The Texans What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Texans 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 | 3 | 0 | 5% | 24% | 31% | 34% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Current Standings | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3% | 19% | 26% | 39% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Lose Next Game | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1% | 13% | 26% | 45% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% |
| 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 | 8% | 25% | 29% | 32% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Current Standings | 3% | 19% | 26% | 39% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 1% | 13% | 25% | 45% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 7% |
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Best Case Scenario Bengals beats Ravens Broncos beats Chiefs Texans beats Lions |
Worst Case Scenario Ravens beats Bengals Chiefs beats Broncos Lions beats Texans |
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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 | ||
| 8 of 8 | 100% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 48% | 50% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 7 of 8 | 88% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 12% | 64% | 22% | 2% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 6 of 8 | 75% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1% | 35% | 47% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 8 | 63% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 9% | 41% | 47% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 4 of 8 | 50% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 18% | 69% | 3% | 6% | 3% | <1% |
| 3 of 8 | 38% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 4% | 66% | 1% | 9% | 13% | 6% |
| 2 of 8 | 25% | 8 | 9 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 41% | <1% | 2% | 15% | 41% |
| 1 of 8 | 13% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | <1% | <1% | 14% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 84% |
| 0 of 8 | 0% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | X | 1% | X | <1% | <1% | 99% |