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 (6‑2) vs Jaguars (2‑7) |
39 | Vikings Wins | 12% | 8% | 2% | <1% | 33% | 18% | 12% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Jaguars Wins | 6% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 27% | 18% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Texans (6‑3) vs Lions (7‑1) |
17 | Texans Wins | 13% | 9% | 2% | <1% | 28% | 16% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Lions Wins | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | 35% | 18% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Steelers (6‑2) vs Commanders (7‑2) |
7 | Steelers Wins | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | 33% | 16% | 11% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Commanders Wins | 10% | 8% | 2% | <1% | 30% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Dolphins (2‑6) vs Rams (4‑4) |
4 | Dolphins Wins | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 32% | 17% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Rams Wins | 11% | 7% | 1% | <1% | 32% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Cowboys (3‑5) vs Eagles (6‑2) |
4 | Cowboys Wins | 12% | 6% | 1% | <1% | 34% | 16% | 10% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 11% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 30% | 17% | 13% | 20% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (4‑4) vs Buccaneers (4‑5) |
2 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | 11% | 7% | 1% | <1% | 32% | 17% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | 11% | 7% | 1% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Jets (3‑6) vs Cardinals (5‑4) |
2 | Jets Wins | 11% | 7% | 1% | <1% | 33% | 16% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 11% | 7% | 1% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Saints (2‑7) vs Falcons (6‑3) |
1 | Saints Wins | 12% | 7% | 1% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Patriots (2‑7) vs Bears (4‑4) |
1 | Patriots Wins | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 32% | 17% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Bears Wins | 11% | 7% | 1% | <1% | 32% | 17% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Giants (2‑7) vs Panthers (2‑7) |
1 | Giants Wins | 11% | 8% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 16% | 12% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 11% | 7% | 1% | <1% | 32% | 17% | 12% | 19% | ||