The Cowboys What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Cowboys 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | <1% | 1% | 9% | 6% | 2% | 7% | 17% | 59% |
| Current Standings | 6 | 5 | 1 | <1% | <1% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 76% |
| Lose Next Game | 6 | 6 | 1 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 88% |
| 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% | 14% | 9% | 1% | 5% | 14% | 57% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 76% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 91% |
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Best Case Scenario Cowboys beats Lions Chargers beats Eagles |
Worst Case Scenario Lions beats Cowboys Eagles beats Chargers |
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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 | ||
| 5 of 5 | 100% | 11 | 5 | 1 | <1% | 3% | 36% | 8% | 8% | 25% | 17% | 2% |
| 4 of 5 | 80% | 10 | 6 | 1 | <1% | <1% | 7% | 10% | <1% | 7% | 34% | 42% |
| 3 of 5 | 60% | 9 | 7 | 1 | X | X | <1% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 92% |
| 2 of 5 | 40% | 8 | 8 | 1 | X | X | <1% | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| 1 of 5 | 20% | 7 | 9 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 5 | 0% | 6 | 10 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |