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Steelers What If?

The Steelers What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Steelers 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.

Steelers What If?

Next Game - Lions (8‑6)

  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 6 0 X <1% 5% 86% <1% <1% <1% 9%
Current Standings 8 6 0 X <1% 2% 81% <1% <1% <1% 17%
Lose Next Game 8 7 0 X X <1% 78% X X <1% 22%


Best/Worst Case Scenarios

  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 X X 5% 93% X X X 3%
Current Standings X <1% 2% 81% <1% <1% <1% 17%
Worst Case Scenario X X <1% 68% X X <1% 31%
Best Case Scenario
   Patriots beats Ravens
   Steelers beats Lions
 Worst Case Scenario
   Ravens beats Patriots
   Lions beats Steelers
  • Notes
  • Only games from the current week are considered for inclusion into the scenarios
  • Only those games that meaningfully affect the playoff probabilities are included in the scenarios - maximum of three


Remaining Games

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
3 of 3 100% 11 6 0 X <1% 9% 91% ^ ^ ^ ^
2 of 3 67% 10 7 0 X X <1% 96% <1% <1% <1% 4%
1 of 3 33% 9 8 0 X X X 64% X X <1% 36%
0 of 3 0% 8 9 0 X X X X X X X 100%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • Table Sorting Method
  • *  denotes first round bye in the playoffs
  • ** denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs