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Playoff odds movers: Falcons up 28, Bears down 33
From the archive. This item is no longer current; the numbers below are as they stood when it was written.
Since 2026-09-20: Atlanta Falcons now 32% to make the playoffs; Chicago Bears 14%. From 3,000 simulated seasons.
The simulation plays out the remaining schedule three thousand times on Elo's numbers, settles ties with the NFL's tiebreakers, and counts how often each team gets in. Odds move for two reasons: a team's own results, and results elsewhere that change the tiebreak picture. Early in the season most teams sit between 20% and 80%; the picture sharpens fast after week 10.
| Atlanta Falcons ↑ | 4% → 32% |
| Dallas Cowboys ↑ | 18% → 37% |
| Las Vegas Raiders ↑ | 34% → 53% |
| Los Angeles Rams ↑ | 37% → 54% |
| Seattle Seahawks ↑ | 81% → 95% |
| Chicago Bears ↓ | 47% → 14% |
| New York Giants ↓ | 32% → 8% |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers ↓ | 32% → 16% |
| Washington Commanders ↓ | 23% → 9% |
| Los Angeles Chargers ↓ | 17% → 5% |
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