Editorial policy

TouchdownCalc aims to publish accurate, current and clearly sourced information about the NFL playoff race. This page explains where our information comes from, how it is checked and how errors are corrected.

Sources

• Scores, schedules and standings come from ESPN and are refreshed before every update.
• Rules come from the league's published procedures, including the NFL tiebreaking procedures.
• Playoff chances, scenarios and magic numbers are produced by our own model. The method is described in full on How it works.

Accuracy

Each update compares the standings and the playoff seeding worked out by the site with the official standings. The result of that comparison is shown on the home page.

The model was tested on the 2021 to 2025 seasons before the site launched. The results are published on How it works.

Guides are reviewed against official sources before they are published. Each guide shows the date it was published and the date it was last updated.

Updates

Team pages, the playoff picture and the other calculators are rebuilt after every game window. The time of the latest update appears at the top of each page.

Corrections

If you believe something on the site is wrong, please tell us through the contact page. We review every report and correct confirmed errors promptly. Significant corrections are recorded on this page with the date.

Corrections log: no corrections have been needed so far.

Independence

TouchdownCalc is an independent website. It is not affiliated with the National Football League, its teams or any betting company. The numbers are produced by the published method alone.

Disclaimer

The content on TouchdownCalc is for information and entertainment. Playoff chances are estimates, and they are not betting advice.