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 (9‑5) vs Raiders (2‑12) |
42 | Texans Wins | <1% | 3% | 42% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 32% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Raiders Wins | X | <1% | 13% | 1% | 2% | 21% | 47% | 16% | ||
| Broncos (12‑2) vs Jaguars (10‑4) |
34 | Broncos Wins | X | 4% | 52% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 29% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Jaguars Wins | <1% | 2% | 16% | X | 11% | 21% | 42% | 8% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (10‑4) vs Colts (8‑6) |
7 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 5% | 12% | 36% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Colts Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 5% | 12% | 31% | 10% | ||
| Browns (3‑11) vs Bills (10‑4) |
4 | Browns Wins | <1% | 6% | 37% | <1% | 9% | 15% | 26% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Bills Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 11% | 35% | 8% | ||
| Ravens (7‑7) vs Patriots (11‑3) |
3 | Ravens Wins | <1% | 5% | 38% | <1% | 5% | 12% | 33% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Patriots Wins | <1% | 1% | 42% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Cowboys (6‑6‑1) vs Chargers (10‑4) |
1 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 5% | 14% | 32% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Chargers Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 5% | 10% | 35% | 8% | ||
| Bengals (4‑10) vs Dolphins (6‑7) |
1 | Bengals Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 5% | 12% | 33% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 5% | 12% | 33% | 8% | ||
| Steelers (7‑6) vs Lions (8‑6) |
1 | Steelers Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 5% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Chiefs (6‑8) vs Titans (2‑12) |
1 | Chiefs Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 5% | 12% | 33% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Titans Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 8% | ||
| Steelers (7‑6) vs Dolphins (6‑7) |
0 | Steelers Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 5% | 12% | 33% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 8% | ||
| Saints (4‑10) vs Jets (3‑11) |
0 | Saints Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||
| Jets Wins | <1% | 3% | 40% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 33% | 7% | ||