The Most Important Games for the Panthers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Panthers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Panthers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Panthers 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 | |||
| Bears (4‑8) vs Lions (9‑3) |
0 | Bears Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Lions Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Falcons (6‑6) vs Buccaneers (5‑7) |
0 | Falcons Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Ravens (9‑3) vs Rams (6‑6) |
0 | Ravens Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Rams Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Panthers (1‑11) vs Saints (5‑7) |
0 | Panthers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Saints Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (9‑3) vs Seahawks (6‑6) |
0 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Raiders (5‑7) vs Vikings (6‑6) |
0 | Raiders Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Vikings Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Cowboys (9‑3) vs Eagles (10‑2) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Eagles Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Giants (4‑8) vs Packers (6‑6) |
0 | Giants Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Packers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||