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 (6‑5) vs Cardinals (3‑8) |
22 | Buccaneers Wins | <1% | 3% | 17% | 62% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 69% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 26% | ||
| Rams (9‑2) vs Panthers (6‑6) |
9 | Rams Wins | <1% | 2% | 16% | 64% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | 57% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 22% | ||
| Jets (2‑9) vs Falcons (4‑7) |
2 | Jets Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | 2% | 16% | 61% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Browns (3‑8) vs Forty-Niners49ers (8‑4) |
2 | Browns Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Broncos (9‑2) vs Commanders (3‑8) |
1 | Broncos Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | 61% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Commanders Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% | ||
| Eagles (8‑3) vs Bears (8‑3) |
1 | Eagles Wins | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | 3% | 14% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Lions (7‑4) vs Packers (7‑3‑1) |
1 | Lions Wins | <1% | 3% | 17% | 60% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | 61% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Dolphins (4‑7) vs Saints (2‑9) |
1 | Dolphins Wins | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Saints Wins | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% | ||
| Patriots (10‑2) vs Giants (2‑10) |
1 | Patriots Wins | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | 3% | 15% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% | ||
| Vikings (4‑7) vs Seahawks (8‑3) |
1 | Vikings Wins | <1% | 3% | 15% | 61% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% | ||
| Chiefs (6‑5) vs Cowboys (5‑5‑1) |
0 | Chiefs Wins | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 18% | ||