The Vikings What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Vikings 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 | 2 | 0 | 12% | 8% | 2% | <1% | 33% | 18% | 12% | 16% |
| Current Standings | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% |
| Lose Next Game | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 27% | 18% | 14% | 27% |
| 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 | 17% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 16% | 11% | 16% |
| Current Standings | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 5% | 4% | 1% | <1% | 29% | 20% | 14% | 27% |
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Best Case Scenario Steelers beats Commanders Vikings beats Jaguars Texans beats Lions |
Worst Case Scenario Commanders beats Steelers Jaguars beats Vikings 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 | ||
| 9 of 9 | 100% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 82% | 7% | X | X | 11% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 8 of 9 | 89% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 45% | 21% | <1% | X | 34% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 7 of 9 | 78% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 14% | 23% | 3% | <1% | 54% | 5% | <1% | ^ |
| 6 of 9 | 67% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1% | 8% | 6% | 1% | 51% | 28% | 5% | <1% |
| 5 of 9 | 56% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 21% | 42% | 28% | 6% |
| 4 of 9 | 44% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 15% | 36% | 46% |
| 3 of 9 | 33% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 91% |
| 2 of 9 | 22% | 8 | 9 | 0 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 9 | 11% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 9 | 0% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |