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 | |||
| Saints (4‑7) vs Rams (5‑5) |
8 | Saints Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Rams Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Chargers (7‑3) vs Falcons (6‑5) |
3 | Chargers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Panthers (3‑8) vs Buccaneers (5‑6) |
3 | Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Titans (3‑8) vs Commanders (7‑5) |
2 | Titans Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Commanders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Dolphins (5‑6) vs Packers (8‑3) |
1 | Dolphins Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Packers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Jets (3‑8) vs Seahawks (6‑5) |
1 | Jets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 95% | ||
| Bills (9‑2) vs Forty-Niners49'ers (5‑6) |
0 | Bills Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 95% | ||
| Eagles (8‑2) vs Rams (5‑5) |
0 | Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 95% | ||
| Ravens (7‑4) vs Eagles (8‑2) |
0 | Ravens Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 95% | ||
| Vikings (9‑2) vs Cardinals (6‑5) |
0 | Vikings Wins | X | <1% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 95% | ||
| Giants (2‑9) vs Cowboys (4‑7) |
0 | Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Lions (10‑1) vs Bears (4‑7) |
0 | Lions Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 95% | ||