From 1920 to 1931, there was no championship game and the league championship was formalized by a vote of owners at their spring meetings. Unofficially at first, the tiebreaker for the championship favored the latest head-to-head meeting between the tied teams, and presumably working back to an earlier matchup if
NFL Tiebreakers
AFC tiebreaker scenarios entering Week 17
NFC tiebreaker scenarios entering Week 17
NFC tiebreaker scenarios entering Week 16 (plus WAS-TEN)
AFC tiebreaker scenarios entering Week 16 (plus WAS-TEN, BAL-LAC)
AFC tiebreaker scenarios entering Week 15 (plus KC-LAC, NYJ-HOU, DEN-CLE)
The following charts seek to answer the following question: If these two (or more) teams finish with the same record, who wins the tiebreaker? Notes and assumptions: No possibility of future tie games (PIT and CLE are shown only for tiebreakers against each other). Tiebreaker winners are as they would be
NFC tiebreaker scenarios entering Week 14
The following charts seek to answer the following question: If these two (or more) teams finish with the same record, who wins the tiebreaker? Notes and assumptions: No possibility of future tie games (MIN and GB are only shown for tiebreakers against each other). Tiebreaker winners are as they would be
AFC tiebreaker scenarios entering Week 14
The following charts seek to answer the following question: If these two (or more) teams finish with the same record, who wins the tiebreaker? Notes and assumptions: No possibility of future tie games (PIT and CLE are shown only for tiebreakers against each other). Tiebreaker winners are as they would be