The Buccaneers What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Buccaneers 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 | 7 | 5 | 0 | <1% | 4% | 15% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% |
| Current Standings | 6 | 5 | 0 | <1% | 3% | 14% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% |
| Lose Next Game | 6 | 6 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 4% | 68% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 27% |
| 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% | 4% | 16% | 64% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% |
| Current Standings | <1% | 3% | 14% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | 5% | 62% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 33% |
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Best Case Scenario Buccaneers beats Cardinals Rams beats Panthers |
Worst Case Scenario Cardinals beats Buccaneers Panthers beats Rams |
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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% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1% | 19% | 47% | 33% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 6 | 83% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 18% | 81% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 6 | 67% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 94% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% |
| 3 of 6 | 50% | 9 | 8 | 0 | X | <1% | <1% | 72% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 27% |
| 2 of 6 | 33% | 8 | 9 | 0 | X | X | <1% | 24% | X | X | <1% | 76% |
| 1 of 6 | 17% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | X | X | 1% | X | X | X | 99% |
| 0 of 6 | 0% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |