How Will NFL Tiebreaker For NFC Wild Card Work? Explained

The NFC East is officially in a state of competition for domination. The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles are tied at 10-3 with four weeks left in the regular season. Both teams are vying to win their division, host a first-round playoff game, and potentially earn a bye if they finish first or second in their respective conferences. The NFL NFC tiebreaker would go as follows.

How Will the NFL Tiebreaker For NFC Wild Card Work? Explained

NFL Tiebreaker No. 1: Head-to-head

These are the teams involved in the Wild Card race with head-to-head tiebreaker advantages going into Week 15:

  • Buccaneers over Vikings, Saints (Play in Week 17)
  • Falcons over Packers, Saints (Play in Week 18)
  • Rams over Seahawks
  • Vikings over Falcons, Packers (Play in Week 17), Saints
  • Packers over Rams, Saints

NFL Tiebreaker No. 2: Record within the division

However, as of Saturday, Dec. 16, this is how division record rankings stand.

  • Rams (4-1)
  • Buccaneers (3-1) AND Falcons (3-1)
  • Vikings (2-1)
  • Packers (2-2) AND Saints (2-2)
  • Seahawks (1-4)

NFL Tiebreaker No. 3: Record against common opponents

The record versus common opponents comes next. It’s a complicated web to unravel.
For now, we’ll only mention that the Bucs have a lead over the Falcons in that category and are now leading the NFC South divisional battle.

NFL Tiebreaker No. 4: Record within the conference

Record within the conference comes next. Here’s how the conference record pecking order shakes out:

  • Vikings (6-3)
  • Buccaneers (5-4)
  • Packers (4-4) AND Rams (4-4) AND Seahawks (5-5)
  • Falcons (4-5)
  • Saints (3-5)

Remaining NFL tiebreakers

  • Strength of victory in all games.
  • Strength of schedule in all games.
  • Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games
  • Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games
  • Best net points in common games
  • Best net points in all games
  • Best net touchdowns in all games
  • Coin toss

 

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