Dallas Cowboys Playoff ChancesLost to Atlanta 28-39, playoff odds down 21.4 to 49.8% 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 | Dallas 28 Atlanta 39 | -10.3 | | -1.7 | | -1.0 | | NY Jets 17 Philadelphia 24 | -1.2 | | -0.1 | | -0.1 | | NY Giants 32 Washington 21 | +1.0 | | +0.2 | | +0.1 | | St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 12 | +0.3 | | | | +0.0 | | Minnesota 31 San Diego 14 | -0.3 | | | | | | Houston 19 Tampa Bay 9 | +0.2 | | | | +0.0 | | Detroit 12 Denver 24 | +0.1 | | | | +0.0 | | Arizona 47 San Francisco 7 | +0.1 | | -0.1 | | | | Carolina 27 New Orleans 22 | -0.1 | | -0.1 | | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Green Bay vs Kansas City | -0.2*+1.0+0.4 | | -0.0*-0.4+0.1 | | -0.0*+0.1+0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 10/1 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Super Bowl | 100.0* | Average seed | New Orleans vs Dallas | -9.4*-2.2+9.4 | | -0.6*+0.2+0.6 | | -1.0-0.1+1.0 | | Buffalo vs NY Giants | +1.6*-2.4-2.5 | | +0.1*+0.2-0.1 | | +0.1*-0.1-0.2 | | Denver vs Minnesota | +0.3*-0.8-0.5 | | | | +0.0*-0.1-0.0 | | Atlanta vs Houston | -0.2*-1.5+0.4 | | -0.0*-0.1+0.1 | | -0.0*-0.1+0.0 | | Seattle vs Detroit | -0.2*-0.3+0.3 | | | | | | Arizona vs St. Louis | +0.1*-1.5-0.3 | | -0.1*-0.0+0.1 | | +0.0*-0.1-0.0 | | Tampa Bay vs Carolina | +0.2*-1.7-0.2 | | +0.1*-0.4-0.0 | | -0.0*-0.1+0.0 | | Washington vs Philadelphia | +0.2*-1.7-0.2 | | | | +0.0*-0.1-0.0 | | Chicago vs Oakland | | | | | -0.0*+0.1+0.0 | | San Francisco vs Green Bay | | | +0.1*+0.2-0.0 | | | |
* 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 Dallas 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 | 98 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 957 | | 14 | .5 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | 14 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | In | 92 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,608 | | 13 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | In | 90 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67 | | 13 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | In | 71 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 42,486 | | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 12 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | In | 58 | 36 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 396 | | 12 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | In | 39 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 170,419 | | 11 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | In | 27 | 45 | 23 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,407 | | 11 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 100.0 | % | 11 | 37 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 463,017 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | In | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 10 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 99.9 | | 3 | 23 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 3,415 | | 10 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 98.8 | | 1 | 12 | 40 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 902,702 | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | In | | 33 | | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | 9 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 94.5 | | 0 | 2 | 25 | 43 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 6,017 | | 9 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 81.3 | | 0 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 1,292,776 | | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 95.7 | | | | 13 | 61 | 9 | 13 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 23 | | 8 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 52.1 | | | 0 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 7,525 | | 8 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | 34.1 | | | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1,381,934 | | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | 58.3 | | | | | 50 | 8 | | 17 | 17 | 8 | | | | | | | | 12 | | 7 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 10.3 | | | | 0 | 9 | | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | 6,774 | | 7 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | 6.3 | | | | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,099,328 | | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | 6.3 | | | | | 6 | | | | | 19 | 50 | 19 | | 6 | | | | 16 | | 6 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 1.1 | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 0 | | 4,468 | | 6 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | 0.5 | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 644,458 | | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | | 9 | | 5 | .5 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 2,165 | | 5 | | 3 | - | 10 | - | 0 | 0.0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 271,404 | | | 2 | - | 9 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | 1 | | 4 | .5 | 2 | - | 10 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 5 | 25 | 47 | 23 | 689 | | 4 | | 2 | - | 11 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 40 | 77,574 | | | 1 | - | 10 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | 1 | | 3 | .5 | 1 | - | 11 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 30 | 63 | 125 | | 3 | | 1 | - | 12 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 75 | 13,399 | | 2 | .5 | 0 | - | 12 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 82 | 11 | | 2 | | 0 | - | 13 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 7 | 93 | 1,545 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 49.8 | % | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6,401,744 | |
First Round Opponent What IfFirst round opponent based on how well Dallas finishes out the regular season. Explain | | If finish: | | Chance will play in first round | TW | W | - | L | - | T | Win SB | Bye | Arizona | Atlanta | Carolina | Green Bay | Minnesota | NY Giants | Seattle | Washington | Philadelphia | St. Louis | Tampa Bay | San Francisco | Detroit | New Orleans | Chicago | | | | 14.5 | -15 | | 13.0 | % | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 11.7 | | 100 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 13 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 13.4 | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 11.1 | | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | No | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 9.1 | | 94 | | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 12 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 9.6 | | 83 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 8.4 | | 72 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 6.9 | | 48 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | No | 50 | | | | | | 25 | | | 25 | | | | | | | 10 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 5.2 | | 26 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 4.4 | | 13 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | No | 33 | | 17 | 33 | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 3.4 | | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 2.8 | | 1 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | No | | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | 8 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 1.8 | | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | 1.1 | | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | No | | | 17 | 17 | 8 | | 8 | | | | 8 | | | | | | 7 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 0.3 | | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | 0.2 | | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | No | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 0.0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 6 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | 0.0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | .5 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 1 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | 3 | - | 10 | - | 0 | 0.0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 2 | - | 9 | - | 2 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | -4.5 | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 2.3 | % | 8.5 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 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 | Dallas 28 Atlanta 39 | +2.1 | | NY Giants 32 Washington 21 | -0.2 | | NY Jets 17 Philadelphia 24 | +0.1 | | Seattle 26 Chicago 0 | -0.0 | | New England 51 Jacksonville 17 | -0.0 | | Carolina 27 New Orleans 22 | +0.0 | | St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 12 | -0.0 | | Detroit 12 Denver 24 | -0.0 | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Green Bay vs Kansas City | -0.0*-0.2+0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 10/1 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | New Orleans vs Dallas | +1.9+0.5-1.9 | | Buffalo vs NY Giants | -0.1*+0.2+0.2 | | Seattle vs Detroit | -0.0-0.1+0.1 | | Atlanta vs Houston | -0.0*+0.3+0.0 | | Denver vs Minnesota | -0.0*+0.2+0.0 | | Washington vs Philadelphia | -0.0*+0.2+0.0 | | Miami vs NY Jets | +0.0*-0.2-0.0 | | Cincinnati vs Kansas City | -0.0*+0.1+0.0 | | Chicago vs Oakland | -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 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | .5 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 80 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 85 | 7 | 8 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 79 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 52 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 35 | 23 | 35 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 3 | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | | 25 | 25 | | | 25 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | | | | 33 | | | 50 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | | 0 | | 2 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | | | | | | 13 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 23 | | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | 50 | | 8 | | | 8 | 8 | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 9 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 7 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 6 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | 19 | 38 | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | 6 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 11 | | | | | 5 | .5 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | | 3 | - | 10 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | | 2 | - | 9 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | | | 4 | .5 | 2 | - | 10 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 4 | | 2 | - | 11 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 20 | | 1 | - | 10 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | 3 | .5 | 1 | - | 11 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 40 | 50 | 3 | | 1 | - | 12 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 62 | 2 | .5 | 0 | - | 12 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 82 | 2 | | 0 | - | 13 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 10 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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