3-6
Playoff chances
0.3%
Week 9 scenarios
No accolade can be clinched or eliminated by week 9's games alone.
Control of their destiny
Weeks 9–18 · after Sunday night's game, week 9
Where they stand
Playoff berth
Needs helpWinning out is not enough · 3 ways back
NFC West title
Needs helpWinning out is not enough · 3 ways back
No. 1 seed
Needs helpWinning out alone is not enough; what else would do it is not settled yet.
Key dates
Playoff berth
NFC West title
The clinch date is still narrowing.
No. 1 seed
Nothing before it is ruled out yet.
Each bar starts at the first window it can happen in. Dashed: not ruled out yet.
Ways back to control
Playoff berth
- 1)ARI 8 wins + SEA 3 losses + LAR 1 loss + SF loss to DAL (wk 10) + SF loss to SEA (wk 12) + SF loss to NYG (wk 13) + SF loss to LAR (wk 14), or
- 2)ARI 8 wins + SF 5 losses + LAR 1 loss + SEA loss to LV (wk 10) + SEA loss to LAR (wk 16) + SEA loss to LAR (wk 18), or
- 3)ARI 6 wins + SF 5 losses + LAR 1 loss + SEA loss to LV (wk 10) + SEA loss to SF (wk 12) + SEA loss to DAL (wk 13)
NFC West title
- 1)ARI 8 wins + SEA 3 losses + LAR 1 loss + SF loss to DAL (wk 10) + SF loss to SEA (wk 12) + SF loss to NYG (wk 13) + SF loss to LAR (wk 14), or
- 2)ARI 8 wins + SF 5 losses + LAR 1 loss + SEA loss to LV (wk 10) + SEA loss to LAR (wk 16) + SEA loss to LAR (wk 18), or
- 3)ARI 6 wins + SF 5 losses + LAR 1 loss + SEA loss to LV (wk 10) + SEA loss to SF (wk 12) + SEA loss to DAL (wk 13)
Losses are to clubs other than the Cardinals.
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 of | StrengthStrength of sched.Pythagorean | Coin flipCoin flipevery game 50/50 |
|---|---|---|
| Make the playoffs | 0.3% | 3% |
| Win the division | <0.1% | 0.4% |
| Wild card berth | 0.3% | 3% |
| No. 1 seed and bye | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Postseason | ||
| Reach the Divisional Round | <0.1% | 2% |
| Reach the Conference Championship | <0.1% | 1% |
| Reach the Super Bowl | <0.1% | 1% |
| Win the Super Bowl | <0.1% | 0.3% |
| Final seed | ||
| #1 seed | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| #2 seed | <0.1% | 0.1% |
| #3 seed | <0.1% | 0.2% |
| #4 seed | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| #5 seed | <0.1% | 0.2% |
| #6 seed | <0.1% | 1% |
| #7 seed | 0.2% | 2% |
| Miss the playoffs | 99.7% | 97% |
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.