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 | |||
| Panthers (7‑7) vs Buccaneers (7‑7) |
71 | Panthers Wins | X | X | 5% | 45% | X | X | X | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | X | X | <1% | 9% | X | X | X | 91% | ||
| Falcons (5‑9) vs Cardinals (3‑11) |
4 | Falcons Wins | X | X | 4% | 32% | X | X | X | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | X | X | 4% | 30% | X | X | X | 67% | ||
| Commanders (4‑10) vs Eagles (9‑5) |
3 | Commanders Wins | X | X | 9% | 26% | X | X | X | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Eagles Wins | X | X | 1% | 34% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (10‑4) vs Colts (8‑6) |
2 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | X | X | 4% | 32% | X | X | X | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Colts Wins | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Lions (8‑6) vs Steelers (8‑6) |
1 | Lions Wins | X | X | 4% | 32% | X | X | X | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Steelers Wins | X | X | 4% | 32% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Cowboys (6‑7‑1) vs Chargers (10‑4) |
1 | Cowboys Wins | X | X | 3% | 32% | X | X | X | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Chargers Wins | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Saints (4‑10) vs Jets (3‑11) |
0 | Saints Wins | X | X | 4% | 32% | X | X | X | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Jets Wins | X | X | 4% | 32% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Bears (10‑4) vs Packers (9‑4‑1) |
0 | Bears Wins | X | X | 4% | 32% | X | X | X | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Packers Wins | X | X | 4% | 32% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Giants (2‑12) vs Vikings (6‑8) |
0 | Giants Wins | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||
| Vikings Wins | X | X | 4% | 31% | X | X | X | 65% | ||