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 | |||
| Lions (8‑6) vs Steelers (8‑6) |
24 | Lions Wins | X | 1% | 3% | X | X | 3% | 19% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Steelers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7% | 93% | ||
| Packers (9‑4‑1) vs Bears (10‑4) |
5 | Packers Wins | X | <1% | 1% | X | X | 2% | 19% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Bears Wins | X | 1% | 3% | X | X | 1% | 9% | 85% | ||
| Colts (8‑6) vs Forty-Niners49ers (10‑4) |
1 | Colts Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 14% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 1% | 15% | 82% | ||
| Giants (2‑12) vs Vikings (6‑8) |
0 | Giants Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 14% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Vikings Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 14% | 81% | ||
| Panthers (7‑7) vs Buccaneers (7‑7) |
0 | Panthers Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 14% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Rams (11‑3) vs Seahawks (11‑3) |
0 | Rams Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 14% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 1% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Chargers (10‑4) vs Cowboys (6‑7‑1) |
0 | Chargers Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 14% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 14% | 81% | ||
| Cardinals (3‑11) vs Falcons (5‑9) |
0 | Cardinals Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 14% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Falcons Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 14% | 81% | ||
| Eagles (9‑5) vs Commanders (4‑10) |
0 | Eagles Wins | X | <1% | 3% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Commanders Wins | X | 2% | 1% | X | X | 2% | 14% | 81% | ||
| Saints (4‑10) vs Jets (3‑11) |
0 | Saints Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||
| Jets Wins | X | 1% | 2% | X | X | 2% | 15% | 81% | ||