The Most Important Games for the Patriots are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Patriots final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Patriots fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Patriots 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 | |||
| Browns (3‑10) vs Chiefs (12‑1) |
0 | Browns Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Chiefs Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Giants (2‑11) vs Ravens (8‑5) |
0 | Giants Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Ravens Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Jaguars (3‑10) vs Jets (3‑10) |
0 | Jaguars Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Jets Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Texans (8‑5) vs Dolphins (6‑7) |
0 | Texans Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Titans (3‑10) vs Bengals (5‑8) |
0 | Titans Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bengals Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Broncos (8‑5) vs Colts (6‑7) |
0 | Broncos Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Colts Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Patriots (3‑10) vs Cardinals (6‑7) |
0 | Patriots Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Chargers (8‑5) vs Buccaneers (7‑6) |
0 | Chargers 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% | ||
| Eagles (11‑2) vs Steelers (10‑3) |
0 | Eagles Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Steelers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Lions (12‑1) vs Bills (10‑3) |
0 | Lions Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bills Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Raiders (2‑11) vs Falcons (6‑7) |
0 | Raiders Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Falcons Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||