2009 National Football League Season - Final Regular Season Standings

Final Regular Season Standings

Playoff seeds are marked in parentheses and shaded in green. No ties occurred this year.

AFC East
Team W L PCT PF PA
(3) New England Patriots 10 6 .625 427 285
(5) New York Jets 9 7 .563 348 236
Miami Dolphins 7 9 .438 360 390
Buffalo Bills 6 10 .375 258 326
AFC North
Team W L PCT PF PA
(4) Cincinnati Bengals 10 6 .625 305 291
(6) Baltimore Ravens 9 7 .563 391 261
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 .563 368 324
Cleveland Browns 5 11 .312 245 375
AFC South
Team W L PCT PF PA
(1) Indianapolis Colts 14 2 .875 416 307
Houston Texans 9 7 .563 388 333
Tennessee Titans 8 8 .500 354 402
Jacksonville Jaguars 7 9 .438 290 380
AFC West
Team W L PCT PF PA
(2) San Diego Chargers 13 3 .813 454 320
Denver Broncos 8 8 .500 326 324
Oakland Raiders 5 11 .312 197 379
Kansas City Chiefs 4 12 .250 294 424
NFC East
Team W L PCT PF PA
(3) Dallas Cowboys 11 5 .688 361 250
(6) Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 .688 429 337
New York Giants 8 8 .500 402 427
Washington Redskins 4 12 .250 266 336
NFC North
Team W L PCT PF PA
(2) Minnesota Vikings 12 4 .750 470 312
(5) Green Bay Packers 11 5 .688 461 297
Chicago Bears 7 9 .438 327 375
Detroit Lions 2 14 .125 262 494
NFC South
Team W L PCT PF PA
(1) New Orleans Saints 13 3 .813 510 341
Atlanta Falcons 9 7 .563 363 325
Carolina Panthers 8 8 .500 315 308
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 13 .188 244 400
NFC West
Team W L PCT PF PA
(4) Arizona Cardinals 10 6 .625 375 325
San Francisco 49ers 8 8 .500 330 281
Seattle Seahawks 5 11 .312 280 390
St. Louis Rams 1 15 .062 175 436


Tiebreakers
  • a Baltimore finished in second place in the AFC North based on division record (3–3 to Pittsburgh's 2–4).
  • b New England clinched the AFC #3 seed based on strength of victory (.450 to Cincinnati's .438).
  • c N.Y. Jets clinched the AFC #5 seed based on better record in common games (4–1 to Baltimore's 1–4) after Houston was eliminated from the three-way tiebreaker based on better conference record (Baltimore's 7–5 and N.Y. Jets' 7–5 to Houston's 6–6).
  • d Baltimore clinched the AFC #6 seed based on conference record (Baltimore's 7–5 to Houston's 6–6).
  • e Dallas won the NFC East based on the head-to-head sweep over Philadelphia.
  • f Green Bay clinched the NFC #5 seed based on common games (4–1 to Philadelphia's 3–2).
  • g 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".

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