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 (7‑6) vs Chargers (8‑5) |
61 | Buccaneers Wins | X | <1% | 49% | 27% | X | 1% | 10% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Chargers Wins | X | X | 12% | 32% | X | 1% | 12% | 43% | ||
| Raiders (2‑11) vs Falcons (6‑7) |
37 | Raiders Wins | X | <1% | 30% | 46% | X | <1% | 3% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Falcons Wins | X | <1% | 25% | 22% | X | 1% | 14% | 38% | ||
| Packers (9‑4) vs Seahawks (8‑5) |
5 | Packers Wins | X | <1% | 31% | 25% | X | <1% | 12% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | X | <1% | 22% | 35% | X | 1% | 9% | 33% | ||
| Saints (5‑8) vs Commanders (8‑5) |
5 | Saints Wins | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 13% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Commanders Wins | X | <1% | 28% | 29% | X | 1% | 8% | 34% | ||
| Vikings (11‑2) vs Bears (4‑9) |
1 | Vikings Wins | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Bears Wins | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Patriots (3‑10) vs Cardinals (6‑7) |
1 | Patriots Wins | X | <1% | 28% | 28% | X | 1% | 12% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Cowboys (5‑8) vs Panthers (3‑10) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | X | <1% | 28% | 29% | X | 1% | 10% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Panthers Wins | X | <1% | 27% | 30% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Eagles (11‑2) vs Steelers (10‑3) |
0 | Eagles Wins | X | X | 27% | 30% | X | 1% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Steelers Wins | X | <1% | 26% | 30% | X | 1% | 11% | 33% | ||
| Giants (2‑11) vs Ravens (8‑5) |
0 | Giants Wins | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Ravens Wins | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Lions (12‑1) vs Bills (10‑3) |
0 | Lions Wins | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||
| Bills Wins | X | <1% | 27% | 29% | X | 1% | 11% | 32% | ||