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 (6‑5) vs Forty-Niners49ers (7‑4) |
33 | Panthers Wins | <1% | 2% | 6% | 18% | 3% | 7% | 11% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 16% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 75% | ||
| Rams (8‑2) vs Buccaneers (6‑4) |
7 | Rams Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 17% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 11% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 69% | ||
| Giants (2‑9) vs Lions (6‑4) |
3 | Giants Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Titans (1‑9) vs Seahawks (7‑3) |
3 | Titans Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 68% | ||
| Steelers (6‑4) vs Bears (7‑3) |
2 | Steelers Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 17% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Falcons (3‑7) vs Saints (2‑8) |
1 | Falcons Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 17% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Saints Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Vikings (4‑6) vs Packers (6‑3‑1) |
1 | Vikings Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 17% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Jaguars (6‑4) vs Cardinals (3‑7) |
1 | Jaguars Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 17% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Cowboys (4‑5‑1) vs Eagles (8‑2) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 67% | ||