NFL playoff chances: Bengals trending up ahead of Steelers game

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NFL playoff chances: Bengals trending up ahead of Steelers game image

Last week in the NFL, the Chiefs and Rams continued their respective undefeated runs to start the season. Naturally, they have the best odds to reach the playoffs at the end of the year.

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As week 6 arrives, AccuScore has used data from the first five weeks of the 2018 season and simulated every remaining game. Updated playoff chances are below.

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NFL playoff chances 2018

TEAM Playoff chances Week-to-week change
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS99.9 percent0 percent
LOS ANGELES RAMS97.8 percent3.9 percent
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS89.5 percent3.1 percent
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS81.8 percent8 percent
CAROLINA PANTHERS66.9 percent7.3 percent
GREEN BAY PACKERS60.6 percent-9.7 percent
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS55.6 percent-0.8 percent
MIAMI DOLPHINS54.8 percent-9.5 percent
CINCINNATI BENGALS54.4 percent19.4 percent
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS53.7 percent5 percent
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES52.4 percent-11 percent
PITTSBURGH STEELERS44.8 percent4.5 percent
MINNESOTA VIKINGS44.3 percent8.6 percent
CHICAGO BEARS43.4 percent2.8 percent
BALTIMORE RAVENS42.4 percent-18.9 percent
WASHINGTON REDSKINS36.8 percent1.9 percent
TENNESSEE TITANS30.6 percent-7 percent
DALLAS COWBOYS30.0 percent-3.5 percent
HOUSTON TEXANS29.8 percent8.8 percent
ATLANTA FALCONS29.5 percent-7.8 percent
DENVER BRONCOS16.4 percent-12.6 percent
DETROIT LIONS14.1 percent5.4 percent
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS13.2 percent-4.5 percent
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS11.7 percent-2.4 percent
BUFFALO BILLS10.7 percent5.1 percent
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS10.3 percent4.6 percent
NEW YORK GIANTS7.9 percent0.5 percent
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS4.3 percent-4.1 percent
NEW YORK JETS4.2 percent2 percent
CLEVELAND BROWNS3.9 percent1.6 percent
OAKLAND RAIDERS3.6 percent-1.1 percent
ARIZONA CARDINALS0.6 percent0.4 percent

NFL playoff odds

Biggest improvements in playoff chances:

Cincinnati Bengals+19 percent
Houston Texans+8 percent
Minnesota Vikings+8 percent

Biggest drops in playoff chances:

Baltimore Ravens-18 percent
Denver Broncos-12 percent
Philadelphia Eagles-11 percent

AccuScore's NFL playoff probabilities will be updated on a weekly basis. 

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