The Chiefs What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Chiefs 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% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 13% | 16% | 18% | 48% |
| Current Standings | 6 | 5 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 58% |
| Lose Next Game | 6 | 6 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 15% | 69% |
| 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% | 6% | 1% | 12% | 17% | 18% | 42% |
| Current Standings | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 58% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 70% |
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Best Case Scenario Chiefs beats Cowboys Raiders beats Chargers Commanders beats Broncos |
Worst Case Scenario Cowboys beats Chiefs Chargers beats Raiders Broncos beats Commanders |
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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% | 15% | 18% | 1% | 50% | 14% | 1% | <1% |
| 5 of 6 | 83% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 26% | 42% | 22% | 4% |
| 4 of 6 | 67% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 16% | 37% | 44% |
| 3 of 6 | 50% | 9 | 8 | 0 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 92% |
| 2 of 6 | 33% | 8 | 9 | 0 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 6 | 17% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 6 | 0% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |