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* | 2* | 3** | 4** | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Buccaneers Bucs (1‑1) vs Rams (1‑1) |
36 | Buccaneers Bucs Wins | 5% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Rams Wins | 1% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 4% | 6% | 63% | ||
| Seahawks (1‑1) vs Forty-Niners (1‑1) |
4 | Seahawks Wins | 4% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 5% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Forty-Niners Wins | 4% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Steelers (2‑0) vs Eagles (2‑0) |
3 | Steelers Wins | 4% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 4% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Saints (0‑2) vs Falcons (1‑1) |
2 | Saints Wins | 4% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 4% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 4% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Panthers (1‑1) vs Vikings (2‑0) |
2 | Panthers Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Vikings Wins | 4% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 4% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Bears (0‑2) vs Cowboys (1‑1) |
1 | Bears Wins | 4% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | 4% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Cardinals (1‑1) vs Bills (0‑2) |
1 | Cardinals Wins | 4% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 5% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Bills Wins | 4% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Lions (1‑1) vs Packers (1‑1) |
1 | Lions Wins | 4% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Packers Wins | 5% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Redskins (0‑2) vs Giants (2‑0) |
0 | Redskins Wins | 4% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 5% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Giants Wins | 4% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 57% | ||