PlayoffRace

NFL · 2025 Season

Tiebreak Simulator

Decide any game on the real schedule, down to the points and touchdowns, and watch the standings, the seeds and every NFL tiebreaker recompute instantly, right here in your browser.

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Results

The playoff field as this scenario stands: division winners seeded 1-4, three Wild Cards 5-7, the No. 1 seed on a bye.

AFC

  1. 1Broncos logoBroncos14-3Bye
  2. 2Patriots logoPatriots14-3Div
  3. 3Jaguars logoJaguars13-4Div
  4. 4Steelers logoSteelers10-7Div
  5. 5Texans logoTexans12-5WC
  6. 6Bills logoBills12-5WC
  7. 7Chargers logoChargers11-6WC

Wild Card round

  • 7Chargers logoChargersat2Patriots logoPatriots
  • 6Bills logoBillsat3Jaguars logoJaguars
  • 5Texans logoTexansat4Steelers logoSteelers

NFC

  1. 1Seahawks logoSeahawks14-3Bye
  2. 2Bears logoBears11-6Div
  3. 3Eagles logoEagles11-6Div
  4. 4Panthers logoPanthers8-9Div
  5. 5Rams logoRams12-5WC
  6. 649ers logo49ers12-5WC
  7. 7Packers logoPackers9-7-1WC

Wild Card round

  • 7Packers logoPackersat2Bears logoBears
  • 649ers logo49ersat3Eagles logoEagles
  • 5Rams logoRamsat4Panthers logoPanthers

Standings

Overall

TeamW-L-TPctGL
1DEN logoDEN14-3.8240
2NE logoNE14-3.8240
3JAX logoJAX13-4.7650
4PIT logoPIT10-7.5880
5HOU logoHOU12-5.7060
6BUF logoBUF12-5.7060
7LAC logoLAC11-6.6470
8IND logoIND8-9.4710
9BAL logoBAL8-9.4710
10MIA logoMIA7-10.4120
11CIN logoCIN6-11.3530
12KC logoKC6-11.3530
13CLE logoCLE5-12.2940
14LV logoLV3-14.1760
15NYJ logoNYJ3-14.1760
16TEN logoTEN3-14.1760

Division

#TeamDivW-L-TValGL
1DEN logoDENWest5-1.8330
2HOU logoHOUSouth5-1.8330
3JAX logoJAXSouth5-1.8330
4LAC logoLACWest5-1.8330
5NE logoNEEast5-1.8330
6BUF logoBUFEast4-2.6670
7PIT logoPITNorth4-2.6670
8BAL logoBALNorth3-3.5000
9CIN logoCINNorth3-3.5000
10MIA logoMIAEast3-3.5000
11CLE logoCLENorth2-4.3330
12IND logoINDSouth2-4.3330
13KC logoKCWest1-5.1670
14LV logoLVWest1-5.1670
15NYJ logoNYJEast0-6.0000
16TEN logoTENSouth0-6.0000

Conference

#TeamW-L-TValGL
1HOU logoHOU10-2.8330
2JAX logoJAX10-2.8330
3BUF logoBUF9-3.7500
4DEN logoDEN9-3.7500
5NE logoNE9-3.7500
6LAC logoLAC8-4.6670
7PIT logoPIT8-4.6670
8IND logoIND6-6.5000
9BAL logoBAL5-7.4170
10CIN logoCIN5-7.4170
11CLE logoCLE4-8.3330
12KC logoKC3-9.2500
13LV logoLV3-9.2500
14MIA logoMIA3-9.2500
15NYJ logoNYJ2-10.1670
16TEN logoTEN2-10.1670

SOV

#TeamVal
1PIT logoPIT.453
2CIN logoCIN.451
3LV logoLV.451
4HOU logoHOU.441
5JAX logoJAX.425
6LAC logoLAC.425
7CLE logoCLE.418
8BUF logoBUF.412
9BAL logoBAL.408
10IND logoIND.382
11DEN logoDEN.378
12MIA logoMIA.378
13NYJ logoNYJ.373
14NE logoNE.370
15KC logoKC.363
16TEN logoTEN.275

SOS

#TeamVal
1TEN logoTEN.574
2NYJ logoNYJ.552
3IND logoIND.540
4LV logoLV.538
5HOU logoHOU.522
6CIN logoCIN.521
7KC logoKC.514
8BAL logoBAL.507
9PIT logoPIT.503
10MIA logoMIA.488
11CLE logoCLE.486
12JAX logoJAX.478
13BUF logoBUF.471
14LAC logoLAC.469
15DEN logoDEN.422
16NE logoNE.391

