The best playoff simulator I have seen...

[Word Mofo]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/19/upshot/nfl-playoff-simulator.html?team=dal

This is really useful to figure out seedings (assuming we win at least one of the two remaining games).

 

[DandyDon1722]

Thanks!

 

[poost]

This is amazing.

 

[Avery]

Now that is the best simulator I've seen yet - love it.

What's amazing here is that if we win out, chances are we're the #3 seed. If we lose out, chances are that we are still the #3 seed.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

we could lose both and still have a 70% chance of making the playoffs, wow.

not saying lose both, but the odds to make it are hugely stacked in our favor.

#justbeatindy

 

[jobberone]

Bookmarked! Thanks!

 

[AdamJT13]

I wouldn't say that a simulator that uses a coin flip to determine winners is the best I've seen.

 

[Avery]

In playing around with this, we've basically deduced the following:

1. There's essentially no chance we'll play Seattle the first round if we get in (1%). No matter what happens, they'll always at least the #5 seed.
2. Same for the Cards. A bit better chance at around 10%, but not much.
3. The loser of the GB-DET game will likely be our first round opponent that we host WC week. The odds heavily favor this. Rogers or CJ, pick your poison.

 

[jobberone]

I wouldn't say that a simulator that uses a coin flip to determine winners is the best I've seen.

I think he means the interface or koolness factor. It's different.

 

[jobberone]

In playing around with this, we've basically deduced the following:

1. There's essentially no chance we'll play Seattle the first round if we get in (1%). No matter what happens, they'll always at least the #5 seed.
2. Same for the Cards. A bit better chance at around 10%, but not much.
3. The loser of the GB-DET game will likely be our first round opponent that we host WC week. The odds heavily favor this. Rogers or CJ, pick your poison.

Det is a decent matchup for us.

 

[waving monkey]

Who would have thought that twice we're looking at New York Times articles?

 

[waving monkey]

we make the playoffs in 93% of the simulations!

 

[DanTanna]

It is about friggin time we got a little help to get into the playoffs. Has that ever happened???

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

we will get a 1st round bye if seattle beats Arz but loses to the rams (and we go 2-0) . The rams always give seattle hell .

 

[Macnalty]

More important that Detroit lose to the Bears, I know when pigs fly. No one in the playoffs is going to be rubbing their hands together saying thank god we got the cowboys we are a tough out and judging by our opponents records(2-12) after playing us they will be clearly damaged.

 

[Ashwynn]

plenty of ways we can get the 2nd seed. Thats pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.