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1968 NFL Season

112 regular-season games · 2 playoff teams

Final

Champion

Baltimore Colts

1st Super Bowl

Runner-Up

Cleveland Browns (1st)

1st SB App.

Last Appearance: 1964

Biggest Overachiever

Baltimore Colts

2.67 wins above expected

13 wins · 10.33 expected wins

Biggest Disappointment

Philadelphia Eagles

2.68 wins below expected

2 wins · 4.68 expected wins

Final Standings

Final regular season records. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins - positive values indicate the team overachieved, negative values mean they underperformed.

# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Dallas Cowboys 12 2 0 .857 - 431 186 +245 10.53 +1.47
2 Washington Redskins 5 9 0 .357 7 249 358 -109 5.63 -0.63
3 New Orleans Saints 4 9 1 .321 7.5 246 327 -81 5.68 -1.18
4 Philadelphia Eagles 2 12 0 .143 10 202 351 -149 4.68 -2.68
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Minnesota Vikings 8 6 0 .571 - 282 242 +40 6.86 +1.14
2 Chicago Bears 7 7 0 .500 1 250 333 -83 6.22 +0.78
3 Green Bay Packers 6 7 1 .464 1.5 281 227 +54 8.60 -2.10
4 Detroit Lions 4 8 2 .357 3 207 241 -34 6.76 -1.76
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Cleveland Browns (1st) Division 10 4 0 .714 - 394 273 +121 8.66 +1.34
2 St. Louis Cardinals 9 4 1 .679 0.5 325 289 +36 7.01 +2.49
3 New York Giants 7 7 0 .500 3 294 325 -31 6.94 +0.06
4 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 11 1 .179 7.5 244 397 -153 4.95 -2.45
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Baltimore Colts Division 13 1 0 .929 - 402 144 +258 10.33 +2.67
2 Los Angeles Rams 10 3 1 .750 2.5 312 200 +112 9.80 +0.70
3 San Francisco 49ers 7 6 1 .536 5.5 303 310 -7 6.59 +0.91
4 Atlanta Falcons 2 12 0 .143 11 170 389 -219 2.75 -0.75

Playoff Bracket

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

NFL Championship Game

Baltimore Colts 34
Cleveland Browns (1st) 0

Dec 29

Season Summary

Every team's regular season finish compared against the simulated win totals. Click on any column header to sort. Luck is the team's actual total minus the simulation's mean. Positive values indicate the team outperformed the expected total; negative values indicate the team was unluckier than expected. Percentile represents where their actual result fell in the simulated distribution.

Team Conference Division Elo Actual Avg. Wins Luck Percentile Min 5th Q1 Median Q3 95th Max
Baltimore Colts West Coastal 1798 13 10.33 +2.67 99.17% 2 7 9 10 11 13 14
Dallas Cowboys East Capitol 1715 12 10.53 +1.47 92.50% 2 8 9 10 11 13 14
Los Angeles Rams West Coastal 1680 10.5 9.80 +0.70 71.58% 2 7 8 10 11 12 14
Cleveland Browns (1st) East Century 1626 10 8.66 +1.34 89.65% 1 6 7 8 10 11 14
St. Louis Cardinals East Century 1590 9.5 7.01 +2.49 94.79% 0 4 6 7 8 10 14
Green Bay Packers West Central 1579 6.5 8.60 -2.10 14.77% 1 5 7 8 9 11 14
Minnesota Vikings West Central 1547 8 6.86 +1.14 86.79% 0 4 5 7 8 9 13
San Francisco 49ers West Coastal 1508 7.5 6.59 +0.91 75.88% 0 3 5 6 7 9 13
Chicago Bears West Central 1480 7 6.22 +0.78 81.84% 0 3 5 6 7 9 13
New York Giants East Century 1453 7 6.94 +0.06 69.29% 0 4 5 7 8 9 13
Detroit Lions West Central 1402 5 6.76 -1.76 30.17% 0 4 5 6 8 9 14
Washington Redskins East Capitol 1388 5 5.63 -0.63 54.85% 0 3 4 5 6 8 13
New Orleans Saints East Capitol 1356 4.5 5.68 -1.18 32.08% 0 3 4 5 7 8 12
Philadelphia Eagles East Capitol 1348 2 4.68 -2.68 12.84% 0 2 3 4 5 7 12
Pittsburgh Steelers East Century 1300 2.5 4.95 -2.45 9.73% 0 2 3 5 6 7 12
Atlanta Falcons West Coastal 1230 2 2.75 -0.75 52.14% 0 0 2 2 3 5 9

Head-to-Head

Cells show each team's record against each opponent with the expected wins from the simulation below Gold-tinted cells indicate the team beat the model's expectations by more than a half-win while navy-tinted cells indicate they fell short by more than a half-win. The first table covers within-division games while the second covers games against teams outside the division.

Beat expectations Fell short Within expectations

Within Capitol

Team Cowboys Saints Eagles Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
New Orleans Saints
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
Philadelphia Eagles
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
Washington Redskins
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)

Capitol vs. Outside Teams

Team Falcons Colts Bears (1st) Lions Packers Rams Vikings Giants Steelers 49ers Cardinals
Dallas Cowboys
-
-
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
1-1
(1.5 exp.)
1-0
(0.9 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
New Orleans Saints
-
-
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
0-0-1
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
-
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
Philadelphia Eagles
-
-
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
Washington Redskins
-
-
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.5 exp.)

Within Central

Team Bears Lions Packers Vikings
Chicago Bears
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(0.7 exp.)
Detroit Lions
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
1-0-1
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
Green Bay Packers
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
0-1-1
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(1.3 exp.)
Minnesota Vikings
0-2
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(0.6 exp.)

Central vs. Outside Teams

Team Falcons Colts (1st) Cowboys Rams Saints Giants Eagles Steelers 49ers Cardinals Redskins
Chicago Bears
0-1
(0.8 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
1-0
(0.2 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
Detroit Lions
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-0-1
(0.6 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.7 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
Green Bay Packers
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
Minnesota Vikings
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.6 exp.)

Within Century

Team (1st) Giants Steelers Cardinals
Cleveland Browns (1st)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
0-2
(1.2 exp.)
New York Giants
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
Pittsburgh Steelers
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
0-1-1
(0.5 exp.)
St. Louis Cardinals
2-0
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
1-0-1
(1.4 exp.)

Century vs. Outside Teams

Team Falcons Colts Bears Cowboys Lions Packers Rams Vikings Saints Eagles 49ers Redskins
Cleveland Browns (1st)
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
1-0
(0.2 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
-
-
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
-
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
New York Giants
0-1
(0.8 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
-
1-1
(0.4 exp.)
-
-
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
Pittsburgh Steelers
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
-
-
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
St. Louis Cardinals
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
-
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
-
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)

Within Coastal

Team Falcons Colts Rams 49ers
Atlanta Falcons
0-2
(0.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
Baltimore Colts
2-0
(1.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
Los Angeles Rams
2-0
(1.8 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
1-0-1
(1.4 exp.)
San Francisco 49ers
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
0-1-1
(0.5 exp.)

Coastal vs. Outside Teams

Team Bears (1st) Cowboys Lions Packers Vikings Saints Giants Eagles Steelers Cardinals Redskins
Atlanta Falcons
1-0
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.1 exp.)
-
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
-
Baltimore Colts
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
0-1
(0.7 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
-
Los Angeles Rams
0-1
(0.8 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
-
San Francisco 49ers
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
-
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
-

Scoreline Distribution

Cells represent the percentage of games that ended with a team's points in the row and its opponent's points in the column. Cells below the diagonal are wins (gold), and cells above are losses (blue). Totals along the edges show the marginal percentages for that row or column.

Win Loss Same range
↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–60.89%1.34%1.34%1.34%0.89%0.89%6.70%
7–131.34%2.68%4.91%5.80%4.02%0.89%2.68%22.32%
14–201.34%4.91%6.25%4.91%4.46%1.79%0.89%24.55%
21–271.34%5.80%4.91%5.36%2.68%0.89%1.34%22.32%
28–340.89%4.02%4.46%2.68%0.89%0.45%0.45%13.84%
35–410.89%1.79%0.89%0.45%4.02%
42+0.89%2.68%0.89%1.34%0.45%6.25%
Total6.70%22.32%24.55%22.32%13.84%4.02%6.25%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 20.50 20.50 +0.00
SD 11.07 11.07 17.56
CV 0.54 0.54
Max 59 59 +46
Min 0 0 -46

Games Played: 112

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–67.14%7.14%
7–1321.43%7.14%14.29%7.14%7.14%57.14%
14–207.14%7.14%7.14%21.43%
21–277.14%7.14%14.29%
28–34
35–41
42+
Total7.14%21.43%21.43%21.43%14.29%14.29%100%

Atlanta Falcons — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 12.14 27.79 -15.64
SD 6.55 11.16 14.79
CV 0.54 0.40
Max 24 47 +3
Min 0 13 -44

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–6
7–13
14–207.14%7.14%14.29%
21–2714.29%28.57%42.86%
28–347.14%7.14%7.14%21.43%
35–417.14%7.14%
42+7.14%7.14%14.29%
Total28.57%42.86%14.29%7.14%7.14%100%

Baltimore Colts — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 28.71 10.29 +18.43
SD 8.22 9.11 13.38
CV 0.29 0.89
Max 44 30 +44
Min 16 0 -10

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–67.14%7.14%14.29%
7–137.14%7.14%14.29%28.57%
14–207.14%7.14%
21–2721.43%7.14%7.14%35.71%
28–347.14%7.14%14.29%
35–41
42+
Total7.14%42.86%7.14%28.57%7.14%7.14%100%

Chicago Bears — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 17.86 23.79 -5.93
SD 10.14 9.52 16.39
CV 0.57 0.40
Max 29 42 +13
Min 0 10 -42

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–67.14%7.14%
7–137.14%7.14%
14–207.14%7.14%
21–277.14%14.29%21.43%
28–347.14%7.14%14.29%28.57%
35–417.14%7.14%
42+14.29%7.14%21.43%
Total28.57%14.29%50.00%7.14%100%

Cleveland Browns (1st) — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 28.14 19.50 +8.64
SD 12.95 6.99 17.65
CV 0.46 0.36
Max 47 28 +35
Min 6 7 -21

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–6
7–13
14–207.14%7.14%7.14%21.43%
21–277.14%7.14%14.29%
28–347.14%21.43%14.29%42.86%
35–41
42+14.29%7.14%21.43%
Total14.29%50.00%14.29%14.29%7.14%100%

Dallas Cowboys — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 30.79 13.29 +17.50
SD 11.85 8.40 14.44
CV 0.39 0.63
Max 59 28 +46
Min 17 3 -11

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–614.29%7.14%21.43%
7–137.14%7.14%14.29%7.14%35.71%
14–2014.29%14.29%
21–277.14%7.14%14.29%
28–347.14%7.14%
35–41
42+7.14%7.14%
Total7.14%35.71%35.71%14.29%7.14%100%

Detroit Lions — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 14.79 17.21 -2.43
SD 11.44 13.80 20.20
CV 0.77 0.80
Max 42 59 +42
Min 0 0 -46

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–67.14%7.14%
7–137.14%7.14%7.14%21.43%
14–2014.29%14.29%28.57%
21–277.14%7.14%
28–3414.29%7.14%7.14%28.57%
35–417.14%7.14%
42+
Total35.71%35.71%28.57%100%

Green Bay Packers — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 20.07 16.21 +3.86
SD 10.00 7.13 13.87
CV 0.50 0.44
Max 38 27 +31
Min 3 7 -13

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–6
7–137.14%7.14%14.29%
14–207.14%21.43%28.57%
21–277.14%14.29%7.14%7.14%7.14%42.86%
28–347.14%7.14%
35–41
42+7.14%7.14%
Total14.29%35.71%28.57%14.29%7.14%100%

Los Angeles Rams — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 22.29 14.29 +8.00
SD 8.96 7.55 13.30
CV 0.40 0.53
Max 45 28 +35
Min 10 3 -17

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–67.14%7.14%
7–137.14%7.14%7.14%21.43%
14–207.14%7.14%7.14%21.43%
21–2714.29%14.29%7.14%35.71%
28–347.14%7.14%
35–41
42+7.14%7.14%
Total7.14%28.57%35.71%21.43%7.14%100%

Minnesota Vikings — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 20.14 17.29 +2.86
SD 11.24 7.66 16.28
CV 0.56 0.44
Max 47 31 +40
Min 3 6 -28

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–67.14%7.14%
7–137.14%7.14%14.29%
14–207.14%14.29%14.29%14.29%7.14%57.14%
21–277.14%7.14%14.29%
28–34
35–417.14%7.14%
42+
Total7.14%35.71%21.43%21.43%14.29%100%

New Orleans Saints — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 17.57 23.36 -5.79
SD 8.01 7.98 12.16
CV 0.46 0.34
Max 37 38 +20
Min 3 12 -22

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–67.14%7.14%
7–137.14%7.14%7.14%7.14%7.14%35.71%
14–20
21–2721.43%7.14%28.57%
28–347.14%7.14%14.29%
35–417.14%7.14%
42+7.14%7.14%
Total7.14%7.14%7.14%57.14%14.29%7.14%100%

New York Giants — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 21.00 23.21 -2.21
SD 13.74 8.93 17.14
CV 0.65 0.38
Max 48 45 +27
Min 0 6 -35

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–67.14%7.14%14.29%
7–137.14%7.14%7.14%14.29%35.71%
14–207.14%7.14%14.29%7.14%35.71%
21–277.14%7.14%
28–347.14%7.14%
35–41
42+
Total14.29%7.14%21.43%7.14%28.57%21.43%100%

Philadelphia Eagles — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 14.43 25.07 -10.64
SD 6.64 15.21 14.44
CV 0.46 0.61
Max 29 47 +12
Min 3 0 -34

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–67.14%7.14%
7–1321.43%7.14%7.14%7.14%42.86%
14–207.14%7.14%14.29%
21–277.14%7.14%14.29%
28–347.14%7.14%14.29%
35–417.14%7.14%
42+
Total7.14%21.43%14.29%28.57%7.14%21.43%100%

Pittsburgh Steelers — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 17.43 28.36 -10.93
SD 10.35 12.77 14.57
CV 0.59 0.45
Max 41 45 +20
Min 6 3 -35

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–6
7–1314.29%14.29%
14–2014.29%7.14%7.14%7.14%7.14%42.86%
21–277.14%7.14%7.14%21.43%
28–347.14%7.14%
35–417.14%7.14%
42+7.14%7.14%
Total28.57%21.43%21.43%21.43%7.14%100%

San Francisco 49ers — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 21.64 22.14 -0.50
SD 9.89 9.84 14.60
CV 0.46 0.44
Max 45 42 +18
Min 10 7 -28

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–67.14%7.14%
7–1314.29%14.29%
14–2014.29%7.14%21.43%
21–2714.29%7.14%21.43%
28–347.14%7.14%7.14%21.43%
35–417.14%7.14%
42+7.14%7.14%
Total14.29%35.71%35.71%7.14%7.14%100%

St. Louis Cardinals — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 23.21 20.64 +2.57
SD 11.89 6.98 16.20
CV 0.51 0.34
Max 45 35 +28
Min 0 10 -27

Games Played: 14

↓ Scored | Allowed →0–67–1314–2021–2728–3435–4142+Total
0–6
7–137.14%7.14%14.29%
14–207.14%14.29%7.14%7.14%7.14%14.29%57.14%
21–277.14%14.29%21.43%
28–34
35–417.14%7.14%
42+
Total7.14%21.43%7.14%21.43%14.29%14.29%14.29%100%

Washington Redskins — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 17.79 25.57 -7.79
SD 7.34 13.69 13.45
CV 0.41 0.54
Max 38 48 +11
Min 7 3 -27

Games Played: 14

Wins vs. Points Scored, Allowed, and Differential

Wins plotted against points scored, allowed, and differential. Use the buttons to switch views; hover a team for exact values. The table gives each fit's R² and slope (the change in wins per 10 points).

Fit Metrics

Slope
Scored 0.85 +0.4
Allowed 0.66 -0.4
Differential 0.88 +0.2

Home-Field Advantage Edge

A measure of how well each team has taken advantage of home-field advantage during the season. For each team, sum the win probabilities for home games and compare against the team's actual performance at home. Repeat for games on the road. Positive values indicate the team has played comparatively better at home than on the road. Negative values indicate the team is not utilizing home field advantage.

Top Overachievers & Disappointments

The teams that deviated the most from the simulated results.

Top Overachievers

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 Baltimore Colts 13 10.33 +2.67
2 St. Louis Cardinals 9.5 7.01 +2.49
3 Dallas Cowboys 12 10.53 +1.47
4 Cleveland Browns (1st) 10 8.66 +1.34
5 Minnesota Vikings 8 6.86 +1.14

Biggest Disappointments

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 Philadelphia Eagles 2 4.68 -2.68
2 Pittsburgh Steelers 2.5 4.95 -2.45
3 Green Bay Packers 6.5 8.60 -2.10
4 Detroit Lions 5 6.76 -1.76
5 New Orleans Saints 4.5 5.68 -1.18

Top Streaks

The most unlikely streaks achieved by teams throughout the season according to the model's probabilities. Calculated by using the pregame win/tie/loss probabilities for all the games in each team's streak.

Most Unlikely Winning Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Cleveland Browns (1st) 8 Oct 20 – Dec 8 1 in 56
2 Chicago Bears 4 Oct 20 – Nov 10 1 in 41
3 Baltimore Colts 8 Oct 27 – Dec 15 1 in 20
4 St. Louis Cardinals 4 Oct 13 – Nov 3 1 in 18
5 New York Giants 4 Sep 15 – Oct 6 1 in 12

Most Unlikely Losing Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Philadelphia Eagles 11 Sep 15 – Nov 24 1 in 160
2 Pittsburgh Steelers 6 Sep 15 – Oct 20 1 in 17
3 Green Bay Packers 2 Sep 22 – Sep 29 1 in 11
4 Minnesota Vikings 3 Oct 13 – Oct 27 1 in 11
5 Los Angeles Rams 2 Dec 8 – Dec 15 1 in 8

Finish Position Heatmaps

Cells represent the percentage of the time a team finished in a given position in the simulation.

Team1234
Dallas Cowboys94.76%4.48%0.65%0.11%
Washington Redskins2.21%38.60%33.86%25.33%
New Orleans Saints2.16%37.21%35.45%25.18%
Philadelphia Eagles0.87%19.71%30.04%49.38%
Team1234
Green Bay Packers57.79%24.38%12.10%5.73%
Minnesota Vikings16.79%28.75%29.16%25.29%
Detroit Lions15.55%26.38%29.74%28.33%
Chicago Bears9.87%20.49%29.00%40.65%
Team1234
Cleveland Browns (1st)60.76%24.55%11.36%3.33%
St. Louis Cardinals19.61%33.66%31.64%15.08%
New York Giants16.61%32.28%34.63%16.48%
Pittsburgh Steelers3.02%9.51%22.38%65.10%
Team1234
Baltimore Colts56.69%37.49%5.76%0.06%
Los Angeles Rams40.58%50.30%9.01%0.11%
San Francisco 49ers2.73%12.07%79.54%5.66%
Atlanta Falcons<0.01%0.13%5.70%94.17%
Team12345678
Dallas Cowboys70.79%21.00%5.10%2.00%0.73%0.25%0.10%0.02%
Cleveland Browns (1st)18.91%39.65%19.83%10.48%6.15%2.99%1.55%0.45%
St. Louis Cardinals4.01%15.03%21.95%19.72%16.09%11.48%7.63%4.08%
New York Giants3.88%12.86%21.41%19.80%17.07%12.11%8.33%4.53%
New Orleans Saints0.98%4.24%11.15%14.99%17.02%19.13%16.69%15.81%
Washington Redskins0.84%3.55%10.52%15.90%17.47%19.30%17.34%15.07%
Pittsburgh Steelers0.33%2.36%5.56%8.71%13.31%17.18%25.30%27.26%
Philadelphia Eagles0.26%1.29%4.48%8.39%12.17%17.57%23.06%32.78%
Team12345678
Baltimore Colts48.46%25.47%15.65%6.34%2.73%1.07%0.25%0.03%
Los Angeles Rams33.57%28.02%21.37%9.84%4.51%2.11%0.53%0.05%
Green Bay Packers11.19%25.20%24.21%17.78%10.62%6.83%3.88%0.30%
Minnesota Vikings2.12%6.94%11.66%19.36%19.55%19.49%17.73%3.15%
Detroit Lions1.89%6.40%10.79%18.08%19.50%19.90%19.88%3.56%
San Francisco 49ers1.78%4.12%8.82%14.37%24.08%26.11%16.64%4.08%
Chicago Bears0.99%3.83%7.45%14.02%17.96%21.54%28.96%5.25%
Atlanta Falcons<0.01%0.01%0.05%0.22%1.05%2.96%12.13%83.58%
Team12345678910111213141516
Dallas Cowboys33.27%28.68%14.50%10.24%5.19%3.46%1.76%1.24%0.67%0.45%0.24%0.15%0.08%0.03%0.01%<0.01%
Baltimore Colts30.00%22.35%17.09%10.46%8.23%4.46%3.07%1.70%1.23%0.65%0.43%0.19%0.11%0.04%<0.01%<0.01%
Los Angeles Rams19.62%18.46%17.98%13.20%11.13%6.77%4.81%3.02%2.09%1.26%0.80%0.45%0.24%0.13%0.03%<0.01%
Cleveland Browns (1st)6.25%10.30%13.42%17.37%12.72%11.68%7.52%6.40%4.37%3.72%2.29%1.72%1.11%0.77%0.28%0.07%
Green Bay Packers5.89%9.13%14.41%13.83%13.72%10.19%9.24%6.54%5.30%3.81%3.11%2.10%1.46%0.85%0.31%0.09%
St. Louis Cardinals0.96%2.22%4.12%6.82%8.10%10.68%9.71%10.89%9.10%9.39%7.55%6.94%5.52%4.19%2.84%0.97%
New York Giants0.92%2.09%3.72%6.02%7.54%10.19%9.87%10.88%9.26%9.73%7.95%7.34%5.80%4.59%3.10%1.01%
Minnesota Vikings0.94%1.83%3.79%5.19%7.47%8.03%10.33%9.31%10.30%8.83%9.46%7.74%7.23%5.47%2.78%1.31%
Detroit Lions0.83%1.64%3.67%4.66%6.90%7.69%9.83%9.03%10.21%8.96%9.55%8.19%8.13%6.02%3.18%1.51%
San Francisco 49ers0.64%1.34%2.65%3.77%5.74%6.71%8.76%9.19%11.57%10.46%11.02%9.49%7.50%6.08%3.36%1.72%
Chicago Bears0.41%0.82%2.10%3.01%4.67%5.66%7.89%7.85%9.50%9.34%10.59%10.05%10.92%9.54%5.19%2.48%
New Orleans Saints0.13%0.48%1.00%2.16%3.13%5.14%5.67%7.63%7.78%9.36%9.55%11.10%10.67%11.02%10.50%4.69%
Washington Redskins0.09%0.41%0.84%1.77%2.91%4.82%5.54%7.71%8.03%9.62%9.85%11.40%11.08%11.25%10.10%4.58%
Pittsburgh Steelers0.03%0.16%0.44%0.91%1.45%2.53%3.16%4.44%5.25%7.23%8.26%10.51%12.96%16.02%16.26%10.37%
Philadelphia Eagles0.03%0.10%0.27%0.59%1.06%1.94%2.70%3.92%4.85%6.48%7.88%10.25%12.34%15.57%20.02%12.01%
Atlanta Falcons--<0.01%0.01%0.02%0.06%0.14%0.25%0.48%0.72%1.48%2.36%4.85%8.43%22.02%59.17%

Win Totals in Context

How each team's actual results compared to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Click a division name in the legend to toggle it on or off.

Playoff Seed Probabilities

Cells represent the percentage of the time a team earned a given playoff seed in the simulation. Teams are sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed. Teams that missed the playoffs more often sit toward the bottom.

Team1 Seed2 SeedMissed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys70.79%21.00%8.21%
Cleveland Browns (1st)18.91%39.65%41.45%
St. Louis Cardinals4.01%15.03%80.95%
New York Giants3.88%12.86%83.26%
New Orleans Saints0.98%4.24%94.77%
Washington Redskins0.84%3.55%95.60%
Pittsburgh Steelers0.33%2.36%97.31%
Philadelphia Eagles0.26%1.29%98.45%
Team1 Seed2 SeedMissed Playoffs
Baltimore Colts48.46%25.47%26.07%
Los Angeles Rams33.57%28.02%38.41%
Green Bay Packers11.19%25.20%63.61%
Minnesota Vikings2.12%6.94%90.93%
Detroit Lions1.89%6.40%91.71%
San Francisco 49ers1.78%4.12%94.10%
Chicago Bears0.99%3.83%95.18%
Atlanta Falcons<0.01%0.01%99.99%

Wins Required to Clinch Each Seed

The empirical cumulative distribution that shows the probability that a team earning that seed finished the regular season with at most a given number of wins. The point where each line passes through 50% is roughly the median wins for that seed.

Edges & Scoring

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Home Edge
Percentage of games won by the home team - percentage of games won by the away team
No Edge: under 2% · Slight Edge: 2% to 6% · Clear Edge: 6% to 10% · Fortress: 10% and up.
Elo Value
Number of Elo rating points that 1 point is worth. A team this many Elo ratings points better than another would be expected to defeat their opponent by 1 point at a neutral location.
Scoring Tilt
Average home points - average away points per game. The gold line represents the expected home points edge according to the scoring value of a point of Elo and the number of Elo rating points home advantage is worth.
Road-Tilted: under -3.2 · Lean Road: -3.2 to 0 · Lean Home: 0 to 3.2 · Home-Tilted: 3.2 and up.
Home Edge
HomeTieAway
-8.93%
No Edge
43.75%3.57%52.68%
Elo Value
Home Edge: -31.10 Elo pts.
18 Elo
0.056 points per Elo point
050
Scoring Tilt
Expected
+0.50 points
Lean Home
-8-1.73+8

Title Race

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Title-Race Openness
Effective number of preseason title contenders. Calculated by taking 1 divided by the sum of squared preseason title odds. Higher numbers indicate more parity in the league while 1 indicates that the preseason favorite is a near-lock.
Front-Runner: under 2 · Few Contenders: 2 to 4 · Open Race: 4 to 8 · Wide Open: 8 and up.
Champion Preseason Odds
Preseason probability that the eventual champion would win the title based on the simulated results. Location of the dot marks their rank across all teams, ranging from longshot to favorite.
Preseason Favorite: 1st · Among the Favorites: 2nd to 3rd · Middle of the Pack: 4th to 8th · Longshot: 9th or lower.
Title Run Odds
Given that actual playoff bracket, the probability that the champion would win the exact series/games they faced in reality. The gold line represents their odds of winning if every series/game was a toss-up.
Long Shot: under 25% · Tough Road: 25% to 50% · Favored: 50% to 100% · Heavy Favorite: 100% and up.
Title-Race Openness
3.9
Few Contenders
124810
Champion Preseason Odds
36%
Baltimore Colts, 1st of 16
LongshotFavorite
Title Run Odds
Coin-flip
71.1%
Favored
050.00%100%

Simulation-Based Surprises

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Luck Spread
Average standard deviation of the difference between each team's actual wins total and their simulated average wins total. The gold line is the standard deviation the model expected from random chance alone.
Subdued: under 1.36 · As Expected: 1.36 to 1.87 · Elevated: 1.87 to 2.55 · High Variance: 2.55 and up.
Average Finish Error
Average gap in the rank of the final standings between where each team finished in the standings and where the model projected them to finish.
Pinpoint: under 2.06 · Close: 2.06 to 2.79 · Off Target: 2.79 to 3.64 · Well Off Target: 3.64 and up.
Biggest Overachiever
The team whose record finished in the highest percentile within its own simulated range of outcomes. The gold line indicates where the top team in a league of 16 teams typically lands.
Biggest Underachiever
The team whose record finished in the lowest percentile within its own simulated range of outcomes. The gold line indicates where the bottom team in a league of 16 teams typically lands.
Season Outliers
Number of teams that finished either above the 95th percentile or below the 5th percentile. Even with a well-calibrated model, 10% of teams are expected to land in the extremes of their distributions.
Minimal Outliers: under 0.8 · As Expected: 0.8 to 1.92 · Several Outliers: 1.92 to 3.52 · Many Outliers: 3.52 and up.
Unexpected Playoff Teams
Number of teams that actually made the playoffs but were not in the model's projected field.The gold line represents how many playoff teams the simulation missed on average.
Fewer Than Expected: under 0.86 · As Expected: 0.86 to 1.43 · More Than Expected: 1.43 to 2.28 · Far More Than Expected: 2.28 and up.
Luck Spread
Expected
1.64 wins
As Expected
01.704
Average Finish Error
Expected
1.44
Pinpoint
02.435
Biggest Overachiever
Expected 96.88%
99.17%
Baltimore Colts
50100
Biggest Underachiever
Expected 3.12%
9.73%
Pittsburgh Steelers
050
Season Outliers
Expected
1 of 16
As Expected
01.68
Unexpected Playoff Teams
Expected
0 of 4
Fewer Than Expected
01.14

