The Most Important Games for the Cowboys are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cowboys final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Cowboys fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑100) |
Game Winner |
Cowboys Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||
| 1* | 2* | 3** | 4** | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Cowboys (1‑1) vs Bears (0‑2) |
24 | Cowboys Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 10% | 9% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% | ||
| Bears Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 77% | ||
| Redskins (0‑2) vs Giants (2‑0) |
4 | Redskins Wins | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% | ||
| Giants Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Steelers (2‑0) vs Eagles (2‑0) |
4 | Steelers Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Forty-Niners (1‑1) vs Seahawks (1‑1) |
3 | Forty-Niners Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Saints (0‑2) vs Falcons (1‑1) |
3 | Saints Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Buccaneers Bucs (1‑1) vs Rams (1‑1) |
2 | Buccaneers Bucs Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% | ||
| Rams Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Bills (0‑2) vs Cardinals (1‑1) |
1 | Bills Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Vikings (2‑0) vs Panthers (1‑1) |
1 | Vikings Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Packers (1‑1) vs Lions (1‑1) |
0 | Packers Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 68% | ||
| Lions Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 69% | ||