Superbowl XLVIII Projection, Divisional Sunday

Seattle over Denver

Other than a very mild upset of San Francisco over Carolina, the top teams won all Divisional weekend. If Carolina had won, some pundits might have started arguing the playoffs have too many teams, as the first two weekends could have been completely skipped. The San Francisco win, however, legitimizes the wildcard, because the #5 seed is sometimes better than the #4, #3, and even #2 team when they are in the same division at the #1 seed.

I'll be rooting for Denver in the AFC, due to my sour grapes over New England's Super Bowl XXXVI win over the Rams. I maintain there should still be 2 to 4 seconds on the clock!

In the NFC, both teams are division rivals of the Rams, and neither really has any players of whom I'm a big fan, so I'm just rooting for an exciting game, which I'll dub "What's Your Deal VIII".


I think this is the 7th meeting of Jim Harbaugh and Pete Carroll since then, if I've counted correctly.

TEAM	Record	Strength	Div	Plyff	WC	Qtr	Semi	Champ
SEA	13-3	0.856	+	+	+	+	63.955	42.522
DEN	13-3	0.779	+	+	+	+	60.775	25.726
SF	12-4	0.770	-	+	+	+	36.045	19.074
NE	12-4	0.695	+	+	+	+	39.225	12.678

First to 10% chance of Superbowl Win: Seattle (Week 2, Sunday)
First to 20% chance of Superbowl Win: Kansas City (Week 9, Sunday)
First to 25% chance of Superbowl Win: Seattle (Week 15, Sunday)

First to 30% chance of Superbowl Win: Seattle (Week 17, Final)
First to 40% chance of Superbowl Win: Seattle (Divisional Saturday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: Seattle (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: Seattle (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: Kansas City (Week 8, Sunday)
First to 99.9% chance of Playoffs: Kansas City (Week 9, Sunday)
First to 99.99% chance of Playoffs: Denver (Week 13, Sunday)
First to 99.999% chance of Playoffs: Denver (Week 13, Sunday)

First to clinch a Playoff berth: Seattle (Week 13, Final)
First to clinch a First Round Bye: Denver (Week 16, Sunday)

First team eliminated: Atlanta (Week 12, Final)

[Week 1]
[Week 2, Thursday]
[Week 2, Sunday]
[Week 2, Final]
[Week 3, Thursday]
[Week 3, Sunday]
[Week 3, Final]
[Week 4, Thursday]
[Week 4, Sunday]
[Week 4, Final]
[Week 5, Thursday]
[Week 5, Sunday]
[Week 5, Final]
[Week 6, Thursday]
[Week 6, Sunday]
[Week 6, Final]
[Week 7, Thursday]
[Week 7, Sunday]
[Week 7, Final]
[Week 8, Thursday]
[Week 8, Sunday]
[Week 8, Final]
[Week 9, Thursday]
[Week 9, Monday]
[Week 9, Final]
[Week 10, Thursday]
[Week 10, Sunday]
[Week 10, Final]
[Week 11, Thursday]
[Week 11, Sunday]
[Week 11, Final]
[Week 12, Thursday]
[Week 12, Sunday]
[Week 12, Final]
[Week 13, Thursday]
[Week 13, Sunday]
[Week 13, Final]
[Week 14, Thursday]
[Week 14, Sunday]
[Week 14, Final]
[Week 15, Thursday]
[Week 15, Sunday]
[Week 15, Final]
[Week 16, Sunday]
[Week 16, Final]
[Week 17, Final]
[Wildcard Saturday]
[Wildcard Sunday]
[Divisional Saturday]