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 (1‑5) vs Bears (3‑2) |
3 | Saints Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Lions (4‑2) vs Buccaneers (5‑1) |
1 | Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Cardinals (2‑4) vs Packers (3‑1‑1) |
0 | Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Jaguars (4‑2) vs Rams (4‑2) |
0 | Jaguars Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (4‑2) vs Falcons (3‑2) |
0 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Broncos (4‑2) vs Giants (2‑4) |
0 | Broncos Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Eagles (4‑2) vs Vikings (3‑2) |
0 | Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Seahawks (4‑2) vs Texans (2‑3) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Texans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Panthers (3‑3) vs Jets (0‑6) |
0 | Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Jets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Cowboys (2‑3‑1) vs Commanders (3‑3) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Commanders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||