Pts Rank (Conf)

#TeamPF+PAVal
1NE logoNE#1+#34
2HOU logoHOU#7+#18
3JAX logoJAX#3+#58
4BUF logoBUF#2+#79
5DEN logoDEN#8+#210
6BAL logoBAL#5+#1015
7IND logoIND#4+#1115
8KC logoKC#11+#415
9LAC logoLAC#10+#616
10PIT logoPIT#9+#918
11CIN logoCIN#6+#1521
12CLE logoCLE#15+#823
13MIA logoMIA#12+#1224
14TEN logoTEN#14+#1428
15LV logoLV#16+#1329
16NYJ logoNYJ#13+#1629

Pts Rank (NFL)

#TeamPF+PAVal
1NE logoNE#2+#46
2JAX logoJAX#6+#814
3HOU logoHOU#13+#215
4BUF logoBUF#4+#1216
5DEN logoDEN#14+#317
6KC logoKC#21+#627
7BAL logoBAL#11+#1829
8IND logoIND#8+#2129
9LAC logoLAC#20+#929
10PIT logoPIT#15+#1732
11CIN logoCIN#12+#3042
12CLE logoCLE#31+#1445
13MIA logoMIA#25+#2449
14LV logoLV#32+#2557
15TEN logoTEN#30+#2858
16NYJ logoNYJ#29+#3160

Net Pts (Conf)

#TeamVal
1JAX logoJAX+150
2NE logoNE+111
3HOU logoHOU+92
4IND logoIND+74
5BUF logoBUF+72
6DEN logoDEN+56
7PIT logoPIT+29
8BAL logoBAL+9
9LAC logoLAC+1
10KC logoKC-7
11CLE logoCLE-29
12CIN logoCIN-36
13LV logoLV-101
14MIA logoMIA-108
15TEN logoTEN-154
16NYJ logoNYJ-159

Net Pts

#TeamPF/PAVal
1NE logoNE490/320+170
2JAX logoJAX474/336+138
3BUF logoBUF481/365+116
4HOU logoHOU404/295+109
5DEN logoDEN401/311+90
6IND logoIND466/412+54
7KC logoKC362/328+34
8LAC logoLAC368/340+28
9BAL logoBAL424/398+26
10PIT logoPIT397/387+10
11MIA logoMIA347/424-77
12CIN logoCIN414/492-78
13CLE logoCLE279/379-100
14LV logoLV241/432-191
15TEN logoTEN284/478-194
16NYJ logoNYJ300/503-203

Net TD

#TeamVal
1NE logoNE+19
2BUF logoBUF+18
3JAX logoJAX+17
4DEN logoDEN+16
5IND logoIND+11
6KC logoKC+5
7BAL logoBAL+4
8PIT logoPIT+3
9HOU logoHOU+1
10LAC logoLAC+1
11CIN logoCIN-10
12CLE logoCLE-12
13MIA logoMIA-12
14LV logoLV-24
15TEN logoTEN-25
16NYJ logoNYJ-28
Tiebreaking stepsEvery NFL tiebreak step applied, race by race, in both conferences.

AFC

AFC division winners (seeds 1-4)3 steps
  1. Head-to-headPatriots, Broncos

    Not applicable: the tied clubs have not played each other.

  2. Win pct in conference gamesPatriots, Broncos
    • Patriots 9-3 (.750)
    • Broncos 9-3 (.750)
  3. Win pct in common games (min 4)Patriots, Broncos
    • Patriots 5-1 (.833)
    • Broncos 6-0 (1.000)

    Separates Broncos.

AFC Wild Card race and remaining order (seeds 5-7 and below)12 steps
  1. Head-to-headBills, Texans
    • Bills 0-1 (.000)
    • Texans 1-0 (1.000)

    Separates Texans.

  2. Head-to-headRavens, Colts

    Not applicable: the tied clubs have not played each other.

  3. Win pct in conference gamesRavens, Colts
    • Ravens 5-7 (.417)
    • Colts 6-6 (.500)

    Separates Colts.

  4. Head-to-headBengals, Chiefs

    Not applicable: the tied clubs have not played each other.

  5. Win pct in conference gamesBengals, Chiefs
    • Bengals 5-7 (.417)
    • Chiefs 3-9 (.250)

    Separates Bengals.