Parity

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Gini Index
Measures how evenly wins were distributed across the league. Lower scores indicate there was less variability across the actual wins totals .Higher scores are an indication of more imbalance in the league with a few unusually strong or unusually weak teams.
Highly Balanced: under 0.08 · Balanced: 0.08 to 0.15 · Top-Heavy: 0.15 to 0.24 · Concentrated: 0.24 and up.
Noll-Scully
Measures how more times spread out the final standings were in reality compared to standings that were generated by flipping a coin for each game. The gold line at 1 indicates as much variability in the standings as s coin flip. Above it, talent gaps in team composition stretched the standings more than the variability produced by luck alone. Below it, the league was more competitive than coin flips alone would yield.
Compressed: under 0.9 · Coin-Flip Spread: 0.9 to 1.15 · Moderate Separation: 1.15 to 1.45 · Stratified: 1.45 and up.
Interquartile Edge
The probability that the team in the 75th percentile of the league's Elo ratings would defeat the team in the 25th percentile at a neutral site. The higher the probability, the larger the gap between the top teams and bottom teams in the league.
Even: under 58% · Competitive: 58% to 65% · Tilted: 65% to 73% · Lopsided: 73% and up.
Best vs. Worst
The probability that the team with the highest Elo rating would defeat the team with the lowest Elo rating at a neutral site.The higher the probability, the larger the gap between the top teams and bottom teams in the league. The gold line represents how high this probability is expected to be in a league of this size. A blue dot to the right indicates an unusually dominant team or an unusually weak team.
Tight: under 65% · Clear Edge: 65% to 78% · Lopsided: 78% to 88% · No Contest: 88% and up.
Close Games
Actual percentage of games decided by 3 run/points or fewer. The gold line indicates the proportion of close games you would expect after considering the Elo ratings of the involved teams and the scoring value of a single Elo point.
Mostly Decisive: under 25% · Some Drama: 25% to 38% · Often Close: 38% to 50% · Nail-Biters: 50% and up.
Blowouts
Actual percentage of games decided by 17 runs/points or more. The gold line indicates the proportion of blowouts you would expect after considering the Elo ratings of the involved teams and the scoring value of a single Elo point.
Rare: under 10% · Occasional: 10% to 20% · Frequent: 20% to 30% · Routine: 30% and up.
Gini Index
0.27
Concentrated
00.080.150.240.5
Noll-Scully
Coin-flip
1.15
Coin-Flip Spread
01.003
Interquartile Edge
78%
Lopsided
50%58%65%73%100%
Best vs. Worst
Baseline 97%
96%
No Contest
50%100%
Close Games
Expected
20%
Mostly Decisive
0%16%100%
Blowouts
Expected
38%
Routine
0%35%100%

Predictability

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Brier Score
How close the pregame win probabilities aligned with the actual game result, averaged over the entire season. Picks that were both confident and correct are rewarded the most, while incorrect predictions and/or uncertain predictions are penalized more. Lower scores are better. 0 indicates every game was perfectly predicted with maximum confidence. For sports with where wins and losses are the only outcomes, Brier scores less than 0.25 indicate the model did better than random predictions. For sports where ties are possible, 0.67 is the cutoff for which the Brier score must be lower to beat random predictions. The lower the Brier score, the easier and more accurately the games were to predict.
Highly Predictable: under 0.18 · Predictable: 0.18 to 0.22 · Hard to Predict: 0.22 to 0.25 · Coin-Flip: 0.25 and up.
Matchup Imbalance
How lopsided the matchups were on paper, calculated by averaging the difference in the win probabilities divided by the sum of the win probabilities. Lower scores indicate more parity in the league. 0 indicates that every game was a 50-50 toss-up between evenly matched teams. 1 means every game pitted a heavy favorite against a huge underdog.
Evenly Matched: under 0.12 · Slight Separation: 0.12 to 0.22 · Wide Gaps: 0.22 to 0.34 · Lopsided: 0.34 and up.
Strangeness
How extreme the actual final standings were compared to what the model expected. A value of 0 would indicate that the simulated results perfectly matched the actual standings. A score of 1 indicates that the actual results were scattered around the projections by exactly the variance the model predicted. (i.e. The projections missed the actual standings by 1 standard deviation on average. Scores larger than 1 mean the season was wilder to forecast with more overperforming and underperforming teams than expected. Scores less than 1 indicate the season was more predictable.
Tighter Than Modeled: under 0.85 · As Expected: 0.85 to 1.15 · Volatile: 1.15 to 1.5 · Chaotic: 1.5 and up.
Repeatability
How closely the order of the final standings aligned with the ranked preseason Elo ratings as calculated by the Spearman rank correlation. Larger values indicate that the preseason Elo ratings were a strong predictor of the team's final rank in the standings while values near 0 mean.
Reshuffled: under 0.3 · Weak Alignment: 0.3 to 0.6 · Strong Alignment: 0.6 to 0.85 · Closely Aligned: 0.85 and up.
Upset Rate
The percentage of the time the underdog won the game in reality. The gold line measures how often the model expected the underdog to win when considering the outcome probabilities. A blue dot to the right of the gold line means upsets were more prevalent than left. A dot to the left indicates that favorites won more often than expected.
Chalk Held: under 30% · As Expected: 30% to 40% · Upset-Prone: 40% to 46% · Bedlam: 46% and up.
Clear Favorite Upset Rate
The percentage of the time the underdog won the game in reality, but only including games with a clear favorite, one at least 60% likely to win once a draw is set aside. This metrics ignores games that could be considered toss-ups. The gold line is how often the model expected these heavy favorites to lose. A dot to the right means the big favorites were upset more than expected; to the left means they took care of business.
Favorites Held: under 22% · As Expected: 22% to 32% · Shaky Favorites: 32% to 42% · Bedlam: 42% and up.
Brier Score
Expected
0.18
Predictable
00.201
Matchup Imbalance
0.37
Lopsided
00.120.220.340.5
Strangeness
Expected
0.97
As Expected
01.002
Repeatability
0.64
Strong Alignment
00.30.60.851
Upset Rate
Expected
29%
Chalk Held
0%30%50%
Clear Favorite Upset Rate
Expected
22%
As Expected
0%26%50%

Calibration

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Probability calibration
An all-in-one chi-square test of the model's probabilities. Games are sorted into bins according to how confident the model was. Within each bin, the predicted number of wins, losses, and ties are compared against the actual counts. The p-value of this test is plotted below. Values above 0.05 indicate that the model's probabilities are well-calibrated for the season.
Clear Misfit: under 0.01 · Misfit: 0.01 to 0.05 · Borderline: 0.05 to 0.1 · Well Calibrated: 0.1 and up.
Calibration slope
Checks whether the spread of the model's probabilities is correct. Each probability is turned into their log-odds. A line is fit that predicts the actual results from the log-odds. The slope of this line is the calibration slope.A slope of 1.00 is perfect, indicating that the model's confidence matches the actual outcomes of the games. Slopes less than 1.00 indicate overconfidence. The model assigned higher probabilities to the favorites than was appropriate given the matchup, causing more losses by favored teams. Slopes greater than 1.00 indicate under-confidence. The model is more uncertain about too many results, assigning them lower probabilities when in reality the favorites should have had higher probabilities.
Overconfident: under 0.85 · Calibrated: 0.85 to 1.15 · Underconfident: 1.15 and up.
Calibration error (ECE)
Calibration error (ECE) checks whether the model's probabilities mean what they say. ECE is calculated as the average weighted gap between the model's stated chances and how often the predicted outcome actually occurred. The smaller the ECE, the more confident we are about the model's probabilities. The gold line represents the noise ceiling, which is the amount of error that luck can produce on its own even if the probabilities are perfectly calibrated. Values below the noise ceiling indicate that the model's error is no larger than chance alone would produce. Values above the noice ceiling point to a genuine calibration issue since the error is larger than luck could explain.
Well Within Noise: under 0.07 · Within Noise: 0.07 to 0.14 · Above Noise: 0.14 to 0.28 · Well Above Noise: 0.28 and up.
Probability calibration
0.58
Well Calibrated
0.010.050.11
Calibration slope
Ideal
1.22
Underconfident
0.51.001.5
Calibration error (ECE)
Noise ceiling
0.073
Within Noise
00.1420.4

Season Trends

How each metric evolved across the season - Elo rating, actual wins, simulated final wins, playoff probability, and division-title probability - day by day. Select a division to see all five charts for its teams.

Elo Through the Playoffs

How each playoff team's Elo rating evolved as the postseason unfolded. Elo Progression traces each team's game-by-game Elo rating through their playoff run. Net Elo Change summarizes the difference in Elo rating between the beginning and end of the playoffs for each team.

Stochastic Playoff Outcomes

How we would have expected the postseason to play out at the beginning of the season according to the simulation. The table summarizes each team's chances of advancing to each round. Individual matchup heat maps for each round are displayed using the subsequent buttons. The top percentage in each cell represents each team's winning percentage against the corresponding opponent. The bottom percentage represents how often that specific matchup occurred during that round in the simulation.

