The Patriots What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Patriots 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 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36% | 31% | 19% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Standings | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34% | 30% | 20% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Lose Next Game | 8 | 3 | 0 | 15% | 28% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 3% |
| 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 | 45% | 27% | 18% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Standings | 34% | 30% | 20% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 13% | 27% | 26% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 5% | 3% |
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Best Case Scenario Patriots beats Jets Buccaneers beats Bills Chiefs beats Broncos |
Worst Case Scenario Jets beats Patriots Bills beats Buccaneers Broncos beats Chiefs |
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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% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 83% | 17% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 6 of 7 | 86% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 42% | 8% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 7 | 71% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17% | 49% | 31% | 1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 4 of 7 | 57% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1% | 22% | 49% | 11% | 11% | 6% | <1% | <1% |
| 3 of 7 | 43% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 2% | 30% | 26% | 10% | 23% | 9% | 1% |
| 2 of 7 | 29% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 2% | 20% | 30% | 17% |
| 1 of 7 | 14% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 9% | <1% | 4% | 18% | 69% |
| 0 of 7 | 0% | 8 | 9 | 0 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |