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

Divisions in tiebreak order. A seed number marks a club in the playoff field.

AFC East

TeamW-L-TPctDivConfPFPANetTD±SOVSOS
2Patriots logoPatriots14-3.8245-19-3490320+170+19.370.391
6Bills logoBills12-5.7064-29-3481365+116+18.412.471
·Dolphins logoDolphins7-10.4123-33-9347424-77-12.378.488
·Jets logoJets3-14.1760-62-10300503-203-28.373.552

AFC North

TeamW-L-TPctDivConfPFPANetTD±SOVSOS
4Steelers logoSteelers10-7.5884-28-4397387+10+3.453.503
·Ravens logoRavens8-9.4713-35-7424398+26+4.408.507
·Bengals logoBengals6-11.3533-35-7414492-78-10.451.521
·Browns logoBrowns5-12.2942-44-8279379-100-12.418.486

AFC South

TeamW-L-TPctDivConfPFPANetTD±SOVSOS
3Jaguars logoJaguars13-4.7655-110-2474336+138+17.425.478
5Texans logoTexans12-5.7065-110-2404295+109+1.441.522
·Colts logoColts8-9.4712-46-6466412+54+11.382.540
·Titans logoTitans3-14.1760-62-10284478-194-25.275.574

AFC West

TeamW-L-TPctDivConfPFPANetTD±SOVSOS
1Broncos logoBroncos14-3.8245-19-3401311+90+16.378.422
7Chargers logoChargers11-6.6475-18-4368340+28+1.425.469
·Chiefs logoChiefs6-11.3531-53-9362328+34+5.363.514
·Raiders logoRaiders3-14.1761-53-9241432-191-24.451.538
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)11 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. Head-to-head sweepJets, Titans, Raiders

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

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

    Separates Raiders.

  8. Head-to-headJets, Titans

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

  9. Win pct in conference gamesJets, Titans
    • Jets 2-10 (.167)
    • Titans 2-10 (.167)
  10. Win pct in common games (min 4)Jets, Titans
    • Jets 1-5 (.167)
    • Titans 1-5 (.167)
  11. 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.

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Outcome controls

Pick the road side, a tie, or the home side for any game, then set the points and touchdowns the later tiebreakers read.

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