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 (7‑7) vs Panthers (7‑7) |
70 | Buccaneers Wins | X | X | 1% | 88% | X | X | X | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Panthers Wins | X | X | <1% | 49% | X | X | X | 51% | ||
| Cardinals (3‑11) vs Falcons (5‑9) |
3 | Cardinals Wins | X | X | 1% | 64% | X | X | X | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Falcons Wins | X | X | 1% | 62% | X | X | X | 37% | ||
| Bears (10‑4) vs Packers (9‑4‑1) |
2 | Bears Wins | X | X | 1% | 64% | X | X | X | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Packers Wins | X | X | 1% | 62% | X | X | X | 37% | ||
| Cowboys (6‑7‑1) vs Chargers (10‑4) |
1 | Cowboys Wins | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Chargers Wins | X | X | 1% | 62% | X | X | X | 37% | ||
| Commanders (4‑10) vs Eagles (9‑5) |
1 | Commanders Wins | X | X | 2% | 62% | X | X | X | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Eagles Wins | X | X | X | 64% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Steelers (7‑6) vs Lions (8‑6) |
1 | Steelers Wins | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Lions Wins | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 37% | ||
| Saints (4‑10) vs Jets (3‑11) |
0 | Saints Wins | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Jets Wins | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 37% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (10‑4) vs Colts (8‑6) |
0 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Colts Wins | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 37% | ||
| Seahawks (11‑3) vs Rams (11‑3) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Rams Wins | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Giants (2‑12) vs Vikings (6‑8) |
0 | Giants Wins | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||
| Vikings Wins | X | X | 1% | 63% | X | X | X | 36% | ||