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 | |||
| Saints (3‑10) vs Panthers (7‑6) |
57 | Saints Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 56% | X | X | X | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Panthers Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 23% | X | X | <1% | 76% | ||
| Seahawks (10‑3) vs Colts (8‑5) |
3 | Seahawks Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 36% | X | X | <1% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Colts Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 65% | ||
| Giants (2‑11) vs Commanders (3‑10) |
1 | Giants Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 36% | X | X | <1% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Commanders Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Raiders (2‑11) vs Eagles (8‑5) |
1 | Raiders Wins | X | <1% | 3% | 33% | X | X | <1% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Eagles Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Titans (2‑11) vs Forty-Niners49ers (9‑4) |
1 | Titans Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Lions (8‑5) vs Rams (10‑3) |
0 | Lions Wins | X | X | 1% | 35% | X | X | X | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Rams Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Vikings (5‑8) vs Cowboys (6‑6‑1) |
0 | Vikings Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 65% | ||
| Texans (8‑5) vs Cardinals (3‑10) |
0 | Texans Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Browns (3‑10) vs Bears (9‑4) |
0 | Browns Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Bears Wins | X | X | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Broncos (11‑2) vs Packers (9‑3‑1) |
0 | Broncos Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 64% | ||
| Packers Wins | X | X | 1% | 35% | X | X | <1% | 65% | ||