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 (0‑0) vs Lions (0‑0) |
27 | Saints Wins | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Lions Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Bengals (0‑0) vs Buccaneers (0‑0) |
3 | Bengals Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Giants (0‑0) vs Cowboys (0‑0) |
2 | Giants Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Chargers (0‑0) vs Cardinals (0‑0) |
2 | Chargers Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Steelers (0‑0) vs Falcons (0‑0) |
1 | Steelers Wins | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Patriots (0‑0) vs Seahawks (0‑0) |
1 | Patriots Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Bears (0‑0) vs Panthers (0‑0) |
1 | Bears Wins | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Rams (0‑0) vs Forty-Niners49ers (0‑0) |
0 | Rams Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Packers (0‑0) vs Vikings (0‑0) |
0 | Packers Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Vikings Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Eagles (0‑0) vs Commanders (0‑0) |
0 | Eagles Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Commanders Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||