The Most Important Games for the Buccaneers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Buccaneers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Buccaneers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Buccaneers 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 | |||
| Vikings (3‑4) vs Lions (5‑2) |
7 | Vikings Wins | 20% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Lions Wins | 18% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Panthers (4‑4) vs Packers (5‑1‑1) |
6 | Panthers Wins | 21% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Packers Wins | 17% | 22% | 23% | 25% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 7% | ||
| Saints (1‑7) vs Rams (5‑2) |
4 | Saints Wins | 19% | 23% | 21% | 22% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Rams Wins | 18% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 7% | ||
| Bengals (3‑5) vs Bears (4‑3) |
4 | Bengals Wins | 19% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Bears Wins | 18% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Giants (2‑6) vs Forty-Niners49ers (5‑3) |
3 | Giants Wins | 18% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 18% | 21% | 22% | 24% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Commanders (3‑5) vs Seahawks (5‑2) |
2 | Commanders Wins | 18% | 23% | 22% | 22% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | 18% | 21% | 22% | 24% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Falcons (3‑4) vs Patriots (6‑2) |
0 | Falcons Wins | 19% | 21% | 22% | 22% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Patriots Wins | 17% | 23% | 22% | 23% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 7% | ||
| Cowboys (3‑4‑1) vs Cardinals (2‑5) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | 18% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 18% | 22% | 23% | 22% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 7% | ||