The Most Important Games for the Texans are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Texans final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Texans fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Texans 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 | |||
| Texans (8‑5) vs Dolphins (6‑7) |
25 | Texans Wins | <1% | 1% | 16% | 80% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | X | <1% | 3% | 81% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | ||
| Broncos (8‑5) vs Colts (6‑7) |
14 | Broncos Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 83% | X | <1% | <1% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Colts Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 72% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | ||
| Eagles (11‑2) vs Steelers (10‑3) |
4 | Eagles Wins | <1% | 1% | 17% | 75% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Steelers Wins | <1% | 1% | 6% | 87% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Lions (12‑1) vs Bills (10‑3) |
1 | Lions Wins | <1% | 2% | 13% | 78% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Bills Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 80% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Giants (2‑11) vs Ravens (8‑5) |
1 | Giants Wins | <1% | 1% | 15% | 78% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Ravens Wins | <1% | 1% | 13% | 80% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Browns (3‑10) vs Chiefs (12‑1) |
1 | Browns Wins | <1% | 2% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Chiefs Wins | X | 1% | 13% | 80% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | ||
| Chargers (8‑5) vs Buccaneers (7‑6) |
1 | Chargers Wins | <1% | 1% | 13% | 80% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | ||
| Titans (3‑10) vs Bengals (5‑8) |
0 | Titans Wins | <1% | 1% | 13% | 80% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Bengals Wins | <1% | 1% | 13% | 80% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Jaguars (3‑10) vs Jets (3‑10) |
0 | Jaguars Wins | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Jets Wins | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Cardinals (6‑7) vs Patriots (3‑10) |
0 | Cardinals Wins | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Patriots Wins | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Raiders (2‑11) vs Falcons (6‑7) |
0 | Raiders Wins | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | 1% | 13% | 79% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | ||