The Texans What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Texans 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 | 5 | 0 | <1% | 3% | 42% | <1% | 5% | 11% | 33% | 6% |
| Current Standings | 9 | 5 | 0 | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 5% | 12% | 34% | 7% |
| Lose Next Game | 9 | 6 | 0 | X | <1% | 13% | 1% | 2% | 20% | 48% | 17% |
| 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 | X | 3% | 56% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 30% | 3% |
| Current Standings | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 5% | 12% | 34% | 7% |
| Worst Case Scenario | X | <1% | 2% | X | 4% | 26% | 47% | 22% |
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Best Case Scenario Broncos beats Jaguars Texans beats Raiders Forty-Niners beats Colts |
Worst Case Scenario Jaguars beats Broncos Raiders beats Texans Colts 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 | ||
| 3 of 3 | 100% | 12 | 5 | 0 | <1% | 9% | 72% | X | 11% | 7% | 1% | ^ |
| 2 of 3 | 67% | 11 | 6 | 0 | X | <1% | 37% | X | 5% | 33% | 25% | ^ |
| 1 of 3 | 33% | 10 | 7 | 0 | X | X | 1% | 1% | <1% | 8% | 75% | 15% |
| 0 of 3 | 0% | 9 | 8 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 26% | 74% |