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2019 NFC tiebreakers entering Week 14

by Jeremy Snyder - 0

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:

  1. No possibility of future tie games.
  2. Tiebreaker winners are as they would be if the teams were tied at the end of the season, NOT as if the season ended right now.
  3. Tiebreakers that don’t affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored.  If DAL and SEA both finish 10-6, DAL wins the NFC East but SEA does not win the NFC West.
  4. Division ties are broken first.  If MIN, CHI, and LAR all finish 9-7, break the NFC North tie between MIN-CHI first, then break the tie between the MIN-CHI winner and LAR.
  5. If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker.
  6. Strength of victory is the combined winning percentage (essentially, the number of wins) of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals.

NO has clinched the NFC South. ARI, ATL, DET, and NYG have been eliminated. No playoff seeds have been locked.

The complete tiebreaker rules are here.

Jump to East | North | South | West | Interdivisional ties 2-way • 3-way • 4-way

NFC East

If these teams tie at with these things happening tie goes to based on
DAL-PHI DAL beats PHI DAL head-to-head
DAL-PHI 9-7
  • PHI beats DAL, WAS; sweeps NYG
  • DAL beats WAS
 PHI common opponents
DAL-PHI
  • PHI beats DAL; loses at least 1 to WAS, NYG, NYG
  • DAL beats WAS
 DAL division record
DAL-PHI 8-8
  • PHI beats DAL; beats exactly 2 of WAS, NYG, NYG
  • DAL loses to WAS
 PHI common opponents
DAL-PHI
  • PHI beats DAL; loses at least 2 of WAS, NYG, NYG
  • DAL loses to WAS
 DAL division record
DAL-WAS 7-9 DAL division record
PHI-WAS 7-9 PHI common opponents
DAL-PHI-WAS 7-9 DAL beats PHI DAL head-to-head
DAL-PHI-WAS PHI beats DAL DAL division record
DAL-PHI-NYG 6-10 DAL head-to-head
DAL-PHI-WAS-NYG 6-10 DAL
  1. PHI & WAS eliminated on division record
  2. head-to-head

NFC North

If these teams tie at with these things happening tie goes to based on
GB-MIN GB beats MIN GB head-to-head
GB-MIN
  • MIN beats GB
  • GB beats CHI, DET
 GB division record
GB-MIN 11-5
  • MIN beats GB, CHI, DET
  • GB beats exactly 1 of CHI, DET
 MIN conference record
GB-MIN
  • MIN beats GB; loses at least 1 to CHI, DET
  • GB beats exactly 1 of CHI, DET
 GB division record
GB-MIN 10-6
  • MIN beats GB; beats exactly 1 of CHI, DET
  • GB loses to CHI, DET
 MIN conference record
GB-MIN MIN beats GB; loses to CHI, DET GB division record
GB-CHI CHI division record
MIN-CHI 9-7 MIN beats CHI CHI division record
MIN-CHI CHI beats MIN CHI head-to-head
GB-MIN-CHI 10-6 GB beats MIN CHI
  1. MIN eliminated on head-to-head
  2. division record
GB-MIN-CHI MIN beats GB CHI head-to-head

NFC South

If these teams tie at with these things happening tie goes to based on
TB-CAR
  • TB beats ATL, DET
  • CAR beats ATL, NO
 CAR common opponents
TB-CAR 8-8
  • TB beats ATL; loses to DET
  • CAR beats ATL, NO, IND
 TB conference record
TB-CAR 8-8
  • TB beats ATL; loses to DET
  • CAR beats ATL, NO; loses to IND
 ? strength of victory
TB-CAR 8-8
  • TB loses to ATL
  • CAR beats ATL, NO
 CAR division record
TB-CAR 8-8
  • TB loses to ATL
  • CAR beats exactly 1 of ATL, NO
 TB conference record

NFC West

If these teams tie at with these things happening tie goes to based on
SEA-SF SEA beats SF SEA head-to-head
SEA-SF
  • SF beats SEA, LAR
  • SEA beats LAR, ARI
 ? strength of victory
SEA-SF
  • SF beats SEA; loses to LAR
  • SEA beats LAR, ARI
 SEA division record
SEA-SF
  • SF beats SEA, LAR
  • SEA loses at least 1 of LAR, ARI
 SF division record
SEA-SF
  • SF beats SEA; loses to LAR
  • SEA beats exactly 1 of LAR, ARI
 ? strength of victory
SEA-SF 11-5
  • SF beats SEA
  • SEA loses to LAR, ARI
 SF division record
SEA-LAR 11-5 SEA beats exactly 1 of SF, ARI LAR conference record
SEA-LAR
  • SEA loses to SF, ARI
  • LAR beats SF, ARI
 LAR division record
SEA-LAR 10-6 LAR beats exactly 1 of SF, ARI LAR conference record
SF-LAR 11-5 SF beats exactly 1 of SEA, ARI LAR conference record
SF-LAR
  • SF loses to SEA, ARI
  • LAR beats SEA, ARI
 LAR division record
SF-LAR 10-6 LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, ARI LAR conference record
SEA-SF-LAR 11-5 SEA beats SF SEA head-to-head
SEA-SF-LAR 11-5
  • SF beats SEA
  • SEA beats ARI
 LAR conference record
SEA-SF-LAR 11-5
  • SF beats SEA
  • SEA loses to ARI
 LAR
  1. SEA eliminated on division record
  2. conference record

Interdivisional ties

2-way ties

If these teams tie at with these things happening tie goes to based on
DAL-GB GB head-to-head
DAL-MIN MIN head-to-head
DAL-CHI DAL beats CHI DAL head-to-head
DAL-CHI CHI beats DAL CHI head-to-head
DAL-NO 10-6 NO head-to-head
DAL-TB 9-7 DAL conference record
DAL-CAR 9-7 DAL conference record
DAL-SEA 10-6 DAL conference record
DAL-SF 10-6 DAL conference record
DAL-LAR DAL beats LAR DAL head-to-head
DAL-LAR LAR beats DAL LAR head-to-head
PHI-GB 9-7 GB head-to-head
PHI-MIN MIN head-to-head
PHI-CHI PHI head-to-head
PHI-TB 9-7 PHI conference record
PHI-CAR 9-7 PHI conference record
GB-NO NO beats IND, TEN GB conference record
GB-NO 13-3 NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN; beats SF, CAR NO common opponents
GB-NO
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN; beats exactly 1 of SF, CAR
  • GB beats CHI
 ? strength of victory
GB-NO 12-4
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN; beats exactly 1 of SF, CAR
  • GB loses to CHI
 NO common opponents
GB-NO
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN; loses to SF, CAR
  • GB beats CHI
 GB common opponents
GB-NO
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN; loses to SF, CAR
  • GB loses to CHI
 ? strength of victory
GB-NO NO loses to IND, TEN NO conference record
GB-TB 9-7 GB common opponents
GB-CAR 9-7 GB head-to-head
GB-SEA GB loses to MIN SEA common opponents
GB-SEA
  • GB beats MIN
  • SEA loses to SF, CAR
 ? strength of victory
GB-SEA SEA beats at least 1 of SF, CAR SEA common opponents
GB-SF SF head-to-head
GB-LAR LAR conference record
MIN-NO 12-4 NO beats IND, TEN MIN conference record
MIN-NO
  • MIN beats LAC
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN
 NO common opponents
MIN-NO 11-5
  • MIN loses to LAC
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN
 MIN conference record
MIN-NO
  • MIN beats LAC
  • NO loses to IND, TEN
 NO conference record
MIN-NO
  • MIN loses to LAC
  • NO loses to IND, TEN
 NO common opponents
MIN-TB 9-7 MIN beats LAC ? strength of victory
MIN-TB
  • MIN loses to LAC
  • TB beats IND, HOU
 MIN conference record
MIN-TB 8-8 TB beats exactly 1 of IND, HOU ? strength of victory
MIN-CAR MIN conference record
MIN-SEA SEA head-to-head
MIN-SF 12-4
  • MIN beats LAC
  • SF beats ATL, SEA
 SF common opponents
MIN-SF
  • MIN beats LAC, GB
  • SF beats exactly 1 of ATL, SEA
 ? strength of victory
MIN-SF 11-5
  • MIN beats LAC; loses to GB
  • SF beats exactly 1 of ATL, SEA
 SF common opponents
MIN-SF
  • MIN beats LAC, GB
  • SF loses to ATL, SEA
 MIN common opponents
MIN-SF
  • MIN beats LAC; loses to GB
  • SF loses to ATL, SEA
 ? strength of victory
MIN-SF MIN loses to LAC MIN conference record
MIN-LAR MIN beats LAC LAR conference record
MIN-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC
  • LAR beats SEA, DAL
 LAR common opponents
MIN-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC; beats CHI
  • LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, DAL
 ? strength of victory
MIN-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC, CHI
  • LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, DAL
 LAR common opponents
MIN-LAR 9-7
  • MIN loses to LAC; beats CHI
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
 MIN common opponents
MIN-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC, CHI
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
 ? strength of victory
CHI-NO 10-6 NO head-to-head
CHI-TB TB beats IND, HOU CHI conference record
CHI-TB 8-8
  • CHI beats KC
  • TB beats exactly 1 of IND, HOU
 CHI common opponents
CHI-TB CHI loses to KC CHI conference record
CHI-CAR CHI conference record
CHI-SEA 10-6 CHI conference record
CHI-SF 10-6 CHI conference record
CHI-LAR LAR head-to-head
NO-SEA NO head-to-head
NO-SF NO beats SF NO head-to-head
NO-SF SF beats NO SF head-to-head
NO-LAR LAR head-to-head
TB-LAR 9-7 TB head-to-head
CAR-LAR 9-7 LAR head-to-head

