NFL playoff odds 2026
Every team's playoff chances, after week 6.
10,000 simulations of the rest of the 2026 season, after Week 6. The 49ers win the Super Bowl most often, in 13% of them. The closest calls: the Seahawks (50%) and the Broncos (49%).
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Proj. is average wins over the full season. Div. is winning the division; Bye is the No. 1 seed; SB is winning the Super Bowl. Each club is rated by its scoring margin this season against the schedule it played (margins capped at 21 points, 1.5 for home field, pulled toward average early in the year). The rest of the regular season is played 10,000 times from those ratings, with each club's rating redrawn within its uncertainty every time; the field is seeded the NFL's way and the playoffs are played out. Tiebreakers applied: head-to-head, division record and conference record; anything deeper is a coin flip. A forecast from the scores, not the betting market.
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Questions
Who is most likely to win the Super Bowl?
The 49ers at 13%, then the Chiefs at 13% and the Vikings at 12%.
Which teams are near-certain to make the playoffs?
3 clubs make it in more than 90% of simulations: the 49ers, the Chiefs, the Vikings.
How are these playoff odds calculated?
Each club is rated by its scoring margin this season against the schedule it played (margins capped at 21 points, 1.5 for home field, pulled toward average early in the year). The rest of the regular season is played 10,000 times from those ratings, with each club's rating redrawn within its uncertainty every time; the field is seeded the NFL's way and the playoffs are played out. Tiebreakers applied: head-to-head, division record and conference record; anything deeper is a coin flip. A forecast from the scores, not the betting market.
How many teams make the NFL playoffs?
Fourteen, seven per conference: the four division winners, seeded 1 to 4 by record, and three wild cards. Only the No. 1 seed in each conference gets a first-round bye.































