Template:2005 AFC standings

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Indianapolis Colts South 14 2 0 .875 6–0 11–1 .457 .424 W1
2 Denver Broncos West 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .500 .471 W4
3[a] Cincinnati Bengals North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 7–5 .477 .398 L2
4 New England Patriots East 10 6 0 .625 5–1 7–5 .508 .400 L1
Wild cards
5 Jacksonville Jaguars South 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .465 .375 W3
6[a] Pittsburgh Steelers North 11 5 0 .688 4–2 7–5 .492 .415 W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Kansas City Chiefs West 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 .504 .475 W2
8[b] Miami Dolphins East 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .457 .438 W6
9[b] San Diego Chargers West 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .559 .500 L2
10[c] Baltimore Ravens North 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .523 .375 L1
11[c] Cleveland Browns North 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 .508 .396 W1
12 Buffalo Bills East 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 .500 .450 L1
13[d] New York Jets East 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 .527 .453 W1
14[d][e][f] Oakland Raiders West 4 12 0 .250 0–6 2–10 .539 .438 L6
15[d][e][f] Tennessee Titans South 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 .512 .219 L3
16 Houston Texans South 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 .535 .344 L2
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b Cincinnati finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on division record.
  2. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland based on division record.
  4. ^ a b c NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on common record. (2–4 vs. 1–5 against: Miami, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Atlanta, and Oakland). Conference tie break was initially used to eliminate Oakland (see below).
  5. ^ a b Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ a b While conference record initially eliminated Oakland in the three-way tie with NY Jets, Tennessee, and Oakland, once the NY Jets were ranked above both Tennessee and Oakland, the tiebreaking procedure restarts with the remaining teams, resulting in Oakland ranking above Tennessee.
  7. ^ 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

  1. ^ "2005 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.