3-way ties

If these teams tie at with these things happening tie goes to based on
DAL-GB-NO 10-6 DAL conference record
DAL-GB-TB 9-7 DAL conference record
DAL-GB-CAR 9-7 GB head-to-head
DAL-GB-LAR 9-7 DAL conference record
DAL-MIN-NO 10-6 DAL conference record
DAL-MIN-TB DAL conference record
DAL-MIN-CAR DAL conference record
DAL-MIN-LAR DAL beats LAR DAL conference record
DAL-MIN-LAR 8-8 LAR beats DAL LAR
  1. DAL eliminated on head-to-head
  2. common opponents
DAL-CHI-TB CHI beats KC DAL conference record
DAL-CHI-TB
  • CHI loses to KC
  • DAL beats CHI
 DAL
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
DAL-CHI-TB CHI loses to KC; beats DAL CHI
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
DAL-CHI-CAR CHI beats KC DAL conference record
DAL-CHI-CAR
  • CHI loses to KC
  • DAL beats CHI
 DAL
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
DAL-CHI-CAR CHI loses to KC; beats DAL CHI
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
DAL-CHI-LAR DAL beats CHI, LAR DAL head-to-head
DAL-CHI-LAR
  • DAL loses to CHI; beats LAR
  • CHI beats KC
 DAL conference record
DAL-CHI-LAR
  • DAL loses to CHI; beats LAR
  • CHI loses to KC
 CHI
  1. LAR eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
DAL-CHI-LAR LAR beats DAL LAR head-to-head
DAL-TB-LAR DAL beats LAR DAL
  1. LAR eliminated on head-to-head
  2. conference record
DAL-TB-LAR LAR beats DAL DAL conference record
DAL-CAR-LAR DAL beats LAR DAL conference record
DAL-CAR-LAR LAR beats DAL LAR head-to-head
PHI-MIN-TB 8-8 TB beats IND, HOU MIN
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
PHI-MIN-TB 8-8 TB beats exactly 1 of IND, HOU MIN or TB
  1. PHI eliminated on common opponents
  2. strength of victory
PHI-MIN-CAR 8-8 MIN
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
PHI-MIN-LAR 8-8 LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, DAL LAR common opponents
PHI-MIN-LAR 8-8
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
  • PHI beats DAL
 ? strength of victory
PHI-MIN-LAR 8-8
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
  • PHI loses to DAL
 MIN or LAR
  1. PHI eliminated on common opponents
  2. strength of victory
PHI-CHI-TB 8-8 TB beats IND, HOU PHI
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
PHI-CHI-TB 8-8
  • CHI beats KC
  • TB beats exactly 1 of IND, HOU
 ? strength of victory
PHI-CHI-TB 8-8 CHI loses to KC CHI conference record
PHI-CHI-CAR 8-8 CHI beats KC PHI
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
PHI-CHI-CAR 8-8 CHI loses to KC CHI conference record
PHI-CHI-LAR 8-8 LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, DAL LAR
  1. CHI eliminated on head-to-head
  2. common opponents
PHI-CHI-LAR 8-8
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
  • PHI beats DAL
 PHI or LAR
  1. CHI eliminated on head-to-head
  2. strength of victory
PHI-CHI-LAR 8-8 PHI loses to DAL LAR
  1. CHI eliminated on head-to-head
  2. common opponents
GB-NO-SEA 12-4
  • NO beats IND, TEN
  • GB loses to MIN
 SEA
  1. NO eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
GB-NO-SEA 12-4
  • NO beats IND, TEN
  • GB beats MIN
  • SEA loses to SF, CAR
 GB or SEA
  1. NO eliminated on conference record
  2. strength of victory
GB-NO-SEA
  • NO beats IND, TEN
  • SEA beats at least 1 of SF, CAR
 SEA
  1. NO eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
GB-NO-SEA NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN ? strength of victory
GB-NO-SEA NO loses to IND, TEN NO conference record
GB-NO-SF SF beats NO SF head-to-head
GB-NO-SF 13-3 NO beats SF, IND, TEN SF
  1. NO eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
GB-NO-SF
  • NO beats SF; beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN
 ? strength of victory
GB-NO-SF NO beats SF; loses to IND, TEN NO conference record
GB-NO-LAR 11-5 NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN LAR conference record
GB-NO-LAR 11-5 NO loses to IND, TEN LAR
  1. GB eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
GB-TB-LAR 9-7 LAR conference record
GB-CAR-LAR 9-7 LAR
  1. CAR eliminated on head-to-head
  2. conference record
MIN-NO-SEA 12-4 NO beats IND, TEN SEA
  1. NO eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
MIN-NO-SEA
