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 | |||
| Buccaneers (6‑4) vs Rams (8‑2) |
39 | Buccaneers Wins | 4% | 17% | 26% | 37% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 19% | 50% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | 2% | 18% | 57% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 18% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (7‑4) vs Panthers (6‑5) |
10 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 2% | 7% | 19% | 53% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 19% | 50% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 1% | 8% | 19% | 45% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 19% | ||
| Cowboys (4‑5‑1) vs Eagles (8‑2) |
4 | Cowboys Wins | 3% | 8% | 19% | 49% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 19% | 50% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 1% | 8% | 20% | 50% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Giants (2‑9) vs Lions (6‑4) |
3 | Giants Wins | 2% | 8% | 22% | 46% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 19% | 50% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Lions Wins | 2% | 7% | 19% | 50% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 17% | ||
| Titans (1‑9) vs Seahawks (7‑3) |
2 | Titans Wins | 2% | 8% | 19% | 49% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 19% | 50% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | 2% | 8% | 19% | 50% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 17% | ||
| Steelers (6‑4) vs Bears (7‑3) |
2 | Steelers Wins | 2% | 8% | 21% | 47% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 19% | 50% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Bears Wins | 2% | 7% | 18% | 51% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 17% | ||
| Vikings (4‑6) vs Packers (6‑3‑1) |
2 | Vikings Wins | 2% | 8% | 23% | 46% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 19% | 50% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Packers Wins | 2% | 7% | 19% | 50% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 17% | ||
| Saints (2‑8) vs Falcons (3‑7) |
2 | Saints Wins | 2% | 8% | 20% | 50% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 19% | 50% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 2% | 8% | 20% | 49% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 17% | ||
| Cardinals (3‑7) vs Jaguars (6‑4) |
1 | Cardinals Wins | 2% | 8% | 19% | 49% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 19% | 50% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Jaguars Wins | 2% | 8% | 20% | 49% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 17% | ||