Atlanta Falcons Playoff ChancesBeat Dallas 39-28, playoff odds up 18.4 to 83% 3-0-0 1.000 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 | +11.1 | | +1.5 | | +1.0 | | Houston 19 Tampa Bay 9 | +0.9 | | +0.1 | | +0.1 | | St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 12 | +0.6 | | | | +0.0 | | Minnesota 31 San Diego 14 | -0.5 | | | | -0.0 | | NY Giants 32 Washington 21 | +0.3 | | +0.1 | | | | Detroit 12 Denver 24 | +0.3 | | | | +0.0 | | Carolina 27 New Orleans 22 | -0.3 | | -0.2 | | -0.1 | | NY Jets 17 Philadelphia 24 | -0.3 | | | | -0.0 | | Arizona 47 San Francisco 7 | +0.1 | | -0.1 | | -0.0 | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Green Bay vs Kansas City | -0.3*+0.0+0.4 | | -0.1*+0.1+0.1 | | | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 10/1 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Super Bowl | 100.0* | Average seed | Atlanta vs Houston | +4.3*-0.0-6.8 | | +0.7*+0.2-1.2 | | +0.4-0.1-0.6 | | Denver vs Minnesota | +0.4*+0.2-0.7 | | +0.0*+0.0-0.1 | | | | Seattle vs Detroit | -0.3*+0.1+0.6 | | -0.0*+0.3+0.1 | | -0.0*+0.1+0.0 | | Arizona vs St. Louis | +0.2*+0.0-0.5 | | -0.1*+0.4+0.4 | | | | Buffalo vs NY Giants | +0.2*+0.4-0.3 | | | | +0.0*+0.1-0.0 | | Tampa Bay vs Carolina | -0.2*+1.6+0.2 | | +0.5*+0.4-0.4 | | +0.2+0.1-0.1 | | San Francisco vs Green Bay | +0.2*-0.1-0.1 | | +0.2*-0.5-0.1 | | | | Chicago vs Oakland | -0.1*-0.9+0.1 | | | | -0.0*-0.1+0.0 | | New Orleans vs Dallas | | | +0.0*+0.4-0.0 | | | |
* 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 Atlanta 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 13 | - | 0 | - | 0 | In | 100 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,554 | | 15 | .5 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | | 15 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | In | 99 | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 40,086 | | 14 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | In | 97 | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 322 | | 14 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | In | 94 | 6 | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 187,596 | | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 13 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | In | 90 | 9 | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,498 | | 13 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | In | 78 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 529,074 | | | 9 | - | 2 | - | 2 | In | 75 | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 12 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | In | 67 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,701 | | 12 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | In | 48 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 1,007,564 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | In | 67 | 8 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 11 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | In | 30 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 6,358 | | 11 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 100.0 | % | 16 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 1,365,151 | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | In | 13 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | 10 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 99.9 | | 6 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 7,611 | | 10 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 97.8 | | 2 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1,361,064 | | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | In | | 8 | 17 | 8 | 50 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 9 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 93.3 | | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 6,762 | | 9 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | 71.9 | | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 1,010,097 | | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | 85.7 | | | | 7 | | 29 | 50 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 8 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 42.0 | | | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 4,141 | | 8 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | 17.0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 556,521 | | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | 38 | 38 | 25 | | | | | | | | 8 | | 7 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 2.2 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | | | | 2,001 | | 7 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | 0.4 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 226,131 | | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | 40 | | 40 | 20 | | | | | 5 | | 6 | .5 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 1 | | 636 | | 6 | | 3 | - | 10 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 65,473 | | | 2 | - | 9 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | | | | | 1 | | 5 | .5 | 2 | - | 10 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 125 | | 5 | | 2 | - | 11 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 13,004 | | 4 | .5 | 1 | - | 11 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 65 | 10 | 20 | | 4 | | 1 | - | 12 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 45 | 1,580 | | 3 | | 0 | - | 13 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 20 | 79 | 574 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 83.0 | % | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,401,744 | |
First Round Opponent What IfFirst round opponent based on how well Atlanta finishes out the regular season. Explain | | If finish: | | Chance will play in first round | TW | W | - | L | - | T | Win SB | Bye | Arizona | Carolina | Green Bay | Minnesota | Dallas | NY Giants | Seattle | Washington | Philadelphia | St. Louis | Tampa Bay | San Francisco | Detroit | New Orleans | Chicago | | | | 15.5 | -16 | | 13.9 | % | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 15.1 | | 100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 14 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 15.8 | | 100 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 14 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 14.9 | | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | No | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 14.2 | | 99 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 13 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 14.0 | | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 9 | - | 2 | - | 2 | No | 75 | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 13.3 | | 91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 12.2 | | 80 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 8.3 | | 75 | | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 10.5 | | 68 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 8.7 | | 48 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | 26.7 | | 53 | | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | 10 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 6.7 | | 28 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 5.4 | | 13 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 8.3 | | 8 | | 25 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | | 8 | | | | 8 | | | | 9 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 4.2 | | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | 2.9 | | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | No | | 7 | 21 | | | 21 | 14 | | 7 | | 7 | 7 | | | | | 8 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 1.8 | | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | 0.7 | | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 0.1 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | 7 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | 0.0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | -6.5 | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 7.2 | % | 37.4 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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 | -2.2 | | Carolina 27 New Orleans 22 | +0.2 | | Houston 19 Tampa Bay 9 | -0.1 | | St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 12 | -0.0 | | Arizona 47 San Francisco 7 | +0.0 | | NY Giants 32 Washington 21 | -0.0 | | New England 51 Jacksonville 17 | +0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 10/1 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Atlanta vs Houston | -1.0+0.0+1.5 | | Tampa Bay vs Carolina | -0.4-0.3+0.3 | | Chicago vs Oakland | -0.0+0.2+0.0 | | San Francisco vs Green Bay | -0.1*+0.0+0.1 | | Arizona vs St. Louis | +0.0*-0.1-0.1 | | Seattle vs Detroit | +0.0*-0.1-0.0 | | Denver vs Minnesota | -0.0*-0.1+0.0 | | New Orleans vs Dallas | -0.0*+0.1+0.0 | | Pittsburgh vs Baltimore | +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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 13 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | .5 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 98 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 97 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 87 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 77 | 12 | 9 | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 58 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 25 | 50 | | | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 39 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 15 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 42 | 25 | 8 | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | | 21 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | | 13 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 13 | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | | | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | 8 | 42 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | | | | | | 7 | | | | 29 | 14 | 36 | 7 | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | | | | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 50 | 25 | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 2 | | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 7 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | 40 | | | 20 | | | | | | 6 | .5 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | | | | | 6 | | 3 | - | 10 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | - | 9 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | | | | | | | | 5 | .5 | 2 | - | 10 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 3 | | 5 | | 2 | - | 11 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 4 | .5 | 1 | - | 11 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 20 | 35 | 40 | | 4 | | 1 | - | 12 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 42 | 3 | | 0 | - | 13 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 17 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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