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National Football League Playoff Chances 2008

Eagles +92.9, Bucs -57.3
Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Explain

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
GW-L-TPCTGD%Change12345678910111213141516Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
Titans13-3-0.813141In1001.04.744Tennessee Titans
Giants12-4-0.750133In1001.02.709New York Giants
Panthers12-4-0.75085In1002.0+1.533.636Carolina Panthers
Steelers12-4-0.750124In1002.01.729Pittsburgh Steelers
Dolphins11-5-0.68828In+62.31003.0+2.8411.550Miami Dolphins
Vikings10-6-0.62546In+31.41003.0+1.927.577Minnesota Vikings
Cardinals9-7-0.5631In1004.013.501Arizona Cardinals
Chargers8-8-0.50092In+26.01004.0+1.6017.641San Diego Chargers
Colts12-4-0.75079In1005.05.636Indianapolis Colts
Falcons11-5-0.68866In1005.0-1.528.610Atlanta Falcons
Ravens11-5-0.688141In+8.61006.0+0.096.739Baltimore Ravens
Eagles9-6-1.594127In+92.91006.0+2.0610.703Philadelphia Eagles
Patriots11-5-0.688101Out-38.41007.0-1.169.663New England Patriots
Bucs9-7-0.56338Out-57.31007.0-0.4615.566Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cowboys9-7-0.563-3Out-33.41008.0-0.2512.495Dallas Cowboys
Jets9-7-0.56349Out-32.61008.0-1.7718.578New York Jets
Bears9-7-0.56325Out-33.61009.0-2.2516.542Chicago Bears
Texans8-8-0.500-28Out1009.0+0.9814.455Houston Texans
Broncos8-8-0.500-78Out-26.010010.0-1.6421.383Denver Broncos
Redskins8-8-0.500-31Out10010.0-0.5620.438Washington Redskins
Saints8-8-0.50070Out10011.0-0.4819.602New Orleans Saints
Bills7-9-0.438-6Out10011.0-0.9427.489Buffalo Bills
49ers7-9-0.438-42Out10012.0+0.4128.430San Francisco 49ers
Raiders5-11-0.313-125Out10012.0+1.3826.289Oakland Raiders
Packers6-10-0.37539Out10013.0-0.4124.560Green Bay Packers
Jaguars5-11-0.313-65Out10013.0-0.7823.387Jacksonville Jaguars
Bengals4-11-1.281-160Out10014.0+0.1925.219Cincinnati Bengals
Seahawks4-12-0.250-98Out10014.029.336Seattle Seahawks
Browns4-12-0.250-118Out10015.0-0.7922.284Cleveland Browns
Rams2-14-0.125-233Out10015.031.172St. Louis Rams
Chiefs2-14-0.125-149Out10016.030.272Kansas City Chiefs
Lions0-16-0.000-249Out10016.032.177Detroit Lions

We use the real NFL tiebreakers, except for net touchdowns (the last).

Big Games

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Week of 12/18
Vikings 17 Falcons 24
4:15 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Panthers-0.3
Vikings-9.5
-0.8
Falcons+41.1
+1.0
Eagles-13.7
-0.2
Bucs-17.6
-0.3
Cowboys-9.5
Bears+9.1
+0.4
RedskinsOut
Bucs 24 Chargers 41
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Chargers+21.8
+1.8
Falcons+3.5
+0.4
Eagles+11.1
+0.3
Bucs-22.5
-1.2
Cowboys+7.6
+0.2
Broncos-21.8
-1.4
Redskins 10 Eagles 3
4:15 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Falcons+23.6
+0.2
Eagles-32.3
-0.8
Bucs+8.0
+0.2
Redskins+1.0
Cowboys 24 Ravens 33
8:15 PM Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
PanthersIn
Dolphins-1.7
Falcons+8.0
+0.2
Ravens+14.6
+0.2
Patriots-9.8
Bucs+4.5
Cowboys-14.0
-0.6
Jets-3.2
Bears 20 Packers 17 (ot)
8:30 PM Mon100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Vikings-13.5
-0.8
Bears+14.5
+1.3
49ers+0.2
Packers-0.2
Broncos 23 Bills 30
4:05 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Chargers+13.9
+0.6
Broncos-13.9
-0.9
Bills+0.3
Seahawks 13 Jets 3
4:05 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Patriots+11.8
+0.6
Jets-12.0
-0.7
Patriots 47 Cardinals 7
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dolphins-2.3
Ravens-2.7
Patriots+8.5
+0.4
Jets-3.5
-0.2
Chiefs 31 Dolphins 38
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dolphins+3.9
+0.3
Patriots-3.1
-0.2
Chiefs-0.2
Jaguars 24 Colts 31
8:15 PM Thu100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
ColtsIn
+0.2
Patriots-2.6
Jaguars-0.3
Browns+0.3
Rams 16 49ers 17
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
49ers+0.2
Raiders 27 Texans 16
4:05 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Texans-0.5
Raiders+0.6
Browns 0 Bengals 14
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Jaguars+0.6
Bengals+1.0
Browns-1.3
Titans 31 Steelers 14
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Titans+0.3
Steelers-0.3
Giants 34 Panthers 28 (ot)
8:15 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Giants+0.5
Panthers-0.8
Bucs+0.3
Week of 12/28
Jets 17 Dolphins 24
4:15 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
DolphinsIn
+2.8
Patriots-29.6
-1.1
JetsOut
-1.8
Bucs 24 Raiders 31
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Eagles+43.9
+0.6
BucsOut
-1.3
Bears+13.1
+0.2
Raiders+1.2
Jaguars-0.7
Texans 31 Bears 24
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
VikingsIn
+1.9
Eagles+2.1
+0.2
BearsOut
-2.4
Texans+0.5
Broncos-0.4
Eagles 44 Cowboys 6
4:15 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Eagles+3.6
+1.0
Bucs+28.7
+0.3
CowboysOut
-0.9
Bears+1.2
Vikings 20 Giants 19
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
VikingsIn
+1.9
Eagles-2.9
-0.2
Bears-28.4
-1.3
Bills 0 Patriots 13
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dolphins-0.3
Ravens-6.7
Patriots+29.9
+1.4
Jets-23.0
-1.0
Texans+0.4
Broncos+0.3
Bills-0.8
Chargers 52 Broncos 21
8:15 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
ChargersIn
+1.6
BroncosOut
-1.5
Ravens 27 Jaguars 7
4:15 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
RavensIn
Patriots-3.2
Jets-5.4
49ers 27 Redskins 24
4:15 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Cowboys+0.3
Redskins-1.1
49ers+0.4
Packers-0.4
Saints 31 Panthers 33
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Panthers+1.5
Falcons-1.5
Redskins+0.3
Saints-0.5
Bengals 16 Chiefs 6
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Raiders-0.5
Bengals+0.9
Browns-0.5
Steelers 31 Browns 0
1:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Browns-0.3