The Falcons What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Falcons 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 59% |
| Current Standings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 61% |
| Lose Next Game | 3 | 4 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 72% |
| 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 | 2% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 56% |
| Current Standings | 1% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 61% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% |
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Best Case Scenario Falcons beats Dolphins Bills beats Panthers Saints beats Buccaneers |
Worst Case Scenario Dolphins beats Falcons Panthers beats Bills Buccaneers beats Saints |
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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 | ||
| 11 of 11 | 100% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 48% | 37% | 7% | <1% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 10 of 11 | 91% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 13% | 34% | 22% | 4% | 24% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| 9 of 11 | 82% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1% | 11% | 24% | 12% | 32% | 17% | 2% | <1% |
| 8 of 11 | 73% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 10% | 14% | 17% | 32% | 20% | 6% |
| 7 of 11 | 64% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 3% | 15% | 31% | 42% |
| 6 of 11 | 55% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 88% |
| 5 of 11 | 45% | 8 | 9 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| 4 of 11 | 36% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 11 | 27% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | <1% | <1% | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 11 | 18% | 5 | 12 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 1 of 11 | 9% | 4 | 13 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 11 | 0% | 3 | 14 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |