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Question on Conference Standings

DiepatriotsDie said:
http://www.nfl.com/standings/conference

Is this list accurate? We are above Buffalo, and I'm not sure why. Is the conference record more important than the divisional record when it comes to a wildcard spot?
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Division. We will need to Beat Buffalo, Patriots and Jets... 3 teams that we've already lost to this year. Since we've lost the first Head-to-Head against Buffalo, they should be higher than us.

http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakers
Two Clubs
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
 
DiepatriotsDie said:
http://www.nfl.com/standings/conference

Is this list accurate? We are above Buffalo, and I'm not sure why. Is the conference record more important than the divisional record when it comes to a wildcard spot?
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TO BREAK A TIE FOR THE WILD-CARD TEAM
If it is necessary to break ties to determine the two Wild-Card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken.
1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tie breaker.
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I don't think that those rankings take any tie-breakers into account.
 
Division record is a tie-breaker ONLY when all the teams tied are in the same division. As there are multiple teams at 3-6, Miami is currently ahead of BUF due to a better conference record.
 
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