The Most Important Games for the Saints are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Saints final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Saints fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Saints 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 | |||
| Saints (5‑6) vs Lions (8‑3) |
39 | Saints Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 37% | <1% | 4% | 8% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 27% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Jets (4‑7) vs Falcons (5‑6) |
15 | Jets Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 34% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 24% | <1% | 4% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Panthers (1‑10) vs Buccaneers (4‑7) |
9 | Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 35% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 28% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Chiefs (8‑3) vs Packers (5‑6) |
3 | Chiefs Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 29% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Eagles (10‑1) vs Forty-Niners49'ers (8‑3) |
2 | Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 29% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Browns (7‑4) vs Rams (5‑6) |
2 | Browns Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Commanders (4‑8) vs Dolphins (8‑3) |
0 | Commanders Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Steelers (7‑4) vs Cardinals (2‑10) |
0 | Steelers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 29% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 30% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 29% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 56% | ||