The Most Important Games for the Vikings are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Vikings final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Vikings fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Vikings 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 | |||
| Bills (10‑3) vs Lions (12‑1) |
39 | Bills Wins | 14% | 3% | X | X | 62% | 19% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Lions Wins | 5% | 1% | X | X | 75% | 19% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Vikings (11‑2) vs Bears (4‑9) |
29 | Vikings Wins | 8% | 2% | X | X | 72% | 18% | 1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Bears Wins | 1% | 1% | X | X | 64% | 28% | 6% | <1% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (6‑7) vs Rams (7‑6) |
1 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | 8% | 1% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Rams Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 72% | 18% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Buccaneers (7‑6) vs Chargers (8‑5) |
1 | Buccaneers Wins | 7% | 1% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Chargers Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 72% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Seahawks (8‑5) vs Packers (9‑4) |
1 | Seahawks Wins | 7% | 1% | X | X | 80% | 10% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Packers Wins | 7% | 1% | X | X | 66% | 24% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Saints (5‑8) vs Commanders (8‑5) |
0 | Saints Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 72% | 19% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Commanders Wins | 7% | 1% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Eagles (11‑2) vs Steelers (10‑3) |
0 | Eagles Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Steelers Wins | 7% | 1% | X | X | 72% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Giants (2‑11) vs Ravens (8‑5) |
0 | Giants Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Ravens Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Panthers (3‑10) vs Cowboys (5‑8) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Cardinals (6‑7) vs Patriots (3‑10) |
0 | Cardinals Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Patriots Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Raiders (2‑11) vs Falcons (6‑7) |
0 | Raiders Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 7% | 2% | X | X | 71% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ||