The Most Important Games for the Lions are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Lions final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Lions fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Lions 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 | |||
| Ravens (7‑8) vs Packers (9‑5‑1) |
5 | Ravens Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Packers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Lions (8‑7) vs Vikings (7‑8) |
4 | Lions Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Vikings Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Seahawks (12‑3) vs Panthers (8‑7) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Panthers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 99% | ||
| Cowboys (6‑8‑1) vs Commanders (4‑11) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Commanders Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Rams (11‑4) vs Falcons (6‑9) |
0 | Rams Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Falcons Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Dolphins (6‑9) vs Buccaneers (7‑8) |
0 | Dolphins Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Bengals (5‑10) vs Cardinals (3‑12) |
0 | Bengals Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Titans (3‑12) vs Saints (5‑10) |
0 | Titans Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Saints Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Raiders (2‑13) vs Giants (2‑13) |
0 | Raiders Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Giants Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Bills (11‑4) vs Eagles (10‑5) |
0 | Bills Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Eagles Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (11‑4) vs Bears (11‑4) |
0 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||
| Bears Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 98% | ||