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 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 23% |
| Current Standings | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 30% |
| Lose Next Game | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 15% | 38% |
| 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 | 6% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 22% |
| Current Standings | 4% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 30% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 39% |
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Best Case Scenario Patriots beats Packers Vikings beats Bills |
Worst Case Scenario Packers beats Patriots Bills beats Vikings |
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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 | ||
| 9 of 9 | 100% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 67% | 26% | 1% | X | 5% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 8 of 9 | 89% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 22% | 37% | 16% | 2% | 21% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 7 of 9 | 78% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 15% | 25% | 13% | 34% | 9% | <1% | <1% |
| 6 of 9 | 67% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 2% | 12% | 20% | 26% | 30% | 9% | 1% |
| 5 of 9 | 56% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 15% | 8% | 31% | 33% | 12% |
| 4 of 9 | 44% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 1% | 9% | 33% | 51% |
| 3 of 9 | 33% | 8 | 9 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 89% |
| 2 of 9 | 22% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 9 | 11% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | <1% | <1% | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 9 | 0% | 5 | 12 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |