The Most Important Games for the Bengals are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Bengals final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Bengals fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Bengals Resultant Playoff Probabilities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2** First Round Home Field Advantage |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Bengals (3‑8) vs Ravens (6‑5) |
6 | Bengals Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Ravens Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Bills (7‑4) vs Steelers (6‑5) |
2 | Bills Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Steelers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Titans (1‑10) vs Jaguars (7‑4) |
0 | Titans Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Jaguars Wins | X | X | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Browns (3‑8) vs Forty-Niners49ers (8‑4) |
0 | Browns Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Colts (8‑3) vs Texans (6‑5) |
0 | Colts Wins | X | X | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Texans Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Broncos (9‑2) vs Commanders (3‑8) |
0 | Broncos Wins | X | X | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Commanders Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Chiefs (6‑5) vs Cowboys (5‑5‑1) |
0 | Chiefs Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Chargers (7‑4) vs Raiders (2‑9) |
0 | Chargers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Raiders Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Falcons (4‑7) vs Jets (2‑9) |
0 | Falcons Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Jets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Saints (2‑9) vs Dolphins (4‑7) |
0 | Saints Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Patriots (10‑2) vs Giants (2‑10) |
0 | Patriots Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Giants Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||