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 (3‑5‑1) vs Eagles (8‑2) |
10 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Cowboys (3‑5‑1) vs Raiders (2‑7) |
7 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Raiders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Steelers (6‑4) vs Bears (7‑3) |
2 | Steelers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Giants (2‑9) vs Lions (6‑4) |
2 | Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Vikings (4‑6) vs Packers (6‑3‑1) |
2 | Vikings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Panthers (6‑5) vs Forty-Niners49ers (7‑4) |
1 | Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Titans (1‑9) vs Seahawks (7‑3) |
1 | Titans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Rams (8‑2) vs Buccaneers (6‑4) |
0 | Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Falcons (3‑7) vs Saints (2‑8) |
0 | Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Saints Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Jaguars (6‑4) vs Cardinals (3‑7) |
0 | Jaguars Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||