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 (5‑1) vs Lions (4‑2) |
75 | Buccaneers Wins | 41% | 17% | 11% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Lions Wins | 22% | 19% | 16% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 15% | ||
| Cardinals (2‑4) vs Packers (3‑1‑1) |
5 | Cardinals Wins | 34% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Packers Wins | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Vikings (3‑2) vs Eagles (4‑2) |
5 | Vikings Wins | 35% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 33% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Texans (2‑3) vs Seahawks (4‑2) |
5 | Texans Wins | 33% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | 32% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 13% | ||
| Jets (0‑6) vs Panthers (3‑3) |
4 | Jets Wins | 33% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 32% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (4‑2) vs Falcons (3‑2) |
4 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 33% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 34% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Jaguars (4‑2) vs Rams (4‑2) |
3 | Jaguars Wins | 34% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Rams Wins | 33% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 13% | ||
| Saints (1‑5) vs Bears (3‑2) |
3 | Saints Wins | 34% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Bears Wins | 33% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Giants (2‑4) vs Broncos (4‑2) |
2 | Giants Wins | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Broncos Wins | 32% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 13% | ||
| Cowboys (2‑3‑1) vs Commanders (3‑3) |
2 | Cowboys Wins | 33% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| Commanders Wins | 33% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||