In situations in which three teams from the same division are involved in the procedure, the original seeding of the teams ... to the playoffs in any tie-breaking step. Remaining tied clubs ...

The NFL has several different tiebreaking procedures depending on whether ... It must always be remembered that when breaking conference ties, divisional ties are handled first and separately ...

For now, the biggest impact is on the AFC North, with Cincinnati officially crowned as the winner, and the race for the No. 1 seed. The NFL's tiebreaking procedures ... loss or tie or 2.

NFL owners did not approve a rules proposal by the Lions to eliminate an automatic first down as part of the penalty for ...

A potentially transformative set of rule proposals were submitted by a handful of NFL clubs on Wednesday. Perhaps the most significant is a proposal to revamp playoff seeding. Submitted by Detroit ...

While the proposal was ultimately tabled this year without a vote, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called it a "very healthy ...

With the NFL realigning ... The original seeding within a division upon application of the division tie breaker remains the same for all subsequent applications of the procedure that are necessary ...