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 (1‑4) vs Giants (3‑1‑1) |
13 | Saints Wins | <1% | 1% | 5% | 10% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 86% | ||
| Bears (3‑2) vs Falcons (2‑3) |
2 | Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Eagles (2‑3) vs Panthers (2‑2) |
2 | Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Cowboys (2‑3) vs Packers (3‑2) |
1 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Commanders (1‑3‑1) vs Forty-Niners49ers (5‑0) |
1 | Commanders Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Steelers (3‑2) vs Buccaneers (1‑4) |
1 | Steelers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Rams (2‑3) vs Cardinals (1‑4) |
0 | Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 82% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 82% | ||