The Browns What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Browns 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 43% |
| Current Standings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 47% |
| Lose Next Game | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 53% |
| 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% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 42% |
| Current Standings | 6% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 47% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 2% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 53% |
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Best Case Scenario Browns beats Steelers Titans beats Ravens Forty-Niners beats Broncos |
Worst Case Scenario Steelers beats Browns Ravens beats Titans Broncos 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 | ||
| 14 of 14 | 100% | 16 | 1 | 0 | 85% | 15% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 13 of 14 | 93% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 57% | 37% | 6% | <1% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 12 of 14 | 86% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27% | 48% | 18% | 2% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 14 | 79% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 8% | 34% | 30% | 8% | 17% | 4% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 14 | 71% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1% | 13% | 24% | 14% | 27% | 17% | 3% | <1% |
| 9 of 14 | 64% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 2% | 10% | 13% | 20% | 33% | 17% | 3% |
| 8 of 14 | 57% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 6% | 25% | 33% | 23% |
| 7 of 14 | 50% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 1% | 6% | 23% | 67% |
| 6 of 14 | 43% | 8 | 9 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 94% |
| 5 of 14 | 36% | 7 | 10 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 4 of 14 | 29% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 14 | 21% | 5 | 12 | 0 | X | X | X | <1% | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 14 | 14% | 4 | 13 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 1 of 14 | 7% | 3 | 14 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 14 | 0% | 2 | 15 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |