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WhatIf Sports--NFL Football Simulation (Rd 1 results)
10/25/2024
Round 1 of the WhatIf NFL Playoff Simulation is now complete. To summarize, I took all 655 NFL playoff teams from 1950-2023 and seeded them according to their PageStat ratings. The top 369 teams had a round 1 bye and the first round faced off teams ranked from 370-655. First, the results and then some comments. The Round 2 seedings will be posted tomorrow.
1953 Detroit Lions 42, 1982 Cleveland Browns 6
1958 New York Giants 13, 2010 Seattle Seahawks 10
1970 Baltimore Colts 24, 2023 Houston Texans 14
1970 Cincinnati Bengals 17, 2007 Washington Redskins 10
1970 Miami Dolphins 26, 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers 23
1971 Cleveland Browns 28, 2003 Seattle Seahawks 21
1975 St Louis Cardinals 34, 2022 New York Giants 23
1976 Dallas Cowboys 51, 1955 Los Angeles Rams 0
1977 Baltimore Colts 24, 1998 Arizona Cardinals 22
1978 Denver Broncos 12, 2014 Carolina Panthers 7
1978 Houston Oilers 38, 1979 Philadelphia Eagles 24
1978 Los Angeles Rams 38, 2000 Minnesota Vikings 25
1978 New England Patriots 28, 1979 Chicago Bears 24
1978 Philadelphia Eagles 28, 2019 Seattle Seahawks 7
1979 Denver Broncos 34, 1991 New York Jets 13
1980 Buffalo Bills 41, 1996 Minnesota Vikings 7
1980 Houston Oilers 15, 1992 Kansas City Chiefs 13
1981 Buffalo Bills 28, 1995 Miami Dolphins 14
1981 New York Giants 28, 2016 Detroit Lions 7
1981 New York Jets 24, 2023 Tampa Bay Bucs 21
1981 San Diego Chargers 22, 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars 14
1981 Tampa Bay Bucs 20, 2002 Pittsburgh Steelers 10
1982 Atlanta Falcons 31, 2021 Green Bay Packers 17
1982 Cincinnati Bengals 31, 1969 Cleveland Browns 7
1982 Minnesota Vikings 13, 2023 Los Angeles Rams 12
1982 New England Patriots 9, 2010 Chicago Bears 3
1982 San Diego Chargers 21, 1983 Denver Broncos 20
1982 Tampa Bay Bucs 21, 2012 Minnesota Vikings 6
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers 23, 2001 Oakland Raiders 6
1983 Seattle Seahawks 17, 1978 Minnesota Vikings 10
1984 Chicago Bears 30, 2004 Seattle Seahawks 10
1984 Los Angeles Rams 37, 1994 Minnesota Vikings 34
1985 Cleveland Browns 35, 1979 Miami Dolphins 27
1985 Dallas Cowboys 27, 2023 Green Bay Packers 24
1985 New York Giants 31, 1977 Chicago Bears 21
1986 Los Angeles Rams 33, 2014 Detroit Lions 12
1986 New York Jets 31, 1991 Denver Broncos 3
1987 Chicago Bears 27, 2004 Atlanta Falcons 13
1987 Houston Oilers 27, 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars 20
1987 Indianapolis Colts 14, 1986 Kansas City Chiefs 9
1987 Minnesota Vikings 31, 1984 New York Giants 17
1988 Cleveland Browns 31, 2008 Atlanta Falcons 13
1988 Houston Oilers 24, 1995 San Diego Chargers 20
1988 Seattle Seahawks 25, 1968 Minnesota Vikings 14
1989 Buffalo Bills 38, 2012 Indianapolis Colts 10
1989 Minnesota Vikings 24, 1995 Philadelphia Eagles 17
1989 Philadelphia Eagles 14, 1990 New Orleans Saints 10
1990 Chicago Bears 35, 2006 New York Jets 6
1991 Dallas Cowboys 37, 1972 Cleveland Browns 10
1991 Detroit Lions 34, 1983 Los Angeles Rams 7
1991 Los Angeles Raiders 9, 1976 Washington Redskins 6
1993 Denver Broncos 41, 2022 Minnesota Vikings 22
1993 Green Bay Packers 17, 1967 Cleveland Browns 10
1993 Kansas City Chiefs 23, 1979 Los Angeles Rams 20
1993 New York Giants 34, 2020 Chicago Bears 20
1993 Pittsburgh Steelers 24, 1973 Cincinnati Bengals 10
1994 Chicago Bears 20, 1991 Atlanta Falcons 13
1994 Detroit Lions 24, 2005 Chicago Bears 13
1994 Miami Dolphins 29, 2022 Tampa Bay Bucs 26
1994 San Diego Chargers 26, 2009 Arizona Cardinals 3
1995 Atlanta Falcons 30, 2013 San Diego Chargers 20
1995 Buffalo Bills 18, 1989 Cleveland Browns 13
1995 Indianapolis Colts 23, 1979 Dallas Cowboys 13
1996 Dallas Cowboys 37, 1997 Minnesota Vikings 14
1996 Philadelphia Eagles 20, 1985 Los Angeles Rams 18
1997 Detroit Lions 37, 2022 Los Angeles Chargers 17
1997 Jacksonville Jaguars 28, 2017 Buffalo Bills 20
1997 New York Giants 21, 2016 Seattle Seahawks 19
1997 Tampa Bay Bucs 24, 1970 Oakland Raiders 17
1998 Buffalo Bills 41, 1982 St Louis Cardinals 3
1998 Miami Dolphins 26, 1979 Tampa Bay Bucs 3
1998 New England Patriots 24, 2014 Arizona Cardinals 3
1999 Dallas Cowboys 16, 1992 Miami Dolphins 13
1999 Miami Dolphins 27, 2003 Denver Broncos 21
1999 Seattle Seahawks 27, 1980 Minnesota Vikings 9
1999 Washington Redskins 27, 2019 Houston Texans 17
2000 Denver Broncos 24, 2017 Tennessee Titans 17
2001 Baltimore Ravens 25, 1987 Seattle Seahawks 7
2001 Tampa Bay Bucs 14, 1974 Buffalo Bills 10
2002 Cleveland Browns 27, 1983 Detroit Lions 20
2002 Green Bay Packers 34, 1991 Chicago Bears 14
2002 New York Giants 20, 1994 New England Patriots 17
2002 Tennessee Titans 23, 1998 Dallas Cowboys 20
2003 Carolina Panthers 21, 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers 19
2003 Dallas Cowboys 34, 2008 Carolina Panthers 7
2004 Green Bay Packers 33, 2013 Cincinnati Bengals 3
2004 Minnesota Vikings 16, 1985 Los Angeles Raiders 10
2005 Jacksonville Jaguars 23, 1993 Detroit Lions 10
2005 New England Patriots 23, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers 6
2005 Tampa Bay Bucs 21, 1990 Houston Oilers 24
2006 Kansas City Chiefs 19, 1950 Chicago Bears 17
2006 New Orleans Saints 41, 1997 Miami Dolphins 10
2006 Philadelphia Eagles 21, 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers 16
2006 Seattle Seahawks 31, 2021 Arizona Cardinals 38
2007 Seattle Seahawks 30, 2001 Miami Dolphins 24
2007 Tampa Bay Bucs 28, 1981 Miami Dolphins 7
2007 Tennessee Titans 10, 1999 Tampa Bay Bucs 9
2008 Arizona Cardinals 49, 2000 St Louis Rams 33
2008 Miami Dolphins 38, 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers 14
2008 Minnesota Vikings 19, 1982 Detroit Lions 7
2010 Indianapolis Colts 44, 1994 Kansas City Chiefs 14
2010 Kansas City Chiefs 30, 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers 6
2010 Philadelphia Eagles 27, 1989 Houston Oilers 13
2011 Atlanta Falcons 41, 1980 Cleveland Browns 13
2011 Cincinnati Bengals 20, 2006 Dallas Cowboys 14