Team Made Playoffs Advanced to Super Bowl Won Super Bowl
Baltimore Colts 73.93% 54.33% 35.70%
Dallas Cowboys 91.79% 63.60% 30.59%
Los Angeles Rams 61.59% 28.94% 15.05%
Cleveland Browns (1st) 58.55% 23.87% 9.22%
Green Bay Packers 36.39% 10.64% 4.16%
St. Louis Cardinals 19.05% 6.82% 2.43%
Minnesota Vikings 9.07% 2.43% 0.87%
New York Giants 16.74% 3.66% 0.75%
San Francisco 49ers 5.90% 1.53% 0.45%
Chicago Bears 4.82% 0.96% 0.26%
Detroit Lions 8.29% 1.17% 0.24%
New Orleans Saints 5.23% 0.77% 0.11%
Washington Redskins 4.40% 0.78% 0.11%
Philadelphia Eagles 1.55% 0.25% 0.03%
Pittsburgh Steelers 2.69% 0.26% 0.03%
Atlanta Falcons 0.01% - -
Loser →
↓ Winner
Cleveland Browns (1st)Dallas CowboysNew Orleans SaintsNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesPittsburgh SteelersSt. Louis CardinalsWashington Redskins
Cleveland Browns (1st)37.1%52.22%82.4%0.81%72.2%2.18%82.4%0.36%85.8%0.19%55.4%1.86%79.1%0.93%
Dallas Cowboys62.9%52.22%88.6%3.84%81.4%13.43%88.7%0.98%92.2%2.35%67.8%16.04%86.5%2.93%
New Orleans Saints17.6%0.81%11.4%3.84%38.6%0.28%31.2%0.02%65.2%0.02%19.9%0.20%47.2%0.05%
New York Giants27.8%2.18%18.6%13.43%61.4%0.28%61.6%0.07%62.7%0.05%35.1%0.55%61.3%0.19%
Philadelphia Eagles17.6%0.36%11.3%0.98%68.8%0.02%38.4%0.07%60.0%0.01%21.9%0.10%28.6%<0.01%
Pittsburgh Steelers14.2%0.19%7.8%2.35%34.8%0.02%37.3%0.05%40.0%0.01%18.9%0.04%25.0%0.03%
St. Louis Cardinals44.6%1.86%32.2%16.04%80.1%0.20%64.9%0.55%78.1%0.10%81.1%0.04%74.6%0.26%
Washington Redskins20.9%0.93%13.5%2.93%52.8%0.05%38.7%0.19%71.4%<0.01%75.0%0.03%25.4%0.26%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Atlanta FalconsBaltimore ColtsChicago BearsDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsSan Francisco 49ers
Baltimore Colts100.0%<0.01%86.5%2.62%90.6%4.53%78.4%20.72%66.2%38.47%81.1%5.00%85.3%2.57%
Chicago Bears13.5%2.62%70.0%0.04%33.8%0.26%23.7%1.73%47.3%0.06%50.9%0.11%
Detroit Lions100.0%<0.01%9.4%4.53%30.0%0.04%29.4%0.45%16.8%2.95%32.0%0.10%31.9%0.22%
Green Bay Packers100.0%<0.01%21.6%20.72%66.2%0.26%70.6%0.45%35.8%13.48%51.2%0.49%60.0%0.98%
Los Angeles Rams100.0%<0.01%33.8%38.47%76.3%1.73%83.2%2.95%64.2%13.48%68.0%3.18%74.9%1.79%
Minnesota Vikings18.9%5.00%52.7%0.06%68.0%0.10%48.8%0.49%32.0%3.18%54.3%0.23%
San Francisco 49ers14.7%2.57%49.1%0.11%68.1%0.22%40.0%0.98%25.1%1.79%45.7%0.23%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Baltimore ColtsChicago BearsDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsSan Francisco 49ersCleveland Browns (1st)Dallas CowboysNew Orleans SaintsNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesPittsburgh SteelersSt. Louis CardinalsWashington Redskins
Cleveland Browns (1st)29.0%12.91%68.7%0.22%80.1%0.30%57.5%2.58%43.5%6.89%58.4%0.59%68.7%0.36%
Dallas Cowboys39.0%34.57%76.9%0.63%83.6%0.71%66.1%6.65%53.1%18.53%69.8%1.53%74.6%0.98%
New Orleans Saints10.9%0.42%33.3%<0.01%33.3%<0.01%20.5%0.08%14.5%0.22%15.8%0.02%50.0%0.01%
New York Giants14.9%2.03%54.8%0.03%51.5%0.03%31.9%0.41%22.1%1.02%45.3%0.09%45.8%0.05%
Philadelphia Eagles8.9%0.14%60.0%<0.01%22.6%0.03%13.4%0.07%40.0%<0.01%33.3%<0.01%
Pittsburgh Steelers9.6%0.14%50.0%<0.01%25.0%<0.01%0.0%0.03%9.6%0.07%12.5%<0.01%50.0%<0.01%
St. Louis Cardinals26.8%3.71%65.3%0.07%66.3%0.10%54.3%0.78%39.3%1.89%56.2%0.17%63.8%0.09%
Washington Redskins10.3%0.42%50.0%<0.01%36.4%0.01%30.4%0.07%13.1%0.24%15.0%0.02%13.3%0.01%
Baltimore Colts71.0%12.91%61.0%34.57%89.1%0.42%85.1%2.03%91.1%0.14%90.4%0.14%73.2%3.71%89.7%0.42%
Chicago Bears31.3%0.22%23.1%0.63%66.7%<0.01%45.2%0.03%50.0%<0.01%34.7%0.07%50.0%<0.01%
Detroit Lions19.9%0.30%16.4%0.71%66.7%<0.01%48.5%0.03%40.0%<0.01%75.0%<0.01%33.7%0.10%63.6%0.01%
Green Bay Packers42.5%2.58%33.9%6.65%79.5%0.08%68.1%0.41%77.4%0.03%100.0%0.03%45.7%0.78%69.6%0.07%
Los Angeles Rams56.5%6.89%46.9%18.53%85.5%0.22%77.9%1.02%86.6%0.07%90.4%0.07%60.7%1.89%86.9%0.24%
Minnesota Vikings41.6%0.59%30.2%1.53%84.2%0.02%54.7%0.09%60.0%<0.01%87.5%<0.01%43.8%0.17%85.0%0.02%
San Francisco 49ers31.3%0.36%25.4%0.98%50.0%0.01%54.2%0.05%66.7%<0.01%50.0%<0.01%36.2%0.09%86.7%0.01%

Actual Bracket Simulation

How we would have expected the postseason to play out at the beginning of the season according to the simulation. The table summarizes each team's chances of advancing to each round. Individual matchup heat maps for each round are displayed using the subsequent buttons. The top percentage in each cell represents each team's winning percentage against the corresponding opponent. The bottom percentage represents how often that specific matchup occurred during that round in the simulation.

Team Advanced to Super Bowl Won Super Bowl
Baltimore Colts 66.21% 43.01%
Dallas Cowboys 62.62% 27.25%
Los Angeles Rams 33.79% 17.29%
Cleveland Browns (1st) 37.38% 12.44%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Cleveland Browns (1st)Dallas Cowboys
Cleveland Browns (1st)37.4%100.00%
Dallas Cowboys62.6%100.00%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Baltimore ColtsLos Angeles Rams
Baltimore Colts66.2%100.00%
Los Angeles Rams33.8%100.00%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Baltimore ColtsLos Angeles RamsCleveland Browns (1st)Dallas Cowboys
Cleveland Browns (1st)28.9%24.81%41.9%12.57%
Dallas Cowboys38.7%41.40%52.9%21.22%
Baltimore Colts71.1%24.81%61.3%41.40%
Los Angeles Rams58.1%12.57%47.1%21.22%

Most-Likely Championship Paths

For each playoff team, what was the most likely path they had to the championship across all simulations? Tiles represent the opponent they faced and defeated the most often in each round.

Baltimore Colts 43.01% chance to win
Conference Championship
vs. Los Angeles Rams
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
66.21%
Super Bowl
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
58.99%
Win Prob
61.28%
Dallas Cowboys 27.25% chance to win
Conference Championship
vs. Cleveland Browns (1st)
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
62.62%
Super Bowl
vs. Baltimore Colts
Matchup
58.81%
Win Prob
38.72%
Los Angeles Rams 17.29% chance to win
Conference Championship
vs. Baltimore Colts
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
33.79%
Super Bowl
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
57.79%
Win Prob
47.10%
Cleveland Browns (1st) 12.44% chance to win
Conference Championship
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
37.38%
Super Bowl
vs. Baltimore Colts
Matchup
57.66%
Win Prob
28.91%

