NFL playoff chances: Odds improve for Packers, crash for Giants

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NFL playoff chances: Odds improve for Packers, crash for Giants image

Entering Week 5 of the 2018 NFL season, only the Rams and Chiefs remain as undefeated teams. But in terms of playoff chances, at this point, only one can be considered a lock for the postseason.

The Cardinals, on the other hand, are the league's only winless team. Based on their playoff chances, they probably should start planning for next season.

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AccuScore has used data from the first four weeks of the 2018 season and simulated every remaining game. Updated playoff chances are below.

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NFL playoff chances 2018

TEAMPlayoff chancesWeek-to-week change
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS100 percent2 percent
LOS ANGELES RAMS94 percent3 percent
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS86 percent6 percent
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS74 percent2 percent
GREEN BAY PACKERS70 percent14 percent
MIAMI DOLPHINS64 percent-2 percent
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES63 percent7 percent
BALTIMORE RAVENS61 percent14 percent
CAROLINA PANTHERS60 percent4 percent
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS56 percent2 percent
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS49 percent0 percent
CHICAGO BEARS41 percent11 percent
PITTSBURGH STEELERS40 percent-22 percent
TENNESSEE TITANS38 percent6 percent
ATLANTA FALCONS37 percent-5 percent
MINNESOTA VIKINGS36 percent-11 percent
CINCINNATI BENGALS35 percent12 percent
WASHINGTON REDSKINS35 percent13 percent
DALLAS COWBOYS33 percent5 percent
DENVER BRONCOS29 percent-2 percent
HOUSTON TEXANS21 percent2 percent
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS18 percent-8 percent
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS14 percent1 percent
DETROIT LIONS9 percent-6 percent
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS8 percent-4 percent
NEW YORK GIANTS7 percent-30 percent
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS6 percent-8 percent
BUFFALO BILLS6 percent4 percent
OAKLAND RAIDERS5 percent0 percent
CLEVELAND BROWNS2 percent-2 percent
NEW YORK JETS2 percent-9 percent
ARIZONA CARDINALS0 percent-1 percent

NFL playoff odds

Biggest improvements in playoff chances:

Green Bay Packers+14 percent
Baltimore Ravens+13 percent
Washington Redskins+13 percent

Biggest drops in playoff chances:

New York Giants-30 percent
Pittsburgh Steelers-22 percent
Minnesota Vikings-11 percent

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

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