NFL · Past seasons

The 2018 season

The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl after the 2018 season, beating the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

They went 11-5 in the regular season and won the AFC East. The conference championships: the Los Angeles Rams beat the New Orleans Saints 26-23; the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 37-31.

The New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams shared the best record at 13-3; the Arizona Cardinals finished bottom at 3-13.

The Kansas City Chiefs scored the most points (565) and the Chicago Bears conceded the fewest (283). The longest winning run: the New Orleans Saints, 10 in a row (weeks 2-12).

The biggest upset: the Buffalo Bills, 16.5-point underdogs, beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-6 in week 3, one of 17 wins by teams getting 7 or more points. The widest margin: the Baltimore Ravens beat the Buffalo Bills 47-3 in week 1. The most points in one game: 105, when the Los Angeles Rams beat the Kansas City Chiefs 54-51 in week 11.

At 46.7 points a game it ranks third-highest-scoring since 2002. 53% of games were decided by one score (8 points or fewer). 15 games went to overtime and 2 ties ended level.

Play-offs

Wild card round

Indianapolis Colts 21-7 Houston Texans
Los Angeles Chargers 23-17 Baltimore Ravens · upset, 3-point underdog won
Philadelphia Eagles 16-15 Chicago Bears · upset, 6.5-point underdog won
Seattle Seahawks 22-24 Dallas Cowboys

Divisional round

Dallas Cowboys 22-30 Los Angeles Rams
Indianapolis Colts 13-31 Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers 28-41 New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles 14-20 New Orleans Saints

Conference championships

Los Angeles Rams 26-23 New Orleans Saints (OT) · upset, 3-point underdog won
New England Patriots 37-31 Kansas City Chiefs (OT) · upset, 3-point underdog won

Super Bowl

New England Patriots 13-3 Los Angeles Rams

Final standings

AFC

AFC East
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf	Play-offs
New England Patriots · Won Super Bowl	11	5	.688	436	325	+111	8-0	3-5	5-1	8-4	Won Super Bowl
Miami Dolphins	7	9	.438	319	433	-114	6-2	1-7	4-2	6-6
Buffalo Bills	6	10	.375	269	374	-105	4-4	2-6	2-4	4-8
New York Jets	4	12	.250	333	441	-108	2-6	2-6	1-5	3-9

AFC North
Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf	Play-offs
Baltimore Ravens · Lost wild card round	10	6	0	.625	389	287	+102	6-2	4-4	3-3	8-4	Lost wild card round
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	6	1	.594	428	360	+68	5-3	4-3	4-1-1	6-5
Cleveland Browns	7	8	1	.469	359	392	-33	5-2	2-6	3-2-1	5-6
Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	368	455	-87	4-4	2-6	1-5	4-8

AFC South
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf	Play-offs
Houston Texans · Lost wild card round	11	5	.688	402	316	+86	6-2	5-3	4-2	9-3	Lost wild card round
Indianapolis Colts · Lost divisional round	10	6	.625	433	344	+89	6-2	4-4	4-2	7-5	Lost divisional round
Tennessee Titans	9	7	.563	310	303	+7	6-2	3-5	3-3	5-7
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11	.313	245	316	-71	3-5	2-6	1-5	4-8

AFC West
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf	Play-offs
Kansas City Chiefs · Lost conference championship	12	4	.750	565	421	+144	7-1	5-3	5-1	10-2	Lost conference championship
Los Angeles Chargers · Lost divisional round	12	4	.750	428	329	+99	5-3	7-1	4-2	9-3	Lost divisional round
Denver Broncos	6	10	.375	329	349	-20	3-5	3-5	2-4	4-8
Oakland Raiders	4	12	.250	290	467	-177	3-5	1-7	1-5	3-9

NFC

NFC East
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf	Play-offs
Dallas Cowboys · Lost divisional round	10	6	.625	339	324	+15	7-1	3-5	5-1	9-3	Lost divisional round
Philadelphia Eagles · Lost divisional round	9	7	.563	367	348	+19	5-3	4-4	4-2	6-6	Lost divisional round
Washington Redskins	7	9	.438	281	359	-78	3-5	4-4	2-4	6-6
New York Giants	5	11	.313	369	412	-43	2-6	3-5	1-5	4-8

NFC North
Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf	Play-offs
Chicago Bears · Lost wild card round	12	4	0	.750	421	283	+138	7-1	5-3	5-1	10-2	Lost wild card round
Minnesota Vikings	8	7	1	.531	360	341	+19	5-3	3-4	3-2-1	6-5
Green Bay Packers	6	9	1	.406	376	400	-24	5-2	1-7	1-4-1	3-8
Detroit Lions	6	10	0	.375	324	360	-36	3-5	3-5	2-4	4-8

NFC South
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf	Play-offs
New Orleans Saints · Lost conference championship	13	3	.813	504	353	+151	6-2	7-1	4-2	9-3	Lost conference championship
Atlanta Falcons	7	9	.438	414	423	-9	4-4	3-5	4-2	7-5
Carolina Panthers	7	9	.438	376	382	-6	5-3	2-6	2-4	5-7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	.313	396	464	-68	4-4	1-7	2-4	4-8

NFC West
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf	Play-offs
Los Angeles Rams · Lost Super Bowl	13	3	.813	527	384	+143	7-1	6-2	6-0	9-3	Lost Super Bowl
Seattle Seahawks · Lost wild card round	10	6	.625	428	347	+81	6-2	4-4	3-3	8-4	Lost wild card round
San Francisco 49ers	4	12	.250	342	435	-93	4-4	0-8	1-5	2-10
Arizona Cardinals	3	13	.188	225	425	-200	1-7	2-6	2-4	3-9

Regular season only. Pct counts a tie as half a win. Div, Conf, Non-Conf: records against division, conference and other-conference opponents. Strk: current run of wins (W), losses (L) or ties (T). Last 5: oldest to newest. Teams level on Pct are ordered by division record, then points difference, which can differ from the official standings. Data: nflverse.

Season in numbers

Measure	2018	Average since 2002
Points per game	46.7	44.5
Home win rateNeutral-site games excluded; a tie counts as half.	61%	56%
One-score gamesDecided by 8 points or fewer.	53%	51%
Favourites wonAgainst the closing line; pick’ems and ties left out.	66%	67%
Overtime games	15 (6%)	6%

Regular season only. Average: every completed season since 2002 except this one. Data: nflverse.