Regular Season Games

Summary of every regular-season game played this season.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1968-09-14 @ Minnesota Vikings L 7-47 1342.55 1458.30 31.88% 63.54% -34.98 0-1
1968-09-22 Baltimore Colts L 20-28 1307.57 1628.88 12.99% 84.44% -6.27 0-2
1968-09-29 @ San Francisco 49ers L 13-28 1301.30 1489.85 23.76% 72.30% -15.94 0-3
1968-10-06 Green Bay Packers L 7-38 1285.36 1580.40 14.73% 82.44% -14.03 0-4
1968-10-13 New York Giants W 24-21 1271.33 1572.07 14.33% 82.89% +23.98 1-4
1968-10-20 @ Los Angeles Rams L 14-27 1295.31 1692.66 8.90% 89.21% -5.42 1-5
1968-10-27 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 7-30 1289.89 1526.94 19.24% 77.33% -15.90 1-6
1968-11-03 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21-41 1273.99 1359.19 35.72% 59.49% -27.69 1-7
1968-11-10 Los Angeles Rams L 10-17 1246.30 1668.47 7.84% 90.46% -3.49 1-8
1968-11-17 @ Chicago Bears W 16-13 1242.81 1504.31 17.22% 79.60% +23.11 2-8
1968-11-24 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 12-17 1265.92 1515.26 18.20% 78.49% -7.01 2-9
1968-12-01 @ Baltimore Colts L 0-44 1258.91 1764.84 5.04% 93.80% -5.57 2-10
1968-12-08 Detroit Lions L 7-24 1253.34 1416.77 26.39% 69.43% -18.87 2-11
1968-12-15 San Francisco 49ers L 12-14 1234.47 1503.80 16.61% 80.29% -4.04 2-12
1968-09-15 San Francisco 49ers W 27-10 1607.36 1476.63 65.45% 30.08% +21.52 1-0
1968-09-22 @ Atlanta Falcons W 28-20 1628.88 1307.57 84.44% 12.99% +6.27 2-0
1968-09-29 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 41-7 1635.15 1402.08 76.94% 19.58% +19.70 3-0
1968-10-06 Chicago Bears W 28-7 1654.85 1469.38 71.96% 24.07% +19.11 4-0
1968-10-13 @ San Francisco 49ers W 42-14 1673.96 1488.49 71.96% 24.08% +22.07 5-0
1968-10-20 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 20-30 1696.03 1487.31 74.47% 21.79% -39.63 5-1
1968-10-27 Los Angeles Rams W 27-10 1656.40 1698.07 41.57% 53.44% +37.61 6-1
1968-11-03 @ New York Giants W 26-0 1694.01 1518.28 70.86% 25.08% +22.17 7-1
1968-11-10 @ Detroit Lions W 27-10 1716.18 1491.62 76.10% 20.33% +14.47 8-1
1968-11-17 St. Louis Cardinals W 27-0 1730.65 1536.10 72.96% 23.16% +20.84 9-1
1968-11-24 Minnesota Vikings W 21-9 1751.49 1547.84 73.94% 22.28% +13.35 10-1
1968-12-01 Atlanta Falcons W 44-0 1764.84 1258.91 93.80% 5.04% +5.57 11-1
1968-12-07 @ Green Bay Packers W 16-3 1770.41 1587.67 71.65% 24.35% +15.22 12-1
1968-12-15 @ Los Angeles Rams W 28-24 1785.63 1691.88 60.64% 34.62% +12.00 13-1
1968-09-15 Washington Redskins L 28-38 1527.69 1487.88 53.17% 41.83% -28.71 0-1
1968-09-22 @ Detroit Lions L 0-42 1498.98 1434.68 56.62% 38.48% -62.49 0-2
1968-09-29 @ Minnesota Vikings W 27-17 1436.49 1534.96 34.02% 61.27% +32.89 1-2
1968-10-06 @ Baltimore Colts L 7-28 1469.38 1654.85 24.07% 71.96% -19.11 1-3
1968-10-13 Detroit Lions L 10-28 1450.27 1490.86 41.72% 53.29% -30.56 1-4
1968-10-20 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 29-16 1419.71 1386.11 52.29% 42.70% +26.55 2-4
1968-10-27 Minnesota Vikings W 26-24 1446.26 1499.93 39.92% 55.13% +13.30 3-4
1968-11-03 @ Green Bay Packers W 13-10 1459.56 1620.83 26.62% 69.18% +20.23 4-4
1968-11-10 San Francisco 49ers W 27-19 1479.79 1501.97 44.31% 50.66% +24.52 5-4
1968-11-17 Atlanta Falcons L 13-16 1504.31 1242.81 79.60% 17.22% -23.10 5-5
1968-11-24 Dallas Cowboys L 3-34 1481.21 1662.31 24.52% 71.47% -23.66 5-6
1968-12-01 @ New Orleans Saints W 23-17 1457.55 1377.49 58.79% 36.39% +15.44 6-6
1968-12-08 @ Los Angeles Rams W 17-16 1472.99 1704.78 19.69% 76.82% +12.91 7-6
1968-12-15 Green Bay Packers L 27-28 1485.90 1572.46 35.55% 59.67% -6.16 7-7
1968-09-15 @ New Orleans Saints W 24-10 1530.26 1434.96 60.85% 34.42% +22.33 1-0
1968-09-22 @ Dallas Cowboys L 7-28 1552.59 1604.84 40.12% 54.93% -31.77 1-1
1968-09-29 Los Angeles Rams L 6-24 1520.82 1643.93 30.99% 64.48% -22.81 1-2
1968-10-05 Pittsburgh Steelers W 31-24 1498.01 1382.38 63.52% 31.89% +14.64 2-2
1968-10-13 St. Louis Cardinals L 21-27 1512.65 1416.78 60.92% 34.35% -25.34 2-3
1968-10-20 @ Baltimore Colts W 30-20 1487.31 1696.03 21.79% 74.47% +39.63 3-3
1968-10-27 Atlanta Falcons W 30-7 1526.94 1289.89 77.33% 19.24% +15.91 4-3
1968-11-03 @ San Francisco 49ers W 33-21 1542.85 1529.08 49.45% 45.50% +27.11 5-3
1968-11-10 New Orleans Saints W 35-17 1569.96 1416.47 68.25% 27.48% +20.22 6-3
1968-11-17 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 45-24 1590.18 1388.54 73.72% 22.47% +17.82 7-3
1968-11-24 Philadelphia Eagles W 47-13 1608.00 1301.00 83.37% 13.91% +13.87 8-3
1968-12-01 New York Giants W 45-10 1621.87 1520.55 61.65% 33.66% +34.54 9-3
1968-12-08 @ Washington Redskins W 24-21 1656.41 1359.54 82.59% 14.60% +4.33 10-3
1968-12-14 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 16-27 1660.74 1554.54 62.29% 33.05% -35.05 10-4
1968-09-15 Detroit Lions W 59-13 1563.06 1476.45 59.68% 35.54% +41.78 1-0
1968-09-22 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 28-7 1604.84 1552.59 54.93% 40.12% +31.77 2-0
1968-09-29 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 45-13 1636.61 1433.75 73.86% 22.35% +21.88 3-0
1968-10-06 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 27-10 1658.49 1431.08 76.38% 20.08% +14.29 4-0
1968-10-13 Philadelphia Eagles W 34-14 1672.78 1398.58 80.72% 16.24% +12.47 5-0
1968-10-20 @ Minnesota Vikings W 20-7 1685.25 1516.04 70.11% 25.77% +16.10 6-0
1968-10-28 Green Bay Packers L 17-28 1701.35 1585.08 63.61% 31.81% -35.75 6-1
1968-11-03 @ New Orleans Saints W 17-3 1665.60 1428.90 77.29% 19.27% +12.43 7-1
1968-11-10 New York Giants L 21-27 1678.03 1496.12 71.56% 24.44% -29.55 7-2
1968-11-17 @ Washington Redskins W 44-24 1648.48 1396.29 78.76% 17.97% +13.83 8-2
1968-11-24 @ Chicago Bears W 34-3 1662.31 1481.21 71.47% 24.52% +23.65 9-2
1968-11-28 Washington Redskins W 29-20 1685.96 1366.24 84.33% 13.09% +6.70 10-2
1968-12-08 Pittsburgh Steelers W 28-7 1692.66 1333.52 86.99% 10.79% +8.39 11-2
1968-12-15 @ New York Giants W 28-10 1701.05 1467.53 76.99% 19.54% +14.30 12-2
1968-09-15 @ Dallas Cowboys L 13-59 1476.45 1563.06 35.54% 59.68% -41.77 0-1
1968-09-22 Chicago Bears W 42-0 1434.68 1498.98 38.48% 56.62% +62.48 1-1
1968-09-29 @ Green Bay Packers W 23-17 1497.16 1606.45 32.67% 62.70% +26.05 2-1
1968-10-06 @ Minnesota Vikings L 10-24 1523.21 1502.07 50.51% 44.45% -32.35 2-2
1968-10-13 @ Chicago Bears W 28-10 1490.86 1450.27 53.29% 41.72% +30.55 3-2
1968-10-20 Green Bay Packers T 14-14 1521.41 1585.82 38.47% 56.63% +0.75 3-2
1968-10-27 San Francisco 49ers L 7-14 1522.16 1506.55 49.72% 45.24% -22.53 3-3
1968-11-03 @ Los Angeles Rams L 7-10 1499.63 1660.46 26.67% 69.13% -8.01 3-4
1968-11-10 Baltimore Colts L 10-27 1491.62 1716.18 20.33% 76.10% -14.48 3-5
1968-11-17 Minnesota Vikings L 6-13 1477.14 1529.51 40.10% 54.95% -18.34 3-6
1968-11-24 New Orleans Saints T 20-20 1458.80 1376.55 59.09% 36.10% -0.94 3-6
1968-11-28 Philadelphia Eagles L 0-12 1457.86 1287.13 70.28% 25.60% -41.09 3-7
1968-12-08 @ Atlanta Falcons W 24-7 1416.77 1253.34 69.43% 26.39% +18.87 4-7
1968-12-15 @ Washington Redskins L 3-14 1435.64 1355.21 58.84% 36.34% -33.18 4-8
1968-09-15 Philadelphia Eagles W 30-13 1628.41 1475.66 68.16% 27.56% +19.71 1-0
1968-09-22 Minnesota Vikings L 13-26 1648.12 1493.28 68.41% 27.33% -41.67 1-1
1968-09-29 Detroit Lions L 17-23 1606.45 1497.16 62.70% 32.67% -26.05 1-2
1968-10-06 @ Atlanta Falcons W 38-7 1580.40 1285.36 82.44% 14.73% +14.04 2-2
1968-10-13 Los Angeles Rams L 14-16 1594.44 1684.04 35.15% 60.08% -8.62 2-3
1968-10-20 @ Detroit Lions T 14-14 1585.82 1521.41 56.63% 38.47% -0.74 2-3
1968-10-28 @ Dallas Cowboys W 28-17 1585.08 1701.35 31.81% 63.61% +35.75 3-3
1968-11-03 Chicago Bears L 10-13 1620.83 1459.56 69.18% 26.62% -20.24 3-4
1968-11-10 @ Minnesota Vikings L 10-14 1600.59 1509.01 60.35% 34.90% -20.50 3-5
1968-11-17 New Orleans Saints W 29-7 1580.09 1396.24 71.78% 24.24% +19.70 4-5
1968-11-24 @ Washington Redskins W 27-7 1599.79 1382.46 75.37% 20.99% +16.22 5-5
1968-12-01 @ San Francisco 49ers L 20-27 1616.01 1502.93 63.19% 32.20% -28.34 5-6
1968-12-07 Baltimore Colts L 3-16 1587.67 1770.41 24.35% 71.65% -15.21 5-7
1968-12-15 @ Chicago Bears W 28-27 1572.46 1485.90 59.67% 35.55% +6.16 6-7
1968-09-16 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 24-13 1602.71 1474.26 65.16% 30.35% +17.47 1-0
1968-09-22 Pittsburgh Steelers W 45-10 1620.18 1425.82 72.94% 23.18% +23.75 2-0
1968-09-29 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 24-6 1643.93 1520.82 64.48% 30.99% +22.81 3-0
1968-10-06 San Francisco 49ers W 24-10 1666.74 1505.79 69.14% 26.66% +17.30 4-0
1968-10-13 @ Green Bay Packers W 16-14 1684.04 1594.44 60.08% 35.15% +8.62 5-0
1968-10-20 Atlanta Falcons W 27-14 1692.66 1295.31 89.21% 8.90% +5.41 6-0
1968-10-27 @ Baltimore Colts L 10-27 1698.07 1656.40 53.44% 41.57% -37.61 6-1
1968-11-03 Detroit Lions W 10-7 1660.46 1499.63 69.13% 26.67% +8.01 7-1
1968-11-10 @ Atlanta Falcons W 17-10 1668.47 1246.30 90.46% 7.84% +3.49 8-1
1968-11-17 @ San Francisco 49ers T 20-20 1671.96 1477.45 72.96% 23.17% -2.07 8-1
1968-11-24 New York Giants W 24-21 1669.89 1529.24 66.69% 28.93% +8.70 9-1
1968-12-01 @ Minnesota Vikings W 31-3 1678.59 1534.49 67.11% 28.53% +26.19 10-1
1968-12-08 Chicago Bears L 16-17 1704.78 1472.99 76.82% 19.69% -12.90 10-2
1968-12-15 Baltimore Colts L 24-28 1691.88 1785.63 34.62% 60.64% -12.00 10-3
1968-09-14 Atlanta Falcons W 47-7 1458.30 1342.55 63.54% 31.88% +34.98 1-0
