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By James Alder, About.com Guide to Football

NFL Tiebreaking Procedures

Monday December 7, 2009

As we prepare to enter the stretch run of the NFL season and the playoff races really start to heat up, NFL tiebreaking procedures are sure to come into question. This reference page provides the list of tiebreakers the NFL now uses for divisional races and Wild Card races as well as for ties between two, three, and more teams. For future reference, this page will be listed in the Football 101 section with other informative pieces such as:

How to Calculate a Quarterback Rating
Common NFL Defensive Formations
Uniform Numbering System
Officials, Referees, and Umpires... What's the Difference?
NFL Scheduling Procedures

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