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 (4‑5) vs Forty-Niners49'ers (4‑4) |
37 | Buccaneers Wins | <1% | 2% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 71% | ||
| Saints (2‑7) vs Falcons (6‑3) |
12 | Saints Wins | <1% | 2% | 11% | 11% | 3% | 8% | 11% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 11% | 14% | 56% | ||
| Jaguars (2‑7) vs Vikings (6‑2) |
4 | Jaguars Wins | <1% | 2% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | 2% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 9% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Steelers (6‑2) vs Commanders (7‑2) |
3 | Steelers Wins | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 11% | 14% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Commanders Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 8% | 4% | 9% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Jets (3‑6) vs Cardinals (5‑4) |
3 | Jets Wins | <1% | 2% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | 2% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 10% | 12% | 57% | ||
| Texans (6‑3) vs Lions (7‑1) |
2 | Texans Wins | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 12% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 10% | 13% | 57% | ||
| Cowboys (3‑5) vs Eagles (6‑2) |
1 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Panthers (2‑7) vs Giants (2‑7) |
1 | Panthers Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 8% | 4% | 10% | 13% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 55% | ||
| Rams (4‑4) vs Dolphins (2‑6) |
0 | Rams Wins | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | <1% | 2% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 55% | ||
| Patriots (2‑7) vs Bears (4‑4) |
0 | Patriots Wins | <1% | 2% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 55% | ||