The Browns What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Browns 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 | 3 | 6 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 91% |
| Current Standings | 2 | 6 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 93% |
| Lose Next Game | 2 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 96% |
| 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% | <1% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 92% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 93% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 93% |
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Best Case Scenario Bears beats Bengals |
Worst Case Scenario Bengals beats Bears |
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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 | ||
| 9 of 9 | 100% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 3% | 22% | 51% | 11% | 11% | 3% | <1% |
| 8 of 9 | 89% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 4% | 47% | 5% | 16% | 19% | 9% |
| 7 of 9 | 78% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 24% | 1% | 5% | 19% | 52% |
| 6 of 9 | 67% | 8 | 9 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 90% |
| 5 of 9 | 56% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| 4 of 9 | 44% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 9 | 33% | 5 | 12 | 0 | X | X | X | <1% | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 9 | 22% | 4 | 13 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 1 of 9 | 11% | 3 | 14 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 9 | 0% | 2 | 15 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |