The Cowboys What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Cowboys 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 | 5 | 5 | 1 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 79% |
| Current Standings | 4 | 5 | 1 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 87% |
| Lose Next Game | 4 | 6 | 1 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| 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% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 13% | 74% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 87% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 93% |
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Best Case Scenario Giants beats Lions Titans beats Seahawks Cowboys beats Eagles |
Worst Case Scenario Lions beats Giants Seahawks beats Titans Eagles beats Cowboys |
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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 | ||
| 7 of 7 | 100% | 11 | 5 | 1 | <1% | 5% | 11% | 4% | 32% | 40% | 9% | <1% |
| 6 of 7 | 86% | 10 | 6 | 1 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 35% | 41% | 13% |
| 5 of 7 | 71% | 9 | 7 | 1 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 5% | 28% | 66% |
| 4 of 7 | 57% | 8 | 8 | 1 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 98% |
| 3 of 7 | 43% | 7 | 9 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 7 | 29% | 6 | 10 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 1 of 7 | 14% | 5 | 11 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 7 | 0% | 4 | 12 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |