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 | 8 | |||
| Cowboys (0‑0) vs Rams (0‑0) |
28 | Cowboys Wins | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Rams Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 61% | ||
| Steelers (0‑0) vs Giants (0‑0) |
4 | Steelers Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Giants Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Lions (0‑0) vs Bears (0‑0) |
2 | Lions Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Bears Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Panthers (0‑0) vs Raiders (0‑0) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Raiders Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Redskins (0‑0) vs Eagles (0‑0) |
1 | Redskins Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Saints (0‑0) vs Buccaneers (0‑0) |
1 | Saints Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Vikings (0‑0) vs Packers (0‑0) |
0 | Vikings Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Packers Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Cardinals (0‑0) vs Forty-Niners49'ers (0‑0) |
0 | Cardinals Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Seahawks (0‑0) vs Falcons (0‑0) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||