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NFL - Week 3 of 18

Bears What If?

The Bears What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Bears play future games. These games include either the next game, all remaining games, or a set of games called Best/Worst Case Scenarios. Other unplayed future games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.

Bears What If?

Next Game - Chiefs (1‑1)

  Resultant Record Divisional Winners Wildcard No Playoffs No POs
  W L T 1*
First Round Bye
2**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
3**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
4**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
5 6 7 8
Win Next Game 1 2 0 <1% 1% 3% 9% 1% 3% 5% 77%
Current Standings 0 2 0 <1% 1% 3% 8% 1% 3% 4% 80%
Lose Next Game 0 3 0 <1% 1% 2% 7% 1% 3% 4% 84%


Best/Worst Case Scenarios

  Divisional Winners Wildcard No Playoffs No POs
  1*
First Round Bye
2**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
3**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
4**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
5 6 7 8
Best Case Scenario <1% 1% 3% 9% 1% 3% 5% 77%
Current Standings <1% 1% 3% 8% 1% 3% 4% 80%
Worst Case Scenario <1% 1% 2% 7% 1% 3% 4% 84%
Best Case Scenario
   Bears beats Chiefs
Worst Case Scenario
   Chiefs beats Bears
  • Notes
  • Only games from the current week are considered for inclusion into the scenarios
  • Only those games that meaningfully affect the playoff probabilities are included in the scenarios - maximum of three


Remaining Games

Remaining Games
Won
Winning Percentage of
Remaining Games
Resultant Record Divisional Winners Wildcard No Playoffs No POs
W L T 1*
First Round Bye
2**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
3**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
4**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
5 6 7 8
15 of 15 100% 15 2 0 44% 44% 11% 1% 1% <1% <1% ^
14 of 15 93% 14 3 0 16% 43% 31% 6% 4% <1% <1% <1%
13 of 15 87% 13 4 0 3% 23% 41% 19% 10% 3% <1% <1%
12 of 15 80% 12 5 0 <1% 6% 30% 34% 13% 13% 4% 1%
11 of 15 73% 11 6 0 <1% 1% 13% 36% 8% 19% 16% 7%
10 of 15 67% 10 7 0 <1% <1% 3% 27% 2% 12% 24% 31%
9 of 15 60% 9 8 0 <1% <1% 1% 15% <1% 3% 12% 69%
8 of 15 53% 8 9 0 <1% <1% <1% 7% <1% <1% 2% 91%
7 of 15 47% 7 10 0 <1% <1% <1% 2% <1% <1% <1% 98%
6 of 15 40% 6 11 0 X <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% >99%
5 of 15 33% 5 12 0 X X <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% >99%
4 of 15 27% 4 13 0 X X X <1% X X <1% >99%
3 of 15 20% 3 14 0 X X X X X X X 100%
2 of 15 13% 2 15 0 X X X X X X X 100%
1 of 15 7% 1 16 0 X X X X X X X 100%
0 of 15 0% 0 17 0 X X X X X X X 100%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • Table Sorting Method
  • *  denotes first round bye in the playoffs
  • ** denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs