NFL playoff chances: Redskins see improvement; Packers' odds take dive

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NFL playoff chances: Redskins see improvement; Packers' odds take dive image

If the playoffs were to start today, Kansas City, New England, Pittsburgh, Houston, the LA Chargers and Cincinnati would represent AFC. Surprisingly, the same teams have best chances to make the postseason.

In the NFC, Green Bay still has a good chance to reach the postseason even though its probability has dropped more than 20 percent from last week. Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia is also predicted to get to the playoffs.

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AccuScore has used data from the first eight 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 CHIEFS100 percent0.2 percent
LOS ANGELES RAMS99.6 percent0.4 percent
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS98.9 percent3.2 percent
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS94 percent6.5 percent
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS81.8 percent5.2 percent
HOUSTON TEXANS70.6 percent1.7 percent
CAROLINA PANTHERS70 percent5.6 percent
PITTSBURGH STEELERS67.7 percent3.4 percent
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES62.1 percent4.6 percent
WASHINGTON REDSKINS52.5 percent15.9 percent
CINCINNATI BENGALS50.1 percent8.4 percent
GREEN BAY PACKERS47.2 percent-20.1 percent
ATLANTA FALCONS41.1 percent-3.8 percent
MINNESOTA VIKINGS39.9 percent-10.3 percent
CHICAGO BEARS38.3 percent13.9 percent
BALTIMORE RAVENS35.4 percent-2.3 percent
MIAMI DOLPHINS28.6 percent-13.2 percent
DALLAS COWBOYS22.2 percent-0.5 percent
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS20.1 percent7.9 percent
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS17.7 percent-0.4 percent
TENNESSEE TITANS16.6 percent1 percent
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS16.2 percent2.8 percent
DETROIT LIONS11.8 percent-7.3 percent
DENVER BRONCOS7.8 percent-10 percent
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS4.5 percent-1.8 percent
NEW YORK JETS2.8 percent-2.7 percent
CLEVELAND BROWNS1.1 percent-0.1 percent
BUFFALO BILLS0.8 percent-1.6 percent
NEW YORK GIANTS0.3 percent-4.5 percent
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS0.3 percent-1.2 percent
OAKLAND RAIDERS0.2 percent-0.7 percent
ARIZONA CARDINALS0 percent0 percent

NFL playoff odds

Biggest improvements in playoff chances:

Washington Redskins+16 percent
Chicago Bears+14 percent
Cincinnati Bengals+8 percent

Biggest drops in playoff chances:

Green Bay Packers-20 percent
Miami Dolphins-13 percent
Minnesota Vikings-10 percent

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

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