The Bills What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Bills 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.
| 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 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2% | 4% | 2% | <1% | 39% | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| Current Standings | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1% | 3% | 2% | <1% | 28% | 22% | 18% | 27% |
| Lose Next Game | 7 | 5 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | 17% | 22% | 21% | 37% |
| 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 | 3% | 6% | 4% | <1% | 36% | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| Current Standings | 1% | 3% | 2% | <1% | 28% | 22% | 18% | 27% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | 16% | 23% | 21% | 36% |
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Best Case Scenario Bills beats Steelers Giants beats Patriots |
Worst Case Scenario Steelers beats Bills Patriots beats Giants |
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| 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 | ||
| 6 of 6 | 100% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 12% | 21% | 5% | X | 62% | 1% | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 6 | 83% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1% | 6% | 7% | <1% | 72% | 13% | <1% | <1% |
| 4 of 6 | 67% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | 34% | 48% | 15% | 1% |
| 3 of 6 | 50% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 24% | 45% | 28% |
| 2 of 6 | 33% | 9 | 8 | 0 | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 14% | 84% |
| 1 of 6 | 17% | 8 | 9 | 0 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| 0 of 6 | 0% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |