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1972 NFL Season

182 regular-season games · 8 playoff teams · 100,000 simulations

Final

Champion

Miami Dolphins

1st Super Bowl

Runner-Up

Washington Redskins

1st SB App.

Last Appearance: 1945

Biggest Overachiever

Miami Dolphins

3.50 wins above expected

14 wins · 10.50 expected wins

Biggest Disappointment

Houston Oilers

3.16 wins below expected

1 wins · 4.16 expected wins

Final Standings

Regular-season records by division. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins — positive means the team overachieved, negative means they underperformed.

# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Pittsburgh Steelers Division 11 3 0 .786 343 175 +168 7.90 +3.10
2 Cleveland Browns (1st) Playoffs 10 4 0 .714 1 268 249 +19 7.59 +2.41
3 Cincinnati Bengals 8 6 0 .571 3 299 229 +70 7.54 +0.46
4 Houston Oilers 1 13 0 .071 10 164 380 -216 4.16 -3.16
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Miami Dolphins Division 14 0 0 1.000 385 171 +214 10.50 +3.50
2 New York Jets 7 7 0 .500 7 367 324 +43 7.27 -0.27
3 Baltimore Colts 5 9 0 .357 9 235 252 -17 7.52 -2.52
4 Buffalo Bills 4 9 1 .321 9.5 257 377 -120 3.91 +0.59
5 New England Patriots 3 11 0 .214 11 192 446 -254 4.25 -1.25
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Oakland Raiders Division 10 3 1 .750 365 248 +117 8.79 +1.71
2 Kansas City Chiefs 8 6 0 .571 2.5 287 254 +33 8.38 -0.38
3 Denver Broncos 5 9 0 .357 5.5 325 350 -25 5.26 -0.26
4 San Diego Chargers 4 9 1 .321 6 264 344 -80 5.53 -1.03
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Green Bay Packers Division 10 4 0 .714 304 226 +78 6.95 +3.05
2 Detroit Lions 8 5 1 .607 1.5 339 290 +49 8.40 +0.10
3 Minnesota Vikings 7 7 0 .500 3 301 252 +49 8.60 -1.60
4 Chicago Bears 4 9 1 .321 5.5 225 275 -50 5.28 -0.78
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Washington Redskins Division 11 3 0 .786 336 218 +118 9.49 +1.51
2 Dallas Cowboys Playoffs 10 4 0 .714 1 319 240 +79 9.94 +0.06
3 New York Giants 8 6 0 .571 3 331 247 +84 6.30 +1.70
4 St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 .321 6.5 193 303 -110 5.01 -0.51
5 Philadelphia Eagles 2 11 1 .179 8.5 145 352 -207 4.74 -2.24
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 San Francisco 49ers Division 8 5 1 .607 353 249 +104 8.45 +0.05
2 Atlanta Falcons 7 7 0 .500 1.5 269 274 -5 7.66 -0.66
3 Los Angeles Rams 6 7 1 .464 2 291 286 +5 8.43 -1.93
4 New Orleans Saints 2 11 1 .179 6 215 361 -146 4.15 -1.65

Playoff Bracket

The path each team took through the postseason — reconstructed from actual playoff games, not the simulation.

AFC

Divisional Round

Pittsburgh Steelers 13
Oakland Raiders 7

Dec 23

Miami Dolphins 20
Cleveland Browns (1st) 14

Dec 24

Conference Championship

Miami Dolphins 21
Pittsburgh Steelers 17

Dec 31

NFC

Divisional Round

Dallas Cowboys 30
San Francisco 49ers 28

Dec 23

Washington Redskins 16
Green Bay Packers 3

Dec 24

Conference Championship

Washington Redskins 26
Dallas Cowboys 3

Dec 31

Super Bowl

Miami Dolphins 14
Washington Redskins 7

Jan 14

Season Summary

Every team's regular-season finish compared against 100,000 simulations. Click any column header to sort; use the dropdown to filter by Conference or Division. Luck is the team's actual outcome minus the sim's mean — positive means the team beat the model. Percentile is where the actual result fell in the team's sim distribution (e.g. 90% = the team did this well or better in only 10% of sims).

Team Conference Division Elo Actual Avg. Wins Luck Percentile Min 5th Q1 Median Q3 95th Max
Miami Dolphins AFC AFC East 1763 14 10.50 +3.50 100.00% 3 8 9 10 11 13 14
Pittsburgh Steelers AFC AFC Central 1690 11 7.90 +3.10 98.80% 2 5 6 8 9 10 13
Oakland Raiders AFC AFC West 1673 10.5 8.79 +1.71 86.92% 2 6 7 9 10 11 14
Washington Redskins NFC NFC East 1658 11 9.49 +1.51 91.30% 2 6 8 9 10 12 14
Green Bay Packers NFC NFC Central 1647 10 6.95 +3.05 98.53% 1 4 5 7 8 10 13
San Francisco 49ers NFC NFC West 1636 8.5 8.45 +0.05 56.36% 2 5 7 8 9 11 14
Dallas Cowboys NFC NFC East 1634 10 9.94 +0.06 67.97% 4 7 9 10 11 12 14
Detroit Lions NFC NFC Central 1603 8.5 8.40 +0.10 57.88% 1 5 7 8 9 11 14
New York Giants NFC NFC East 1575 8 6.30 +1.70 92.57% 1 3 5 6 7 9 12
Minnesota Vikings NFC NFC Central 1574 7 8.60 -1.60 31.79% 2 5 7 8 10 11 14
Kansas City Chiefs AFC AFC West 1569 8 8.38 -0.38 57.90% 0 5 7 8 9 11 14
Cleveland Browns (1st) AFC AFC Central 1564 10 7.59 +2.41 96.40% 1 4 6 7 9 10 14
Cincinnati Bengals AFC AFC Central 1524 8 7.54 +0.46 75.32% 0 4 6 7 8 10 14
Baltimore Colts AFC AFC East 1480 5 7.52 -2.52 15.30% 1 4 6 7 8 10 13
Los Angeles Rams NFC NFC West 1480 6.5 8.43 -1.93 17.21% 2 5 7 8 9 11 14
Atlanta Falcons NFC NFC West 1471 7 7.66 -0.66 51.75% 1 4 6 7 9 10 14
New York Jets AFC AFC East 1470 7 7.27 -0.27 61.09% 1 4 6 7 8 10 13
Denver Broncos AFC AFC West 1446 5 5.26 -0.26 62.55% 0 2 4 5 6 8 13
San Diego Chargers AFC AFC West 1398 4.5 5.53 -1.03 34.29% 0 3 4 5 6 8 12
Chicago Bears NFC NFC Central 1397 4.5 5.28 -0.78 40.31% 0 2 4 5 6 8 12
St. Louis Cardinals NFC NFC East 1389 4.5 5.01 -0.51 44.81% 0 2 4 5 6 7 11
Buffalo Bills AFC AFC East 1346 4.5 3.91 +0.59 70.87% 0 1 3 4 5 6 10
New Orleans Saints NFC NFC West 1293 2.5 4.15 -1.65 20.06% 0 1 3 4 5 7 11
Philadelphia Eagles NFC NFC East 1260 2.5 4.74 -2.24 10.92% 0 2 3 4 6 7 12
New England Patriots AFC AFC East 1239 3 4.25 -1.25 39.47% 0 1 3 4 5 7 10
Houston Oilers AFC AFC Central 1223 1 4.16 -3.16 6.10% 0 1 3 4 5 7 11

Head-to-Head

Each cell shows a team's record (row vs column) and below it the expected number of wins the model predicted based on each individual game's win probability. Navy-tinted cells mean the team beat the model's expectations by more than half a win in that matchup; gold-tinted cells mean they fell short by the same margin. The first matrix for each division covers within-division games; the second (when shown) covers games against teams outside that division — aggregated by division when there are many opponents, broken out team-by-team when there are few.

Beat expectations Fell short Within expectations

Within AFC Central

Team Bengals (1st) Oilers Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
Cleveland Browns (1st)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
Houston Oilers
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
Pittsburgh Steelers
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)

AFC Central vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC East AFC West NFC Central NFC East NFC West
Cincinnati Bengals
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
2-1
(1.3 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
Cleveland Browns (1st)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
2-1
(1.5 exp.)
0-2
(1.2 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
Houston Oilers
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
0-3
(1.0 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
Pittsburgh Steelers
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
3-0
(1.6 exp.)
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)

Within AFC East

Team Colts Bills Dolphins Patriots Jets
Baltimore Colts
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
Buffalo Bills
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
Miami Dolphins
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
New England Patriots
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
0-2
(0.1 exp.)
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
New York Jets
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)

AFC East vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC West NFC Central NFC East NFC West
Baltimore Colts
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
Buffalo Bills
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-0-1
(0.2 exp.)
1-0
(0.1 exp.)
1-0
(0.2 exp.)
Miami Dolphins
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
New England Patriots
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
2-0
(0.7 exp.)
New York Jets
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)

Within AFC West

Team Broncos Chiefs Raiders Chargers
Denver Broncos
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
Kansas City Chiefs
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
Oakland Raiders
1-1
(1.5 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
1-0-1
(1.2 exp.)
San Diego Chargers
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
0-1-1
(0.7 exp.)

AFC West vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East NFC Central NFC East NFC West
Denver Broncos
1-2
(1.3 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
Kansas City Chiefs
1-2
(1.7 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
0-1
(0.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
Oakland Raiders
2-1
(1.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
San Diego Chargers
1-2
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)

Within NFC Central

Team Bears Lions Packers Vikings
Chicago Bears
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
Detroit Lions
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
Green Bay Packers
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
Minnesota Vikings
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)

NFC Central vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East AFC West NFC East NFC West
Chicago Bears
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
0-2-1
(1.0 exp.)
Detroit Lions
1-0-1
(1.4 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
3-0
(1.8 exp.)
Green Bay Packers
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
2-1
(1.7 exp.)
Minnesota Vikings
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(1.3 exp.)
2-1
(1.8 exp.)

Within NFC East

Team Cowboys Giants Eagles Cardinals Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
1-1
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
New York Giants
1-1
(0.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
Philadelphia Eagles
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-1-1
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
St. Louis Cardinals
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
1-0-1
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
Washington Redskins
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)

NFC East vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East AFC West NFC Central NFC West
Dallas Cowboys
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.7 exp.)
New York Giants
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
Philadelphia Eagles
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
1-0
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
St. Louis Cardinals
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
1-1
(0.4 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.2 exp.)
Washington Redskins
1-2
(2.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)

Within NFC West

Team Falcons Rams Saints 49ers
Atlanta Falcons
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
Los Angeles Rams
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(0.7 exp.)
New Orleans Saints
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
0-1-1
(0.5 exp.)
San Francisco 49ers
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
0-2
(1.2 exp.)
1-0-1
(1.4 exp.)

NFC West vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East AFC West NFC Central NFC East
Atlanta Falcons
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
Los Angeles Rams
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
0-2
(1.3 exp.)
0-2-1
(1.5 exp.)
1-1
(1.5 exp.)
New Orleans Saints
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-3
(0.5 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
San Francisco 49ers
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
2-1
(1.7 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)

Scoring Distribution

Histograms of points scored and allowed, a home-vs-away score scatter (marker size grows with how often that exact score happened), and summary stats — all driven by the team filter below. Default view is league-wide.

Summary Statistics

Mean scored
Mean allowed
StdDev scored
StdDev allowed
Correlation (home vs away score)
Sample size (games)

Actual vs. Point Differential

How points translated into wins. Teams above the cluster overperformed their points differential (often called Pythagorean luck), while teams below underperformed. Hover for exact values.

Top Overachievers & Disappointments

The teams furthest from where the simulation said they'd land — a fast read of the Luck column on top of the main season summary above.

Top Overachievers

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 Miami Dolphins 14 10.50 +3.50
2 Pittsburgh Steelers 11 7.90 +3.10
3 Green Bay Packers 10 6.95 +3.05
4 Cleveland Browns (1st) 10 7.59 +2.41
5 Oakland Raiders 10.5 8.79 +1.71

Biggest Disappointments

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 Houston Oilers 1 4.16 -3.16
2 Baltimore Colts 5 7.52 -2.52
3 Philadelphia Eagles 2.5 4.74 -2.24
4 Los Angeles Rams 6.5 8.43 -1.93
5 New Orleans Saints 2.5 4.15 -1.65

Top Streaks

Ranked by model unlikelihood — the product of pregame W/T/L probabilities over the games in each team's streak. A short streak by a poor team can outrank a longer one by a strong team since the poor team's per-game probabilities were lower going in.

Longest Winning Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Miami Dolphins 14 Sep 17 – Dec 16 1 in 100
2 Washington Redskins 9 Oct 8 – Dec 3 1 in 40
3 Cleveland Browns (1st) 6 Oct 22 – Nov 26 1 in 30
4 Chicago Bears 3 Oct 15 – Oct 29 1 in 21
5 New York Giants 4 Oct 2 – Oct 22 1 in 18

Longest Losing Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Houston Oilers 11 Oct 9 – Dec 17 1 in 57
2 Los Angeles Rams 3 Nov 12 – Nov 26 1 in 41
3 New England Patriots 9 Oct 8 – Dec 3 1 in 32
4 Washington Redskins 2 Dec 9 – Dec 17 1 in 31
5 Kansas City Chiefs 3 Nov 12 – Nov 26 1 in 16

Home-Field Advantage Edge

The simulation applies the same home-field boost to every game across the league, so the per-game home win probabilities bake in the model's idea of HFA. For each team, we add up those probabilities over home games and compare to actual home wins — and do the same on the road. The bar height is (home wins above expected) minus (road wins above expected). A tall positive bar means the team's home/road split exceeded what the model predicted — a real Coors-style edge. A tall negative bar means the reverse: they played worse at home or better on the road than expected.

Finish Position Heatmaps

Each cell is the probability — across 100,000 simulations — that the team (row) finished at that position (column). Use the buttons to switch between divisions, leagues, and the overall NFL view. Rows are sorted by the simulation's average finish (best at top).

Team1234
Pittsburgh Steelers38.01%32.33%25.11%4.55%
Cincinnati Bengals30.90%31.67%30.37%7.06%
Cleveland Browns (1st)29.74%31.93%30.16%8.17%
Houston Oilers1.35%4.07%14.36%80.22%
Team12345
Miami Dolphins82.56%13.84%3.28%0.30%0.02%
Baltimore Colts9.21%43.57%35.16%9.59%2.47%
New York Jets7.94%37.01%39.75%11.99%3.31%
New England Patriots0.17%3.16%11.92%41.60%43.15%
Buffalo Bills0.12%2.42%9.89%36.52%51.05%
Team1234
Oakland Raiders52.31%34.27%10.59%2.83%
Kansas City Chiefs40.56%40.88%13.81%4.75%
San Diego Chargers4.20%13.77%40.00%42.03%
Denver Broncos2.93%11.08%35.60%50.39%
Team1234
Minnesota Vikings44.80%31.80%17.63%5.77%
Detroit Lions38.49%34.77%19.42%7.32%
Green Bay Packers13.73%24.62%40.19%21.46%
Chicago Bears2.98%8.81%22.76%65.45%
Team12345
Dallas Cowboys54.77%37.41%6.39%1.27%0.16%
Washington Redskins41.51%44.96%10.48%2.60%0.45%
New York Giants2.72%11.37%44.78%26.49%14.64%
St. Louis Cardinals0.62%3.92%21.86%36.54%37.06%
Philadelphia Eagles0.38%2.34%16.49%33.10%47.69%
Team1234
San Francisco 49ers39.79%32.89%23.88%3.44%
Los Angeles Rams37.23%33.62%25.50%3.65%
Atlanta Falcons22.45%30.74%38.76%8.05%
New Orleans Saints0.53%2.75%11.86%84.86%
Team12345678910111213
Miami Dolphins53.57%21.79%10.83%6.21%3.37%1.99%1.18%0.62%0.26%0.10%0.06%0.01%0.01%
Oakland Raiders13.85%19.85%16.36%12.89%11.49%9.23%6.26%4.28%2.90%1.62%0.76%0.40%0.11%
Kansas City Chiefs10.86%15.18%14.42%13.80%12.68%9.97%7.96%5.64%4.53%2.51%1.66%0.68%0.11%
Pittsburgh Steelers5.58%11.06%13.95%13.01%12.08%12.01%10.63%8.67%6.17%3.62%2.12%0.81%0.29%
Cincinnati Bengals3.88%8.77%11.99%11.24%11.81%12.36%11.04%10.30%8.45%4.67%3.22%1.68%0.59%
Cleveland Browns (1st)4.05%9.11%11.34%11.56%11.56%12.49%10.93%9.87%8.49%4.97%3.14%1.79%0.70%
Baltimore Colts4.19%6.55%9.01%12.85%13.24%12.52%12.30%10.67%7.62%5.29%3.25%1.66%0.85%
New York Jets3.37%5.27%7.64%10.88%12.05%12.71%12.93%12.01%9.08%6.18%4.12%2.40%1.36%
San Diego Chargers0.40%1.18%2.22%3.21%4.69%6.05%8.95%11.72%14.75%15.74%14.08%11.07%5.94%
Denver Broncos0.14%0.85%1.49%2.44%3.52%5.16%8.36%11.06%13.99%16.03%15.69%12.67%8.60%
Houston Oilers0.06%0.25%0.37%0.70%1.45%2.09%3.63%5.09%8.48%13.21%17.90%26.11%20.66%
New England Patriots0.03%0.10%0.22%0.76%1.27%1.89%3.32%5.81%8.44%13.64%17.29%20.15%27.08%
Buffalo Bills0.02%0.04%0.16%0.45%0.79%1.53%2.51%4.26%6.84%12.42%16.71%20.57%33.70%
Team12345678910111213
Dallas Cowboys32.26%20.03%15.19%11.37%8.26%5.68%3.27%1.86%1.11%0.58%0.27%0.09%0.03%
Washington Redskins23.34%17.34%15.05%13.93%10.18%7.27%5.40%3.41%1.90%1.19%0.64%0.28%0.07%
Minnesota Vikings10.99%13.33%14.14%12.70%11.57%10.47%9.02%6.51%4.96%3.48%1.95%0.76%0.12%
San Francisco 49ers8.89%12.62%12.99%12.41%12.71%11.50%9.04%7.80%5.93%3.32%1.65%0.84%0.30%
Los Angeles Rams8.32%12.01%12.51%12.75%12.92%11.82%9.64%7.78%5.94%3.04%1.75%1.12%0.40%
Detroit Lions8.81%11.50%12.58%12.63%12.60%11.90%9.83%7.36%5.62%3.70%2.31%0.81%0.35%
Atlanta Falcons4.17%7.07%8.12%9.94%11.41%12.27%12.12%11.38%10.12%6.05%3.75%2.56%1.04%
Green Bay Packers2.05%3.44%5.15%6.97%8.55%10.80%12.74%13.23%12.52%10.39%7.83%4.47%1.86%
New York Giants0.75%1.41%2.26%3.72%5.16%7.78%11.78%13.74%14.52%13.13%11.10%8.18%6.47%
Chicago Bears0.20%0.70%0.94%1.80%2.92%4.44%6.18%8.67%10.64%16.15%18.06%16.71%12.59%
St. Louis Cardinals0.11%0.33%0.45%0.96%1.60%2.80%5.20%8.02%11.32%14.74%17.07%18.25%19.15%
Philadelphia Eagles0.09%0.12%0.40%0.53%1.19%2.06%3.44%6.09%9.69%14.12%16.23%19.66%26.38%
New Orleans Saints0.02%0.10%0.22%0.29%0.93%1.21%2.34%4.15%5.73%10.11%17.39%26.27%31.24%
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Miami Dolphins28.70%20.89%12.85%9.74%6.48%5.61%3.82%3.27%2.25%1.67%1.31%0.95%0.70%0.56%0.39%0.30%0.20%0.13%0.08%0.02%0.04%0.02%0.02%
Dallas Cowboys18.83%14.68%12.40%9.83%8.48%6.73%5.91%4.80%3.96%3.33%2.87%2.09%1.80%1.12%0.77%0.77%0.51%0.40%0.32%0.12%0.16%0.05%0.04%0.03%
Washington Redskins12.67%11.71%10.50%9.46%8.22%7.44%7.31%5.70%4.94%4.35%3.62%3.11%2.62%2.09%1.76%1.24%0.91%0.83%0.57%0.25%0.31%0.17%0.13%0.03%0.05%0.01%
Oakland Raiders5.67%7.98%8.49%8.69%7.51%8.20%6.18%6.63%6.02%6.28%4.40%4.69%3.87%3.88%2.58%2.44%1.60%1.64%1.11%0.73%0.41%0.44%0.28%0.15%0.07%0.06%
Minnesota Vikings6.22%5.83%7.41%6.89%7.93%6.59%7.19%6.27%5.94%5.17%5.59%4.85%4.28%3.59%3.69%2.67%2.64%1.97%1.90%1.31%0.92%0.57%0.31%0.17%0.07%0.03%
San Francisco 49ers4.54%5.18%6.71%6.90%6.94%6.65%6.97%6.49%6.66%5.58%5.79%5.08%4.88%3.97%4.02%3.31%2.79%2.25%1.87%1.16%0.85%0.55%0.42%0.25%0.13%0.06%
Kansas City Chiefs4.49%5.59%6.46%6.63%6.59%7.16%6.90%7.04%6.43%6.17%5.68%5.08%4.22%4.08%3.64%2.86%2.70%2.29%1.75%1.33%0.94%0.81%0.65%0.34%0.10%0.07%
Los Angeles Rams4.23%5.11%6.49%6.32%7.35%6.31%7.34%6.24%6.58%5.87%6.35%5.08%4.85%3.99%4.04%3.22%3.20%1.98%1.53%1.27%1.02%0.62%0.50%0.25%0.21%0.05%
Detroit Lions4.23%5.25%6.24%6.22%7.10%6.45%6.74%6.64%6.57%6.02%6.26%5.27%4.72%4.33%3.77%3.22%2.71%2.13%2.04%1.39%1.01%0.68%0.50%0.24%0.23%0.04%
Pittsburgh Steelers2.03%3.44%3.91%5.38%5.96%6.58%5.66%6.85%5.68%6.56%5.77%6.13%5.85%5.69%4.54%4.81%3.51%3.41%2.17%2.33%1.30%1.01%0.60%0.51%0.21%0.11%
Atlanta Falcons1.78%2.91%3.52%4.14%4.07%5.07%5.31%5.22%5.99%6.17%6.36%5.78%5.98%5.94%6.03%4.85%4.75%3.93%3.03%2.39%2.21%1.54%1.40%0.75%0.61%0.27%
Cleveland Browns (1st)1.35%2.73%3.26%4.71%4.33%5.41%5.12%6.02%5.43%6.21%5.76%6.80%5.76%5.40%4.88%5.47%4.37%4.13%3.09%3.02%1.97%1.89%1.15%0.80%0.64%0.30%
Cincinnati Bengals1.37%2.37%3.06%4.31%4.81%5.54%4.77%5.73%6.15%6.04%5.66%6.35%5.78%6.04%4.71%5.56%4.60%4.72%3.27%2.66%1.93%1.73%1.35%0.83%0.47%0.19%
Baltimore Colts1.47%2.16%2.71%3.67%4.02%4.46%5.19%6.00%5.96%6.56%6.10%6.75%6.31%6.40%5.68%5.48%4.31%4.18%3.28%2.80%1.81%1.63%1.28%0.88%0.57%0.34%
New York Jets0.99%1.77%2.41%2.68%3.45%3.75%4.43%5.34%5.43%6.21%6.08%6.61%5.74%7.02%5.56%6.30%5.29%4.74%3.45%3.42%2.74%2.22%1.65%1.32%0.89%0.51%
Green Bay Packers0.81%1.35%1.76%1.97%2.72%3.04%4.37%3.62%4.60%4.79%5.42%5.76%6.55%5.88%7.26%6.15%6.31%5.45%5.38%4.71%3.94%2.73%2.34%1.61%1.00%0.48%
New York Giants0.34%0.41%0.78%0.80%1.31%1.43%2.14%2.41%2.96%3.47%4.63%4.37%5.85%6.24%6.90%6.31%7.39%6.68%7.04%5.84%5.48%5.00%4.45%3.22%2.83%1.72%
San Diego Chargers0.07%0.27%0.29%0.45%0.86%1.00%1.31%1.55%2.06%2.13%2.51%3.07%3.98%4.96%4.85%5.32%6.41%7.93%7.19%8.10%7.31%7.82%6.73%6.25%4.40%3.18%
Denver Broncos0.04%0.07%0.22%0.38%0.46%0.86%0.87%1.14%1.42%2.03%1.89%2.82%3.21%4.39%4.40%5.91%5.99%6.86%7.12%8.49%7.67%8.51%7.39%7.17%5.86%4.83%
Chicago Bears0.11%0.11%0.24%0.41%0.63%0.59%0.95%1.04%1.47%1.83%2.37%2.49%3.34%3.41%4.57%4.62%5.90%6.34%8.03%7.78%8.56%8.20%7.99%7.69%6.11%5.22%
St. Louis Cardinals0.02%0.09%0.08%0.24%0.20%0.34%0.50%0.57%1.15%0.88%1.63%1.92%2.86%2.98%4.28%4.17%6.10%6.31%7.60%7.42%9.26%8.60%9.07%8.28%8.66%6.79%
Philadelphia Eagles0.02%0.07%0.06%0.04%0.25%0.15%0.33%0.38%0.73%0.71%1.15%1.37%1.94%2.27%3.39%4.09%4.95%6.10%7.13%7.09%8.77%8.13%10.25%9.51%11.23%9.89%
Houston Oilers0.03%0.05%0.05%0.13%0.24%0.17%0.27%0.37%0.77%0.83%1.05%1.29%1.83%2.24%2.73%3.39%4.19%5.23%6.85%7.67%9.54%10.30%13.95%13.19%13.64%
New England Patriots0.02%0.02%0.01%0.06%0.18%0.24%0.32%0.52%0.52%0.79%0.90%1.29%1.63%2.24%3.32%3.34%4.22%5.45%7.08%7.92%9.33%9.86%11.51%12.76%16.47%
New Orleans Saints0.06%0.07%0.11%0.15%0.09%0.29%0.47%0.33%0.73%0.89%1.33%1.18%2.25%2.55%3.27%3.51%5.62%6.15%8.82%9.23%11.89%11.73%14.27%15.01%
Buffalo Bills0.02%0.01%0.03%0.07%0.19%0.17%0.26%0.35%0.45%0.74%1.00%1.13%1.56%2.33%2.86%3.68%4.75%6.29%6.98%8.98%9.47%12.51%15.44%20.73%

Win Totals in Context

How did each team's actual results compare to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Use the buttons to switch between views. In each chart, dashed crosshairs at the league means split the plot into four quadrants: pastel green (team did well, model agreed), pastel red (team did poorly, model agreed), and pastel yellow (model and reality disagreed). Click a division in the legend to toggle it.

Playoff Seed Probabilities

Across the 10,000 regular-season simulations, the probability that each team finished as each playoff seed (or missed the playoffs entirely). Rows sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed; teams that more often missed the playoffs sit toward the bottom.

Team1 Seed2 Seed3 Seed4 SeedMissed Playoffs
Miami Dolphins53.57%21.19%7.80%8.80%8.64%
Oakland Raiders13.85%21.21%17.25%11.85%35.84%
Kansas City Chiefs10.86%16.11%13.59%13.93%45.51%
Pittsburgh Steelers5.58%12.39%20.04%8.09%53.90%
Baltimore Colts4.19%3.28%1.74%19.64%71.15%
Cleveland Browns (1st)4.05%10.07%15.62%7.73%62.53%
Cincinnati Bengals3.88%10.11%16.91%7.46%61.64%
New York Jets3.37%2.93%1.64%15.94%76.12%
San Diego Chargers0.40%1.32%2.48%3.00%92.80%
Denver Broncos0.14%1.03%1.76%2.08%94.99%
Houston Oilers0.06%0.29%1.00%0.35%98.30%
New England Patriots0.03%0.05%0.09%0.73%99.10%
Buffalo Bills0.02%0.02%0.08%0.40%99.48%
Team1 Seed2 Seed3 Seed4 SeedMissed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys32.26%15.51%7.00%22.52%22.71%
Washington Redskins23.34%12.28%5.89%25.48%33.01%
Minnesota Vikings10.99%15.43%18.38%8.41%46.79%
San Francisco 49ers8.89%14.91%15.99%8.18%52.03%
Detroit Lions8.81%13.46%16.22%8.42%53.09%
Los Angeles Rams8.32%13.55%15.36%8.72%54.05%
Atlanta Falcons4.17%8.38%9.90%6.86%70.69%
Green Bay Packers2.05%4.05%7.63%4.47%81.80%
New York Giants0.75%1.09%0.88%4.09%93.19%
Chicago Bears0.20%0.81%1.97%1.16%95.86%
St. Louis Cardinals0.11%0.26%0.25%0.94%98.44%
Philadelphia Eagles0.09%0.11%0.18%0.59%99.03%
New Orleans Saints0.02%0.16%0.35%0.16%99.31%

Wins Required to Achieve Each Seed

Empirical cumulative distribution: for each seed in each conference, the probability that a team holding 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.

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. Pick 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 every team's game-by-game Elo trajectory through their playoff run — teams eliminated early have short lines, deeper runs extend further right; click a team in the legend to isolate it. Net Elo Change summarizes the same data as one bar per team from first playoff game to last, sorted biggest gain to biggest loss.

Stochastic Playoff Outcomes

Across 10,000 simulations starting from preseason Elo, every team had a chance to make the playoffs based on how the regular-season Monte Carlo played out. The default view sums those simulations up: what fraction of them had each team making the playoffs, advancing each round, and winning the title. The round buttons switch to heatmaps showing how often every pair of teams faced off in each round across all sims.

Team Made Playoffs Advanced to Conference Championship Advanced to Super Bowl Won Super Bowl
Miami Dolphins 91.36% 65.02% 45.39% 30.45%
Washington Redskins 66.99% 41.94% 23.49% 10.67%
Oakland Raiders 64.16% 33.70% 18.10% 10.61%
Dallas Cowboys 77.29% 46.20% 24.18% 10.50%
Pittsburgh Steelers 46.10% 28.23% 14.24% 8.26%
San Francisco 49ers 47.97% 25.93% 14.19% 6.15%
Detroit Lions 46.91% 23.03% 11.53% 5.01%
Minnesota Vikings 53.21% 24.67% 11.34% 3.96%
Kansas City Chiefs 54.49% 21.01% 7.88% 3.34%
Green Bay Packers 18.20% 9.89% 5.64% 2.49%
Cleveland Browns (1st) 37.47% 16.45% 5.35% 2.34%
Cincinnati Bengals 38.36% 15.34% 4.49% 1.74%
Los Angeles Rams 45.95% 14.41% 4.89% 1.49%
Baltimore Colts 28.85% 9.76% 2.27% 0.84%
New York Jets 23.88% 7.73% 1.73% 0.69%
Atlanta Falcons 29.31% 8.51% 2.86% 0.68%
New York Giants 6.81% 3.70% 1.55% 0.55%
Chicago Bears 4.14% 1.04% 0.21% 0.09%
Denver Broncos 5.01% 0.98% 0.18% 0.06%
San Diego Chargers 7.20% 1.36% 0.31% 0.05%
St. Louis Cardinals 1.56% 0.41% 0.09% 0.03%
New Orleans Saints 0.69% 0.11% 0.01%
New England Patriots 0.90% 0.12% 0.01%
Philadelphia Eagles 0.97% 0.16% 0.02%
Houston Oilers 1.70% 0.20% 0.01%
Buffalo Bills 0.52% 0.10% 0.04%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Baltimore ColtsBuffalo BillsCincinnati BengalsCleveland Browns (1st)Denver BroncosHouston OilersKansas City ChiefsMiami DolphinsNew England PatriotsNew York JetsOakland RaidersPittsburgh SteelersSan Diego Chargers
Baltimore Colts2.72%2.48%0.17%0.31%1.16%0.81%1.84%0.27%
Buffalo Bills0.04%0.03%0.02%0.01%
Cincinnati Bengals3.63%0.11%0.29%2.94%1.88%0.21%3.29%2.47%0.52%
Cleveland Browns (1st)3.79%0.10%0.29%3.04%2.28%0.28%3.21%3.01%0.45%
Denver Broncos0.16%0.20%0.08%0.01%0.30%0.10%0.13%
Houston Oilers0.05%0.04%0.04%0.06%0.01%
Kansas City Chiefs2.08%0.02%4.37%3.48%0.29%6.26%0.05%1.66%2.80%
Miami Dolphins7.33%7.09%2.57%0.37%19.84%18.07%6.13%3.62%
New England Patriots0.04%0.04%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
New York Jets2.20%1.72%0.17%0.17%1.00%0.67%1.52%0.28%
Oakland Raiders2.89%0.05%5.89%5.95%0.31%10.73%0.03%2.55%5.30%
Pittsburgh Steelers6.32%0.14%0.54%5.43%4.36%0.21%5.13%5.41%0.69%
San Diego Chargers0.17%0.23%0.15%0.03%0.49%0.15%0.14%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Atlanta FalconsChicago BearsDallas CowboysDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsNew Orleans SaintsNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Francisco 49ersSt. Louis CardinalsWashington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons0.15%2.39%1.29%0.28%1.50%0.37%0.16%0.22%2.15%
Chicago Bears0.13%0.36%0.19%0.03%0.06%0.27%
Dallas Cowboys6.35%1.23%8.75%3.10%9.45%10.29%0.20%6.83%
Detroit Lions2.82%6.78%4.29%0.08%0.34%0.08%3.22%0.11%5.31%
Green Bay Packers1.13%3.11%1.61%0.02%0.21%0.04%1.29%0.05%2.43%
Los Angeles Rams0.32%3.78%2.19%0.71%2.71%0.74%0.18%0.26%3.52%
Minnesota Vikings3.05%7.51%4.83%0.06%0.50%0.12%3.19%0.16%5.25%
New Orleans Saints0.01%0.02%0.01%0.02%0.01%0.04%
New York Giants0.90%0.04%0.23%0.12%1.12%0.50%0.03%0.76%
Philadelphia Eagles0.03%0.05%0.01%0.01%0.06%
San Francisco 49ers0.44%7.14%4.28%1.38%5.12%0.91%0.23%0.35%6.08%
St. Louis Cardinals0.11%0.02%0.01%0.09%0.06%0.12%
Washington Redskins6.28%0.91%7.12%2.70%9.91%8.33%0.18%6.51%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Baltimore ColtsBuffalo BillsCincinnati BengalsCleveland Browns (1st)Denver BroncosHouston OilersKansas City ChiefsMiami DolphinsNew England PatriotsNew York JetsOakland RaidersPittsburgh SteelersSan Diego Chargers
Baltimore Colts0.09%0.11%0.04%0.01%0.38%0.90%0.07%0.45%0.21%0.01%
Buffalo Bills0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
Cincinnati Bengals0.19%0.24%0.08%0.01%0.72%1.83%0.01%0.14%0.92%0.24%0.11%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.16%0.38%0.05%0.81%2.28%0.05%0.90%0.60%0.12%
Denver Broncos0.02%0.03%0.03%0.02%0.02%0.01%0.01%0.04%
Houston Oilers0.01%
Kansas City Chiefs0.68%0.84%0.87%0.09%0.02%1.89%0.02%0.51%1.69%1.15%0.12%
Miami Dolphins4.43%0.04%6.30%6.76%0.27%0.06%6.00%0.04%3.71%8.37%9.03%0.38%
New England Patriots0.01%
New York Jets0.08%0.15%0.09%0.01%0.29%0.74%0.24%0.11%0.02%
Oakland Raiders1.34%2.02%1.96%0.12%0.07%3.04%5.80%0.03%1.05%2.55%0.12%
Pittsburgh Steelers0.54%0.02%0.99%1.01%0.12%0.02%1.85%6.11%0.43%2.98%0.17%
San Diego Chargers0.04%0.05%0.03%0.01%0.02%0.05%0.01%0.02%0.03%0.05%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Atlanta FalconsChicago BearsDallas CowboysDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsNew Orleans SaintsNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Francisco 49ersSt. Louis CardinalsWashington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons0.05%0.78%0.41%0.12%0.27%0.43%0.29%0.51%
Chicago Bears0.01%0.03%0.02%0.02%0.05%0.02%0.01%0.03%0.02%
Dallas Cowboys1.32%0.19%2.64%1.28%2.61%3.61%0.04%0.70%0.01%3.47%0.09%8.22%
Detroit Lions0.86%0.08%2.71%0.40%1.36%1.69%0.32%0.04%1.67%0.05%2.35%
Green Bay Packers0.43%0.05%1.20%0.61%0.72%0.60%0.08%0.01%0.76%0.03%1.15%
Los Angeles Rams0.31%0.05%1.12%0.76%0.27%0.86%0.06%0.01%0.63%0.82%
Minnesota Vikings0.82%0.06%2.98%1.49%0.38%1.21%0.02%0.39%0.01%1.59%0.07%2.32%
New Orleans Saints0.01%
New York Giants0.05%0.02%0.34%0.31%0.06%0.09%0.33%0.12%0.23%
Philadelphia Eagles0.01%0.01%
San Francisco 49ers0.79%0.21%3.86%2.16%0.75%1.25%2.18%0.02%0.13%0.01%0.02%2.81%
St. Louis Cardinals0.01%0.04%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
Washington Redskins1.04%0.12%8.96%3.08%0.99%1.99%3.57%0.02%0.45%0.04%3.17%0.06%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Atlanta FalconsBaltimore ColtsBuffalo BillsChicago BearsCincinnati BengalsCleveland Browns (1st)Dallas CowboysDenver BroncosDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersHouston OilersKansas City ChiefsLos Angeles RamsMiami DolphinsMinnesota VikingsNew England PatriotsNew Orleans SaintsNew York GiantsNew York JetsOakland RaidersPhiladelphia EaglesPittsburgh SteelersSan Diego ChargersSan Francisco 49ersSt. Louis CardinalsWashington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons0.05%0.02%0.08%0.08%0.19%0.03%0.14%0.07%0.02%
Baltimore Colts0.04%0.24%0.09%0.02%0.05%0.09%0.16%0.15%
Chicago Bears0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.02%0.02%0.01%
Cincinnati Bengals0.11%0.41%0.15%0.16%0.09%0.27%0.03%0.17%0.35%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.17%0.01%0.47%0.20%0.10%0.15%0.38%0.05%0.38%0.43%
Dallas Cowboys0.29%0.59%0.74%0.04%1.08%4.02%0.22%1.71%1.74%0.07%
Denver Broncos0.04%0.01%0.01%
Detroit Lions0.18%0.26%0.35%0.02%0.58%1.73%0.18%0.88%0.81%0.02%
Green Bay Packers0.12%0.16%0.21%0.30%0.83%0.01%0.05%0.50%0.30%0.01%
Kansas City Chiefs0.14%0.03%0.78%0.42%0.17%0.22%0.33%0.01%0.04%0.45%0.01%0.74%
Los Angeles Rams0.02%0.01%0.12%0.15%0.01%0.15%0.44%0.02%0.37%0.18%0.02%
Miami Dolphins1.02%0.02%7.00%3.42%1.72%1.67%4.04%0.63%0.02%4.15%0.04%6.72%
Minnesota Vikings0.14%0.01%0.37%0.26%0.01%0.50%1.30%0.17%0.67%0.51%0.02%
New York Giants0.01%0.01%0.06%0.07%0.21%0.02%0.12%0.05%
New York Jets0.03%0.16%0.07%0.04%0.04%0.09%0.01%0.10%0.15%
Oakland Raiders0.40%0.02%2.48%1.18%0.56%0.71%1.22%0.14%1.49%0.01%2.40%
Pittsburgh Steelers0.27%0.04%2.10%0.98%0.36%0.44%0.96%0.10%1.13%1.88%
San Diego Chargers0.01%0.02%0.02%
San Francisco 49ers0.21%0.02%0.47%0.42%0.01%0.01%0.58%2.38%0.08%1.13%0.81%0.03%
St. Louis Cardinals0.02%0.01%
Washington Redskins0.40%0.72%0.73%0.03%1.19%3.81%0.27%1.95%1.50%0.07%

Actual Bracket Simulation

With the actual playoff bracket fixed in place, this second simulation re-runs each matchup 10,000 times and tallies how often each team advanced past each round and won the title. The right-most column shows what actually happened. Round buttons switch to matchup heatmaps for that round.

Team Advanced to Conference Championship Advanced to Super Bowl Won Super Bowl Actual Outcome
Miami Dolphins 76.43% 45.05% 28.35% Won Super Bowl
Pittsburgh Steelers 53.78% 25.42% 13.82% Eliminated in Conference Championship
Washington Redskins 52.03% 28.19% 12.42% Eliminated in Super Bowl
Oakland Raiders 46.22% 21.36% 11.92% Eliminated in Divisional Round
Green Bay Packers 47.97% 25.21% 10.64% Eliminated in Divisional Round
San Francisco 49ers 50.53% 23.53% 9.79% Eliminated in Divisional Round
Dallas Cowboys 49.47% 23.07% 9.54% Eliminated in Conference Championship
Cleveland Browns (1st) 23.57% 8.17% 3.52% Eliminated in Divisional Round
Loser →
↓ Winner
Cleveland Browns (1st)Miami DolphinsOakland RaidersPittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns (1st)23.57%
Miami Dolphins76.43%
Oakland Raiders46.22%
Pittsburgh Steelers53.78%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Dallas CowboysGreen Bay PackersSan Francisco 49ersWashington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys49.47%
Green Bay Packers47.97%
San Francisco 49ers50.53%
Washington Redskins52.03%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Cleveland Browns (1st)Miami DolphinsOakland RaidersPittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns (1st)3.95%4.22%
Miami Dolphins20.91%24.14%
Oakland Raiders6.89%14.47%
Pittsburgh Steelers8.51%16.91%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Dallas CowboysGreen Bay PackersSan Francisco 49ersWashington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys11.11%11.96%
Green Bay Packers12.31%12.90%
San Francisco 49ers11.65%11.88%
Washington Redskins14.09%14.10%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Cleveland Browns (1st)Dallas CowboysGreen Bay PackersMiami DolphinsOakland RaidersPittsburgh SteelersSan Francisco 49ersWashington Redskins
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.79%0.81%0.83%1.09%
Dallas Cowboys0.96%3.85%2.25%2.48%
Green Bay Packers1.19%3.95%2.34%3.16%
Miami Dolphins6.73%7.23%6.59%7.80%
Oakland Raiders2.81%2.97%2.92%3.22%
Pittsburgh Steelers3.20%3.56%3.40%3.66%
San Francisco 49ers1.14%3.94%2.10%2.61%
Washington Redskins1.36%4.96%2.75%3.35%

Most-Likely Championship Paths

For each playoff team, the opponent they most often faced and defeated at each round across all bracket simulations. Each step shows two numbers: Matchup % is the fraction of this team's wins in this round that came against this opponent; Win % is the head-to-head probability they beat this opponent when the two meet. Note: fixed early-round matchups against bracket-determined opponents will show 100% Matchup — that's because those pairings are decided by the bracket.

Miami Dolphins 28.35% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Cleveland Browns (1st)
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
76.43%
Conference Championship
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Matchup
53.58%
Win Prob
58.81%
Super Bowl
vs. Washington Redskins
Matchup
27.51%
Win Prob
61.13%
Pittsburgh Steelers 13.82% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Oakland Raiders
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
53.78%
Conference Championship
vs. Miami Dolphins
Matchup
66.52%
Win Prob
41.19%
Super Bowl
vs. Washington Redskins
Matchup
26.48%
Win Prob
52.21%
Washington Redskins 12.42% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Green Bay Packers
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
52.03%
Conference Championship
vs. San Francisco 49ers
Matchup
50.02%
Win Prob
54.27%
Super Bowl
vs. Miami Dolphins
Matchup
39.94%
Win Prob
38.87%
Oakland Raiders 11.92% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
46.22%
Conference Championship
vs. Miami Dolphins
Matchup
67.74%
Win Prob
40.90%
Super Bowl
vs. Washington Redskins
Matchup
27.01%
Win Prob
53.94%
Green Bay Packers 10.64% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Washington Redskins
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
47.97%
Conference Championship
vs. San Francisco 49ers
Matchup
51.17%
Win Prob
52.55%
Super Bowl
vs. Miami Dolphins
Matchup
37.12%
Win Prob
35.33%
San Francisco 49ers 9.79% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
50.53%
Conference Championship
vs. Washington Redskins
Matchup
50.49%
Win Prob
45.73%
Super Bowl
vs. Miami Dolphins
Matchup
40.25%
Win Prob
37.42%
Dallas Cowboys 9.54% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. San Francisco 49ers
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
49.47%
Conference Championship
vs. Washington Redskins
Matchup
51.84%
Win Prob
45.91%
Super Bowl
vs. Miami Dolphins
Matchup
40.36%
Win Prob
36.39%
Cleveland Browns (1st) 3.52% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Miami Dolphins
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
23.57%
Conference Championship
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Matchup
51.65%
Win Prob
33.15%
Super Bowl
vs. Washington Redskins
Matchup
30.97%
Win Prob
44.49%

Regular Season Games

Every regular-season game from each team's perspective. Pick a team from the dropdown — it filters every table on this tab. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1972-09-17 @ Chicago Bears W 37-21 1496.92 1450.64 53.88% 42.32% +31.25 1-0
1972-09-24 @ New England Patriots L 20-21 1528.17 1399.73 64.84% 31.36% -11.83 1-1
1972-10-01 Los Angeles Rams W 31-3 1516.34 1586.05 39.06% 57.14% +55.29 2-1
1972-10-08 Detroit Lions L 23-26 1571.63 1558.48 50.81% 45.39% -16.14 2-2
1972-10-15 @ New Orleans Saints W 21-14 1555.49 1328.42 75.65% 20.56% +10.22 3-2
1972-10-22 @ Green Bay Packers W 10-9 1565.71 1529.52 52.46% 43.74% +8.07 4-2
1972-10-29 San Francisco 49ers L 14-49 1573.78 1510.36 57.85% 38.35% -62.57 4-3
1972-11-05 @ Los Angeles Rams L 7-20 1511.21 1560.89 40.24% 55.96% -26.83 4-4
1972-11-12 New Orleans Saints W 36-20 1484.38 1342.78 67.82% 28.39% +21.20 5-4
1972-11-20 @ Washington Redskins L 13-24 1505.58 1703.36 22.29% 73.92% -13.87 5-5
1972-11-26 Denver Broncos W 23-20 1491.71 1385.17 63.53% 32.67% +10.53 6-5
1972-12-03 Houston Oilers W 20-10 1502.24 1260.01 78.05% 18.17% +10.82 7-5
1972-12-10 @ San Francisco 49ers L 0-20 1513.06 1592.79 36.15% 60.05% -30.00 7-6
1972-12-17 Kansas City Chiefs L 14-17 1483.06 1556.89 38.49% 57.71% -12.35 7-7
1972-09-17 St. Louis Cardinals L 3-10 1601.70 1467.96 66.89% 29.32% -32.30 0-1
1972-09-24 New York Jets L 34-44 1569.40 1495.73 59.24% 36.97% -34.24 0-2
1972-10-01 @ Buffalo Bills W 17-0 1535.16 1385.43 67.42% 28.78% +22.15 1-2
1972-10-08 San Diego Chargers L 20-23 1557.31 1492.70 58.01% 38.19% -18.37 1-3
1972-10-15 Dallas Cowboys L 0-21 1538.94 1653.82 33.07% 63.14% -28.18 1-4
1972-10-22 @ New York Jets L 20-24 1510.76 1515.52 46.59% 49.61% -17.15 1-5
1972-10-29 Miami Dolphins L 0-23 1493.61 1672.11 25.51% 70.70% -22.89 1-6
1972-11-06 @ New England Patriots W 24-17 1470.72 1294.31 70.47% 25.74% +12.74 2-6
1972-11-12 @ San Francisco 49ers L 21-24 1483.46 1539.08 39.42% 56.78% -12.64 2-7
1972-11-19 @ Cincinnati Bengals W 20-19 1470.82 1485.82 45.13% 51.07% +9.37 3-7
1972-11-26 New England Patriots W 31-0 1480.19 1258.57 76.22% 20.00% +20.94 4-7
1972-12-03 Buffalo Bills W 35-7 1501.13 1325.11 71.67% 24.54% +24.32 5-7
1972-12-10 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 10-24 1525.45 1524.24 47.45% 48.75% -32.65 5-8
1972-12-16 @ Miami Dolphins L 0-16 1492.80 1749.88 16.93% 79.29% -12.77 5-9
1972-09-17 New York Jets L 24-41 1375.42 1468.24 35.94% 60.26% -27.50 0-1
1972-09-24 San Francisco 49ers W 27-20 1347.92 1596.65 18.60% 77.62% +37.51 1-1
1972-10-01 Baltimore Colts L 0-17 1385.43 1535.16 28.78% 67.42% -22.15 1-2
1972-10-08 New England Patriots W 38-14 1363.28 1424.40 40.24% 55.96% +50.15 2-2
1972-10-15 @ Oakland Raiders L 16-28 1413.43 1565.55 27.18% 69.03% -17.59 2-3
1972-10-22 @ Miami Dolphins L 23-24 1395.84 1669.15 15.66% 80.57% -2.96 2-4
1972-10-29 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21-38 1392.88 1519.78 31.55% 64.65% -24.22 2-5
1972-11-05 Miami Dolphins L 16-30 1368.66 1695.00 12.75% 83.49% -9.03 2-6
1972-11-12 @ New York Jets L 3-41 1359.63 1524.40 25.76% 70.45% -29.71 2-7
1972-11-19 @ New England Patriots W 27-24 1329.92 1271.58 55.57% 40.63% +13.01 3-7
1972-11-26 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 10-27 1342.93 1533.14 23.06% 73.16% -17.82 3-8
1972-12-03 @ Baltimore Colts L 7-35 1325.11 1501.13 24.54% 71.67% -24.32 3-9
1972-12-10 Detroit Lions T 21-21 1300.79 1575.05 16.48% 79.75% +2.86 3-9
1972-12-17 @ Washington Redskins W 24-17 1303.65 1700.26 8.37% 87.89% +42.58 4-9
1972-09-17 Atlanta Falcons L 21-37 1450.64 1496.92 42.32% 53.88% -31.25 0-1
1972-09-24 Los Angeles Rams T 13-13 1419.39 1587.99 26.61% 69.60% +1.93 0-1
1972-10-01 Detroit Lions L 24-38 1421.32 1535.40 33.17% 63.03% -23.08 0-2
1972-10-08 @ Green Bay Packers L 17-20 1398.24 1508.76 32.17% 64.04% -10.37 0-3
1972-10-15 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 17-0 1387.87 1491.52 33.04% 63.17% +47.56 1-3
1972-10-23 Minnesota Vikings W 13-10 1435.43 1595.28 27.60% 68.61% +21.69 2-3
1972-10-29 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 27-10 1457.12 1417.46 52.95% 43.25% +32.90 3-3
1972-11-05 @ Detroit Lions L 0-14 1490.02 1576.12 35.31% 60.89% -24.54 3-4
1972-11-12 Green Bay Packers L 17-23 1465.48 1526.62 40.24% 55.96% -18.22 3-5
1972-11-19 San Francisco 49ers L 21-34 1447.26 1551.72 34.41% 61.79% -23.06 3-6
1972-11-26 Cincinnati Bengals L 3-13 1424.20 1476.46 41.48% 54.72% -24.23 3-7
1972-12-03 @ Minnesota Vikings L 10-23 1399.97 1611.29 20.97% 75.25% -14.20 3-8
1972-12-10 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 21-12 1385.77 1285.63 61.23% 34.97% +19.48 4-8
1972-12-17 @ Oakland Raiders L 21-28 1405.25 1664.41 16.77% 79.46% -8.36 4-9
1972-09-17 @ New England Patriots W 31-7 1471.43 1439.81 51.81% 44.39% +40.08 1-0
1972-09-24 Pittsburgh Steelers W 15-10 1511.51 1467.02 55.24% 40.96% +16.93 2-0
1972-10-01 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 6-27 1528.44 1485.92 53.35% 42.85% -44.78 2-1
1972-10-08 Denver Broncos W 21-10 1483.66 1405.81 59.80% 36.41% +22.40 3-1
1972-10-15 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 23-16 1506.06 1608.79 33.15% 63.05% +30.46 4-1
1972-10-22 @ Los Angeles Rams L 12-15 1536.52 1603.98 37.80% 58.40% -12.13 4-2
1972-10-29 Houston Oilers W 30-7 1524.39 1340.30 72.53% 23.69% +21.29 5-2
1972-11-05 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 17-40 1545.68 1544.01 47.52% 48.68% -41.90 5-3
1972-11-12 Oakland Raiders L 14-20 1503.78 1569.45 39.61% 56.59% -17.96 5-4
1972-11-19 Baltimore Colts L 19-20 1485.82 1470.82 51.07% 45.13% -9.36 5-5
1972-11-26 @ Chicago Bears W 13-3 1476.46 1424.20 54.72% 41.48% +24.23 6-5
1972-12-03 New York Giants W 13-10 1500.69 1546.37 42.40% 53.80% +17.06 7-5
1972-12-09 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 24-27 1517.75 1514.73 49.36% 46.84% -15.69 7-6
1972-12-17 @ Houston Oilers W 61-17 1502.06 1245.57 78.29% 17.93% +22.40 8-6
1972-09-17 Green Bay Packers L 10-26 1496.32 1469.80 52.71% 43.49% -38.63 0-1
1972-09-24 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 27-17 1457.69 1455.34 47.61% 48.59% +28.23 1-1
1972-10-01 Cincinnati Bengals W 27-6 1485.92 1528.44 42.85% 53.35% +44.78 2-1
1972-10-08 Kansas City Chiefs L 7-31 1530.70 1569.61 43.36% 52.84% -39.18 2-2
1972-10-15 Chicago Bears L 0-17 1491.52 1387.87 63.17% 33.04% -47.56 2-3
1972-10-22 @ Houston Oilers W 23-17 1443.96 1356.98 59.48% 36.72% +16.68 3-3
1972-10-29 @ Denver Broncos W 27-20 1460.64 1412.17 54.19% 42.01% +20.52 4-3
1972-11-05 Houston Oilers W 20-0 1481.16 1319.01 70.16% 26.05% +21.79 5-3
1972-11-13 @ San Diego Chargers W 21-17 1502.95 1433.45 57.11% 39.09% +14.48 6-3
1972-11-19 Pittsburgh Steelers W 26-24 1517.43 1614.56 35.37% 60.83% +15.71 7-3
1972-11-26 Buffalo Bills W 27-10 1533.14 1342.93 73.16% 23.06% +17.83 8-3
1972-12-03 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 0-30 1550.97 1634.59 35.64% 60.56% -36.24 8-4
1972-12-09 @ Cincinnati Bengals W 27-24 1514.73 1517.75 46.84% 49.36% +15.70 9-4
1972-12-17 @ New York Jets W 26-10 1530.43 1503.04 51.21% 44.99% +33.16 10-4
1972-09-17 Philadelphia Eagles W 28-6 1632.60 1479.02 69.20% 27.01% +23.68 1-0
1972-09-24 @ New York Giants W 23-14 1656.28 1409.05 77.49% 18.73% +10.57 2-0
1972-10-01 @ Green Bay Packers L 13-16 1666.85 1486.34 70.92% 25.29% -22.42 2-1
1972-10-08 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17-13 1644.43 1473.54 71.12% 25.09% +9.39 3-1
1972-10-15 @ Baltimore Colts W 21-0 1653.82 1538.94 63.14% 33.07% +28.19 4-1
1972-10-22 @ Washington Redskins L 20-24 1682.01 1622.85 55.68% 40.52% -20.38 4-2
1972-10-30 Detroit Lions W 28-24 1661.63 1589.92 58.97% 37.23% +13.80 5-2
1972-11-05 @ San Diego Chargers W 34-28 1675.43 1442.67 76.19% 20.03% +9.23 6-2
1972-11-12 St. Louis Cardinals W 33-24 1684.66 1383.84 82.55% 13.68% +7.75 7-2
1972-11-19 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 28-7 1692.41 1331.01 85.58% 10.67% +9.27 8-2
1972-11-23 San Francisco 49ers L 10-31 1701.68 1574.77 66.06% 30.14% -55.27 8-3
1972-12-03 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 27-6 1646.41 1352.90 81.22% 15.01% +12.98 9-3
1972-12-09 Washington Redskins W 34-24 1659.39 1733.66 38.43% 57.77% +33.40 10-3
1972-12-17 New York Giants L 3-23 1692.79 1515.96 71.76% 24.45% -58.58 10-4
1972-09-17 Houston Oilers W 30-17 1450.25 1442.99 49.97% 46.23% +30.68 1-0
1972-09-24 @ San Diego Chargers L 14-37 1480.93 1446.24 52.25% 43.95% -45.92 1-1
1972-10-01 Kansas City Chiefs L 24-45 1435.01 1540.41 34.29% 61.92% -29.20 1-2
1972-10-08 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 10-21 1405.81 1483.66 36.41% 59.80% -22.40 1-3
1972-10-15 Minnesota Vikings L 20-23 1383.41 1587.89 22.77% 73.44% -7.39 1-4
1972-10-22 @ Oakland Raiders W 30-23 1376.02 1583.14 21.37% 74.84% +36.15 2-4
1972-10-29 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 20-27 1412.17 1460.64 42.01% 54.19% -20.52 2-5
1972-11-05 @ New York Giants L 17-29 1391.65 1498.05 32.69% 63.52% -21.07 2-6
1972-11-12 @ Los Angeles Rams W 16-10 1370.58 1587.72 20.42% 75.80% +33.91 3-6
1972-11-19 Oakland Raiders L 20-37 1404.49 1587.40 25.03% 71.18% -19.32 3-7
1972-11-26 @ Atlanta Falcons L 20-23 1385.17 1491.71 32.67% 63.53% -10.53 3-8
1972-12-03 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 21-24 1374.64 1515.02 28.53% 67.67% -9.23 3-9
1972-12-10 San Diego Chargers W 38-13 1365.41 1469.61 34.44% 61.76% +56.40 4-9
1972-12-17 New England Patriots W 45-21 1421.81 1263.71 69.71% 26.50% +24.28 5-9
1972-09-17 New York Giants W 30-16 1559.42 1429.86 66.38% 29.82% +20.81 1-0
1972-09-24 Minnesota Vikings L 10-34 1580.23 1573.72 49.86% 46.34% -44.83 1-1
1972-10-01 @ Chicago Bears W 38-24 1535.40 1421.32 63.03% 33.17% +23.08 2-1
1972-10-08 @ Atlanta Falcons W 26-23 1558.48 1571.63 45.39% 50.81% +16.15 3-1
1972-10-16 Green Bay Packers L 23-24 1574.63 1519.13 56.76% 39.44% -10.39 3-2
1972-10-22 San Diego Chargers W 34-20 1564.24 1490.94 59.19% 37.01% +25.68 4-2
1972-10-30 @ Dallas Cowboys L 24-28 1589.92 1661.63 37.23% 58.97% -13.80 4-3
1972-11-05 Chicago Bears W 14-0 1576.12 1490.02 60.89% 35.31% +24.53 5-3
1972-11-12 @ Minnesota Vikings L 14-16 1600.65 1621.50 44.29% 51.91% -11.55 5-4
1972-11-19 New Orleans Saints W 27-14 1589.10 1321.58 80.12% 16.11% +10.96 6-4
1972-11-23 New York Jets W 37-20 1600.06 1544.28 56.80% 39.40% +30.06 7-4
1972-12-03 @ Green Bay Packers L 7-33 1630.12 1546.07 59.09% 37.11% -55.07 7-5
1972-12-10 @ Buffalo Bills T 21-21 1575.05 1300.79 79.75% 16.48% -2.87 7-5
1972-12-17 @ Los Angeles Rams W 34-17 1572.18 1510.16 56.08% 40.12% +30.60 8-5
1972-09-17 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 26-10 1469.80 1496.32 43.49% 52.71% +38.64 1-0
1972-09-24 Oakland Raiders L 14-20 1508.44 1507.06 49.12% 47.08% -22.10 1-1
1972-10-01 Dallas Cowboys W 16-13 1486.34 1666.85 25.29% 70.92% +22.42 2-1
1972-10-08 Chicago Bears W 20-17 1508.76 1398.24 64.04% 32.17% +10.37 3-1
1972-10-16 @ Detroit Lions W 24-23 1519.13 1574.63 39.44% 56.76% +10.39 4-1
1972-10-22 Atlanta Falcons L 9-10 1529.52 1565.71 43.74% 52.46% -8.07 4-2
1972-10-29 Minnesota Vikings L 13-27 1521.45 1573.59 41.49% 54.71% -28.68 4-3
1972-11-05 San Francisco 49ers W 34-24 1492.77 1572.93 37.63% 58.57% +33.85 5-3
1972-11-12 @ Chicago Bears W 23-17 1526.62 1465.48 55.96% 40.24% +18.23 6-3
1972-11-19 @ Houston Oilers W 23-10 1544.85 1288.88 78.25% 17.98% +12.20 7-3
1972-11-26 @ Washington Redskins L 16-21 1557.05 1717.23 26.27% 69.94% -10.98 7-4
1972-12-03 Detroit Lions W 33-7 1546.07 1630.12 37.11% 59.09% +55.07 8-4
1972-12-10 @ Minnesota Vikings W 23-7 1601.14 1625.49 43.79% 52.40% +38.41 9-4
1972-12-17 @ New Orleans Saints W 30-20 1639.55 1300.02 84.31% 11.93% +7.14 10-4
1972-09-17 @ Denver Broncos L 17-30 1442.99 1450.25 46.23% 49.97% -30.68 0-1
1972-09-24 @ Miami Dolphins L 13-34 1412.31 1597.72 23.55% 72.66% -20.23 0-2
1972-10-01 New York Jets W 26-20 1392.08 1529.97 30.20% 66.00% +29.51 1-2
1972-10-09 Oakland Raiders L 0-34 1421.59 1528.62 34.08% 62.13% -36.93 1-3
1972-10-15 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 7-24 1384.66 1464.15 36.19% 60.01% -27.68 1-4
1972-10-22 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 17-23 1356.98 1443.96 36.72% 59.48% -16.68 1-5
1972-10-29 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 7-30 1340.30 1524.39 23.69% 72.53% -21.29 1-6
1972-11-05 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 0-20 1319.01 1481.16 26.05% 70.16% -21.79 1-7
1972-11-12 Philadelphia Eagles L 17-18 1297.22 1322.67 45.27% 50.93% -8.34 1-8
1972-11-19 Green Bay Packers L 10-23 1288.88 1544.85 17.98% 78.25% -12.21 1-9
1972-11-26 @ San Diego Chargers L 20-34 1276.67 1460.10 23.76% 72.46% -16.66 1-10
1972-12-03 @ Atlanta Falcons L 10-20 1260.01 1502.24 18.17% 78.05% -10.82 1-11
1972-12-10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3-9 1249.19 1670.83 7.79% 88.48% -3.62 1-12
1972-12-17 Cincinnati Bengals L 17-61 1245.57 1502.06 17.93% 78.29% -22.40 1-13
1972-09-17 Miami Dolphins L 10-20 1557.71 1570.32 47.11% 49.09% -27.41 0-1
1972-09-25 @ New Orleans Saints W 20-17 1530.30 1401.60 64.88% 31.33% +10.11 1-1
1972-10-01 @ Denver Broncos W 45-24 1540.41 1435.01 61.92% 34.29% +29.20 2-1
1972-10-08 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 31-7 1569.61 1530.70 52.84% 43.36% +39.18 3-1
1972-10-15 Cincinnati Bengals L 16-23 1608.79 1506.06 63.05% 33.15% -30.46 3-2
1972-10-22 Philadelphia Eagles L 20-21 1578.33 1349.43 76.88% 19.34% -14.04 3-3
1972-10-29 @ San Diego Chargers W 26-14 1564.29 1465.26 61.08% 35.12% +22.59 4-3
1972-11-05 Oakland Raiders W 27-14 1586.88 1602.20 46.72% 49.48% +32.75 5-3
1972-11-12 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 7-16 1619.63 1585.91 52.11% 44.09% -28.65 5-4
1972-11-19 San Diego Chargers L 17-27 1590.98 1418.98 71.24% 24.97% -41.12 5-5
1972-11-26 @ Oakland Raiders L 3-26 1549.86 1606.72 39.25% 56.95% -34.84 5-6
1972-12-03 Denver Broncos W 24-21 1515.02 1374.64 67.67% 28.53% +9.22 6-6
1972-12-10 Baltimore Colts W 24-10 1524.24 1525.45 48.75% 47.45% +32.65 7-6
1972-12-17 @ Atlanta Falcons W 17-14 1556.89 1483.06 57.71% 38.49% +12.35 8-6
1972-09-17 New Orleans Saints W 34-14 1563.97 1425.62 67.43% 28.77% +24.02 1-0
1972-09-24 @ Chicago Bears T 13-13 1587.99 1419.39 69.60% 26.61% -1.94 1-0
1972-10-01 @ Atlanta Falcons L 3-31 1586.05 1516.34 57.14% 39.06% -55.29 1-1
1972-10-08 San Francisco 49ers W 31-7 1530.76 1588.68 40.69% 55.51% +49.76 2-1
1972-10-15 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 34-3 1580.52 1372.88 73.76% 22.45% +23.46 3-1
1972-10-22 Cincinnati Bengals W 15-12 1603.98 1536.52 58.40% 37.80% +12.13 4-1
1972-10-29 @ Oakland Raiders L 17-45 1616.11 1546.98 57.06% 39.14% -55.22 4-2
1972-11-05 Atlanta Falcons W 20-7 1560.89 1511.21 55.96% 40.24% +26.83 5-2
1972-11-12 Denver Broncos L 10-16 1587.72 1370.58 75.80% 20.42% -33.91 5-3
1972-11-19 Minnesota Vikings L 41-45 1553.81 1633.05 37.76% 58.44% -13.99 5-4
1972-11-26 @ New Orleans Saints L 16-19 1539.82 1310.63 75.85% 20.36% -23.99 5-5
1972-12-04 @ San Francisco 49ers W 26-16 1515.83 1630.03 31.71% 64.50% +37.24 6-5
1972-12-10 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 14-24 1553.07 1339.92 74.31% 21.90% -42.91 6-6
1972-12-17 Detroit Lions L 17-34 1510.16 1572.18 40.12% 56.08% -30.60 6-7
1972-09-17 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 20-10 1570.32 1557.71 49.09% 47.11% +27.40 1-0
1972-09-24 Houston Oilers W 34-13 1597.72 1412.31 72.66% 23.55% +20.23 2-0
1972-10-01 @ Minnesota Vikings W 16-14 1617.95 1618.55 47.19% 49.01% +12.73 3-0
1972-10-08 @ New York Jets W 27-17 1630.68 1500.45 65.07% 31.14% +18.34 4-0
1972-10-15 San Diego Chargers W 24-10 1649.02 1511.07 67.39% 28.82% +20.13 5-0
1972-10-22 Buffalo Bills W 24-23 1669.15 1395.84 80.57% 15.66% +2.96 6-0
1972-10-29 @ Baltimore Colts W 23-0 1672.11 1493.61 70.70% 25.51% +22.89 7-0
1972-11-05 @ Buffalo Bills W 30-16 1695.00 1368.66 83.49% 12.75% +9.02 8-0
1972-11-12 New England Patriots W 52-0 1704.02 1281.57 88.97% 7.30% +9.99 9-0
1972-11-19 New York Jets W 28-24 1714.01 1554.11 69.91% 26.30% +9.84 10-0
1972-11-27 St. Louis Cardinals W 31-10 1723.85 1361.59 86.24% 10.01% +8.70 11-0
1972-12-03 @ New England Patriots W 37-21 1732.55 1237.63 91.04% 5.25% +3.99 12-0
1972-12-10 @ New York Giants W 23-13 1736.54 1529.30 73.72% 22.49% +13.34 13-0
1972-12-16 Baltimore Colts W 16-0 1749.88 1492.80 79.29% 16.93% +12.77 14-0
1972-09-18 Washington Redskins L 21-24 1591.46 1541.60 55.98% 40.21% -17.74 0-1
1972-09-24 @ Detroit Lions W 34-10 1573.72 1580.23 46.34% 49.86% +44.83 1-1
1972-10-01 Miami Dolphins L 14-16 1618.55 1617.95 49.01% 47.19% -12.73 1-2
1972-10-08 St. Louis Cardinals L 17-19 1605.82 1449.83 69.47% 26.74% -17.93 1-3
1972-10-15 @ Denver Broncos W 23-20 1587.89 1383.41 73.44% 22.77% +7.39 2-3
1972-10-23 @ Chicago Bears L 10-13 1595.28 1435.43 68.61% 27.60% -21.69 2-4
1972-10-29 @ Green Bay Packers W 27-13 1573.59 1521.45 54.71% 41.49% +28.69 3-4
1972-11-05 New Orleans Saints W 37-6 1602.28 1362.00 77.88% 18.34% +19.22 4-4
1972-11-12 Detroit Lions W 16-14 1621.50 1600.65 51.91% 44.29% +11.55 5-4
1972-11-19 @ Los Angeles Rams W 45-41 1633.05 1553.81 58.44% 37.76% +13.99 6-4
1972-11-26 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 10-23 1647.04 1598.84 54.15% 42.05% -35.75 6-5
1972-12-03 Chicago Bears W 23-10 1611.29 1399.97 75.25% 20.97% +14.20 7-5
1972-12-10 Green Bay Packers L 7-23 1625.49 1601.14 52.40% 43.79% -38.41 7-6
1972-12-16 @ San Francisco 49ers L 17-20 1587.08 1622.79 42.19% 54.01% -13.49 7-7
1972-09-17 Cincinnati Bengals L 7-31 1439.81 1471.43 44.39% 51.81% -40.08 0-1
1972-09-24 Atlanta Falcons W 21-20 1399.73 1528.17 31.36% 64.84% +11.84 1-1
1972-10-01 Washington Redskins W 24-23 1411.57 1586.31 25.92% 70.29% +12.83 2-1
1972-10-08 @ Buffalo Bills L 14-38 1424.40 1363.28 55.96% 40.24% -50.16 2-2
1972-10-15 New York Jets L 13-41 1374.24 1482.11 33.97% 62.24% -33.40 2-3
1972-10-22 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 3-33 1340.84 1491.83 27.30% 68.90% -27.95 2-4
1972-10-29 @ New York Jets L 10-34 1312.89 1532.66 20.17% 76.04% -18.58 2-5
1972-11-06 Baltimore Colts L 17-24 1294.31 1470.72 25.74% 70.47% -12.74 2-6
1972-11-12 @ Miami Dolphins L 0-52 1281.57 1704.02 7.30% 88.97% -9.99 2-7
1972-11-19 Buffalo Bills L 24-27 1271.58 1329.92 40.63% 55.57% -13.01 2-8
1972-11-26 @ Baltimore Colts L 0-31 1258.57 1480.19 20.00% 76.22% -20.94 2-9
1972-12-03 Miami Dolphins L 21-37 1237.63 1732.55 5.25% 91.04% -3.99 2-10
1972-12-10 @ New Orleans Saints W 17-10 1233.64 1330.09 33.96% 62.24% +30.07 3-10
1972-12-17 @ Denver Broncos L 21-45 1263.71 1421.81 26.50% 69.71% -24.27 3-11
1972-09-17 @ Los Angeles Rams L 14-34 1425.62 1563.97 28.77% 67.43% -24.02 0-1
1972-09-25 Kansas City Chiefs L 17-20 1401.60 1530.30 31.33% 64.88% -10.11 0-2
1972-10-01 San Francisco 49ers L 2-37 1391.49 1559.14 26.71% 69.49% -29.55 0-3
1972-10-08 @ New York Giants L 21-45 1361.94 1436.08 36.90% 59.30% -33.52 0-4
1972-10-15 Atlanta Falcons L 14-21 1328.42 1555.49 20.56% 75.65% -10.22 0-5
1972-10-22 @ San Francisco 49ers T 20-20 1318.20 1512.66 22.62% 73.59% +2.29 0-5
1972-10-29 Philadelphia Eagles W 21-3 1320.49 1363.47 42.78% 53.42% +41.51 1-5
1972-11-05 @ Minnesota Vikings L 6-37 1362.00 1602.28 18.34% 77.88% -19.22 1-6
1972-11-12 @ Atlanta Falcons L 20-36 1342.78 1484.38 28.39% 67.82% -21.20 1-7
1972-11-19 @ Detroit Lions L 14-27 1321.58 1589.10 16.11% 80.12% -10.95 1-8
1972-11-26 Los Angeles Rams W 19-16 1310.63 1539.82 20.36% 75.85% +23.99 2-8
1972-12-03 @ New York Jets L 17-18 1334.62 1514.21 24.16% 72.05% -4.53 2-9
1972-12-10 New England Patriots L 10-17 1330.09 1233.64 62.24% 33.96% -30.07 2-10
1972-12-17 Green Bay Packers L 20-30 1300.02 1639.55 11.93% 84.31% -7.14 2-11
1972-09-17 @ Detroit Lions L 16-30 1429.86 1559.42 29.82% 66.38% -20.81 0-1
1972-09-24 Dallas Cowboys L 14-23 1409.05 1656.28 18.73% 77.49% -10.58 0-2
1972-10-02 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 27-12 1398.47 1427.11 43.19% 53.01% +37.61 1-2
1972-10-08 New Orleans Saints W 45-21 1436.08 1361.94 59.30% 36.90% +33.53 2-2
1972-10-15 @ San Francisco 49ers W 23-17 1469.61 1538.92 37.55% 58.65% +26.26 3-2
1972-10-22 St. Louis Cardinals W 27-21 1495.87 1435.01 57.50% 38.70% +17.55 4-2
1972-10-29 Washington Redskins L 16-23 1513.42 1643.23 31.19% 65.01% -15.37 4-3
1972-11-05 Denver Broncos W 29-17 1498.05 1391.65 63.52% 32.69% +21.07 5-3
1972-11-12 @ Washington Redskins L 13-27 1519.12 1685.44 25.59% 70.62% -17.92 5-4
1972-11-19 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 13-7 1501.20 1376.09 64.43% 31.77% +14.49 6-4
1972-11-26 Philadelphia Eagles W 62-10 1515.69 1321.75 73.54% 22.68% +30.68 7-4
1972-12-03 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 10-13 1546.37 1500.69 53.80% 42.40% -17.07 7-5
1972-12-10 Miami Dolphins L 13-23 1529.30 1736.54 22.49% 73.72% -13.34 7-6
1972-12-17 @ Dallas Cowboys W 23-3 1515.96 1692.79 24.45% 71.76% +58.58 8-6
1972-09-17 @ Buffalo Bills W 41-24 1468.24 1375.42 60.26% 35.94% +27.49 1-0
1972-09-24 @ Baltimore Colts W 44-34 1495.73 1569.40 36.97% 59.24% +34.24 2-0
1972-10-01 @ Houston Oilers L 20-26 1529.97 1392.08 66.00% 30.20% -29.52 2-1
1972-10-08 Miami Dolphins L 17-27 1500.45 1630.68 31.14% 65.07% -18.34 2-2
1972-10-15 @ New England Patriots W 41-13 1482.11 1374.24 62.24% 33.97% +33.41 3-2
1972-10-22 Baltimore Colts W 24-20 1515.52 1510.76 49.61% 46.59% +17.14 4-2
1972-10-29 New England Patriots W 34-10 1532.66 1312.89 76.04% 20.17% +18.58 5-2
1972-11-05 Washington Redskins L 17-35 1551.24 1658.61 34.03% 62.17% -26.84 5-3
1972-11-12 Buffalo Bills W 41-3 1524.40 1359.63 70.45% 25.76% +29.71 6-3
1972-11-19 @ Miami Dolphins L 24-28 1554.11 1714.01 26.30% 69.91% -9.83 6-4
1972-11-23 @ Detroit Lions L 20-37 1544.28 1600.06 39.40% 56.80% -30.07 6-5
1972-12-03 New Orleans Saints W 18-17 1514.21 1334.62 72.05% 24.16% +4.53 7-5
1972-12-11 @ Oakland Raiders L 16-24 1518.74 1648.71 29.77% 66.43% -15.70 7-6
1972-12-17 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 10-26 1503.04 1530.43 44.99% 51.21% -33.16 7-7
1972-09-17 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 28-34 1534.11 1439.97 60.44% 35.76% -27.05 0-1
1972-09-24 @ Green Bay Packers W 20-14 1507.06 1508.44 47.08% 49.12% +22.10 1-1
1972-10-01 San Diego Chargers T 17-17 1529.16 1492.16 54.19% 42.01% -0.54 1-1
1972-10-09 @ Houston Oilers W 34-0 1528.62 1421.59 62.13% 34.08% +36.93 2-1
1972-10-15 Buffalo Bills W 28-16 1565.55 1413.43 69.03% 27.18% +17.59 3-1
1972-10-22 Denver Broncos L 23-30 1583.14 1376.02 74.84% 21.37% -36.16 3-2
1972-10-29 Los Angeles Rams W 45-17 1546.98 1616.11 39.14% 57.06% +55.22 4-2
1972-11-05 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 14-27 1602.20 1586.88 49.48% 46.72% -32.75 4-3
1972-11-12 @ Cincinnati Bengals W 20-14 1569.45 1503.78 56.59% 39.61% +17.95 5-3
1972-11-19 @ Denver Broncos W 37-20 1587.40 1404.49 71.18% 25.03% +19.32 6-3
1972-11-26 Kansas City Chiefs W 26-3 1606.72 1549.86 56.95% 39.25% +34.84 7-3
1972-12-03 @ San Diego Chargers W 21-19 1641.56 1476.76 69.17% 27.04% +7.15 8-3
1972-12-11 New York Jets W 24-16 1648.71 1518.74 66.43% 29.77% +15.70 9-3
1972-12-17 Chicago Bears W 28-21 1664.41 1405.25 79.46% 16.77% +8.37 10-3
1972-09-17 @ Dallas Cowboys L 6-28 1479.02 1632.60 27.01% 69.20% -23.68 0-1
1972-09-24 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 17-27 1455.34 1457.69 48.59% 47.61% -28.23 0-2
1972-10-02 New York Giants L 12-27 1427.11 1398.47 53.01% 43.19% -37.61 0-3
1972-10-08 @ Washington Redskins L 0-14 1389.50 1573.48 23.70% 72.52% -16.62 0-4
1972-10-15 Los Angeles Rams L 3-34 1372.88 1580.52 22.45% 73.76% -23.45 0-5
1972-10-22 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 21-20 1349.43 1578.33 19.34% 76.88% +14.04 1-5
1972-10-29 @ New Orleans Saints L 3-21 1363.47 1320.49 53.42% 42.78% -41.51 1-6
1972-11-05 St. Louis Cardinals T 6-6 1321.96 1384.56 40.04% 56.16% +0.71 1-6
1972-11-12 @ Houston Oilers W 18-17 1322.67 1297.22 50.93% 45.27% +8.34 2-6
1972-11-19 Dallas Cowboys L 7-28 1331.01 1692.41 10.67% 85.58% -9.26 2-7
1972-11-26 @ New York Giants L 10-62 1321.75 1515.69 22.68% 73.54% -30.67 2-8
1972-12-03 Washington Redskins L 7-23 1291.08 1728.22 7.17% 89.10% -5.45 2-9
1972-12-10 Chicago Bears L 12-21 1285.63 1385.77 34.97% 61.23% -19.49 2-10
1972-12-17 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 23-24 1266.14 1382.82 31.40% 64.81% -5.84 2-11
1972-09-17 Oakland Raiders W 34-28 1439.97 1534.11 35.76% 60.44% +27.05 1-0
1972-09-24 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 10-15 1467.02 1511.51 40.96% 55.24% -16.93 1-1
1972-10-01 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 25-19 1450.09 1473.28 43.96% 52.24% +23.45 2-1
1972-10-08 @ Dallas Cowboys L 13-17 1473.54 1644.43 25.09% 71.12% -9.39 2-2
1972-10-15 Houston Oilers W 24-7 1464.15 1384.66 60.01% 36.19% +27.68 3-2
1972-10-22 New England Patriots W 33-3 1491.83 1340.84 68.90% 27.30% +27.95 4-2
1972-10-29 @ Buffalo Bills W 38-21 1519.78 1392.88 64.65% 31.55% +24.23 5-2
1972-11-05 Cincinnati Bengals W 40-17 1544.01 1545.68 48.68% 47.52% +41.90 6-2
1972-11-12 Kansas City Chiefs W 16-7 1585.91 1619.63 44.09% 52.11% +28.65 7-2
1972-11-19 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 24-26 1614.56 1517.43 60.83% 35.37% -15.72 7-3
1972-11-26 Minnesota Vikings W 23-10 1598.84 1647.04 42.05% 54.15% +35.75 8-3
1972-12-03 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 30-0 1634.59 1550.97 60.56% 35.64% +36.24 9-3
1972-12-10 @ Houston Oilers W 9-3 1670.83 1249.19 88.48% 7.79% +3.62 10-3
1972-12-17 @ San Diego Chargers W 24-2 1674.45 1413.21 78.69% 17.53% +15.49 11-3
1972-09-17 @ San Francisco 49ers L 3-34 1484.32 1558.56 36.89% 59.31% -38.08 0-1
1972-09-24 Denver Broncos W 37-14 1446.24 1480.93 43.95% 52.25% +45.92 1-1
1972-10-01 @ Oakland Raiders T 17-17 1492.16 1529.16 42.01% 54.19% +0.54 1-1
1972-10-08 @ Baltimore Colts W 23-20 1492.70 1557.31 38.19% 58.01% +18.37 2-1
1972-10-15 @ Miami Dolphins L 10-24 1511.07 1649.02 28.82% 67.39% -20.13 2-2
1972-10-22 @ Detroit Lions L 20-34 1490.94 1564.24 37.01% 59.19% -25.68 2-3
1972-10-29 Kansas City Chiefs L 14-26 1465.26 1564.29 35.12% 61.08% -22.59 2-4
1972-11-05 Dallas Cowboys L 28-34 1442.67 1675.43 20.03% 76.19% -9.22 2-5
1972-11-13 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 17-21 1433.45 1502.95 39.09% 57.11% -14.47 2-6
1972-11-19 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 27-17 1418.98 1590.98 24.97% 71.24% +41.12 3-6
1972-11-26 Houston Oilers W 34-20 1460.10 1276.67 72.46% 23.76% +16.66 4-6
1972-12-03 Oakland Raiders L 19-21 1476.76 1641.56 27.04% 69.17% -7.15 4-7
1972-12-10 @ Denver Broncos L 13-38 1469.61 1365.41 61.76% 34.44% -56.40 4-8
1972-12-17 Pittsburgh Steelers L 2-24 1413.21 1674.45 17.53% 78.69% -15.49 4-9
1972-09-17 San Diego Chargers W 34-3 1558.56 1484.32 59.31% 36.89% +38.09 1-0
1972-09-24 @ Buffalo Bills L 20-27 1596.65 1347.92 77.62% 18.60% -37.51 1-1
1972-10-01 @ New Orleans Saints W 37-2 1559.14 1391.49 69.49% 26.71% +29.54 2-1
1972-10-08 @ Los Angeles Rams L 7-31 1588.68 1530.76 55.51% 40.69% -49.76 2-2
1972-10-15 New York Giants L 17-23 1538.92 1469.61 58.65% 37.55% -26.26 2-3
1972-10-22 New Orleans Saints T 20-20 1512.66 1318.20 73.59% 22.62% -2.30 2-3
1972-10-29 @ Atlanta Falcons W 49-14 1510.36 1573.78 38.35% 57.85% +62.57 3-3
1972-11-05 @ Green Bay Packers L 24-34 1572.93 1492.77 58.57% 37.63% -33.85 3-4
1972-11-12 Baltimore Colts W 24-21 1539.08 1483.46 56.78% 39.42% +12.64 4-4
1972-11-19 @ Chicago Bears W 34-21 1551.72 1447.26 61.79% 34.41% +23.05 5-4
1972-11-23 @ Dallas Cowboys W 31-10 1574.77 1701.68 30.14% 66.06% +55.26 6-4
1972-12-04 Los Angeles Rams L 16-26 1630.03 1515.83 64.50% 31.71% -37.24 6-5
1972-12-10 Atlanta Falcons W 20-0 1592.79 1513.06 60.05% 36.15% +30.00 7-5
1972-12-16 Minnesota Vikings W 20-17 1622.79 1587.08 54.01% 42.19% +13.50 8-5
1972-09-17 @ Baltimore Colts W 10-3 1467.96 1601.70 29.32% 66.89% +32.30 1-0
1972-09-24 @ Washington Redskins L 10-24 1500.26 1559.34 38.95% 57.26% -26.98 1-1
1972-10-01 Pittsburgh Steelers L 19-25 1473.28 1450.09 52.24% 43.96% -23.45 1-2
1972-10-08 @ Minnesota Vikings W 19-17 1449.83 1605.82 26.74% 69.47% +17.94 2-2
1972-10-15 Washington Redskins L 3-33 1467.77 1590.10 32.12% 64.08% -32.76 2-3
1972-10-22 @ New York Giants L 21-27 1435.01 1495.87 38.70% 57.50% -17.55 2-4
1972-10-29 Chicago Bears L 10-27 1417.46 1457.12 43.25% 52.95% -32.90 2-5
1972-11-05 @ Philadelphia Eagles T 6-6 1384.56 1321.96 56.16% 40.04% -0.72 2-5
1972-11-12 @ Dallas Cowboys L 24-33 1383.84 1684.66 13.68% 82.55% -7.75 2-6
1972-11-19 New York Giants L 7-13 1376.09 1501.20 31.77% 64.43% -14.50 2-7
1972-11-27 @ Miami Dolphins L 10-31 1361.59 1723.85 10.01% 86.24% -8.69 2-8
1972-12-03 Dallas Cowboys L 6-27 1352.90 1646.41 15.01% 81.22% -12.98 2-9
1972-12-10 Los Angeles Rams W 24-14 1339.92 1553.07 21.90% 74.31% +42.90 3-9
1972-12-17 Philadelphia Eagles W 24-23 1382.82 1266.14 64.81% 31.40% +5.85 4-9
1972-09-18 @ Minnesota Vikings W 24-21 1541.60 1591.46 40.21% 55.98% +17.74 1-0
1972-09-24 St. Louis Cardinals W 24-10 1559.34 1500.26 57.26% 38.95% +26.97 2-0
1972-10-01 @ New England Patriots L 23-24 1586.31 1411.57 70.29% 25.92% -12.83 2-1
1972-10-08 Philadelphia Eagles W 14-0 1573.48 1389.50 72.52% 23.70% +16.62 3-1
1972-10-15 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 33-3 1590.10 1467.77 64.08% 32.12% +32.75 4-1
1972-10-22 Dallas Cowboys W 24-20 1622.85 1682.01 40.52% 55.68% +20.38 5-1
1972-10-29 @ New York Giants W 23-16 1643.23 1513.42 65.01% 31.19% +15.38 6-1
1972-11-05 @ New York Jets W 35-17 1658.61 1551.24 62.17% 34.03% +26.83 7-1
1972-11-12 New York Giants W 27-13 1685.44 1519.12 70.62% 25.59% +17.92 8-1
1972-11-20 Atlanta Falcons W 24-13 1703.36 1505.58 73.92% 22.29% +13.87 9-1
1972-11-26 Green Bay Packers W 21-16 1717.23 1557.05 69.94% 26.27% +10.99 10-1
1972-12-03 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 23-7 1728.22 1291.08 89.10% 7.17% +5.44 11-1
1972-12-09 @ Dallas Cowboys L 24-34 1733.66 1659.39 57.77% 38.43% -33.40 11-2
1972-12-17 Buffalo Bills L 17-24 1700.26 1303.65 87.89% 8.37% -42.57 11-3

Playoff Games

Every playoff game from each team's perspective, controlled by the team filter above. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game; the record column shows the team's running playoff W-L.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1972-12-24 @ Miami Dolphins L 14-20 1563.59 1762.65 23.53% 76.47% -10.19 0-1
1972-12-23 @ San Francisco 49ers W 30-28 1634.21 1636.29 48.88% 51.12% +12.78 1-0
1972-12-31 @ Washington Redskins L 3-26 1646.99 1688.03 43.31% 56.69% -36.72 1-1
1972-12-24 @ Washington Redskins L 3-16 1646.69 1657.69 47.59% 52.41% -30.34 0-1
1972-12-24 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 20-14 1762.65 1563.59 76.47% 23.53% +10.19 1-0
1972-12-31 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 21-17 1772.84 1710.17 58.12% 41.88% +14.81 2-0
1973-01-14 @ Washington Redskins W 14-7 1787.65 1724.75 58.95% 41.05% +19.20 3-0
1972-12-23 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 7-13 1672.78 1689.94 46.71% 53.29% -20.23 0-1
1972-12-23 Oakland Raiders W 13-7 1689.94 1672.78 53.29% 46.71% +20.23 1-0
1972-12-31 Miami Dolphins L 17-21 1710.17 1772.84 41.88% 58.12% -14.81 1-1
1972-12-23 Dallas Cowboys L 28-30 1636.29 1634.21 51.12% 48.88% -12.78 0-1
1972-12-24 Green Bay Packers W 16-3 1657.69 1646.69 52.41% 47.59% +30.34 1-0
1972-12-31 Dallas Cowboys W 26-3 1688.03 1646.99 56.69% 43.31% +36.72 2-0
1973-01-14 Miami Dolphins L 7-14 1724.75 1787.65 41.05% 58.95% -19.20 2-1

Biggest Upsets

The 25 games where the underdog won despite the lowest pregame win probability. Underdog Win % is the winner's pregame chance of winning the game (lower = bigger upset). @ before a team name indicates the away side. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.

# Date Underdog Win % Winning Team Losing Team
Team Elo Score Team Elo Score
1 1972-12-17 8.37% Buffalo Bills 1303.65 24 @ Washington Redskins 1700.26 17
2 1972-09-24 18.60% @ Buffalo Bills 1347.92 27 San Francisco 49ers 1596.65 20
3 1972-10-22 19.34% Philadelphia Eagles 1349.43 21 @ Kansas City Chiefs 1578.33 20
4 1972-11-26 20.36% @ New Orleans Saints 1310.63 19 Los Angeles Rams 1539.82 16
5 1972-11-12 20.42% Denver Broncos 1370.58 16 @ Los Angeles Rams 1587.72 10
6 1972-10-22 21.37% Denver Broncos 1376.02 30 @ Oakland Raiders 1583.14 23
7 1972-12-10 21.90% @ St. Louis Cardinals 1339.92 24 Los Angeles Rams 1553.07 14
8 1972-12-17 24.45% New York Giants 1515.96 23 @ Dallas Cowboys 1692.79 3
9 1972-11-19 24.97% San Diego Chargers 1418.98 27 @ Kansas City Chiefs 1590.98 17
10 1972-10-01 25.29% @ Green Bay Packers 1486.34 16 Dallas Cowboys 1666.85 13
11 1972-10-01 25.92% @ New England Patriots 1411.57 24 Washington Redskins 1586.31 23
12 1972-10-08 26.74% St. Louis Cardinals 1449.83 19 @ Minnesota Vikings 1605.82 17
13 1972-10-23 27.60% @ Chicago Bears 1435.43 13 Minnesota Vikings 1595.28 10
14 1972-09-17 29.32% St. Louis Cardinals 1467.96 10 @ Baltimore Colts 1601.70 3
15 1972-11-23 30.14% San Francisco 49ers 1574.77 31 @ Dallas Cowboys 1701.68 10
16 1972-10-01 30.20% @ Houston Oilers 1392.08 26 New York Jets 1529.97 20
17 1972-09-24 31.36% @ New England Patriots 1399.73 21 Atlanta Falcons 1528.17 20
18 1972-12-04 31.71% Los Angeles Rams 1515.83 26 @ San Francisco 49ers 1630.03 16
19 1972-10-15 33.04% Chicago Bears 1387.87 17 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 1491.52 0
20 1972-10-15 33.15% Cincinnati Bengals 1506.06 23 @ Kansas City Chiefs 1608.79 16
21 1972-12-10 33.96% New England Patriots 1233.64 17 @ New Orleans Saints 1330.09 10
22 1972-12-10 34.44% @ Denver Broncos 1365.41 38 San Diego Chargers 1469.61 13
23 1972-11-19 35.37% @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 1517.43 26 Pittsburgh Steelers 1614.56 24
24 1972-09-17 35.76% @ Pittsburgh Steelers 1439.97 34 Oakland Raiders 1534.11 28
25 1972-09-24 36.97% New York Jets 1495.73 44 @ Baltimore Colts 1569.40 34

Biggest Elo Changes

The 25 games that moved the Elo needle the most. Elo Δ is the magnitude of the rating swing; both teams move by the same amount per game (one up, one down). The winning side is shown first. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.

# Date Elo Δ Winning Team Losing Team
Team Score Elo Win % Team Score Elo Win %
1 1972-10-29 62.57 San Francisco 49ers 49 1510.36 38.35% @ Atlanta Falcons 14 1573.78 57.85%
2 1972-12-17 58.58 New York Giants 23 1515.96 24.45% @ Dallas Cowboys 3 1692.79 71.76%
3 1972-12-10 56.40 @ Denver Broncos 38 1365.41 34.44% San Diego Chargers 13 1469.61 61.76%
4 1972-10-01 55.29 @ Atlanta Falcons 31 1516.34 39.06% Los Angeles Rams 3 1586.05 57.14%
5 1972-11-23 55.27 San Francisco 49ers 31 1574.77 30.14% @ Dallas Cowboys 10 1701.68 66.06%
6 1972-10-29 55.22 @ Oakland Raiders 45 1546.98 39.14% Los Angeles Rams 17 1616.11 57.06%
7 1972-12-03 55.07 @ Green Bay Packers 33 1546.07 37.11% Detroit Lions 7 1630.12 59.09%
8 1972-10-08 50.16 @ Buffalo Bills 38 1363.28 40.24% New England Patriots 14 1424.40 55.96%
9 1972-10-08 49.76 @ Los Angeles Rams 31 1530.76 40.69% San Francisco 49ers 7 1588.68 55.51%
10 1972-10-15 47.56 Chicago Bears 17 1387.87 33.04% @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 0 1491.52 63.17%
11 1972-09-24 45.92 @ San Diego Chargers 37 1446.24 43.95% Denver Broncos 14 1480.93 52.25%
12 1972-09-24 44.83 Minnesota Vikings 34 1573.72 46.34% @ Detroit Lions 10 1580.23 49.86%
13 1972-10-01 44.78 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 27 1485.92 42.85% Cincinnati Bengals 6 1528.44 53.35%
14 1972-12-10 42.91 @ St. Louis Cardinals 24 1339.92 21.90% Los Angeles Rams 14 1553.07 74.31%
15 1972-12-17 42.58 Buffalo Bills 24 1303.65 8.37% @ Washington Redskins 17 1700.26 87.89%
16 1972-11-05 41.90 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 40 1544.01 48.68% Cincinnati Bengals 17 1545.68 47.52%
17 1972-10-29 41.51 @ New Orleans Saints 21 1320.49 42.78% Philadelphia Eagles 3 1363.47 53.42%
18 1972-11-19 41.12 San Diego Chargers 27 1418.98 24.97% @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 1590.98 71.24%
19 1972-09-17 40.08 Cincinnati Bengals 31 1471.43 51.81% @ New England Patriots 7 1439.81 44.39%
20 1972-10-08 39.18 Kansas City Chiefs 31 1569.61 52.84% @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 7 1530.70 43.36%
21 1972-09-17 38.64 Green Bay Packers 26 1469.80 43.49% @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 10 1496.32 52.71%
22 1972-12-10 38.41 Green Bay Packers 23 1601.14 43.79% @ Minnesota Vikings 7 1625.49 52.40%
23 1972-09-17 38.09 @ San Francisco 49ers 34 1558.56 59.31% San Diego Chargers 3 1484.32 36.89%
24 1972-10-02 37.61 New York Giants 27 1398.47 43.19% @ Philadelphia Eagles 12 1427.11 53.01%
25 1972-09-24 37.51 @ Buffalo Bills 27 1347.92 18.60% San Francisco 49ers 20 1596.65 77.62%