NFL · 2026

NFL playoff machine

Decide any game yourself and see what it does to the whole race: every team's playoff and title chances, recalculated on your device in about a second.

Pick your winners

Tap a team to decide its game; tap it again to leave the game to chance. The percentages are our forecast.

Thursday, November 12

8:15 PM ET

Sunday, November 15

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Monday, November 16

8:15 PM ET

Thursday, November 19

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Sunday, November 22

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Monday, November 23

8:15 PM ET

Wednesday, November 25

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Thursday, November 26

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The race now

Each team's chances from our simulation of the rest of the season. Pick a game to see them change.

American Football Conference

American Football Conference playoff chances with these picks
Team	Wins	Playoffs	Title
BUF	13.7	>99%	21%
DEN	12.8	>99%	10%
JAX	12.4	98%	9%
CIN	11.9	94%	4%
KC	11.1	87%	3%
PIT	11.0	86%	3%
NE	9.4	53%	1%
CLE	8.6	31%	<1%
HOU	8.4	28%	<1%
BAL	8.0	19%	<1%
LV	6.7	3%	0%
IND	5.2	<1%	0%
NYJ	4.4	<1%	0%
MIA	3.4	<1%	<1%
TEN	3.3	<1%	0%
LAC	2.9	0%	0%

National Football Conference

National Football Conference playoff chances with these picks
Team	Wins	Playoffs	Title
SF	12.9	97%	11%
CHI	12.0	91%	11%
MIN	11.6	86%	6%
NYG	9.1	78%	1%
DET	11.1	77%	5%
SEA	10.2	58%	6%
GB	10.0	49%	2%
LAR	9.7	40%	3%
TB	7.3	37%	<1%
NO	6.7	25%	<1%
ATL	6.6	20%	<1%
DAL	7.6	19%	<1%
CAR	6.5	18%	<1%
WSH	5.7	5%	<1%
PHI	4.7	<1%	0%
ARI	6.0	<1%	0%

Your picks change the standings, not how good we think each team is. Standings ties are broken by coin flip rather than each league's tiebreakers, and a few percentage points either way can be chance. For insight and fun, not betting advice.

Pick your winners

Tap a team to decide its game; tap it again to leave the game to chance. The percentages are our forecast.