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NFL - Week 8 of 18

Cardinals What If?

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

Cardinals What If?

Next Game - Cowboys (3‑4)

  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 3 5 0 <1% 1% 1% <1% 1% 4% 7% 87%
Current Standings 2 5 0 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 3% 5% 91%
Lose Next Game 2 6 0 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 3% 95%


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 <1% 1% 1% <1% 1% 4% 7% 87%
Current Standings <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 3% 5% 91%
Worst Case Scenario <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 3% 95%
Best Case Scenario
   Cardinals beats Cowboys
 Worst Case Scenario
   Cowboys beats Cardinals
  • 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
10 of 10 100% 12 5 0 1% 26% 9% 1% 30% 29% 5% <1%
9 of 10 90% 11 6 0 <1% 7% 8% 2% 14% 39% 25% 5%
8 of 10 80% 10 7 0 <1% 1% 3% 2% 2% 21% 40% 31%
7 of 10 70% 9 8 0 <1% <1% <1% 1% <1% 3% 18% 78%
6 of 10 60% 8 9 0 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 2% 98%
5 of 10 50% 7 10 0 X <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% >99%
4 of 10 40% 6 11 0 X X <1% <1% X <1% <1% >99%
3 of 10 30% 5 12 0 X X X X X X X 100%
2 of 10 20% 4 13 0 X X X X X X X 100%
1 of 10 10% 3 14 0 X X X X X X X 100%
0 of 10 0% 2 15 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