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
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TOTAL DIVISION CONF Win Make
NFC Team Name W--L--T W--L--T W--L--T Division Playoffs
-1st-Round-BYE -Host-Wildcard- -Road-Wildcard- Make
Team Name Champ 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Playoffs
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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