| AFC | |||
SEED | TEAM | DIVISION | RECORD |
| 1 * |  | North | 14-2-0 |
| 2 z |  | West | 12-4-0 |
Kansas City is ahead of New England based on head to head (1-0). | |||
| 3 y |  | East | 12-4-0 |
Kansas City is ahead of New England based on head to head (1-0). | |||
| 4 y |  | South | 10-6-0 |
| 5 x |  | East | 10-6-0 |
| 6 x |  | South | 9-7-0 |
ELIMINATED |
| 7 |  | North | 8-8-0 |
| 8 |  | West | 7-9-0 |
| 9 |  | West | 7-9-0 |
| 10 |  | South | 7-9-0 |
| 11 |  | East | 7-9-0 |
| 12 |  | South | 6-10-0 |
| 13 |  | North | 6-10-0 |
| 14 |  | West | 5-11-0 |
| 15 |  | East | 5-11-0 |
| 16 |  | North | 2-14-0 |
| NFC | |||
SEED | TEAM | DIVISION | RECORD |
| 1 * |  | West | 13-3-0 |
San Francisco is ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). | |||
| 2 z |  | North | 13-3-0 |
San Francisco is ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). Green Bay is ahead of New Orleans based on conference record (10-2 to the Saints' 9-3). | |||
| 3 y |  | South | 13-3-0 |
San Francisco is ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). Green Bay is ahead of New Orleans based on conference record (10-2 to the Saints' 9-3). | |||
| 4 y |  | East | 9-7-0 |
| 5 x |  | West | 11-5-0 |
| 6 x |  | North | 10-6-0 |
ELIMINATED |
| 7 |  | West | 9-7-0 |
| 8 |  | North | 8-8-0 |
| 9 |  | East | 8-8-0 |
| 10 |  | South | 7-9-0 |
| 11 |  | South | 7-9-0 |
| 12 |  | West | 5-10-1 |
| 13 |  | South | 5-11-0 |
| 14 |  | East | 4-12-0 |
| 15 |  | North | 3-12-1 |
| 16 |  | East | 3-13-0 |
x-clinched playoff berth
y-denotes division winner
z-denotes first-round bye
*-clinched home-field advantage
y-denotes division winner
z-denotes first-round bye
*-clinched home-field advantage
During the regular season, the seeds reflect how the playoffs would stand if the season ended up to that point. The NFL playoffs are not based on a pure bracket system. In the divisional playoffs, the No. 1 seed is assured of playing the lowest-seeded Wild Card survivor. There are no restrictions on intra-division games and the higher seed of any matchup will have home-field advantage.