| 2001 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| New England | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 371 | 272 |
| Miami* | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 344 | 290 |
| N.Y. Jets* | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 308 | 295 |
| Indianapolis | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 413 | 486 |
| Buffalo | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 265 | 420 |
| Central Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| Pittsburgh# | 13 | 3 | 0 | .812 | 352 | 212 |
| Baltimore* | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 303 | 265 |
| Cleveland | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 285 | 319 |
| Tennessee | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 336 | 388 |
| Jacksonville | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 294 | 286 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 226 | 309 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| Oakland | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 399 | 327 |
| Seattle | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 301 | 324 |
| Denver | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 340 | 339 |
| Kansas City | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 320 | 344 |
| San Diego | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 332 | 321 |
| National Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| Philadelphia | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 343 | 208 |
| Washington | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 256 | 303 |
| N.Y. Giants | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 294 | 321 |
| Arizona | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 295 | 343 |
| Dallas | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 246 | 338 |
| Central Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| Chicago | 13 | 3 | 0 | .812 | 338 | 203 |
| Green Bay* | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 390 | 266 |
| Tampa Bay* | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 324 | 280 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 290 | 390 |
| Detroit | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 270 | 424 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| St. Louis# | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 503 | 273 |
| San Francisco* | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 409 | 282 |
| New Orleans | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 333 | 409 |
| Atlanta | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 291 | 377 |
| Carolina | 1 | 15 | 0 | .062 | 253 | 410 |
| *Wild-Card qualifier for playoffs; #Top playoff seed in conference New England finished ahead of Miami based on better division record (6-2 to Dolphins' 5-3). Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on better division record (5-5 to Titans' 3-7). Jacksonville finished ahead of Cincinnati based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). N.Y. Giants finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). New Orleans finished ahead of Atlanta based on better division record (4-4 to Falcons' 3-5). Baltimore was second Wild Card based on better record against common opponents (3-2 to Jets' 2-2). Green Bay was second Wild Card based on better conference record (9-3 to 49ers' 8-4). Wild-Card playoffs: OAKLAND 38, N.Y. Jets 24; Baltimore 20, MIAMI 3 Divisional playoffs: NEW ENGLAND 16, Oakland 13 (OT); PITTSBURGH 27, Baltimore 10 AFC Championship: New England 24, PITTSBURGH 17 Wild-Card playoffs: PHILADELPHIA 31, Tampa Bay 9; GREEN BAY 25, San Francisco 15 Divisional playoffs: PHILADELPHIA 33, Chicago 19; ST. LOUIS 45, Green Bay 17 NFC Championship: ST. LOUIS 29, Philadelphia 24 Super Bowl XXXVI: New England (AFC) 20, St. Louis (NFC) 17 at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||