  6. Highest-ranked club in each divisionJets, Titans, Raiders

    Not applicable: the tied clubs are already one per division.

  7. Head-to-head sweepJets, Titans, Raiders

    Not applicable: no club swept, or was swept by, every other tied club.

  8. Win pct in conference gamesJets, Titans, Raiders
    • Jets 2-10 (.167)
    • Titans 2-10 (.167)
    • Raiders 3-9 (.250)

    Separates Raiders.

  9. Head-to-headJets, Titans

    Not applicable: the tied clubs have not played each other.

  10. Win pct in conference gamesJets, Titans
    • Jets 2-10 (.167)
    • Titans 2-10 (.167)
  11. Win pct in common games (min 4)Jets, Titans
    • Jets 1-5 (.167)
    • Titans 1-5 (.167)
  12. Strength of victoryJets, Titans
    • Jets .373
    • Titans .275

    Separates Jets.

NFC

NFC North standings1 step
  1. Head-to-headLions, Vikings
    • Lions 0-2 (.000)
    • Vikings 2-0 (1.000)

    Separates Vikings.

NFC South standings4 steps
  1. Head-to-headFalcons, Panthers, Buccaneers
    • Falcons 1-3 (.250)
    • Panthers 3-1 (.750)
    • Buccaneers 2-2 (.500)

    Separates Panthers.

  2. Head-to-headFalcons, Buccaneers
    • Falcons 1-1 (.500)
    • Buccaneers 1-1 (.500)
  3. Win pct in division gamesFalcons, Buccaneers
    • Falcons 3-3 (.500)
    • Buccaneers 3-3 (.500)
  4. Win pct in common gamesFalcons, Buccaneers
    • Falcons 5-7 (.417)
    • Buccaneers 6-6 (.500)

    Separates Buccaneers.

NFC West standings3 steps
  1. Head-to-headRams, 49ers
    • Rams 1-1 (.500)
    • 49ers 1-1 (.500)
  2. Win pct in division gamesRams, 49ers
    • Rams 4-2 (.667)
    • 49ers 4-2 (.667)
  3. Win pct in common gamesRams, 49ers
    • Rams 9-3 (.750)
    • 49ers 8-4 (.667)

    Separates Rams.

NFC division winners (seeds 1-4)1 step
  1. Head-to-headEagles, Bears
    • Eagles 0-1 (.000)
    • Bears 1-0 (1.000)

    Separates Bears.

NFC Wild Card race and remaining order (seeds 5-7 and below)3 steps
  1. All tied clubs from the same divisionRams, 49ers
    • Rams 2nd in the NFC West
    • 49ers 3rd in the NFC West

    Every tied club is in the NFC West, so the division tiebreaker decides — see the NFC West standings above.

    Separates Rams.

  2. All tied clubs from the same divisionVikings, Lions
    • Vikings 3rd in the NFC North
    • Lions 4th in the NFC North

    Every tied club is in the NFC North, so the division tiebreaker decides — see the NFC North standings above.

    Separates Vikings.

  3. All tied clubs from the same divisionBuccaneers, Falcons
    • Buccaneers 2nd in the NFC South
    • Falcons 3rd in the NFC South

    Every tied club is in the NFC South, so the division tiebreaker decides — see the NFC South standings above.

    Separates Buccaneers.

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Week 18every game decided
  • Sat, Jan 3
    CAR 14 (2 TD) at TB 16 (1 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    ARI 20 (2 TD) at LAR 37 (4 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    CLE 20 (2 TD) at CIN 18 (3 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    DAL 17 (2 TD) at NYG 34 (3 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    DET 19 (1 TD) at CHI 16 (2 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    GB 3 (0 TD) at MIN 16 (1 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    IND 30 (3 TD) at HOU 38 (3 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    KC 12 (0 TD) at LV 14 (0 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    LAC 3 (0 TD) at DEN 19 (1 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    MIA 10 (1 TD) at NE 38 (5 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    NO 17 (2 TD) at ATL 19 (1 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    NYJ 8 (1 TD) at BUF 35 (5 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    SEA 13 (1 TD) at SF 3 (0 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    TEN 7 (1 TD) at JAX 41 (5 TD)Real result
  • Sun, Jan 4
    WSH 24 (3 TD) at PHI 17 (2 TD)Real result
  • Mon, Jan 5
    BAL 24 (3 TD) at PIT 26 (3 TD)Real result