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Week 15 scenarios

No. 1 seed

Eliminated with

  1. 1), or
  2. 2), or
  3. 3), or
  4. 4)

No week 15 result clinches or ends the playoff berth or AFC South title.

No week 15 result clinches the No. 1 seed.

Seed builder

Pin seats or set a club’s goal to see which AFC seedings fit and which are still possible.

Playoff odds

A Monte Carlo run of every remaining game and the postseason after it, twice over.

Chance ofStrengthCoin flip
Make the playoffs——
Win the division——
Wild card berth——
No. 1 seed and bye——
Final seed
#1 seed——
#2 seed——
#3 seed——
#4 seed——
#5 seed——
#6 seed——
#7 seed——
Miss the playoffs——

Strength of schedule plays out each remaining game weighted by both clubs' scoring and the schedule they have faced; coin flip gives every game an even chance. Each run then plays the bracket its own season set up — series lengths, home games and byes included. Percentages are simulated, never a clinch.