New Orleans Playoff Chances 2017-2018 50/50Lost to Buccaneers 24-31, average seed unchanged at 4 11-5-0 .688 How are these numbers calculated? Big GamesHow we did last week and who we should root for this week. Explain Week of 12/14 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Division | 100.0* | Average seed | Saints 31 NY Jets 19 | +7.5 | | +14.2 | | +0.6 | | Seahawks 7 LA Rams 42 | +2.5 | | | | | | Buccaneers 21 Falcons 24 | -2.3 | | -6.2 | | -0.1 | | Lions 20 Bears 10 | -1.5 | | | | | | Panthers 31 Packers 24 | -1.0 | | -9.4 | | -0.2 | | Raiders 17 Cowboys 20 | -0.9 | | | | | | Vikings 34 Bengals 7 | +0.4 | | | | -0.1 | | | Week of 12/23 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Division | 100.0* | Average seed | Saints 23 Falcons 13 | In | | +37.4 | | +0.9 | | Panthers 22 Buccaneers 19 | -2.2 | | -12.5 | | -0.2 | | Bengals 26 Lions 17 | +0.8 | | | | | | Cowboys 12 Seahawks 21 | *-0.1 | | | | | | Titans 23 LA Rams 27 | | | | | -0.1 | | Packers 0 Vikings 16 | | | | | -0.1 | | Eagles 19 Raiders 10 | | | | | -0.1 | | | Week of 12/31 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Division | 100.0* | Average seed | Falcons 22 Panthers 10 | | | Yes | | +0.3 | | Buccaneers 31 Saints 24 | | | -25.0 | | -0.5 | | LA Rams 13 49ers 34 | | | | | +0.2 | |
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