2011 Pittsburgh Steelers 23, 1978 Atlanta Falcons 0
2012 Baltimore Ravens 34, 1965 Cleveland Browns 17
2012 Cincinnati Bengals 27, 2018 Dallas Cowboys 24
2012 Houston Texans 31, 1990 Cincinnati Bengals 23
2012 Washington Redskins 34, 2002 San Francisco 49ers 7
2013 Green Bay Packers 31, 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 28
2013 Philadelphia Eagles 27, 2020 Tennessee Titans 24
2014 Cincinnati Bengals 34, 1988 Philadelphia Eagles 26
2015 Houston Texans 19, 2013 Indianapolis Colts 17
2015 Washington Redskins 20, 1990 Los Angeles Raiders 3
2016 Green Bay Packers 27, 1977 Minnesota Vikings 17
2016 Houston Texans 27, 1987 Denver Broncos 3
2016 Miami Dolphins 23, 2000 Philadelphia Eagles 21
2016 New York Giants 9, 1986 Cleveland Browns 6
2016 Oakland Raiders 23, 1999 Detroit Lions 20
2017 Carolina Panthers 17, 2004 St Louis Rams 15
2017 Kansas City Chiefs 27, 2009 Cincinnati Bengals 10
2018 Houston Texans 37, 1993 Minnesota Vikings 9
2018 Indianapolis Colts 29, 1957 Detroit Lions 24
2018 Philadelphia Eagles 17, 2010 New Orleans Saints 15
2018 Seattle Seahawks 13, 1996 Indianapolis Colts 6
2019 Green Bay Packers 33, 1993 Los Angeles Raiders 22
2019 Philadelphia Eagles 21, 2005 Cincinnati Bengals 16
2020 Cleveland Browns 29, 2003 Philadelphia Eagles 20
2020 Indianapolis Colts 35, 2006 New York Giants 28
2020 Seattle Seahawks 26, 2011 Denver Broncos 21
2020 Washington Football 26, 2021 Cincinnati Bengals 17
2021 Las Vegas Raiders 37, 2014 Indianapolis Colts 27
2021 Philadelphia Eagles 27, 2019 Buffalo Bills 24
2021 Pittsburgh Steelers 15, 2000 New York Giants 10
2021 Tennessee Titans 34, 2000 New Orleans Saints 17
2022 Baltimore Ravens 26, 2001 New York Jets 7
2022 Jacksonville Jaguars 20, 1992 San Diego Chargers 16
2022 Miami Dolphins 30, 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers 11
2022 Seattle Seahawks 38, 2002 New York Jets 27
2023 Cleveland Browns 16, 1996 Buffalo Bills 13
2023 Miami Dolphins 56, 2002 Indianapolis Colts 14
2023 Philadelphia Eagles 23, 1999 Tennessee Titans 20
15 teams had at least ten entrants in Round 1. Of those teams, the best results were from Philadelphia (10-5), Tennessee (8-4) and the N.Y. Giants (7-4). The worst were Minnesota (5-11), Pittsburgh (4-9) and the Los Angeles Rams (3-7)
When this tournament started, these teams had the most entrants:
Dallas (36)
Pittsburgh (33)
Minnesota and Green Bay (31)
L.A. Rams (30)
Indianapolis and San Francisco (27)
Philadelphia and New England (27)
Miami and Cleveland (25)
After round one, this is who has the most remaining teams:
Dallas (32)
Green Bay (29)
San Francicso (27)
New England (26)
Pittsburgh (24)
L.A. Rams and Indianapolis (23)
Philadelphia (22)
Minnesota and N.Y. Giants (20)
Any Border Battles between Minnesota and Green Bay in Round 2? (Green Bay won the Rd 1 battle with their 2016 team beating the 1977 Vikings 27-17)
2004 Packers at 1998 Vikings
1992 Vikings at 2009 Packers
1974 Vikings at 2012 Packers
Complete Round 2 matchups will be posted tomorrow!
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