The methodology of the playoff formulas are described here.
The teams most favored via the playoff formula are Baltimore and San Francisco. As these teams have home field advantage throughout the playoffs, this will not change. Particularly disliked by the playoff formulas are Dallas, Buffalo and Miami. We will also be presenting odds obtained by SRS. Note the SRS odds do not include a home field advantage. If you wish to handle that, add three points to the Home Team’s point spread..
(PX within 2 years) Logit P = 0.660 + 0.304(SOS) + 0.747(PPX)
2022 NFL Playoff Teams, C&F Worksheet. |
NFC |
Rank |
Name |
Home Field Adv |
Playoff Experience |
SOS |
Total Score |
1 |
SF 49ers |
0.660 |
0.747 |
0.040 |
1.447 |
2 |
Dallas Cowboys |
0.660 |
0.747 |
-0.757 |
0.650 |
3 |
Detroit Lions |
0.660 |
0.0 |
0.036 |
0.696 |
4 |
Tampa Bay Bucs |
0.660 |
0.747 |
-0.161 |
1.246 |
5 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
0.0 |
0.747 |
-0.210 |
0.537 |
6 |
LA Rams |
0.0 |
0.747 |
0.353 |
1.100 |
7 |
Green Bay Packers |
0.0 |
0.747 |
-0.310 |
0.437 |
AFC |
1 |
Baltimore Ravens |
0.660 |
0.747 |
0.456 |
1.863 |
2 |
Buffalo Bills |
0.660 |
0.747 |
-0.456 |
0.951 |
3 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
0.660 |
0.747 |
-0.155 |
1.252 |
4 |
Houston Texans |
0.660 |
0.000 |
-0.216 |
0.444 |
5 |
Cleveland Browns |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.483 |
0.483 |
6 |
Miami Dolphins |
0.0 |
0.747 |
-0.456 |
0.291 |
7 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
0.0 |
0.747 |
0.651 |
1.398 |
Using the data above, we can calculate playoff odds for the first round. As this is a simple static model, it will not yield the same odds as a model based on offensive stats.
First Round Playoff Odds |
Home Team |
Visiting Team |
Score Diff |
Win Prob |
Est. Point Spread |
Dallas Cowboys |
Green Bay Packers |
0.259 |
0.564 |
1.9 |
Detroit Lions |
LA Rams |
-0.404 |
0.400 |
-3.0 |
Tampa Bay Bucs |
Philadelphia Eagles |
0.709 |
0.670 |
5.2 |
Buffalo Bills |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
-0.447 |
-0.390 |
-3.3 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Miami Dolphins |
0.961 |
0.723 |
7.1 |
Houston Texans |
Cleveland Browns |
-0.039 |
0.490 |
0.3 |
The following odds are calculated with Simple Rankings. These will more closely follow formulas using DVOA or other scoring stats.
First Round Playoff Odds SRS based |
Home Team |
Visiting Team |
Score Diff |
Win Prob |
Est. Point Spread |
Dallas Cowboys |
Green Bay Packers |
1.081 |
0.747 |
8.0 |
Detroit Lions |
LA Rams |
0.169 |
0.542 |
1.3 |
Tampa Bay Bucs |
Philadelphia Eagles |
0.165 |
0.541 |
1.2 |
Buffalo Bills |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
0.781 |
0.686 |
5.8 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Miami Dolphins |
-0.095 |
0.476 |
-0.7 |
Houston Texans |
Cleveland Browns |
0.391 |
0.403 |
-2.9 |
Ideas to consider: are the Cleveland Browns a team with previous playoff experience? They played in the playoffs in 2020. If so, their ranking by my formula should be 1.23 instead, one of the highest of the wild card teams.