If two or more clubs are tied in the
selection order, the strength-of-schedule
tie breaker is applied, subject to the
following exceptions for playoff clubs:
The Super Bowl winner is last and
the Super Bowl loser next-to-last.
Any non-Super Bowl playoff club
involved in a tie moves down in drafting
priority within its tied segment as follows:
For a loss inthe Wild-Card playoffs,
a plus factor of one-half.
For participation, win or lose, in
the Divisional Playoffs, a plus factor of
one.
For a loss in the conference
championship Game, a plus factor of one.
Clubs with the best won-lost-tied
records after these steps are applied will
drop to their appropriate spots at the
bottom of the tied segment. In no case will
the above process move a club lower than the
segment in which it was initially tied.
Tied clubs will alternate priority
throughout the 7 rounds of the draft. In
case of a tie involving three or more teams,
the club with priority in the first round
will drop to the bottom of the tied segment
in the second round and move its way back to
the top of the segment in each succeeding
round.
If any ties cannot be broken by
strength of schedule, the divisional or
conference tie breakers, whichever are
applicable, are applied. Any ties that still
exist are broken by a coin flip.
