PlayoffRace
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5-2-1

Playoff chances

83%

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 East title

Controls destiny

Win out and it's theirs.

No. 1 seed

Needs help

Winning out is not enough · 3 ways back

Ways back to control

No. 1 seed

  1. 1)NYG 2 wins + MIN 3 losses + SF loss to WSH (wk 6) + CHI loss to NE (wk 7) + SF loss to ATL (wk 7) + CAR loss to TB (wk 7) + GB loss to DET (wk 7), or
  2. 2)NYG 3 wins + MIN 3 losses + CHI loss to NE (wk 7) + SF loss to ATL (wk 7) + CAR loss to TB (wk 7) + GB loss to DET (wk 7) + SF loss to LV (wk 9), or
  3. 3)NYG 4 wins + MIN 3 losses + SF loss to WSH (wk 6) + CAR loss to TB (wk 7) + GB loss to DET (wk 7) + CHI loss to SEA (wk 8) + SF loss to DAL (wk 10)

The playoff berth and the NFC East title need none: winning out is enough. Losses are to clubs other than the Giants.

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 playoffs83%79%
Win the division83%75%
Wild card berth1%4%
No. 1 seed and bye1%8%
Postseason
Reach the Divisional Round34%43%
Reach the Conference Championship13%22%
Reach the Super Bowl5%11%
Win the Super Bowl1%6%
Final seed
#1 seed1%8%
#2 seed6%16%
#3 seed62%42%
#4 seed14%10%
#5 seed<0.1%0.4%
#6 seed<0.1%1%
#7 seed1%2%
Miss the playoffs17%21%

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.