The Steelers What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Steelers 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33% | 19% | 17% | 20% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 7% |
| Current Standings | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 12% |
| Lose Next Game | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19% | 17% | 17% | 20% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 15% |
| 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 | 34% | 19% | 17% | 18% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 7% |
| Current Standings | 29% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 12% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 18% | 17% | 17% | 21% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 15% |
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Best Case Scenario Steelers beats Bengals Titans beats Patriots |
Worst Case Scenario Bengals beats Steelers Patriots beats Titans |
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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 | ||
| 12 of 12 | 100% | 16 | 1 | 0 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 11 of 12 | 92% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 98% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 10 of 12 | 83% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 77% | 22% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 9 of 12 | 75% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 37% | 45% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 8 of 12 | 67% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 8% | 35% | 41% | 14% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 7 of 12 | 58% | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1% | 12% | 40% | 37% | 5% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| 6 of 12 | 50% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | 2% | 18% | 53% | 5% | 12% | 8% | 3% |
| 5 of 12 | 42% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 45% | 1% | 9% | 18% | 24% |
| 4 of 12 | 33% | 8 | 9 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 69% |
| 3 of 12 | 25% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 93% |
| 2 of 12 | 17% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| 1 of 12 | 8% | 5 | 12 | 0 | X | X | X | <1% | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 12 | 0% | 4 | 13 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |