Carolina Panthers Playoff Chances

Beat New Orleans 27-22, playoff odds up 7.9 to 78.9%
3-0-0   1.000

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Week of 9/24100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Win Super Bowl100.0*Average seed
Carolina 27 New Orleans 22 +6.5
+1.1
+0.6
Dallas 28 Atlanta 39 -0.9
-0.2
-0.1
Houston 19 Tampa Bay 9 +0.8
+0.1
+0.1
St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 12 +0.5
Minnesota 31 San Diego 14 -0.4
-0.1
-0.0
Detroit 12 Denver 24 +0.4
+0.0
NY Jets 17 Philadelphia 24 -0.3
-0.0
Arizona 47 San Francisco 7 +0.2
-0.1
NY Giants 32 Washington 21 +0.2
+0.1
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Green Bay vs Kansas City-0.3*+1.5+0.5
-0.1*+0.8+0.2
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Week of 10/1100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Win Super Bowl100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay vs Carolina-9.7+2.8+6.9
-1.7*-0.1+1.2
-0.9+0.1+0.6
Atlanta vs Houston-0.6*-0.4+1.0
-0.3*-0.3+0.5
-0.1*-0.0+0.2
Denver vs Minnesota+0.4*+1.8-0.6
+0.1*+0.1-0.1
+0.0*+0.1-0.0
Seattle vs Detroit-0.3*-0.7+0.6
-0.0-0.1+0.0
Buffalo vs NY Giants+0.3*+0.0-0.5
+0.0*-0.5-0.1
Arizona vs St. Louis+0.2*+1.2-0.5
-0.1*+0.4+0.4
-0.0+0.2+0.0
New Orleans vs Dallas+0.2*+1.1-0.2
+0.1*+0.2-0.1
+0.0*+0.1-0.0
Chicago vs Oakland-0.1*+1.2+0.1
-0.0*+0.1+0.0
San Francisco vs Green Bay+0.1*+1.1-0.1
+0.2*+0.1-0.1

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

What If

Chances based on how well Carolina finishes out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-L-Tplayoffs12345678910111213141516Count
15.5-16In1003,752*
1512-1-0In991034,323
14.511-1-1In9820284
1411-2-0In94601166,013
10-1-2In1001
13.510-2-1In908021,349
1310-3-0In77181040483,447
9-2-2In50502
12.59-3-1In67231083,473
129-4-0In453550150954,116
8-3-2In6925616
11.58-4-1In3137802406,195
118-5-0100.0%1332172332001,339,395
7-4-2In9365511
10.57-5-199.852218345507,684
107-6-097.019189411930001,379,898
6-5-2In382525138
9.56-6-192.60311940307106,624
96-7-061.8004101532251120001,058,982
5-6-261.582331231513
8.55-7-139.71572734206104,450
85-8-08.700315152628166100603,923
4-7-2Out14142929147
7.54-8-11.8101721312511302,104
74-9-00.2000002921302411200252,056
3-8-2Out33673
6.53-9-1Out0316263117510649
63-10-00.00001519332912275,240
5.52-10-1Out1152737172161
52-11-0Out01828432115,030
4.51-11-1Out13483923
41-12-0Out0533621,896
30-13-0Out892616
Total:78.9%191694211064322111006,401,744

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

First Round Opponent What If

First round opponent based on how well Carolina finishes out the regular season.   Explain

If finish:Chance will play in first round
TWW-L-TWin SBByeArizonaAtlantaGreen BayMinnesotaDallasNY GiantsSeattleWashingtonPhiladelphiaSt. LouisTampa BaySan FranciscoDetroitNew OrleansChicago
15.5-1616.7%Yes
1512-1-017.310000
14.511-1-120.81000
1411-2-017.19900000000000000
10-1-2NoYes
13.510-2-116.5980001000
1310-3-016.495001111000000000
9-2-2NoYes
12.59-3-115.49000112101100000
129-4-014.180112242122100000
8-3-218.8946
11.58-4-112.368224464233110100
118-5-010.145357696344211111
7-4-2No45181899
10.57-5-18.3275798128466221111
107-6-06.3107111110138566321111
6-5-2No3813251313
9.56-6-15.338121310148466221111
96-7-03.30799785344221110
5-6-2No81588888
8.55-7-12.0566463132111100
85-8-00.40111111110000000
4-7-2No
7.54-8-10.000000000000
74-9-00.000000000000000
3-8-2No
6.53-9-1No
63-10-0No00
3-5.5No
Total:8.0%34.13.75.46.05.16.74.42.43.23.21.41.10.70.80.50.4
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Lottery

Ye of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.

Big Games

Week of 9/24100.0*Lottery seed
Carolina 27 New Orleans 22 -1.2
Dallas 28 Atlanta 39 +0.2
Houston 19 Tampa Bay 9 -0.1
NY Jets 17 Philadelphia 24 -0.0
New England 51 Jacksonville 17 +0.0
Minnesota 31 San Diego 14 +0.0
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Week of 10/1100.0*Lottery seed
Tampa Bay vs Carolina+1.8-0.0-1.3
Atlanta vs Houston+0.2+0.1-0.4
Denver vs Minnesota-0.0-0.2+0.0
Chicago vs Oakland-0.0-0.3+0.0
New Orleans vs Dallas-0.0*-0.1+0.0
Arizona vs St. Louis+0.0*-0.3-0.1
Seattle vs Detroit+0.0*+0.2-0.0
San Francisco vs Green Bay-0.0*-0.1+0.0
Miami vs NY Jets-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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L-T1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
1613-0-01000
15.512-0-1100
1512-1-098110
14.511-1-195220
1411-2-08776001
10-1-2100
13.510-2-17812802
1310-3-0572018010400
9-2-25050
12.59-3-141262211080
129-4-01926296500014000
8-3-21356256
11.58-4-172426127002220
118-5-02111517153202762000
7-4-29927459
10.57-5-105418126302917500
107-6-001189981182216330000
6-5-21325252513
9.56-6-103296353517136100
96-7-00000464114122013128410000
5-6-282323815158
8.55-7-11140712691819104100
85-8-0000020105151015191813621000
4-7-21414291429
7.54-8-11010141321242010410
74-9-000000000148131820171152000
3-8-26733
6.53-9-1026152023219300
63-10-0000012511182120136200
5.52-10-1161325301771
52-11-000139182626144
4.51-11-144483013
41-12-0017223931
30-13-0032076
Total:1089663311286533222221111100000000