Vikings Playoff Machine

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VIKESNOW 2026 PLAYOFF PROBABILITY SIMULATOR

Vikings Playoff Machine

Take control of Minnesota — or any NFL team — then pick winners across the schedule and watch that team's playoff path change in real time.

Week 5 model • 64 completed games locked • ESPN Week 4 FPI, projections and efficiencies applied

BIGGEST FPI CLIMBER Chicago Bears ↑ 18 spots after Week 4
BIGGEST FPI FALLER Philadelphia Eagles ↓ 11 spots after Week 4
SCENARIO
HOW TO USE IT

Choose a team to control, then click game winners. The controlled team's game jumps to the top each week. Click a pick again to return it to the model; completed games are locked.

CONTROLLING Minnesota Vikings 4-0 • NFC NORTH
PLAYOFFS — Loading Week 4 → Week 5 change…
NFC NORTH —
WILD CARD —
PICKS 0 No scenario change
2026 REGULAR SEASON Week 5

MODEL NOTES

How the simulator works

ESPN's Week 4 FPI remains the main predictive input for every remaining matchup. VikesNow keeps the same small 5% Week 4 efficiency overlay to the team-strength rating, while ESPN's current playoff and division projections set each team's starting postseason outlook.

The Falcons-Saints Monday night game is locked as an Atlanta win. ESPN had not yet incorporated that result in the supplied snapshot, so the tool applies the result on top of ESPN's displayed playoff/division anchors. For remaining-game strength only, Atlanta receives a provisional +1.6 FPI-equivalent adjustment and New Orleans -1.6 until ESPN refreshes those rows.

1Choose any teamThe sticky bar follows the team you control.
2Pick winnersYour selections become forced outcomes.
3Simulate the restUnselected games use current matchup probabilities.
4Update the pathPlayoff, division and wild-card odds recalculate.