The Most Important Games for a conference are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting AFC games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Broncos (8‑2) |
Chiefs (5‑4) |
92 |
| Patriots (8‑2) |
Jets (2‑7) |
76 |
| Jaguars (5‑4) |
Chargers (7‑3) |
60 |
| Steelers (5‑4) |
Bengals (3‑6) |
41 |
| Bills (6‑3) |
Buccaneers (6‑3) |
31 |
| Browns (2‑7) |
Ravens (4‑5) |
26 |
| Titans (1‑8) |
Texans (4‑5) |
20 |
| Dolphins (3‑7) |
Commanders (3‑7) |
7 |
| Raiders (2‑7) |
Cowboys (3‑5‑1) |
5 |