• Kansas City Chiefs eyeing home-field benefit: The Chiefs have a 72% likelihood of securing the No. 1 seed within the AFC, in response to PFF’s simulations.
• An enormous week for the Falcons: The Atlanta Falcons have a 77% likelihood of constructing the playoffs with a Week 8 win, however their possibilities will fall to only 38% with a loss.
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Estimated studying time: 10 minutes
As we strategy November and greater than one-third of the common season has handed, it is by no means too early to begin waiting for the playoffs. So, from this level ahead, we are going to look at the present and projected playoff image every week.
The present scenario forward of Week 8
Current AFC playoff standings
- Kansas City Chiefs (6-0)
- Houston Texans (5-2)
- Baltimore Ravens (5-2)
- Buffalo Bills (5-2)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2)
- Indianapolis Colts (4-3)
- Denver Broncos (4-3)
Current NFC playoff standings
- Detroit Lions (6-1)
- Washington Commanders (5-2)
- Seattle Seahawks (5-2)
- Atlanta Falcons (4-3)
- Minnesota Vikings (4-2)
- Green Bay Packers (4-2)
- Chicago Bears (3-3)
If these standings held up, we’d welcome three new AFC groups (Steelers, Colts and Broncos) in addition to 5 new NFC groups (Commanders, Seahawks, Falcons, Vikings and Bears) to the playoffs.
The projections
Naturally, it’s unlikely the playoff image will stay fixed over the rest of the season. And that’s why it is smart to take a look at the projected playoff image — the estimated possibilities PFF provides every group to make the playoffs.
The following charts present the projected playoff possibilities for every group alongside the playoff leverage, i.e., how the playoff possibilities would change with a win or loss.
The logos present the present playoff possibilities. The factors to the fitting of the logos point out the probabilities after a win, and the factors to the left point out the probabilities after a loss.
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