AFC byes. And seeding
Pats clinched tiebreaker over KC (H2H, head-to-head) and also over Hous H2H.
Hous has tiebreaker over KC. SoV.
........... ...Pats .... Balt ..... INDY .... Tenn
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Pats ..........xx .....BA-conf ...Pats-h2h ....TN-h2h
Balt ..........BA-conf ...xx......BA-conf.....BA-h2h
INDY .......Pats-h2h ....BA-conf....xx.........xx
Tenn ......TN-h2h ....BA-h2h ....xx..........xx
Chart.
EXample. BA has tiebreaker over Indy. Conference record.
3-way ties below.
If 3 division winners all tie at 10-6 ...
Balt 10-6, 8-4 conf beats all others.
Balt-Pats-Indy tie:
Balt is 2 seed. Bye.
Pats #3. Host Hous #6. See #83 above.
INDY #4. Host KC/LAC wildcard #5.
Balt-Pats-TN tie:
Balt is 2 seed. Bye.
TN #3. Host Hous #6. See #83 above.
Pats #4. Host KC/LAC wildcard