Some resources for figuring out whether your pet team has a shot at the playoffs..
http://www.coolstandings.com/footbal..._standings.asp
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/playoffodds
http://files.nfl-forecast.com/
How valuable is a #1 playoff seed relative to a #6 seed? I wrote about this a while back:
http://codeandfootball.wordpress.com...-playoff-odds/
What's a useful (and statistically valid) formula to predict odds in the playoffs. This is the best one I've come up with:
http://codeandfootball.wordpress.com...ff-experience/