| 2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| New England | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 437 | 260 |
| N.Y. Jets* | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 333 | 261 |
| Buffalo | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 395 | 284 |
| Miami | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 275 | 354 |
| Northern Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| Pittsburgh# | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 372 | 251 |
| Baltimore | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 317 | 268 |
| Cincinnati | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 374 | 372 |
| Cleveland | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 276 | 390 |
| Southern Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| Indianapolis | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 522 | 351 |
| Jacksonville | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 261 | 280 |
| Houston | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 309 | 339 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 344 | 439 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| San Diego | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 446 | 313 |
| Denver* | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 381 | 304 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 483 | 435 |
| Oakland | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 320 | 442 |
| National Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| Philadelphia# | 13 | 3 | 0 | .812 | 386 | 260 |
| N.Y. Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 303 | 347 |
| Dallas | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 293 | 405 |
| Washington | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 240 | 265 |
| Northern Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| Green Bay | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 424 | 380 |
| Minnesota* | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 405 | 395 |
| Detroit | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 296 | 350 |
| Chicago | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 231 | 331 |
| Southern Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| Atlanta | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 340 | 337 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 348 | 405 |
| Carolina | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 355 | 339 |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 301 | 304 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | OP |
| Seattle | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 371 | 373 |
| St. Louis* | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 319 | 392 |
| Arizona | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 284 | 322 |
| San Francisco | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 259 | 452 |
| *Wild-Card qualifier for playoffs;
#Top playoff seed in conference Indianapolis finished ahead of San Diego based on better head-to-head record (1-0). N.Y. Jets finished ahead of Denver based on better record in common games (5-0 to 3-2). St. Louis finished ahead of Minnesota and New Orleans based on better conference record (7-5 to Minnesota's 5-7 to New Orleans' 6-6). Minnesota finished ahead of New Orleans based on better head-to-head record (1-0). N.Y. Giants finished ahead of Dallas and Washington based on better head-to-head record (3-1 to Dallas' 2-2 to Washington's 1-3). Dallas finished ahead of Washington based on based on better head-to-head record (2-0). Wild-Card playoffs: N.Y. Jets 20, SAN DIEGO 17 (OT); INDIANAPOLIS 49, Denver 24 Divisional playoffs: PITTSBURGH 20, N.Y. Jets 17 (OT); NEW ENGLAND 20, Indianapolis 3 AFC Championship: New England 41, PITTSBURGH 27 Wild-Card playoffs: St. Louis 27, SEATTLE 20; Minnesota 31, GREEN BAY 17 Divisional playoffs: ATLANTA 47, St. Louis 17; PHILADELPHIA 27, Minnesota 14 NFC Championship: PHILADELPHIA 27, Atlanta 10 Super Bowl XXXIX: New England (AFC) 24, Philadelphia (NFC) 21 at ALLTEL Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||
