The Most Important Games for the Forty-Niners are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Forty-Niners final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Forty-Niners fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Forty-Niners 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 | |||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (5‑6) vs Bills (9‑2) |
14 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 5% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Bills Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Vikings (9‑2) vs Cardinals (6‑5) |
4 | Vikings Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Saints (4‑7) vs Rams (5‑6) |
2 | Saints Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 92% | ||
| Titans (3‑8) vs Commanders (7‑5) |
2 | Titans Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Commanders Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 92% | ||
| Jets (3‑8) vs Seahawks (6‑5) |
2 | Jets Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 92% | ||
| Panthers (3‑8) vs Buccaneers (5‑6) |
1 | Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 92% | ||
| Dolphins (5‑6) vs Packers (8‑3) |
1 | Dolphins Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Chargers (7‑3) vs Falcons (6‑5) |
1 | Chargers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Eagles (9‑2) vs Ravens (7‑4) |
1 | Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Ravens Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 92% | ||
| Bears (4‑7) vs Lions (10‑1) |
0 | Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 92% | ||
| Cowboys (4‑7) vs Giants (2‑9) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 92% | ||