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 ...

It's important to understand that regular season games that end in a tie are recorded as half a win and half a loss in all NFL tiebreaker procedures ... own the AFC No. 1 seed because they ...

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.

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 ...