Template:2021 AFC standings

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Tennessee Titans	South	12	5	0	.706	5–1	8–4	.472	.480	W3
2^[a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	5	0	.706	5–1	7–5	.538	.517	W1
3	Buffalo Bills	East	11	6	0	.647	5–1	7–5	.472	.428	W4
4	Cincinnati Bengals	North	10	7	0	.588	4–2	8–4	.472	.462	L1
Wild cards
5^[b]	Las Vegas Raiders	West	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.510	.515	W4
6^[b]	New England Patriots	East	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.481	.394	L1
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	7	1	.559	4–2	7–5	.521	.490	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	Indianapolis Colts	South	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.495	.431	L2
9^[c]^[d]	Miami Dolphins	East	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.464	.379	W1
10^[c]^[d]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	9	8	0	.529	3–3	6–6	.510	.500	L1
11^[e]	Cleveland Browns	North	8	9	0	.471	3–3	5–7	.514	.415	W1
12^[e]	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	9	0	.471	1–5	5–7	.531	.460	L6
13	Denver Broncos	West	7	10	0	.412	1–5	3–9	.484	.357	L4
14^[f]	New York Jets	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	4–8	.512	.426	L2
15^[f]	Houston Texans	South	4	13	0	.235	3–3	4–8	.498	.397	L2
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	14	0	.176	1–5	3–9	.512	.569	W1
Tiebreakers^[g]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record. ↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory. ↑ 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.

References

[12-5-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.

[10-7-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.

[9-8a-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.

[9-8b-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.

[8-9-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.

[4-13-6] 6.0 ^6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.

[7] 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.

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