The Broncos What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Broncos 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 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26% | 21% | 16% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 5% |
| Current Standings | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23% | 20% | 15% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% |
| Lose Next Game | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9% | 17% | 18% | 8% | 11% | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 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 | 32% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% |
| Current Standings | 23% | 20% | 15% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 9% | 17% | 19% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 11% | 13% |
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Best Case Scenario Broncos beats Raiders Falcons beats Colts Dolphins beats Bills |
Worst Case Scenario Raiders beats Broncos Colts beats Falcons Bills beats Dolphins |
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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 | ||
| 8 of 8 | 100% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 92% | 8% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 7 of 8 | 88% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 56% | 37% | 6% | <1% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 6 of 8 | 75% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 19% | 44% | 26% | 3% | 7% | 1% | <1% | ^ |
| 5 of 8 | 63% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 18% | 35% | 13% | 21% | 10% | 1% | <1% |
| 4 of 8 | 50% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 2% | 16% | 18% | 19% | 31% | 13% | 1% |
| 3 of 8 | 38% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 6% | 25% | 38% | 20% |
| 2 of 8 | 25% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 5% | 25% | 70% |
| 1 of 8 | 13% | 8 | 9 | 0 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 98% |
| 0 of 8 | 0% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |