The Most Important Games for the Buccaneers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Buccaneers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Buccaneers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Buccaneers 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 | |||
| Buccaneers (7‑5) vs Saints (2‑10) |
27 | Buccaneers Wins | <1% | 5% | 16% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 4% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 22% | ||
| Saints Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 62% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 33% | ||
| Chargers (8‑4) vs Eagles (8‑4) |
5 | Chargers Wins | <1% | 6% | 19% | 51% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 4% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 22% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | 3% | 11% | 62% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 22% | ||
| Cardinals (3‑9) vs Rams (9‑3) |
3 | Cardinals Wins | 1% | 5% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 4% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 22% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | 4% | 15% | 57% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 22% | ||
| Falcons (4‑8) vs Seahawks (9‑3) |
1 | Falcons Wins | 1% | 4% | 15% | 55% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 4% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 22% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | <1% | 4% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 23% | ||
| Packers (8‑3‑1) vs Bears (9‑3) |
1 | Packers Wins | <1% | 5% | 16% | 54% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 4% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 22% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | 4% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 22% | ||
| Commanders (3‑9) vs Vikings (4‑8) |
0 | Commanders Wins | <1% | 5% | 16% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 4% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 22% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | 4% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 22% | ||
| Cowboys (6‑5‑1) vs Lions (7‑5) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | 5% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 4% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 22% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | 4% | 15% | 56% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 22% | ||