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Playoff chances

15%

Week 10 scenarios

Before kickoff, with Monday night's week 9 game still to play.

The scenarios before kickoff are being worked out.

No week 10 result clinches or ends the playoff berth, NFC South title or No. 1 seed.

Control of their destiny

Weeks 10–18 · before kickoff, week 10

Where they stand

Playoff berth

Controls destiny

Win out and it's theirs.

NFC South title

Controls destiny

Win out and it's theirs.

No. 1 seed

Needs help

Winning out alone is not enough; what else would do it is not settled yet.

Key dates

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Playoff berth

The elimination date is still narrowing.

NFC South title

No. 1 seed

Both dates are still narrowing.

Each bar starts at the first window it can happen in. Dashed: not ruled out yet.

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 playoffs15%32%
Win the division15%30%
Wild card berth1%2%
No. 1 seed and bye<0.1%0.3%
Postseason
Reach the Divisional Round5%16%
Reach the Conference Championship2%8%
Reach the Super Bowl0.4%4%
Win the Super Bowl<0.1%2%
Final seed
#1 seed<0.1%0.3%
#2 seed<0.1%1%
#3 seed3%7%
#4 seed12%22%
#5 seed<0.1%0.1%
#6 seed0.2%0.4%
#7 seed0.4%1%
Miss the playoffs85%68%

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.