Pittsburgh Steelers Playoff Chances 2015Beat New England 38-17, playoff odds up 20.4 to 57.8% 1-0-0 1.000 How are these numbers calculated? Big GamesHow we did last week and who we should root for this week. Explain Week of 9/13 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed | New England 17 Pittsburgh 38 | +10.3 | | +1.3 | | San Diego 35 Detroit 14 | -0.4 | | -0.0 | | Tampa Bay 24 Tennessee 14 | +0.4 | | +0.0 | | Washington 33 Miami 10 | +0.3 | | +0.0 | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Denver vs Baltimore | +0.6*+1.0-0.8 | | +0.1*+0.1-0.1 | | Oakland vs Cincinnati | +0.5*+1.9-0.7 | | +0.0*+0.3-0.1 | | NY Jets vs Cleveland | +0.5*-0.2-0.7 | | +0.0*-0.0-0.1 | | Jacksonville vs Carolina | -0.3*+1.0+0.4 | | -0.0*+0.3+0.0 | | Houston vs Kansas City | | | -0.0*-0.3+0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 9/20 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed | Pittsburgh vs San Francisco | +6.3*-2.8-9.2 | | +0.6*-0.3-0.9 | | Oakland vs Baltimore | +0.5*+0.3-0.7 | | +0.1*+0.2-0.1 | | Cincinnati vs San Diego | -0.5*+3.4+0.6 | | -0.1*+0.3+0.1 | | Cleveland vs Tennessee | -0.4*+2.2+0.6 | | -0.0*+0.3+0.1 | | Carolina vs Houston | +0.3*-3.5-0.3 | | +0.0*-0.2-0.0 | | Indianapolis vs NY Jets | | | +0.0+0.6-0.0 | | Buffalo vs New England | | | -0.0*+0.3+0.0 | |
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* Row combines multiple less frequent records. Chance Will Make Playoffs
LotteryYe of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds. Big GamesWeek of 9/13 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | New England 17 Pittsburgh 38 | -2.4 | | San Francisco 28 Minnesota 21 | -0.1 | | Tampa Bay 24 Tennessee 14 | -0.0 | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Oakland vs Cincinnati | -0.1-0.6+0.1 | | Houston vs Kansas City | +0.0+0.6-0.1 | | Denver vs Baltimore | -0.1*-0.2+0.1 | | Buffalo vs Indianapolis | +0.1*+0.1-0.1 | | NY Jets vs Cleveland | -0.0*+0.1+0.0 | | Jacksonville vs Carolina | +0.0*-0.6-0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 9/20 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Pittsburgh vs San Francisco | -1.5+0.5+2.1 | | Oakland vs Baltimore | -0.1*-0.2+0.1 | | New Orleans vs Tampa Bay | -0.0-0.2+0.0 | | Buffalo vs New England | +0.1*-0.7-0.1 | | Cincinnati vs San Diego | +0.1*-0.6-0.1 | | Indianapolis vs NY Jets | -0.0*-1.2+0.1 | | Washington vs St. Louis | +0.0*-0.2-0.1 | | Green Bay vs Seattle | +0.0*+0.9-0.1 | | Chicago vs Arizona | +0.0*+0.3-0.0 | | Cleveland vs Tennessee | +0.0*-0.4-0.0 | | Carolina vs Houston | -0.0*+0.5+0.0 | |
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