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 | |||
| Falcons (4‑9) vs Buccaneers (7‑6) |
42 | Falcons Wins | <1% | 1% | 12% | 46% | X | <1% | <1% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 22% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 65% | ||
| Panthers (7‑6) vs Saints (3‑10) |
29 | Panthers Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 29% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Saints Wins | X | <1% | 3% | 26% | X | X | <1% | 71% | ||
| Broncos (11‑2) vs Packers (9‑3‑1) |
3 | Broncos Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 28% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 61% | ||
| Colts (8‑5) vs Seahawks (10‑3) |
2 | Colts Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 61% | ||
| Browns (3‑10) vs Bears (9‑4) |
2 | Browns Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Vikings (5‑8) vs Cowboys (6‑6‑1) |
1 | Vikings Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Commanders (3‑10) vs Giants (2‑11) |
1 | Commanders Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Titans (2‑11) vs Forty-Niners49ers (9‑4) |
0 | Titans Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | 1% | 10% | 28% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Texans (8‑5) vs Cardinals (3‑10) |
0 | Texans Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 28% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Raiders (2‑11) vs Eagles (8‑5) |
0 | Raiders Wins | <1% | 1% | 12% | 26% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 28% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Lions (8‑5) vs Rams (10‑3) |
0 | Lions Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 28% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 11% | 27% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 60% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 28% | X | <1% | 1% | 59% | ||