The Forty-Niners What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Forty-Niners 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 | 4 | 0 | 2% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 32% | 24% | 14% | 16% |
| Current Standings | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 27% | 23% | 16% | 25% |
| Lose Next Game | 6 | 5 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 20% | 23% | 19% | 34% |
| 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 | 3% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 28% | 25% | 14% | 15% |
| Current Standings | 2% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 27% | 23% | 16% | 25% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 35% |
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Best Case Scenario Giants beats Packers Forty-Niners beats Cardinals Seahawks beats Rams |
Worst Case Scenario Packers beats Giants Cardinals beats Forty-Niners Rams beats Seahawks |
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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% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 22% | 31% | 10% | <1% | 38% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 6 of 7 | 86% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 12% | 12% | 3% | 61% | 9% | <1% | <1% |
| 5 of 7 | 71% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 48% | 38% | 6% | <1% |
| 4 of 7 | 57% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 44% | 33% | 8% |
| 3 of 7 | 43% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 36% | 52% |
| 2 of 7 | 29% | 8 | 9 | 0 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 93% |
| 1 of 7 | 14% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 7 | 0% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |