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 | |||
| Bears (4‑7) vs Lions (10‑1) |
36 | Bears Wins | 18% | 8% | <1% | <1% | 46% | 22% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Lions Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 57% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Vikings (9‑2) vs Cardinals (6‑5) |
33 | Vikings Wins | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 59% | 22% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 4% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 52% | 27% | 9% | 4% | ||
| Ravens (7‑4) vs Eagles (9‑2) |
4 | Ravens Wins | 11% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 57% | 23% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 9% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Dolphins (5‑6) vs Packers (8‑3) |
3 | Dolphins Wins | 10% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 63% | 16% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Packers Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 55% | 25% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Chargers (7‑3) vs Falcons (6‑5) |
2 | Chargers Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 23% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 23% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Titans (3‑8) vs Commanders (7‑5) |
2 | Titans Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 58% | 25% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Commanders Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Cowboys (4‑7) vs Giants (2‑9) |
1 | Cowboys Wins | 10% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 23% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Giants Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 23% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (5‑6) vs Bills (9‑2) |
1 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Bills Wins | 10% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 23% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Buccaneers (5‑6) vs Panthers (3‑8) |
1 | Buccaneers Wins | 10% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 23% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 23% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Rams (5‑6) vs Saints (4‑7) |
0 | Rams Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Saints Wins | 10% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Seahawks (6‑5) vs Jets (3‑8) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 23% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Jets Wins | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 56% | 24% | 5% | 1% | ||