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AFC[1]
# 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]
  1. ^ a b New England clinched the AFC No. 3 seed based on strength of victory.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Baltimore finished in second place in the AFC North based on division record.
  4. ^ a b Baltimore clinched the AFC No. 6 seed based on conference record.
  5. ^ 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]
  6. ^ a b Denver finished ahead of Tennessee based on a better conference record.
  7. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of Jacksonville based on a head-to-head victory.
  8. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Oakland based on a head-to-head victory.
  9. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "2009 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "NFL 2009 Playoff Race – CBSSports.com – Tiebreaker Explanation". Retrieved January 10, 2010.
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