NFL Tie-Breaker Procedures 

Formats used to determine Division and Wild Card playoff berths 

DIVISION TIES 

If at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same
division finish with identical best won-lost-tied percentage, the
following steps will be taken until a champion is determined. The
same steps are used to determine the sites.

TWO CLUBS 

   1.Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between
     the clubs).
   2.Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the
     division.
   3.Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the
     conference.
   4.Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games if applicable.
   5.Best net points in division games.
   6.Best net points in all games.
   7.Strength of schedule.
   8.Best net touchdwons in all games.
   9.Coin Toss.

THREE OR MORE CLUBS 

   1.Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the
     clubs).
   2.Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the
     division.
   3.Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the
     conference.
   4.Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
   5.Best net points in division games.
   6.Best net points in all games.
   7.Strength of schedule.
   8.Best net touchdowns in all games.
   9.Coin Toss.

Note: If one team wins multiple-team tiebreaker to advance to
playoff round, remaining teams revert to Step One of applicable
two-club format, i.e., either in division tiebreaker or Wild Card
tiebreaker. If two teams in a multiple-team tie possess superior
marks in a tiebreaking step, this pair of teams advance to the
top of the applicable two-club format to break the tie. One team
advances to playoff round while other returns to original group and
Step One of applicable tiebreaker.
 

WILD CARD TIES 

If necessary to break ties to determine the three Wild Card clubs
from each conference and the site of one of the two first-round
playoff games, the following steps will be taken:

   1.If the tied clubs are from the same divisions, apply division
     tie-breaker.
   2.If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the
     following steps.

TWO CLUBS 

   1.Head-to-head, if applicable.
   2.Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the
     conference.
   3.Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
   4.Best average net points in conference games.
   5.Best net points in all games.
   6.Strength of schedule.
   7.Best net touchdowns in all games.
   8.Coin Toss.

THREE OR MORE CLUBS 

   1.Apply division tiebreaker to eliminate all but the highest
     ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to Step Two.
     The original seeding within a division upon application of the
     division tiebreaker remains the same for all subsequent
     applications of the procedure that are necessary to identify
     the three Wild Card applicants.
   2.Head-to-head sweep (Applicable only if one club has defeated
     each others, or if one club has lost to each of the others).
   3.Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the
     conference.
   4.Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
   5.Best average net points in conference games.
   6.Best net points in all games.
   7.Strength of schedule.
   8.Best net touchdowns in all games.
   9.Coin Toss.

Note: If two clubs remain tied after a third or other clubs are
eliminated, the tie-breaker reverts to Step One of the applicable
two-club format. When the first Wild Card team has been identified,
the procedure is repeated to name the second Wild Card, i.e.,
eliminate all but the highest-ranked club in each division prior to
proceeding to Step Two, and repeated a third time, if necessary, to
identify the third time, if necessary, to identify the third Wild
Card. In situations where three or more teams from the same are
involved in the procedure, the original seeding of teams remains the 
same for subsequent applications of the tiebreaker if the top-ranked 
team in that division qualifies for a Wild Card berth.