The Colts What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Colts 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 61% |
| Current Standings | 1 | 2 | 0 | <1% | 3% | 7% | 14% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 65% |
| Lose Next Game | 1 | 3 | 0 | <1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 69% |
| 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% | 3% | 9% | 16% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 60% |
| Current Standings | <1% | 3% | 7% | 14% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 65% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 71% |
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Best Case Scenario Colts beats Commanders Bengals beats Jaguars |
Worst Case Scenario Commanders beats Colts Jaguars beats Bengals |
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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 | ||
| 14 of 14 | 100% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 45% | 47% | 8% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 13 of 14 | 93% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 18% | 52% | 25% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 12 of 14 | 86% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5% | 33% | 42% | 13% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 14 | 79% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1% | 11% | 39% | 30% | 10% | 8% | 2% | <1% |
| 10 of 14 | 71% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 2% | 21% | 40% | 8% | 17% | 10% | 2% |
| 9 of 14 | 64% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 8% | 37% | 3% | 14% | 21% | 17% |
| 8 of 14 | 57% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 25% | <1% | 5% | 16% | 51% |
| 7 of 14 | 50% | 8 | 9 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 13% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 83% |
| 6 of 14 | 43% | 7 | 10 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 95% |
| 5 of 14 | 36% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| 4 of 14 | 29% | 5 | 12 | 0 | X | X | <1% | <1% | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 14 | 21% | 4 | 13 | 0 | X | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| 2 of 14 | 14% | 3 | 14 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 1 of 14 | 7% | 2 | 15 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 14 | 0% | 1 | 16 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |