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 | |||
| Cowboys (3‑5) vs Colts (2‑6) |
17 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | 1% | 7% | 11% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Colts Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 87% | ||
| Eagles (2‑6) vs Giants (4‑2‑1) |
8 | Eagles Wins | <1% | 1% | 6% | 11% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 7% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 83% | ||
| Rams (4‑4) vs Commanders (2‑4‑1) |
3 | Rams Wins | <1% | 1% | 6% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Commanders Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 8% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Patriots (5‑3) vs Packers (5‑3) |
1 | Patriots Wins | <1% | 1% | 6% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Buccaneers (3‑5) vs Bears (5‑2) |
1 | Buccaneers Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | 1% | 6% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Bills (6‑1) vs Vikings (6‑1) |
1 | Bills Wins | <1% | 1% | 6% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Seahawks (4‑3) vs Bears (5‑2) |
1 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 8% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 83% | ||
| Broncos (6‑2) vs Panthers (3‑4) |
1 | Broncos Wins | <1% | 1% | 6% | 8% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Raiders (4‑4) vs Forty-Niners49ers (6‑1) |
0 | Raiders Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Bengals (5‑2) vs Falcons (3‑5) |
0 | Bengals Wins | <1% | 1% | 6% | 8% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Seahawks (4‑3) vs Cardinals (3‑5) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Lions (5‑2) vs Dolphins (1‑6) |
0 | Lions Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Saints (2‑5) vs Browns (5‑3) |
0 | Saints Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Browns Wins | <1% | 1% | 6% | 8% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||