By D. Orlando Ledbetter
Nov 14, 2014FLOWERY BRANCH -- The Falcons playoff chances improved dramatically with a win over Tampa Bay and losses by Carolina and New Orleans last week.
The Falcons have a 27.6% chance of making the playoffs and need to win 7 of the remaining 7 games to virtually clinch a playoff berth. Before last week their playoffs chances were at 14.2 percent, according to
www.makeNFLplayoffs.com
which calculates the chances each NFL team will make the playoffs.
The site is in its 7th year providing statistics on each team's chance of making the NFL playoffs. The information is updated after each game.
TOTAL DIVISION CONF Win Make
AFC Team Name W--L--T W--L--T W--L--T Division Playoffs
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New England Patriots 7 2 0 2 1 0 5 2 0 0.68285 0.81822
Miami Dolphins 5 4 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0.15832 0.31830
Buffalo Bills 5 4 0 2 1 0 2 4 0 0.15840 0.27748
New York Jets 2 8 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 0.00043 0.00061
Cleveland Browns 6 3 0 2 2 0 4 3 0 0.32678 0.51778
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 4 0 2 2 0 5 3 0 0.23991 0.44176
Cincinnati Bengals 5 3 1 2 1 0 4 3 0 0.23856 0.42938
Baltimore Ravens 6 4 0 2 3 0 3 4 0 0.19475 0.37160
Indianapolis Colts 6 3 0 3 0 0 5 2 0 0.85909 0.87164
Houston Texans 4 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0.12900 0.20004
Tennessee Titans 2 7 0 1 2 0 2 5 0 0.01070 0.01253
Jacksonville Jaguars 1 9 0 0 2 0 1 6 0 0.00121 0.00121
Denver Broncos 7 2 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 0.66156 0.83811
Kansas City Chiefs 6 3 0 1 1 0 5 2 0 0.26081 0.61180
San Diego Chargers 5 4 0 1 2 0 4 3 0 0.07763 0.28955
Oakland Raiders 0 9 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0.00000 0.00000
TOTAL DIVISION CONF Win Make
NFC Team Name W--L--T W--L--T W--L--T Division Playoffs
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Philadelphia Eagles 7 2 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 0.59685 0.79127
Dallas Cowboys 7 3 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 0.38889 0.69852
New York Giants 3 6 0 1 2 0 2 5 0 0.00663 0.02544
Washington Redskins 3 6 0 1 2 0 1 5 0 0.00763 0.02330
Detroit Lions 7 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 0.64716 0.85051
Green Bay Packers 6 3 0 3 1 0 4 3 0 0.32279 0.57937
Minnesota Vikings 4 5 0 0 2 0 4 3 0 0.02250 0.11403
Chicago Bears 3 6 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0.00756 0.03628
New Orleans Saints 4 5 0 2 1 0 4 4 0 0.49352 0.49610
Atlanta Falcons 3 6 0 3 0 0 3 4 0 0.27475 0.27621
Carolina Panthers 3 6 1 1 1 0 3 4 0 0.22360 0.22423
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 8 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0.00812 0.00820
Arizona Cardinals 8 1 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0.77844 0.95555
Seattle Seahawks 6 3 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0.17032 0.57229
San Francisco 49ers 5 4 0 1 2 0 4 3 0 0.04900 0.32576
Saint Louis Rams 3 6 0 2 2 0 3 5 0 0.00224 0.02294
-1st-Round-BYE -Host-Wildcard- -Road-Wildcard- Make
Team Name Champ 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Playoffs
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Atlanta Falcons 0.00006 0.00107 0.00809 0.26553 0.00018 0.00127 0.27621
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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.
Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.
