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 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 59% | 22% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% |
| Lose Next Game | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 52% | 27% | 9% | 4% |
| 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 | 21% | 6% | <1% | <1% | 48% | 21% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 3% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 54% | 26% | 9% | 3% |
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Best Case Scenario Bears beats Lions Vikings beats Cardinals Ravens beats Eagles |
Worst Case Scenario Lions beats Bears Cardinals beats Vikings Eagles beats Ravens |
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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 | ||
| 6 of 6 | 100% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 69% | <1% | X | X | 31% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 6 | 83% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 21% | 14% | X | X | 64% | 1% | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 6 | 67% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3% | 8% | X | X | 80% | 9% | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 6 | 50% | 12 | 5 | 0 | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 55% | 41% | 3% | ^ |
| 2 of 6 | 33% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 59% | 26% | 1% |
| 1 of 6 | 17% | 10 | 7 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1% | 21% | 47% | 32% |
| 0 of 6 | 0% | 9 | 8 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 8% | 91% |