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 (2‑1) vs Panthers (1‑2) |
35 | Lions Wins | 12% | 9% | 4% | 1% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 6% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 50% | ||
| Dolphins (0‑3) vs Vikings (3‑0) |
6 | Dolphins Wins | 11% | 9% | 4% | 2% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Vikings Wins | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Chargers (0‑3) vs Seahawks (2‑1) |
4 | Chargers Wins | 11% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | 10% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Cardinals (1‑2) vs Giants (2‑1) |
4 | Cardinals Wins | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Giants Wins | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Jets (1‑2) vs Bears (2‑1) |
4 | Jets Wins | 11% | 9% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Bears Wins | 10% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Saints (1‑2) vs Falcons (1‑2) |
2 | Saints Wins | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Broncos (2‑1) vs Forty-Niners49ers (3‑0) |
2 | Broncos Wins | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 45% | ||
| Buccaneers (0‑3) vs Packers (1‑2) |
2 | Buccaneers Wins | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Packers Wins | 10% | 8% | 4% | 1% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Texans (0‑3) vs Cowboys (1‑2) |
2 | Texans Wins | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | 10% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Colts (1‑2) vs Commanders (1‑2) |
2 | Colts Wins | 10% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Commanders Wins | 10% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Rams (1‑2) vs Eagles (2‑1) |
1 | Rams Wins | 11% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 45% | ||