Dallas Cowboys Playoff Chances 2011-2012

Lost to NY Giants 14-31, playoff odds down 54.4 to 0%
8-8-0   .500

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did last week and who we should root for this week.   Explain

Week of 12/15100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Giants 10 Washington 23 +17.1
+0.7
Tampa Bay 15 Dallas 31 +3.0
+0.2
Chicago 14 Seattle 38 +1.1
+0.1
Oakland 27 Detroit 28 -0.8
Atlanta 41 Jacksonville 14 *+0.1
Philadelphia 45 NY Jets 19 -0.0
Arizona 20 Cleveland 17 -0.0
Week of 12/22100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dallas 7 Philadelphia 20 -19.8
-1.2
NY Jets 14 NY Giants 29 -18.4
-0.7
Seattle 17 San Francisco 19 +0.0
Cincinnati 23 Arizona 16 +0.0
Green Bay 35 Chicago 21 +0.0
Week of 1/1100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Giants 31 Dallas 14 Out
-2.9
Minnesota 13 Chicago 17 -0.2
Philadelphia 34 Washington 10 -0.1
Arizona 23 Seattle 20 -0.0

* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know.

Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Lottery

We are out of the playoffs. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.
Although it might be more fun to go down swinging.

Big Games

Week of 12/15100.0*Lottery seed
NY Giants 10 Washington 23 -1.4
Tampa Bay 15 Dallas 31 -0.5
Indianapolis 27 Tennessee 13 -0.2
Chicago 14 Seattle 38 -0.1
Denver 23 New England 41 -0.1
San Diego 34 Baltimore 14 +0.1
St. Louis 13 Cincinnati 20 +0.0
Philadelphia 45 NY Jets 19 +0.0
Week of 12/22100.0*Lottery seed
Dallas 7 Philadelphia 20 +2.6
NY Jets 14 NY Giants 29 +1.2
Buffalo 40 Denver 14 -0.2
Washington 26 Minnesota 33 +0.1
Detroit 38 San Diego 10 -0.0
Seattle 17 San Francisco 19 -0.0
Green Bay 35 Chicago 21 -0.0
Week of 1/1100.0*Lottery seed
NY Giants 31 Dallas 14 +5.7
Denver 3 Kansas City 7 -0.3
Houston 22 Tennessee 23 +0.3
Arizona 23 Seattle 20 -0.2
Oakland 26 San Diego 38 +0.2
Minnesota 13 Chicago 17 +0.1
Philadelphia 34 Washington 10 +0.1
Green Bay 45 Detroit 41 +0.0
New England 49 Buffalo 21 -0.0