Falcons have 14.2 percent chance to make the playoffs

Tim Ireland Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate (15) catches the ball to score a touchdown during the NFL football game against Atlanta Falcons at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

By D. Orlando Ledbetter

Nov 4, 2014

FLOWERY BRANCH -- The Falcons have a 14.2% chance of making the playoffs and need to win 8 of the remaining 8 games to virtually clinch a playoff berth, according to our friends over at www.makeNFLplayoffs.com which calculates the chances each NFL team will make the playoffs.

This is the site's 7th year providing statistics on each team's chance of making the NFL playoffs.

TOTAL DIVISION CONF Win Make

AFC Team Name W--L--T W--L--T W--L--T Division Playoffs

-------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -------- --------

New England Patriots 7 2 0 2 1 0 5 2 0 0.58755 0.79980

Miami Dolphins 5 3 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0.20362 0.42087

Buffalo Bills 5 3 0 2 1 0 2 3 0 0.20873 0.40215

New York Jets 1 8 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0.00011 0.00026

Pittsburgh Steelers 6 3 0 2 2 0 5 2 0 0.35018 0.58672

Cincinnati Bengals 5 2 1 2 0 0 4 2 0 0.36101 0.56131

Cleveland Browns 5 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 0 0.19389 0.37300

Baltimore Ravens 5 4 0 2 3 0 2 4 0 0.09493 0.24805

Indianapolis Colts 6 3 0 3 0 0 5 2 0 0.84666 0.85983

Houston Texans 4 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0.12662 0.19483

Tennessee Titans 2 6 0 1 2 0 2 4 0 0.02288 0.03293

Jacksonville Jaguars 1 8 0 0 2 0 1 6 0 0.00384 0.00386

Denver Broncos 6 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0.60502 0.73778

Kansas City Chiefs 5 3 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0.26633 0.48092

San Diego Chargers 5 4 0 1 2 0 4 3 0 0.12819 0.29722

Oakland Raiders 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0.00045 0.00048

TOTAL DIVISION CONF Win Make

NFC Team Name W--L--T W--L--T W--L--T Division Playoffs

Philadelphia Eagles 6 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 0.58274 0.75430

Dallas Cowboys 6 3 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 0.37223 0.65463

New York Giants 3 5 0 1 2 0 2 4 0 0.02972 0.10113

Washington Redskins 3 6 0 1 2 0 1 5 0 0.01530 0.03861

Detroit Lions 6 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 0.61812 0.81675

Green Bay Packers 5 3 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 0.28907 0.50699

Minnesota Vikings 4 5 0 0 2 0 4 3 0 0.04131 0.17067

Chicago Bears 3 5 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.05151 0.13805

New Orleans Saints 4 4 0 2 1 0 4 3 0 0.57272 0.58722

Carolina Panthers 3 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 0 0.26713 0.27788

Atlanta Falcons 2 6 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 0.13778 0.14159

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 7 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0.02236 0.02369

Arizona Cardinals 7 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0.73494 0.91988

Seattle Seahawks 5 3 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0.17769 0.49863

San Francisco 49ers 4 4 0 1 2 0 3 3 0 0.05922 0.27271

Saint Louis Rams 3 5 0 2 1 0 3 4 0 0.02816 0.09729

-1st-Round-BYE -Host-Wildcard- -Road-Wildcard- Make

Team Name Champ 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Playoffs

-------------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------

Atlanta Falcons 0.00016 0.00139 0.00808 0.12815 0.00076 0.00304 0.14159

AtlFal Record Make 1st Round

Final 8 Games Playoffs Playoff Opponent Probability

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8-0 0.99988 MISS PLAYOFFS 0.85841

7-1 0.95719 Seattle Seahawks 0.02260

6-2 0.60348 Dallas Cowboys 0.02168

5-3 0.17722 Arizona Cardinals 0.01755

4-4 0.01277 San Francisco 49ers 0.01608

3-5 0.00006 Detroit Lions 0.01386

2-6 0.00000 Philadelphia Eagles 0.01253

1-7 0.00000 Green Bay Packers 0.01150

0-8 0.00000 Minnesota Vikings 0.00816

Chicago Bears 0.00540

New York Giants 0.00376

Saint Louis Rams 0.00317

New Orleans Saints 0.00253

BYE 0.00156

Washington Redskins 0.00095

Carolina Panthers 0.00024

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0.00002

About the Author

D. Orlando Ledbetter

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.

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