The Most Important Games for the Saints are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Saints final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Saints fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Saints 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 | |||
| Buccaneers (2‑5) vs Falcons (3‑4) |
2 | Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 11% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Vikings (6‑0) vs Lions (4‑2) |
1 | Vikings Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 83% | ||
| Seahawks (4‑3) vs Bears (5‑2) |
1 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Commanders (1‑4‑1) vs Eagles (2‑5) |
0 | Commanders Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 83% | ||
| Cardinals (2‑5) vs Cowboys (3‑4) |
0 | Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Chargers (0‑6) vs Rams (3‑4) |
0 | Chargers Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 82% | ||