↑ 1.01.1Buffalo finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
↑ 2.02.1Buffalo finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep.
↑ 3.03.1Cleveland finished ahead of Miami based on conference record.
↑ 4.04.1Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below).
↑ 5.05.1Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep.
↑ 6.06.1Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head sweep.
↑When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.