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN
  • MIN beats LAC
 ? strength of victory
MIN-NO-SEA 11-5
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN
  • MIN loses to LAC
 MIN conference record
MIN-NO-SEA
  • NO loses to IND, TEN
  • MIN beats LAC
 NO conference record
MIN-NO-SEA
  • NO loses to IND, TEN
  • MIN loses to LAC
 NO
  1. SEA eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
MIN-NO-SF 12-4
  • NO beats IND, TEN
  • SF beats ATL, SEA
 SF
  1. NO eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
MIN-NO-SF 12-4
  • NO beats IND, TEN
  • SF beats exactly 1 of ATL, SEA
 MIN or SF
  1. NO eliminated on conference record
  2. strength of victory
MIN-NO-SF 12-4
  • NO beats IND, TEN
  • SF loses to ATL, SEA
 MIN
  1. NO eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
MIN-NO-SF
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN
  • MIN beats LAC
 ? strength of victory
MIN-NO-SF 11-5
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN
  • MIN loses to LAC
 MIN conference record
MIN-NO-SF
  • NO loses to IND, TEN
  • MIN beats LAC
 NO conference record
MIN-NO-SF
  • NO loses to IND, TEN
  • MIN loses to LAC
 NO
  1. SF eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
MIN-NO-LAR 11-5
  • MIN beats LAC
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN
 LAR conference record
MIN-NO-LAR 11-5
  • MIN loses to LAC
  • NO beats exactly 1 of IND, TEN
 LAR
  1. NO eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
MIN-NO-LAR 11-5
  • MIN beats LAC
  • NO loses to IND, TEN
 LAR
  1. MIN eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
MIN-NO-LAR 11-5
  • MIN loses to LAC
  • NO loses to IND, TEN
 LAR
  1. MIN eliminated on common opponents
  2. head-to-head
MIN-TB-LAR 9-7 MIN beats LAC LAR conference record
MIN-TB-LAR 9-7
  • MIN loses to LAC
  • TB beats IND, HOU
  • LAR beats SEA, DAL
 LAR
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
MIN-TB-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC; beats CHI
  • TB beats IND, HOU
  • LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, DAL
 MIN or LAR
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. strength of victory
MIN-TB-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC, CHI
  • TB beats IND, HOU
  • LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, DAL
 LAR
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
MIN-TB-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC; beats CHI
  • TB beats IND, HOU
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
 MIN
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
MIN-TB-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC, CHI
  • TB beats IND, HOU
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
 MIN or LAR
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. strength of victory
MIN-TB-LAR 8-8 TB beats exactly 1 of IND, HOU ? strength of victory
MIN-CAR-LAR MIN beats LAC LAR conference record
MIN-CAR-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC
  • LAR beats SEA, DAL
 LAR
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
MIN-CAR-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC; beats CHI
  • LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, LAR
 MIN or LAR
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. strength of victory
MIN-CAR-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC, CHI
  • LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, LAR
 LAR
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
MIN-CAR-LAR 9-7
  • MIN loses to LAC; beats CHI
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
 MIN
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
MIN-CAR-LAR
  • MIN loses to LAC, CHI
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
 MIN or LAR
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. strength of victory
CHI-TB-LAR
  • CHI beats KC
  • TB beats IND, HOU
 LAR
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
CHI-TB-LAR 8-8
  • CHI beats KC
  • TB beats exactly 1 of IND, HOU
 ? strength of victory
CHI-TB-LAR CHI loses to KC CHI conference record
CHI-CAR-LAR CHI beats KC LAR
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
CHI-CAR-LAR CHI loses to KC CHI conference record

