The Most Important Games for the Bengals are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Bengals final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Bengals fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Bengals 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 | |||
| Bengals (4‑7) vs Steelers (8‑3) |
7 | Bengals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Steelers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Browns (3‑8) vs Broncos (7‑5) |
2 | Browns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Broncos Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Patriots (3‑9) vs Colts (5‑7) |
1 | Patriots Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Colts Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Packers (8‑3) vs Dolphins (5‑6) |
1 | Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Eagles (8‑2) vs Ravens (7‑4) |
0 | Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Ravens Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Commanders (7‑5) vs Titans (3‑8) |
0 | Commanders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Titans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Jaguars (2‑9) vs Texans (7‑5) |
0 | Jaguars Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Texans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (5‑6) vs Bills (9‑2) |
0 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Bills Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Raiders (2‑9) vs Chiefs (10‑1) |
0 | Raiders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Chiefs Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Chargers (7‑3) vs Ravens (7‑4) |
0 | Chargers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Ravens Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Seahawks (6‑5) vs Jets (3‑8) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Jets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Falcons (6‑5) vs Chargers (7‑3) |
0 | Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Chargers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||