1968-09-22 @ Green Bay Packers W 26-13 1493.28 1648.12 27.33% 68.41% +41.68 2-0
1968-09-29 Chicago Bears L 17-27 1534.96 1436.49 61.27% 34.02% -32.89 2-1
1968-10-06 Detroit Lions W 24-10 1502.07 1523.21 44.45% 50.51% +32.35 3-1
1968-10-13 @ New Orleans Saints L 17-20 1534.42 1426.18 62.56% 32.80% -18.38 3-2
1968-10-20 Dallas Cowboys L 7-20 1516.04 1685.25 25.77% 70.11% -16.11 3-3
1968-10-27 @ Chicago Bears L 24-26 1499.93 1446.26 55.13% 39.92% -13.29 3-4
1968-11-03 Washington Redskins W 27-14 1486.64 1402.02 59.41% 35.80% +22.37 4-4
1968-11-10 Green Bay Packers W 14-10 1509.01 1600.59 34.90% 60.35% +20.50 5-4
1968-11-17 @ Detroit Lions W 13-6 1529.51 1477.14 54.95% 40.10% +18.33 6-4
1968-11-24 @ Baltimore Colts L 9-21 1547.84 1751.49 22.28% 73.94% -13.35 6-5
1968-12-01 Los Angeles Rams L 3-31 1534.49 1678.59 28.53% 67.11% -26.20 6-6
1968-12-08 @ San Francisco 49ers W 30-20 1508.29 1531.27 44.19% 50.78% +27.48 7-6
1968-12-15 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 24-17 1535.77 1359.19 70.96% 24.99% +11.46 8-6
1968-09-15 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 10-24 1434.96 1530.26 34.42% 60.85% -22.33 0-1
1968-09-22 Washington Redskins W 37-17 1412.63 1516.60 33.33% 62.00% +47.04 1-1
1968-09-29 St. Louis Cardinals L 20-21 1459.67 1422.05 52.86% 42.14% -9.03 1-2
1968-10-06 @ New York Giants L 21-38 1450.64 1547.60 34.21% 61.07% -24.46 1-3
1968-10-13 Minnesota Vikings W 20-17 1426.18 1534.42 32.80% 62.56% +18.37 2-3
1968-10-20 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 16-12 1444.55 1356.73 59.84% 35.38% +12.27 3-3
1968-10-27 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 17-31 1456.82 1486.21 43.29% 51.69% -27.92 3-4
1968-11-03 Dallas Cowboys L 3-17 1428.90 1665.60 19.27% 77.29% -12.43 3-5
1968-11-10 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 17-35 1416.47 1569.96 27.48% 68.25% -20.23 3-6
1968-11-17 @ Green Bay Packers L 7-29 1396.24 1580.09 24.24% 71.78% -19.69 3-7
1968-11-24 @ Detroit Lions T 20-20 1376.55 1458.80 36.10% 59.09% +0.94 3-7
1968-12-01 Chicago Bears L 17-23 1377.49 1457.55 36.39% 58.79% -15.44 3-8
1968-12-08 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 17-29 1362.05 1328.22 52.33% 42.67% -30.97 3-9
1968-12-15 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24-14 1331.08 1325.14 48.33% 46.62% +25.33 4-9
1968-09-15 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 34-20 1457.61 1456.19 47.68% 47.27% +30.37 1-0
1968-09-22 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 34-25 1487.98 1455.95 52.07% 42.92% +22.21 2-0
1968-09-29 Washington Redskins W 48-21 1510.19 1469.56 53.29% 41.72% +37.41 3-0
1968-10-06 New Orleans Saints W 38-21 1547.60 1450.64 61.07% 34.21% +24.47 4-0
1968-10-13 @ Atlanta Falcons L 21-24 1572.07 1271.33 82.89% 14.33% -23.99 4-1
1968-10-20 San Francisco 49ers L 10-26 1548.08 1466.43 59.00% 36.18% -40.12 4-2
1968-10-27 @ Washington Redskins W 13-10 1507.96 1412.35 60.89% 34.38% +10.32 5-2
1968-11-03 Baltimore Colts L 0-26 1518.28 1694.01 25.08% 70.86% -22.16 5-3
1968-11-10 @ Dallas Cowboys W 27-21 1496.12 1678.03 24.44% 71.56% +29.55 6-3
1968-11-17 Philadelphia Eagles W 7-6 1525.67 1304.56 75.75% 20.65% +3.57 7-3
1968-11-24 @ Los Angeles Rams L 21-24 1529.24 1669.89 28.93% 66.69% -8.69 7-4
1968-12-01 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 10-45 1520.55 1621.87 33.66% 61.65% -34.54 7-5
1968-12-08 St. Louis Cardinals L 21-28 1486.01 1536.06 40.42% 54.62% -18.48 7-6
1968-12-15 Dallas Cowboys L 10-28 1467.53 1701.05 19.54% 76.99% -14.30 7-7
1968-09-15 @ Green Bay Packers L 13-30 1475.66 1628.41 27.56% 68.16% -19.71 0-1
1968-09-22 New York Giants L 25-34 1455.95 1487.98 42.92% 52.07% -22.20 0-2
1968-09-29 Dallas Cowboys L 13-45 1433.75 1636.61 22.35% 73.86% -21.88 0-3
1968-10-06 @ Washington Redskins L 14-17 1411.87 1432.14 44.58% 50.39% -13.29 0-4
1968-10-13 @ Dallas Cowboys L 14-34 1398.58 1672.78 16.24% 80.72% -12.47 0-5
1968-10-20 Chicago Bears L 16-29 1386.11 1419.71 42.70% 52.29% -26.55 0-6
1968-10-27 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 3-6 1359.56 1344.47 49.64% 45.31% -14.73 0-7
1968-11-03 St. Louis Cardinals L 17-45 1344.83 1514.13 25.76% 70.12% -23.63 0-8
1968-11-10 Washington Redskins L 10-16 1321.20 1379.65 39.27% 55.80% -16.64 0-9
1968-11-17 @ New York Giants L 6-7 1304.56 1525.67 20.65% 75.75% -3.56 0-10
1968-11-24 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 13-47 1301.00 1608.00 13.91% 83.37% -13.87 0-11
1968-11-28 @ Detroit Lions W 12-0 1287.13 1457.86 25.60% 70.28% +41.09 1-11
1968-12-08 New Orleans Saints W 29-17 1328.22 1362.05 42.67% 52.33% +30.97 2-11
1968-12-15 Minnesota Vikings L 17-24 1359.19 1535.77 24.99% 70.96% -11.46 2-12
1968-09-15 New York Giants L 20-34 1456.19 1457.61 47.27% 47.68% -30.37 0-1
1968-09-22 @ Los Angeles Rams L 10-45 1425.82 1620.18 23.18% 72.94% -23.74 0-2
1968-09-29 Baltimore Colts L 7-41 1402.08 1635.15 19.58% 76.94% -19.70 0-3
1968-10-05 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 24-31 1382.38 1498.01 31.89% 63.52% -14.64 0-4
1968-10-13 @ Washington Redskins L 13-16 1367.74 1445.43 36.70% 58.46% -11.01 0-5
1968-10-20 New Orleans Saints L 12-16 1356.73 1444.55 35.38% 59.84% -12.26 0-6
1968-10-27 Philadelphia Eagles W 6-3 1344.47 1359.56 45.31% 49.64% +14.72 1-6
1968-11-03 @ Atlanta Falcons W 41-21 1359.19 1273.99 59.49% 35.72% +27.69 2-6
1968-11-10 @ St. Louis Cardinals T 28-28 1386.88 1537.76 27.77% 67.94% +1.66 2-6
1968-11-17 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 24-45 1388.54 1590.18 22.47% 73.72% -17.81 2-7
1968-11-24 San Francisco 49ers L 28-45 1370.73 1479.52 32.73% 62.63% -23.42 2-8
1968-12-01 St. Louis Cardinals L 10-20 1347.31 1522.27 25.16% 70.77% -13.79 2-9
1968-12-08 @ Dallas Cowboys L 7-28 1333.52 1692.66 10.79% 86.99% -8.38 2-10
1968-12-15 @ New Orleans Saints L 14-24 1325.14 1331.08 46.62% 48.33% -25.34 2-11
1968-09-15 @ Baltimore Colts L 10-27 1476.63 1607.36 30.08% 65.45% -21.52 0-1
1968-09-22 St. Louis Cardinals W 35-17 1455.11 1456.79 47.23% 47.72% +34.74 1-1
1968-09-29 Atlanta Falcons W 28-13 1489.85 1301.30 72.30% 23.76% +15.94 2-1
1968-10-06 @ Los Angeles Rams L 10-24 1505.79 1666.74 26.66% 69.14% -17.30 2-2
1968-10-13 Baltimore Colts L 14-42 1488.49 1673.96 24.08% 71.96% -22.06 2-3
1968-10-20 @ New York Giants W 26-10 1466.43 1548.08 36.18% 59.00% +40.12 3-3
1968-10-27 @ Detroit Lions W 14-7 1506.55 1522.16 45.24% 49.72% +22.53 4-3
1968-11-03 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 21-33 1529.08 1542.85 45.50% 49.45% -27.11 4-4
1968-11-10 @ Chicago Bears L 19-27 1501.97 1479.79 50.66% 44.31% -24.52 4-5
1968-11-17 Los Angeles Rams T 20-20 1477.45 1671.96 23.17% 72.96% +2.07 4-5
1968-11-24 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 45-28 1479.52 1370.73 62.63% 32.73% +23.41 5-5
1968-12-01 Green Bay Packers W 27-20 1502.93 1616.01 32.20% 63.19% +28.34 6-5
1968-12-08 Minnesota Vikings L 20-30 1531.27 1508.29 50.78% 44.19% -27.47 6-6
1968-12-15 @ Atlanta Falcons W 14-12 1503.80 1234.47 80.29% 16.61% +4.03 7-6
1968-09-16 Los Angeles Rams L 13-24 1474.26 1602.71 30.35% 65.16% -17.47 0-1
1968-09-22 @ San Francisco 49ers L 17-35 1456.79 1455.11 47.72% 47.23% -34.74 0-2
1968-09-29 @ New Orleans Saints W 21-20 1422.05 1459.67 42.14% 52.86% +9.03 1-2
1968-10-06 Dallas Cowboys L 10-27 1431.08 1658.49 20.08% 76.38% -14.30 1-3
1968-10-13 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 27-21 1416.78 1512.65 34.35% 60.92% +25.34 2-3
1968-10-20 Washington Redskins W 41-14 1442.12 1456.44 45.42% 49.53% +44.09 3-3
1968-10-27 New Orleans Saints W 31-17 1486.21 1456.82 51.69% 43.29% +27.92 4-3
1968-11-03 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 45-17 1514.13 1344.83 70.12% 25.76% +23.63 5-3
1968-11-10 Pittsburgh Steelers T 28-28 1537.76 1386.88 67.94% 27.77% -1.66 5-3
1968-11-17 @ Baltimore Colts L 0-27 1536.10 1730.65 23.16% 72.96% -20.84 5-4
1968-11-24 Atlanta Falcons W 17-12 1515.26 1265.92 78.49% 18.20% +7.01 6-4
1968-12-01 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 20-10 1522.27 1347.31 70.77% 25.16% +13.79 7-4
1968-12-08 @ New York Giants W 28-21 1536.06 1486.01 54.62% 40.42% +18.48 8-4
1968-12-14 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 27-16 1554.54 1660.74 33.05% 62.29% +35.04 9-4
1968-09-15 @ Chicago Bears W 38-28 1487.88 1527.69 41.83% 53.17% +28.72 1-0
1968-09-22 @ New Orleans Saints L 17-37 1516.60 1412.63 62.00% 33.33% -47.04 1-1
1968-09-29 @ New York Giants L 21-48 1469.56 1510.19 41.72% 53.29% -37.42 1-2
1968-10-06 Philadelphia Eagles W 17-14 1432.14 1411.87 50.39% 44.58% +13.29 2-2
1968-10-13 Pittsburgh Steelers W 16-13 1445.43 1367.74 58.46% 36.70% +11.01 3-2
1968-10-20 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 14-41 1456.44 1442.12 49.53% 45.42% -44.09 3-3
1968-10-27 New York Giants L 10-13 1412.35 1507.96 34.38% 60.89% -10.33 3-4
1968-11-03 @ Minnesota Vikings L 14-27 1402.02 1486.64 35.80% 59.41% -22.37 3-5
1968-11-10 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 16-10 1379.65 1321.20 55.80% 39.27% +16.64 4-5
1968-11-17 Dallas Cowboys L 24-44 1396.29 1648.48 17.97% 78.76% -13.83 4-6
1968-11-24 Green Bay Packers L 7-27 1382.46 1599.79 20.99% 75.37% -16.22 4-7
1968-11-28 @ Dallas Cowboys L 20-29 1366.24 1685.96 13.09% 84.33% -6.70 4-8
1968-12-08 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 21-24 1359.54 1656.41 14.60% 82.59% -4.33 4-9
1968-12-15 Detroit Lions W 14-3 1355.21 1435.64 36.34% 58.84% +33.18 5-9

