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2024 NFL season · January 11, 2025–January 13

Wild Card 2024: who deserved to win

2 of 6 winners were outplayed on the day. The biggest heist: the Texans beat the Chargers 32–12 in a game they win 46% of the time when it’s replayed with the way both teams played.

The line on each card fills with how often the loser wins the replay: the fuller, the more luck decided it. Outlined: the winner was outplayed.

Wild Card 2024 upsets

Games the betting underdog won, biggest upset first, and whether the way both teams played backs it up. 1 of 3 were deserved: the underdog wins 60% or more of the replays with the same day’s form.

WinnerGameBefore kickoffReplay with same day’s formVerdict
Texans 32–12 vs Chargers 41% 46% Coin flip
Commanders 23–20 @ Buccaneers 41% 47% Coin flip
Rams 27–9 vs Vikings 43% 66% Deserved

Luck ranking, wild card

Every team’s luck index this round: 100 × (the result − how often they win the replay). A loss in a game a team wins 9 times in 10 scores −90.

#TeamGameWins the replayLuck index
1 Texans W 32–12 vs Chargers 46% +54
2 Commanders W 23–20 @ Buccaneers 47% +53
3 Rams W 27–9 vs Vikings 66% +34
4 Eagles W 22–10 vs Packers 84% +16
5 Bills W 31–7 vs Broncos 90% +10
6 Ravens W 28–14 vs Steelers 94% +6
7 Steelers L 14–28 @ Ravens 6% −6
8 Broncos L 7–31 @ Bills 10% −10
9 Packers L 10–22 @ Eagles 16% −16
10 Vikings L 9–27 @ Rams 34% −34
11 Buccaneers L 20–23 vs Commanders 53% −53
12 Chargers L 12–32 @ Texans 54% −54