The Chiefs What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Chiefs 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 | 6 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 13% | 19% | 60% |
| Current Standings | 6 | 6 | 0 | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 72% |
| Lose Next Game | 6 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 8% | 89% |
| 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% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 15% | 64% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 72% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 75% |
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Best Case Scenario Titans beats Jaguars Raiders beats Chargers Commanders beats Broncos |
Worst Case Scenario Jaguars beats Titans Chargers beats Raiders Broncos beats Commanders |
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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 | ||
| 5 of 5 | 100% | 11 | 6 | 0 | <1% | 1% | 7% | 2% | 32% | 41% | 15% | 1% |
| 4 of 5 | 80% | 10 | 7 | 0 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 21% | 41% | 33% |
| 3 of 5 | 60% | 9 | 8 | 0 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 88% |
| 2 of 5 | 40% | 8 | 9 | 0 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 5 | 20% | 7 | 10 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 5 | 0% | 6 | 11 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |