Due to the continued strong performances by many of the NFL's best teams, there are some familiar faces with the best chances to reach the playoffs entering the Week 8 slate, but a couple did make jumps up AccuScore's updated odds simulator.
The Chiefs and Rams remain heavy favorites in their respective conferences as near certainties to play in the postseason, while the Chargers and Texans are two of the biggest movers toward the top after impressive victories in Week 7.
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AccuScore has used data from the previous weeks to simulate each remaining NFL game. Updated playoff chances are below.
WEEK 8 NFL PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread
NFL playoff chances 2018
| TEAM | Playoff chances | Week-to-week change |
| KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | 99.8 percent | 0.3 percent |
| LOS ANGELES RAMS | 99.3 percent | 0.8 percent |
| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | 95.7 percent | 2.1 percent |
| NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | 87.5 percent | -3.1 percent |
| LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | 76.6 percent | 12.7 percent |
| HOUSTON TEXANS | 68.9 percent | 35.4 percent |
| GREEN BAY PACKERS | 67.4 percent | 3.2 percent |
| CAROLINA PANTHERS | 64.4 percent | 6.2 percent |
| PITTSBURGH STEELERS | 64.4 percent | 11.4 percent |
| PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | 57.5 percent | -12.1 percent |
| MINNESOTA VIKINGS | 50.2 percent | -0.1 percent |
| ATLANTA FALCONS | 44.9 percent | 18.4 percent |
| MIAMI DOLPHINS | 41.7 percent | -16.3 percent |
| CINCINNATI BENGALS | 41.7 percent | 1.4 percent |
| BALTIMORE RAVENS | 37.6 percent | -17.3 percent |
| WASHINGTON REDSKINS | 36.5 percent | 2.9 percent |
| CHICAGO BEARS | 24.4 percent | -6 percent |
| DALLAS COWBOYS | 22.7 percent | -8 percent |
| DETROIT LIONS | 19.1 percent | 4.6 percent |
| JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | 18.1 percent | -28.8 percent |
| DENVER BRONCOS | 17.8 percent | 10.6 percent |
| TENNESSEE TITANS | 15.6 percent | -11.7 percent |
| SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | 13.4 percent | -2.4 percent |
| INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | 12.2 percent | -1.3 percent |
| TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS | 6.3 percent | -0.3 percent |
| NEW YORK JETS | 5.4 percent | 1.7 percent |
| NEW YORK GIANTS | 4.8 percent | -1.6 percent |
| BUFFALO BILLS | 2.4 percent | -0.2 percent |
| SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS | 1.5 percent | -2.5 percent |
| CLEVELAND BROWNS | 1.1 percent | -2.8 percent |
| OAKLAND RAIDERS | 0.9 percent | -0.9 percent |
| ARIZONA CARDINALS | 0.0 percent | -0.1 percent |
NFL playoff odds
Biggest improvements in playoff chances:
| Houston Texans | +35 percent |
| Atlanta Falcons | +18 percent |
| Los Angeles Chargers | +13 percent |
Biggest drops in playoff chances:
| Jacksonville Jaguars | -28 percent |
| Baltimore Ravens | -17 percent |
| Miami Dolphins | -16 percent |
AccuScore's NFL playoff probabilities will be updated on a weekly basis.