Playoff Games

Every playoff game from the selected team's perspective.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1968-12-22 Minnesota Vikings W 24-14 1797.63 1547.23 80.87% 19.13% +9.86 1-0
1968-12-29 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 34-0 1807.49 1659.55 70.09% 29.91% +28.43 2-0
1968-12-21 Dallas Cowboys W 31-20 1625.69 1715.35 37.38% 62.62% +33.86 1-0
1968-12-29 Baltimore Colts L 0-34 1659.55 1807.49 29.91% 70.09% -28.43 1-1
1968-12-21 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 20-31 1715.35 1625.69 62.62% 37.38% -33.85 0-1
1968-12-22 @ Baltimore Colts L 14-24 1547.23 1797.63 19.13% 80.87% -9.86 0-1

Biggest Upsets

The 25 biggest upsets of the seasons, ranked by lowest pregame win probability. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game.

# Date Underdog Win % Winning Team Losing Team
Team Elo Score Team Elo Score
1 1968-10-13 14.33% @ Atlanta Falcons 1271.33 24 New York Giants 1572.07 21
2 1968-11-17 17.22% Atlanta Falcons 1242.81 16 @ Chicago Bears 1504.31 13
3 1968-12-08 19.69% Chicago Bears 1472.99 17 @ Los Angeles Rams 1704.78 16
4 1968-10-20 21.79% Cleveland Browns (1st) 1487.31 30 @ Baltimore Colts 1696.03 20
5 1968-11-10 24.44% New York Giants 1496.12 27 @ Dallas Cowboys 1678.03 21
6 1968-11-28 25.60% Philadelphia Eagles 1287.13 12 @ Detroit Lions 1457.86 0
7 1968-11-03 26.62% Chicago Bears 1459.56 13 @ Green Bay Packers 1620.83 10
8 1968-09-22 27.33% Minnesota Vikings 1493.28 26 @ Green Bay Packers 1648.12 13
9 1968-10-28 31.81% Green Bay Packers 1585.08 28 @ Dallas Cowboys 1701.35 17
10 1968-12-01 32.20% @ San Francisco 49ers 1502.93 27 Green Bay Packers 1616.01 20
11 1968-09-29 32.67% Detroit Lions 1497.16 23 @ Green Bay Packers 1606.45 17
12 1968-10-13 32.80% @ New Orleans Saints 1426.18 20 Minnesota Vikings 1534.42 17
13 1968-12-14 33.05% @ St. Louis Cardinals 1554.54 27 Cleveland Browns (1st) 1660.74 16
14 1968-09-22 33.33% @ New Orleans Saints 1412.63 37 Washington Redskins 1516.60 17
15 1968-09-29 34.02% Chicago Bears 1436.49 27 @ Minnesota Vikings 1534.96 17
16 1968-10-13 34.35% St. Louis Cardinals 1416.78 27 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 1512.65 21
17 1968-11-10 34.90% @ Minnesota Vikings 1509.01 14 Green Bay Packers 1600.59 10
18 1968-10-20 36.18% San Francisco 49ers 1466.43 26 @ New York Giants 1548.08 10
19 1968-12-15 36.34% @ Washington Redskins 1355.21 14 Detroit Lions 1435.64 3
20 1968-12-21 * 37.38% @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 1625.69 31 Dallas Cowboys 1715.35 20
21 1968-09-22 38.48% @ Detroit Lions 1434.68 42 Chicago Bears 1498.98 0
22 1968-10-27 39.92% @ Chicago Bears 1446.26 26 Minnesota Vikings 1499.93 24
23 1968-10-27 41.57% @ Baltimore Colts 1656.40 27 Los Angeles Rams 1698.07 10
24 1968-09-15 41.83% Washington Redskins 1487.88 38 @ Chicago Bears 1527.69 28
25 1968-09-29 42.14% St. Louis Cardinals 1422.05 21 @ New Orleans Saints 1459.67 20

Biggest Elo Changes

The 25 games that resulted in the largest shift in Elo rating. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game.

# Date Elo Δ Winning Team Losing Team
Team Score Elo Win % Team Score Elo Win %
1 1968-09-22 62.49 @ Detroit Lions 42 1434.68 38.48% Chicago Bears 0 1498.98 56.62%
2 1968-09-22 47.04 @ New Orleans Saints 37 1412.63 33.33% Washington Redskins 17 1516.60 62.00%
3 1968-10-20 44.09 @ St. Louis Cardinals 41 1442.12 45.42% Washington Redskins 14 1456.44 49.53%
4 1968-09-15 41.78 @ Dallas Cowboys 59 1563.06 59.68% Detroit Lions 13 1476.45 35.54%
5 1968-09-22 41.68 Minnesota Vikings 26 1493.28 27.33% @ Green Bay Packers 13 1648.12 68.41%
6 1968-11-28 41.09 Philadelphia Eagles 12 1287.13 25.60% @ Detroit Lions 0 1457.86 70.28%
7 1968-10-20 40.12 San Francisco 49ers 26 1466.43 36.18% @ New York Giants 10 1548.08 59.00%
8 1968-10-20 39.63 Cleveland Browns (1st) 30 1487.31 21.79% @ Baltimore Colts 20 1696.03 74.47%
9 1968-10-27 37.61 @ Baltimore Colts 27 1656.40 41.57% Los Angeles Rams 10 1698.07 53.44%
10 1968-09-29 37.42 @ New York Giants 48 1510.19 53.29% Washington Redskins 21 1469.56 41.72%
11 1968-10-28 35.75 Green Bay Packers 28 1585.08 31.81% @ Dallas Cowboys 17 1701.35 63.61%
12 1968-12-14 35.05 @ St. Louis Cardinals 27 1554.54 33.05% Cleveland Browns (1st) 16 1660.74 62.29%
13 1968-09-14 34.98 @ Minnesota Vikings 47 1458.30 63.54% Atlanta Falcons 7 1342.55 31.88%
14 1968-09-22 34.74 @ San Francisco 49ers 35 1455.11 47.23% St. Louis Cardinals 17 1456.79 47.72%
15 1968-12-01 34.54 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 45 1621.87 61.65% New York Giants 10 1520.55 33.66%
16 1968-12-21 * 33.86 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 31 1625.69 37.38% Dallas Cowboys 20 1715.35 62.62%
17 1968-12-15 33.18 @ Washington Redskins 14 1355.21 36.34% Detroit Lions 3 1435.64 58.84%
18 1968-09-29 32.89 Chicago Bears 27 1436.49 34.02% @ Minnesota Vikings 17 1534.96 61.27%
19 1968-10-06 32.35 @ Minnesota Vikings 24 1502.07 44.45% Detroit Lions 10 1523.21 50.51%
20 1968-09-22 31.77 @ Dallas Cowboys 28 1604.84 54.93% Cleveland Browns (1st) 7 1552.59 40.12%
21 1968-12-08 30.97 @ Philadelphia Eagles 29 1328.22 42.67% New Orleans Saints 17 1362.05 52.33%
22 1968-10-13 30.56 Detroit Lions 28 1490.86 53.29% @ Chicago Bears 10 1450.27 41.72%
23 1968-09-15 30.37 New York Giants 34 1457.61 47.68% @ Pittsburgh Steelers 20 1456.19 47.27%
24 1968-11-10 29.55 New York Giants 27 1496.12 24.44% @ Dallas Cowboys 21 1678.03 71.56%
25 1968-09-15 28.72 Washington Redskins 38 1487.88 41.83% @ Chicago Bears 28 1527.69 53.17%