The Most Important Games for the Vikings are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Vikings final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Vikings fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Vikings 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 | |||
| Vikings (3‑0) vs Dolphins (0‑3) |
38 | Vikings Wins | 30% | 13% | 6% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Dolphins Wins | 22% | 12% | 6% | 3% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 26% | ||
| Broncos (2‑1) vs Forty-Niners49ers (3‑0) |
9 | Broncos Wins | 31% | 11% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 28% | 13% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Jets (1‑2) vs Bears (2‑1) |
7 | Jets Wins | 29% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Bears Wins | 28% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Panthers (1‑2) vs Lions (2‑1) |
7 | Panthers Wins | 29% | 13% | 6% | 3% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Lions Wins | 28% | 12% | 5% | 2% | 14% | 9% | 8% | 22% | ||
| Buccaneers (0‑3) vs Packers (1‑2) |
3 | Buccaneers Wins | 29% | 13% | 6% | 3% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Packers Wins | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Rams (1‑2) vs Eagles (2‑1) |
3 | Rams Wins | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 28% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Falcons (1‑2) vs Saints (1‑2) |
3 | Falcons Wins | 29% | 13% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Saints Wins | 28% | 13% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Chargers (0‑3) vs Seahawks (2‑1) |
2 | Chargers Wins | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 14% | 9% | 7% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Cowboys (1‑2) vs Texans (0‑3) |
2 | Cowboys Wins | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Texans Wins | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Colts (1‑2) vs Commanders (1‑2) |
2 | Colts Wins | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 14% | 9% | 7% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Commanders Wins | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Giants (2‑1) vs Cardinals (1‑2) |
1 | Giants Wins | 29% | 12% | 6% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 29% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 22% | ||