Dallas Cowboys Playoff Chances 2015

Plays NY Giants, playoff odds down 3.9 to 33.6%
0-0-0

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Week of 9/13100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Washington 33 Miami 10 -1.0
-0.1
San Diego 35 Detroit 14 +0.3
+0.0
Tampa Bay 24 Tennessee 14 -0.3
-0.0
Chicago 7 Green Bay 42 +0.0
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Dallas vs NY Giants+8.5*-1.3-11.4
+1.0*-0.2-1.3
Atlanta vs Philadelphia+0.5*+1.1-0.7
+0.0*+0.1-0.0
Jacksonville vs Carolina+0.0+0.3-0.0
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Week of 9/20100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Philadelphia vs Dallas-8.8*+4.2+11.8
-1.0*+0.4+1.3
NY Giants vs Atlanta-0.5*-4.1+0.7
-0.0*-0.5+0.1
Washington vs St. Louis-0.5*+0.6+0.7
Pittsburgh vs San Francisco+0.3*+3.9-0.5
+0.0*+0.5-0.0
Carolina vs Houston-0.3*-5.1+0.3
-0.0*-0.7+0.0
Green Bay vs Seattle+0.0*-0.2-0.0
Chicago vs Arizona-0.0*-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 If

Chances based on how well the Dallas finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-L-Tplayoffs12345678910111213141516Count
1616-0-0In10060
1515-1-0In991139
14.514-1-1In1003
1414-2-0In9911,079
13.513-2-1In10010
1313-3-0In936015,291
12.512-3-1In98251
1212-4-0In7122205017,879
11.511-4-1In5230414184
1111-5-099.9%3135121181046,004
10-4-2In1001
10.510-5-199.5133419328300382
1010-6-096.8418229301430087,116
9-5-2In1001
9.59-6-188.015191226261020706
99-7-061.101813132523124100127,301
8-6-250.050502
8.58-7-130.811031628231341907
88-8-010.2005141322241893100146,768
7-7-2Out2060205
7.57-8-11.5102102128231130954
77-9-00.601002716242516710133,140
6-8-2Out67333
6.56-9-10.10141125331970751
66-10-00.00001413263120593,695
5-9-2Out67333
5.55-10-1Out0210353715439
55-11-0Out001520423251,024
4-10-2Out1001
4.54-11-1Out0083753215
44-12-0Out003267021,470
3.53-12-1Out89251
33-13-0Out09916,288
2.52-13-1Out89212
22-14-0Out2981,392
0-1.5Out100257*
Total:33.6%5554777777777776743,584

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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 9/13100.0*Lottery seed
Chicago 7 Green Bay 42 -0.1
New England 17 Pittsburgh 38 +0.1
Washington 33 Miami 10 +0.1
Tampa Bay 24 Tennessee 14 -0.0
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Dallas vs NY Giants-1.9*+0.6+2.5
Arizona vs New Orleans+0.1+0.9-0.1
St. Louis vs Seattle+0.1*-0.3-0.1
NY Jets vs Cleveland-0.1*-0.0+0.1
Jacksonville vs Carolina+0.1*-0.3-0.1
Buffalo vs Indianapolis-0.1*-0.3+0.1
Atlanta vs Philadelphia-0.0*-0.4+0.0
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Week of 9/20100.0*Lottery seed
Philadelphia vs Dallas+1.9-0.6-2.5
Carolina vs Houston-0.1+1.3+0.1
Indianapolis vs NY Jets+0.1*+0.4-0.1
Jacksonville vs Miami+0.0*+0.3-0.1
NY Giants vs Atlanta+0.0*+1.2-0.0
Pittsburgh vs San Francisco-0.0*-0.8+0.0
Green Bay vs Seattle-0.0*+0.3+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
1616-0-0100
1515-1-09911
14.514-1-1100
1414-2-09721
13.513-2-1100
1313-3-083106001
12.512-3-19082
1212-4-04624211200500
11.511-4-12724264414
1111-5-092225111211017210
10-4-2100
10.510-5-121116181633225300
1010-6-004513148811812121300
9-5-2100
9.59-6-1157121119172151020
99-7-000117762111114201252000
8-6-25050
8.58-7-1137321411211812520
88-8-0000140104410151716128521000
7-7-220204020
7.57-8-110037142223178410
77-9-000100002491417171510631000
6-8-2333333
6.56-9-100241123232012410
66-10-00000149152020169410
5-9-23367
5.55-10-1141023332181
55-11-00015132428207
4-10-2100
4.54-11-127244323
44-12-00004163941
3.53-12-122276
33-13-0021880
2.52-13-11783
22-14-00496
0-1.5100
Total:23323222434344443333433333333333