Template:2009 AFC standings

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#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Indianapolis Colts	South	14	2	0	.875	6–0	10–2	.473	.470	L2
2	San Diego Chargers	West	13	3	0	.813	5–1	9–3	.453	.433	W11
3^[a]	New England Patriots	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	.516	.450	L1
4^[a]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	10	6	0	.625	6–0	7–5	.492	.438	L1
Wild Cards
5^[b]	New York Jets	East	9	7	0	.563	2–4	7–5	.516	.507	W2
6^[b]^[c]^[d]	Baltimore Ravens	North	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.523	.403	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^[b]^[d]	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	1–5	6–6	.504	.417	W4
8^[c]^[e]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.488	.521	W3
9^[f]	Denver Broncos	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.527	.516	L4
10^[f]	Tennessee Titans	South	8	8	0	.500	2–4	4–8	.539	.414	W1
11^[g]	Miami Dolphins	East	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.559	.464	L3
12^[g]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.496	.411	L4
13	Buffalo Bills	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.516	.469	W1
14^[h]	Cleveland Browns	North	5	11	0	.313	1–5	5–7	.512	.388	W4
15^[h]	Oakland Raiders	West	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.527	.525	L2
16	Kansas City Chiefs	West	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	.516	.406	W1
Tiebreakers^[i]
^ ^a ^b New England clinched the AFC No. 3 seed based on strength of victory. ^ ^a ^b ^c NY Jets clinched the AFC No. 5 seed based on better record in common games after Houston was eliminated from the three-way tiebreaker based on better conference record. ^ ^a ^b Baltimore finished in second place in the AFC North based on division record. ^ ^a ^b Baltimore clinched the AFC No. 6 seed based on conference record. ^ Pittsburgh did not qualify as a Wild Card based on the first tiebreaking step for three or more clubs which reads, "Apply division tie breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to Step 2".^[2] ^ ^a ^b Denver finished ahead of Tennessee based on a better conference record. ^ ^a ^b Miami finished ahead of Jacksonville based on a head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Cleveland finished ahead of Oakland based on a 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

^ "2009 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
^ "NFL 2009 Playoff Race – CBSSports.com – Tiebreaker Explanation". Retrieved January 10, 2010.

[1-2-2] New England clinched the AFC No. 3 seed based on strength of victory.

[1-3-3] NY Jets clinched the AFC No. 5 seed based on better record in common games after Houston was eliminated from the three-way tiebreaker based on better conference record.

[1-1-4] Baltimore finished in second place in the AFC North based on division record.

[1-4-5] Baltimore clinched the AFC No. 6 seed based on conference record.

[1-5-7] Pittsburgh did not qualify as a Wild Card based on the first tiebreaking step for three or more clubs which reads,
"Apply division tie breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to Step 2".^[2]

[1-6-8] Denver finished ahead of Tennessee based on a better conference record.

[1-7-9] Miami finished ahead of Jacksonville based on a head-to-head victory.

[1-8-10] Cleveland finished ahead of Oakland based on a head-to-head victory.

[11] 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.

[standings-conf-NFL-1] "2009 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

[TiebreakingRules-6] "NFL 2009 Playoff Race – CBSSports.com – Tiebreaker Explanation". Retrieved January 10, 2010.

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