The Forty-Niners What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Forty-Niners 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 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 52% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 11 | 4 | 0 | 35% | 1% | 1% | X | 10% | 45% | 8% | ^ |
| Lose Next Game | 11 | 5 | 0 | X | 4% | 2% | X | 24% | 52% | 19% | ^ |
| 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 | 52% | X | X | X | 3% | 45% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 35% | 1% | 1% | X | 10% | 45% | 8% | ^ |
| Worst Case Scenario | X | X | X | X | 16% | 65% | 19% | ^ |
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Best Case Scenario Panthers beats Seahawks Forty-Niners beats Bears |
Worst Case Scenario Seahawks beats Panthers Bears beats Forty-Niners |
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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 | ||
| 2 of 2 | 100% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 2 | 50% | 12 | 5 | 0 | X | 4% | 2% | X | 25% | 69% | ^ | ^ |
| 0 of 2 | 0% | 11 | 6 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1% | 59% | 40% | ^ |