The Saints What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Saints 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 | 4 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 10% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 71% |
| Current Standings | 2 | 4 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% |
| Lose Next Game | 2 | 5 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 6% | 9% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 79% |
| 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% | 1% | 12% | 12% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 67% |
| Current Standings | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 80% |
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Best Case Scenario Saints beats Steelers Forty-Niners beats Falcons Buccaneers beats Panthers |
Worst Case Scenario Steelers beats Saints Falcons beats Forty-Niners Panthers beats Buccaneers |
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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 | ||
| 11 of 11 | 100% | 13 | 4 | 0 | 7% | 43% | 49% | 2% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 10 of 11 | 91% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1% | 20% | 65% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 9 of 11 | 82% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 5% | 55% | 20% | 7% | 9% | 3% | <1% |
| 8 of 11 | 73% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 28% | 30% | 3% | 14% | 16% | 9% |
| 7 of 11 | 64% | 9 | 8 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 8% | 25% | <1% | 5% | 17% | 44% |
| 6 of 11 | 55% | 8 | 9 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 11% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 83% |
| 5 of 11 | 45% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 97% |
| 4 of 11 | 36% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 11 | 27% | 5 | 12 | 0 | X | X | <1% | <1% | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 11 | 18% | 4 | 13 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 1 of 11 | 9% | 3 | 14 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 11 | 0% | 2 | 15 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |