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Through Five Weeks, Falcons Have Best Chance At Playoffs

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The magical math wizards at Accuscore use their powers for good and predict which teams have the best chance at making the playoffs, winning their division and even estimate their win total. After five weeks, no other NFL team has a better chance of making the playoffs than the Atlanta Falcons.

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The Accuscore projections estimate almost 11 wins for Atlanta and put their chances at making the playoffs at 85 percent. The odds to win the NFC South is 68 percent. Only three AFC Teams - Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets - are predicted to win more regular season games.

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Using their projections, we can take a look at the possible NFC playoff field.

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NFC
Rank
Team
1
Atlanta Falcons
2
Green Bay Packers
3
Philadelphia Eagles
4
Seattle Seahawks
5
New Orleans Saints
6
Chicago Bears
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