PlayoffRace
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Playoff chances

88%

Week 6 scenarios

No accolade can be clinched or eliminated by week 6's games alone.

Control of their destiny

Weeks 6–18 · after Sunday night's game, week 6

Where they stand

Playoff berth

Controls destiny

Win out and it's theirs.

NFC North title

Needs help

Winning out is not enough · 1 way back

No. 1 seed

Needs help

Winning out is not enough · 1 way back

Ways back to control

NFC North title

  1. 1)CHI 2 wins + MIN 2 losses

No. 1 seed

  1. 1)CHI 3 wins + SF loss to WSH (wk 6) + MIN loss to IND (wk 7) + SF loss to ATL (wk 7) + MIN loss to DET (wk 8) + SF loss to LV (wk 9)

The playoff berth needs none: winning out is enough. Losses are to clubs other than the Bears.

Seed builder

Pin seats or set a club’s goal to see which NFC 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 playoffs88%86%
Win the division33%31%
Wild card berth56%55%
No. 1 seed and bye14%20%
Postseason
Reach the Divisional Round58%53%
Reach the Conference Championship31%27%
Reach the Super Bowl16%14%
Win the Super Bowl7%7%
Final seed
#1 seed14%20%
#2 seed17%10%
#3 seed1%1%
#4 seed<0.1%<0.1%
#5 seed25%23%
#6 seed19%19%
#7 seed13%13%
Miss the playoffs12%14%

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.