2004
256 regular-season games · 11 in the postseason · NE won the Super Bowl
The postseason
Wild cardDivisionalConference championshipSuper Bowl
The connectors are drawn from who actually appeared in each game, not from a fixed tree — the NFL reseeds after every round, so the winner of one wild-card game can land in either divisional game. Where two lines cross, that is the reseeding. The top two seeds in each conference had a bye in 2004 and enter at the divisional round.
American Football Conference
| AFC East | w-l | pf | pa | diff | seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Patriots | 14-2 | 437 | 260 | +177 | 2 |
 New York Jets | 10-6 | 333 | 261 | +72 | 6 |
 Buffalo Bills | 9-7 | 395 | 284 | +111 | — |
 Miami Dolphins | 4-12 | 275 | 354 | -79 | — |
| AFC North | w-l | pf | pa | diff | seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Steelers | 15-1 | 372 | 251 | +121 | 1 |
 Baltimore Ravens | 9-7 | 317 | 268 | +49 | — |
 Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | 374 | 372 | +2 | — |
 Cleveland Browns | 4-12 | 276 | 390 | -114 | — |
| AFC South | w-l | pf | pa | diff | seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | 522 | 351 | +171 | 3 |
 Jacksonville Jaguars | 9-7 | 261 | 280 | -19 | — |
 Houston Texans | 7-9 | 309 | 339 | -30 | — |
 Tennessee Titans | 5-11 | 344 | 439 | -95 | — |
| AFC West | w-l | pf | pa | diff | seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Chargers | 12-4 | 446 | 313 | +133 | 4 |
 Denver Broncos | 10-6 | 381 | 304 | +77 | 5 |
 Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | 483 | 435 | +48 | — |
 Las Vegas Raiders | 5-11 | 320 | 442 | -122 | — |
National Football Conference
| NFC East | w-l | pf | pa | diff | seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Eagles | 13-3 | 386 | 260 | +126 | 1 |
 Washington Commanders | 6-10 | 240 | 265 | -25 | — |
 New York Giants | 6-10 | 303 | 347 | -44 | — |
 Dallas Cowboys | 6-10 | 293 | 405 | -112 | — |
| NFC North | w-l | pf | pa | diff | seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | 424 | 380 | +44 | 3 |
 Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | 405 | 395 | +10 | 6 |
 Detroit Lions | 6-10 | 296 | 350 | -54 | — |
 Chicago Bears | 5-11 | 231 | 331 | -100 | — |
| NFC South | w-l | pf | pa | diff | seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Falcons | 11-5 | 340 | 337 | +3 | 2 |
 New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | 348 | 405 | -57 | — |
 Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | 355 | 339 | +16 | — |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | 301 | 304 | -3 | — |
| NFC West | w-l | pf | pa | diff | seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | 371 | 373 | -2 | 4 |
 Los Angeles Rams | 8-8 | 319 | 392 | -73 | 5 |
 Arizona Cardinals | 6-10 | 284 | 322 | -38 | — |
 San Francisco 49ers | 2-14 | 259 | 452 | -193 | — |