If, at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same division finish with identical won-lost-tied percentages, the following steps will be taken until a champion is determined.
Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format. If it is necessary to break ties to determine the two Wild-Card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken.
Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated, tie breaker reverts to step 1 of applicable two-club format. When the first Wild-Card team has been identified, the procedure is repeated to name the second Wild-Card, i. In situations where three or more teams from the same division are involved in the procedure, the original seeding of the teams remains the same for subsequent applications of the tie breaker if the top-ranked team in that division qualifies for a Wild-Card berth.
If ties exist in any grouping except 2 above, such ties shall be broken by strength-of-schedule. If any ties cannot be broken by strength-of-schedule, the divisional or conference tie-breakers, if applicable, shall be applied. Any ties that still exist shall be broken by a coin flip. NFL Tiebreaking Procedures. The seven postseason participants from each conference are seeded as follows:. The division champion with the best record.
The division champion with the second-best record. The division champion with the third-best record. The division champion with the fourth-best record. AFC and NFC Wild Card games will feature the 2 seed hosting the 7 seed, the 3 seed hosting the 6 seed, and the 4 seed hosting the 5 seed. Bates, a United States Army private first class member, was killed in action on Oct. The food distribution series focuses on lending a helping hand in communities still feeling the effects of Hurricane Ida beyond the scope of New Orleans.
New Orleans Saints. All rights reserved. Related Content. Those four teams will then be seeded 1 through 4 based on their record 1 seed having the best record and home field advantage. The two highest seeded teams from each conference get byes.
After the division winners are determined, the next 3 teams with the best record will qualify for the Wild Card Round. The wild card team with the best record will get seed 5 and will play seed 4 of the division winners. During the regular season, these two sections are in turn split up into four divisions of four teams - north, south, east and west - with the winners of each going through to the play-offs , in which the two conferences remain separated until the Super Bowl.
The remaining six post-season places are given to three wild-card qualifiers from each conference. These spots go to the sides with the best win-loss-tie records outside the division champions.
While the division winners are seeded one to four in the play-offs - depending on their record during the regular season - the wild cards are seeded five to seven. The top seeds in the AFC and in the NFC both get a bye in the first phase of the play-offs, which is known as the wild-card round. Meanwhile, the second seed hosts the seventh seed, the third seed hosts the sixth seed and the fourth seed hosts the fifth seed.
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