The Most Important Games for the Lions are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Lions final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Lions fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Lions 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 | |||
| Lions (7‑1) vs Texans (6‑3) |
64 | Lions Wins | 58% | 16% | 3% | <1% | 14% | 5% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Texans Wins | 41% | 17% | 4% | 1% | 19% | 9% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Jaguars (2‑7) vs Vikings (6‑2) |
15 | Jaguars Wins | 53% | 18% | 4% | 1% | 12% | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Vikings Wins | 50% | 16% | 3% | <1% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Cowboys (3‑5) vs Eagles (6‑2) |
13 | Cowboys Wins | 53% | 14% | 3% | <1% | 18% | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 48% | 17% | 3% | 1% | 16% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Steelers (6‑2) vs Commanders (7‑2) |
13 | Steelers Wins | 54% | 13% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Commanders Wins | 49% | 17% | 3% | 1% | 16% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Saints (2‑7) vs Falcons (6‑3) |
7 | Saints Wins | 52% | 16% | 2% | <1% | 17% | 7% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 50% | 16% | 3% | <1% | 17% | 7% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Panthers (2‑7) vs Giants (2‑7) |
4 | Panthers Wins | 50% | 17% | 3% | 1% | 16% | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Giants Wins | 49% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 16% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (4‑4) vs Buccaneers (4‑5) |
4 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | 52% | 15% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | 50% | 16% | 3% | <1% | 17% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Rams (4‑4) vs Dolphins (2‑6) |
1 | Rams Wins | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 16% | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Jets (3‑6) vs Cardinals (5‑4) |
1 | Jets Wins | 51% | 17% | 3% | <1% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 50% | 17% | 3% | 1% | 16% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Bears (4‑4) vs Patriots (2‑7) |
0 | Bears Wins | 50% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 16% | 8% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Patriots Wins | 50% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 3% | 3% | ||