The Cardinals What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Cardinals 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 | 4 | 0 | <1% | 7% | 42% | 24% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 20% |
| Current Standings | 6 | 4 | 0 | <1% | 5% | 34% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 31% |
| Lose Next Game | 6 | 5 | 0 | <1% | 2% | 25% | 25% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 41% |
| 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 | <1% | 5% | 36% | 27% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 27% |
| Current Standings | <1% | 5% | 34% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 31% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 6% | 34% | 21% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 32% |
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Best Case Scenario Patriots beats Rams Seahawks beats Forty-Niners |
Worst Case Scenario Rams beats Patriots Forty-Niners beats Seahawks |
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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 | ||
| 7 of 7 | 100% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4% | 43% | 52% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 6 of 7 | 86% | 12 | 5 | 0 | <1% | 14% | 74% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 5 of 7 | 71% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 2% | 55% | 34% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 1% |
| 4 of 7 | 57% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 20% | 46% | <1% | 3% | 11% | 20% |
| 3 of 7 | 43% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 25% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 67% |
| 2 of 7 | 29% | 8 | 9 | 0 | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 95% |
| 1 of 7 | 14% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | X | <1% | <1% | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 7 | 0% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |