Pittsburgh Steelers Playoff ChancesBeat St. Louis 12-6, playoff odds up 11.1 to 53.1% 2-1-0 .667 How are these numbers calculated? Big GamesHow we did last week and who we should root for this week. Explain Week of 9/24 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Super Bowl | 100.0* | Average seed | St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 12 | +7.6 | | +0.8 | | +0.8 | | Baltimore 24 Cincinnati 27 | -1.2 | | -0.2 | | -0.1 | | NY Jets 17 Philadelphia 24 | +0.7 | | +0.1 | | +0.1 | | Cleveland 20 Oakland 27 | +0.7 | | +0.1 | | +0.0 | | Detroit 12 Denver 24 | -0.5 | | -0.1 | | | | Minnesota 31 San Diego 14 | +0.4 | | | | | | New England 51 Jacksonville 17 | -0.3 | | | | | | Tennessee 33 Indianapolis 35 | +0.3 | | +0.1 | | +0.0 | | Houston 19 Tampa Bay 9 | -0.2 | | | | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Green Bay vs Kansas City | +0.4*+1.7-0.7 | | +0.0*-0.4-0.0 | | +0.0*+0.2-0.1 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 10/1 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Super Bowl | 100.0* | Average seed | Pittsburgh vs Baltimore | +7.4*-0.5-14.0 | | +0.8*+0.1-1.6 | | +0.7+0.0-1.3 | | Cincinnati vs Kansas City | -0.9*+0.8+1.5 | | -0.2*-0.2+0.4 | | -0.1*+0.1+0.2 | | Buffalo vs NY Giants | -0.7*+0.9+1.2 | | -0.0*+0.0+0.1 | | -0.0*+0.0+0.1 | | Miami vs NY Jets | +0.9*+0.8-0.6 | | +0.1*-0.1-0.1 | | | | Chicago vs Oakland | +0.5*-0.8-0.5 | | | | | | Denver vs Minnesota | -0.3*-0.2+0.5 | | -0.1*-0.5+0.2 | | | | San Diego vs Cleveland | +0.2*+0.3-0.3 | | | | | | Atlanta vs Houston | +0.1*-1.2-0.2 | | | | | |
* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know. What IfChances based on how well Pittsburgh finishes out the regular season. Explain | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | If finish: | Chance in | Chance will finish regular season at seed | | TW | W | - | L | - | T | playoffs | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Count | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | 13 | - | 0 | - | 0 | In | 99 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,497 | | 14 | .5 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | 14 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | In | 95 | 5 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,184 | | 13 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | In | 92 | 7 | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 285 | | 13 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | In | 78 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 156,162 | | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | In | | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 12 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | In | 67 | 26 | 2 | | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 1,199 | | 12 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 100.0 | % | 42 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 461,049 | | | 9 | - | 2 | - | 2 | In | 38 | 50 | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | 11 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | In | 30 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 3,317 | | 11 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 99.6 | | 10 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 922,851 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | In | 15 | 31 | 8 | | 31 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 10 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 98.8 | | 4 | 23 | 28 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 6,038 | | 10 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 89.3 | | 0 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 1,320,239 | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | 94.7 | | | 5 | 47 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | 9 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 78.3 | | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 7,393 | | 9 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 41.3 | | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 1,387,194 | | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 28.6 | | | | 7 | 7 | 14 | | 14 | 50 | | 7 | | | | | | | 14 | | 8 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 20.2 | | | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 7,080 | | 8 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | 4.9 | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1,084,321 | | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | 6 | 41 | 35 | 18 | | | | | | 17 | | 7 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 1.0 | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | | | 4,665 | | 7 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | 0.3 | | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 630,268 | | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | | | | | 3 | | 6 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | 0 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2,168 | | 6 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | 0.0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 268,919 | | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | 67 | | 3 | | 5 | .5 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 721 | | 5 | | 3 | - | 10 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 38 | 82,158 | | | 2 | - | 9 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | 1 | | 4 | .5 | 2 | - | 10 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 39 | 53 | 163 | | 4 | | 2 | - | 11 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 20 | 78 | 16,912 | | 3 | .5 | 1 | - | 11 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 93 | 28 | | 3 | | 1 | - | 12 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 4 | 96 | 2,198 | | 2 | | 0 | - | 13 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 100 | 636 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 53.1 | % | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6,401,744 | |
First Round Opponent What IfFirst round opponent based on how well Pittsburgh finishes out the regular season. Explain | | If finish: | | Chance will play in first round | TW | W | - | L | - | T | Win SB | Bye | Denver | New England | Cincinnati | NY Jets | Buffalo | Tennessee | Houston | Oakland | Kansas City | Indianapolis | San Diego | Jacksonville | Cleveland | Miami | Baltimore | | | | 14.5 | -15 | | 17.1 | % | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 17.4 | | 100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 13 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 16.8 | | 99 | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 16.6 | | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | No | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 18.3 | | 93 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 14.1 | | 83 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 9 | - | 2 | - | 2 | No | 88 | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | 11 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 13.3 | | 71 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 9.9 | | 45 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | No | 46 | 8 | | 8 | | | 15 | | 8 | | | 15 | | | | | 10 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 8.4 | | 27 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 5.7 | | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | No | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | 11 | 16 | | | 5 | | | 9 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 4.7 | | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 2.2 | | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | No | | 7 | | 7 | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 1.1 | | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | 0.3 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 0.0 | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | 7 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | 0.0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | No | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | -5.5 | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 4.7 | % | 17.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
LotteryYe of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds. Big GamesWeek of 9/24 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 12 | -1.8 | | Baltimore 24 Cincinnati 27 | +0.2 | | Tennessee 33 Indianapolis 35 | -0.1 | | New England 51 Jacksonville 17 | -0.0 | | NY Jets 17 Philadelphia 24 | -0.0 | | Seattle 26 Chicago 0 | -0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 10/1 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Pittsburgh vs Baltimore | -1.2+0.5+2.2 | | Cincinnati vs Kansas City | +0.2*-0.2-0.3 | | New Orleans vs Dallas | -0.0-0.1+0.0 | | Indianapolis vs Jacksonville | -0.0*+0.1+0.0 | | San Francisco vs Green Bay | -0.0*+0.2+0.0 | | Atlanta vs Houston | -0.0*+0.1+0.0 | |
* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know. What If | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | If finish: | Chance will finish season at seed | TW | W | - | L | - | T | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | 13 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 98 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | .5 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 95 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 86 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 78 | 14 | 7 | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 53 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | | | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 39 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 2 | | | | 5 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 14 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | | 9 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 13 | 25 | 50 | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | | 17 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | | 8 | | | 31 | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | | | | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | | 11 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | | | | | | 7 | | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | 14 | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | 35 | 18 | 6 | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | | | | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | 33 | | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | 6 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | | | 33 | 33 | | | | | | | 5 | .5 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | | 3 | - | 10 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | | 2 | - | 9 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | 4 | .5 | 2 | - | 10 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 33 | 10 | 4 | | 2 | - | 11 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 3 | .5 | 1 | - | 11 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | 61 | 3 | | 1 | - | 12 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 59 | 2 | | 0 | - | 13 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 14 | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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