 So, for example, one team finished 11-3 and another 10-2-2, there would have been no tiebreaker, as the team with two ties would have been deemed the outright division winners.This made tie games, a fairly common occurrence in football before overtime was introduced in 1974, somewhat more valuable to teams compared to the half-win they are considered today.Today, two ties are of exactly equal strength to a win for the purpose of breaking ties since, unlike many other North American leagues, the current NFL tiebreaking criteria do not prioritize one win over two ties (or vice versa) in any way.