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Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
GW-L-TPCTGD%Change12345678910111213141516Avg.ChangeRPI
Atlanta9-5-0.64311188.6%+12.42129182181014.0+0.8211Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay8-6-0.571-945.1-24.32821113192011406.4-1.0413Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New Orleans6-8-0.429140.2-0.7031118312212310.1+1.1021New Orleans Saints
Carolina15-8-0.385-260.0-0.50146142730144111.3+0.2126Carolina Panthers

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Week of 12/15
Dallas 26 Tampa Bay 20
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta+3.6
+0.2
Tampa Bay-18.2
-0.9
New Orleans+0.8
+0.1
Carolina+0.4
+0.0
Atlanta 41 San Francisco 13
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta+13.6
+0.8
Tampa Bay-1.2
-0.2
New Orleans-0.8
-0.1
Carolina-0.4
-0.0
Chicago 27 Green Bay 30
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta-1.2
Tampa Bay-3.8
-0.1
New Orleans-0.1
Carolina-0.1
NY Giants 17 Detroit 6
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta-1.4
+0.0
Tampa Bay-2.5
-0.0
Minnesota 6 Indianapolis 34
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta+1.4
+0.1
Tampa Bay+1.7
+0.1
New Orleans+0.1
+0.1
Carolina+0.1
Arizona 41 New Orleans 48
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta-0.4
-0.0
Tampa Bay-0.0
New Orleans+0.9
+1.0
Carolina-0.4
+0.0
Seattle 24 Los Angeles 3
Thu100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta-0.1
Tampa Bay+0.1
-0.1
New Orleans+0.1
Carolina+0.1
Baltimore 27 Philadelphia 26
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay+0.0
New Orleans+0.2
Carolina+0.1
San Diego 16 Oakland 19
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta+0.0
Kansas City 17 Tennessee 19
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay-0.0
Washington vs CarolinaIf winner is:HomeTieAway
Mon100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta83.793.593.6
4.13.93.9
Tampa Bay40.249.949.9
6.56.16.3
New OrleansOut0.40.4
10.010.110.1
CarolinaOutOut0.0
12.011.310.6
Week of 12/22
New Orleans vs Tampa BayIf winner is:HomeTieAway
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta93.093.084.2
3.53.54.5
Tampa Bay18.844.371.4
7.66.55.1
New Orleans0.4OutOut
9.310.410.9
Carolina0.0OutOut
Carolina vs AtlantaHomeTieAway
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta78.197.199.1
4.83.73.2
Tampa Bay55.734.734.5
5.96.86.8
New Orleans10.210.29.9
Carolina0.0OutOut
10.611.312.0
Chicago vs WashingtonHomeTieAway
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta93.593.583.7
3.93.94.1
Tampa Bay49.750.240.5
6.26.26.5
New Orleans0.40.4Out
Carolina*0.00.2Out
11.311.211.3
Green Bay vs MinnesotaHomeTieAway
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta87.487.589.9
Tampa Bay38.848.851.4
6.56.36.3
New OrleansOutOut0.4
9.910.310.2
CarolinaOutOut0.0
11.311.411.4
Dallas vs DetroitHomeTieAway
Mon100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta89.987.587.4
3.94.04.1
Tampa Bay47.044.643.2
6.26.46.5
Philadelphia vs NY GiantsHomeTieAway
Thu100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta89.487.887.9
Tampa Bay45.644.644.6
New Orleans10.110.110.0
Carolina11.411.411.2
Los Angeles vs San FranciscoHomeTieAway
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay44.945.245.2
Jacksonville vs TennesseeHomeTieAway
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay44.945.245.2
Kansas City vs DenverHomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay45.245.244.9
Cleveland vs San DiegoHomeTieAway
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay44.945.245.2
Houston vs CincinnatiHomeTieAway
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay44.945.245.2
Oakland vs IndianapolisHomeTieAway
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta88.7*88.688.6
Seattle vs ArizonaHomeTieAway
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta4.24.03.8
New Orleans9.910.010.3
Carolina11.111.311.5

* A starred outcome could have no effect or just a really small effect. The simulation did not run long enough to know.