2001 NFL standings
The Los Angeles Rams had the NFL's best record in 2001 through week 16 at 13-2, +212 in point differential; the top seeds were the Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) and the Los Angeles Rams (NFC).
2001 NFL standings (32)
Showing (32) of (32) · Now · Sorted by conference, low to high, then conference_rank, low to high · Compared with every row on the board (32)
| Team | Clinched | W | L | T | Pct | Div | Conf rec | Home | Road | PF | PA | Diff | Strk | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | ||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | * | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 3-2 | 9-3 | 6-1 | 6-2 | 324 | 205 | 119 | L1 | 1 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | z | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.667 | 5-1 | 6-3 | 5-2 | 5-3 | 377 | 303 | 74 | L2 | 2 |
| New England Patriots | x | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.667 | 4-2 | 8-4 | 6-2 | 4-3 | 333 | 266 | 67 | W5 | 3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 1-1 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 315 | 365 | -50 | L1 | 4 | |
| Miami Dolphins | x | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.667 | 2-3 | 7-3 | 6-1 | 4-4 | 310 | 283 | 27 | W1 | 5 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 | 2-4 | 8-4 | 5-2 | 4-4 | 284 | 262 | 22 | L1 | 6 | |
| New York Jets | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 | 4-2 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 6-1 | 284 | 273 | 11 | L1 | 7 | |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0.533 | 3-3 | 4-5 | 6-2 | 2-5 | 330 | 310 | 20 | W1 | — | |
| Cleveland Browns | e | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 3-2 | 6-5 | 4-4 | 3-4 | 278 | 291 | -13 | W1 | — |
| Kansas City Chiefs | e | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.4 | 3-3 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 302 | 323 | -21 | W3 | — |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.4 | 1-1 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 281 | 253 | 28 | L1 | — | |
| Indianapolis Colts | e | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0.333 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 384 | 476 | -92 | L2 | — |
| Cincinnati Bengals | e | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0.333 | 3-3 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 1-6 | 203 | 288 | -85 | W1 | — |
| Los Angeles Chargers | e | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.312 | 1-5 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 1-7 | 332 | 321 | 11 | L9 | — |
| Buffalo Bills | e | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0.2 | 1-4 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 2-5 | 258 | 386 | -128 | W1 | — |
| Houston Texans | e | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| NFC | ||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Rams | z | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.867 | 2-0 | 9-2 | 5-2 | 8-0 | 472 | 260 | 212 | W5 | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | x | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 4-2 | 10-2 | 6-1 | 6-2 | 305 | 190 | 115 | W3 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | z | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.667 | 5-1 | 8-4 | 4-4 | 6-1 | 326 | 195 | 131 | W1 | 3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | z | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 | 1-0 | 7-4 | 5-2 | 4-4 | 311 | 263 | 48 | W2 | 4 |
| Green Bay Packers | x | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.733 | 5-1 | 8-3 | 7-1 | 4-3 | 356 | 241 | 115 | W2 | 5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | x | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.733 | 0-2 | 7-4 | 7-1 | 4-3 | 371 | 282 | 89 | L1 | 6 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0.533 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5-2 | 3-5 | 280 | 306 | -26 | W1 | 7 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 3-1 | 6-5 | 3-5 | 4-3 | 278 | 346 | -68 | L1 | — | |
| New York Giants | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 5-2 | 2-6 | 269 | 287 | -18 | L1 | — | |
| Washington Commanders | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 236 | 286 | -50 | W1 | — | |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 3-2 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 333 | 371 | -38 | L3 | — | |
| Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 4-3 | 278 | 323 | -45 | W2 | — | |
| Dallas Cowboys | e | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0.333 | 3-3 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 1-6 | 236 | 323 | -87 | W1 | — |
| Minnesota Vikings | e | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0.333 | 2-4 | 4-8 | 5-3 | 0-7 | 287 | 371 | -84 | L3 | — |
| Detroit Lions | e | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0.067 | 1-5 | 1-10 | 1-6 | 0-8 | 255 | 414 | -159 | L2 | — |
| Carolina Panthers | e | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0.067 | 0-4 | 1-11 | 0-7 | 1-7 | 247 | 372 | -125 | L14 | — |
| NFL average team | — | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | 294.8 | 294.8 | 0 | — | 4 |
Data as of 2026-11-13 05:46 UTCSource: nflverse data (CC BY 4.0)Regular season through week 16; seeds as if the season ended then; ties count half; lines are nflverse's closing spread and total.
* clinched the bye and home field · z the division · x a playoff spot · e eliminated. Before the last week a mark appears only once it is proved against every remaining result. Ranks beside a number are among all 32 teams.