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-Niners49ers (1‑0) vs Saints (0‑1) |
37 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 15% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Saints Wins | 8% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Texans (0‑1) vs Buccaneers (1‑0) |
5 | Texans Wins | 14% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | 13% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Titans (0‑1) vs Rams (1‑0) |
4 | Titans Wins | 13% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Rams Wins | 12% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Falcons (0‑1) vs Vikings (1‑0) |
4 | Falcons Wins | 14% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Vikings Wins | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Steelers (1‑0) vs Seahawks (0‑1) |
3 | Steelers Wins | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | 12% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 40% | ||
| Panthers (0‑1) vs Cardinals (1‑0) |
2 | Panthers Wins | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 13% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Chiefs (0‑1) vs Eagles (1‑0) |
2 | Chiefs Wins | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 13% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Bears (0‑1) vs Lions (0‑1) |
2 | Bears Wins | 13% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Lions Wins | 13% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Cowboys (0‑1) vs Giants (0‑1) |
2 | Cowboys Wins | 13% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Giants Wins | 13% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 39% | ||