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 (5‑7) vs Falcons (6‑6) |
65 | Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 42% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Falcons Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Panthers (1‑11) vs Saints (5‑7) |
6 | Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 25% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Saints Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Ravens (9‑3) vs Rams (6‑6) |
3 | Ravens Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 23% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 72% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (9‑3) vs Seahawks (6‑6) |
2 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 73% | ||
| Giants (4‑8) vs Packers (6‑6) |
2 | Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Raiders (5‑7) vs Vikings (6‑6) |
1 | Raiders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Lions (9‑3) vs Bears (4‑8) |
1 | Lions Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 23% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Cowboys (9‑3) vs Eagles (10‑2) |
1 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | X | 2% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Eagles Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 22% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 70% | ||