The Most Important Games for the Panthers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Panthers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Panthers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Panthers 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 | |||
| Panthers (0‑1) vs Cardinals (1‑0) |
20 | Panthers Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 71% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (1‑0) vs Saints (0‑1) |
3 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Saints Wins | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 68% | ||
| Texans (0‑1) vs Buccaneers (1‑0) |
3 | Texans Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 68% | ||
| Chiefs (0‑1) vs Eagles (1‑0) |
2 | Chiefs Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 67% | ||
| Seahawks (0‑1) vs Steelers (1‑0) |
1 | Seahawks Wins | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Steelers Wins | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 68% | ||
| Cowboys (0‑1) vs Giants (0‑1) |
1 | Cowboys Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Giants Wins | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Titans (0‑1) vs Rams (1‑0) |
0 | Titans Wins | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Rams Wins | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 68% | ||
| Lions (0‑1) vs Bears (0‑1) |
0 | Lions Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Bears Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Falcons (0‑1) vs Vikings (1‑0) |
0 | Falcons Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Vikings Wins | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 68% | ||