4-way ties

If these teams tie at with these things happening tie goes to based on
DAL-GB-TB-LAR 9-7 DAL conference record
DAL-GB-CAR-LAR 9-7 DAL conference record
DAL-MIN-TB-LAR DAL conference record
DAL-MIN-CAR-LAR DAL conference record
DAL-CHI-TB-LAR CHI beats KC DAL conference record
DAL-CHI-TB-LAR
  • CHI loses to KC
  • DAL beats CHI
 DAL
  1. TB & LAR eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
DAL-CHI-TB-LAR CHI loses to KC; beats DAL CHI
  1. TB & LAR eliminated on conference record
  2. head-to-head
DAL-MIN-CAR-LAR DAL conference record
PHI-MIN-TB-LAR 8-8
  • TB beats IND, HOU
  • LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, DAL
 LAR
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
PHI-MIN-TB-LAR 8-8
  • ‘TB beats IND, HOU
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
  • PHI beats DAL
 PHI, MIN, or LAR
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. strength of victory
PHI-MIN-TB-LAR 8-8
  • ‘TB beats IND, HOU
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
  • PHI loses to DAL
 MIN or LAR
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. PHI eliminated on common opponents
  3. strength of victory
PHI-MIN-TB-LAR 8-8 TB beats exactly 1 of IND, HOU ? strength of victory
PHI-MIN-CAR-LAR 8-8 LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, DAL LAR
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. common opponents
PHI-MIN-CAR-LAR 8-8
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
  • PHI beats DAL
 ?
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. strength of victory
PHI-MIN-CAR-LAR 8-8
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
  • PHI loses to DAL
 MIN or LAR
  1. PHI eliminated on common opponents
  2. strength of victory
PHI-CHI-TB-LAR 8-8
  • CHI beats KC
  • TB beats IND, HOU
  • LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, DAL
 LAR
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. CHI eliminated on head-to-head
  3. common opponents
PHI-CHI-TB-LAR 8-8
  • CHI beats KC
  • TB beats IND, HOU
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
  • PHI beats DAL
 PHI or LAR
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. CHI eliminated on head-to-head
  3. strength of victory
PHI-CHI-TB-LAR 8-8
  • CHI beats KC
  • TB beats IND, HOU
  • PHI loses to DAL
 LAR
  1. TB eliminated on conference record
  2. CHI eliminated on head-to-head
  3. common opponents
PHI-CHI-TB-LAR 8-8
  • CHI beats KC
  • TB beats exactly 1 of IND, HOU
 ? strength of victory
PHI-CHI-TB-LAR 8-8 CHI loses to KC CHI conference record
PHI-CHI-CAR-LAR 8-8
  • CHI beats KC
  • LAR beats exactly 1 of SEA, DAL
 LAR
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. CHI eliminated on head-to-head
  3. common opponents
PHI-CHI-CAR-LAR 8-8
  • CHI beats KC
  • LAR loses to SEA, DAL
  • PHI beats DAL
 PHI or LAR
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. CHI eliminated on head-to-head
  3. strength of victory
PHI-CHI-CAR-LAR 8-8
  • CHI beats KC
  • PHI loses to DAL
 LAR
  1. CAR eliminated on conference record
  2. CHI eliminated on head-to-head
  3. common opponents
PHI-CHI-CAR-LAR 8-8 CHI loses to KC CHI conference record

 

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