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) |
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|---|---|---|
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| Bengals (6‑2) |
Steelers (6‑2) |
91 |
| Jets (2‑7) |
Bills (6‑1) |
59 |
| Vikings (6‑1) |
Bills (6‑1) |
52 |
| Titans (1‑7) |
Jaguars (6‑2) |
47 |
| Lions (6‑2) |
Patriots (5‑4) |
38 |
| Falcons (3‑6) |
Chiefs (6‑2) |
38 |
| Browns (5‑4) |
Texans (3‑5) |
34 |
| Raiders (4‑5) |
Seahawks (5‑4) |
15 |
| Ravens (4‑5) |
Chargers (0‑8) |
12 |
| Colts (2‑7) |
Dolphins (1‑7) |
9 |