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* 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 | |||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (8‑3) vs Eagles (10‑1) |
9 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | 4% | 4% | 1% | <1% | 82% | 8% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 86% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Chiefs (8‑3) vs Packers (5‑6) |
1 | Chiefs Wins | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 87% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Packers Wins | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 81% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Panthers (1‑10) vs Buccaneers (4‑7) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 85% | 8% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Browns (7‑4) vs Rams (5‑6) |
1 | Browns Wins | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 85% | 8% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Rams Wins | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Commanders (4‑8) vs Dolphins (8‑3) |
1 | Commanders Wins | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 85% | 8% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 85% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Falcons (5‑6) vs Jets (4‑7) |
0 | Falcons Wins | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Jets Wins | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 85% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Lions (8‑3) vs Saints (5‑6) |
0 | Lions Wins | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Saints Wins | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 85% | 8% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Steelers (7‑4) vs Cardinals (2‑10) |
0 | Steelers Wins | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||