season — until week 4 we use a projected SOS based on last season's records, then we switch to the actual SOS.

NFC East

Team W L T Pct PF PA Net PPG SOS* SOV Status
2 Eagles Eagles 1 0 0 1.000 24 22 +2 24 .481 .000
7 Giants Giants 1 0 0 1.000 28 20 +8 28 .498 .000
Cowboys Cowboys 0 1 0 .000 20 28 -8 20 .493 —
Commanders Commanders 0 1 0 .000 22 24 -2 22 .502 —

NFC North

Team W L T Pct PF PA Net PPG SOS* SOV Status
1 Vikings Vikings 1 0 0 1.000 39 22 +17 39 .519 .000
5 Bears Bears 1 0 0 1.000 59 37 +22 59 .550 .000
6 Lions Lions 1 0 0 1.000 31 30 +1 31 .467 .000
Packers Packers 0 1 0 .000 22 39 -17 22 .538 —

NFC South

Team W L T Pct PF PA Net PPG SOS* SOV Status
4 Panthers Panthers 0 1 0 .000 37 59 -22 37 .521 —
Saints Saints 0 1 0 .000 30 31 -1 30 .434 —
Falcons Falcons 0 1 0 .000 13 20 -7 13 .465 —
Buccaneers Buccaneers 0 1 0 .000 27 33 -6 27 .491 —

NFC West

Team W L T Pct PF PA Net PPG SOS* SOV Status
3 49ers 49ers 1 0 0 1.000 27 7 +20 27 .497 .000
Seahawks Seahawks 1 0 0 1.000 13 10 +3 13 .514 .000
Cardinals Cardinals 1 0 0 1.000 26 14 +12 26 .538 .000
Rams Rams 0 1 0 .000 7 27 -20 7 .516 —
z Clinched #1 seed y Clinched division x Clinched playoff e Eliminated

AFC Playoff Picture

1 Ravens Ravens 1-0 Bye
2 Bills Bills 1-0 Div
3 Jaguars Jaguars 1-0 Div
4 Chiefs Chiefs 1-0 Div
5 Jets Jets 1-0 WC
6 Raiders Raiders 1-0 WC
7 Steelers Steelers 1-0 WC
8 Bengals Bengals 1-0 In Hunt

NFC Playoff Picture

1 Vikings Vikings 1-0 Bye
2 Eagles Eagles 1-0 Div
3 49ers 49ers 1-0 Div
4 Panthers Panthers 0-1 Div
5 Bears Bears 1-0 WC
6 Lions Lions 1-0 WC
7 Giants Giants 1-0 WC
8 Seahawks Seahawks 1-0 In Hunt

Division Title Retention

42.9% of division titles are defended

79 of 184  |  2002–2024  |  1.7x the 25% baseline

38.7% (65 of 168) excluding the Patriots' 14 of 16.

Median season: 37.5% — half of the 23 seasons since 2002 were at or below this rate.

No division titles have been decided for 2026 yet. The season is still being played.

Team Titles Defended Rate
Patriots Patriots 17 14 87.5%
Bills Bills 5 4 80.0%
Chiefs Chiefs 11 8 72.7%
Colts Colts 9 6 66.7%
Broncos Broncos 7 4 66.7%
Chargers Chargers 5 3 60.0%
Packers Packers 12 7 58.3%
Texans Texans 8 4 50.0%
Lions Lions 2 1 50.0%
Seahawks Seahawks 10 4 44.4%
Buccaneers Buccaneers 7 3 42.9%
Saints Saints 7 3 42.9%
Panthers Panthers 6 2 40.0%
Ravens Ravens 8 3 37.5%
49ers 49ers 6 2 33.3%
Cardinals Cardinals 3 1 33.3%
Eagles Eagles 11 3 30.0%
Bears Bears 5 1 25.0%
Titans Titans 4 1 25.0%
Steelers Steelers 10 2 22.2%
Rams Rams 5 1 20.0%
Vikings Vikings 5 1 20.0%
Bengals Bengals 6 1 16.7%
Cowboys Cowboys 7 0 0.0%
Falcons Falcons 4 0 0.0%
Commanders Commanders 3 0 0.0%
Giants Giants 3 0 0.0%
Jaguars Jaguars 3 0 0.0%
Dolphins Dolphins 1 0 0.0%
Jets Jets 1 0 0.0%
Raiders Raiders 1 0 0.0%
Browns Browns 0 0 —