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 (1‑0) vs Falcons (0‑1) |
39 | Vikings Wins | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 7% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 43% | ||
| Texans (0‑1) vs Buccaneers (1‑0) |
4 | Texans Wins | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | 13% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 38% | ||
| Saints (0‑1) vs Forty-Niners49ers (1‑0) |
3 | Saints Wins | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Chiefs (0‑1) vs Eagles (1‑0) |
2 | Chiefs Wins | 14% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 38% | ||
| Panthers (0‑1) vs Cardinals (1‑0) |
2 | Panthers Wins | 14% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Titans (0‑1) vs Rams (1‑0) |
2 | Titans Wins | 14% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Rams Wins | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 38% | ||
| Lions (0‑1) vs Bears (0‑1) |
1 | Lions Wins | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Bears Wins | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 38% | ||
| Seahawks (0‑1) vs Steelers (1‑0) |
1 | Seahawks Wins | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Steelers Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 38% | ||
| Cowboys (0‑1) vs Giants (0‑1) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Giants Wins | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||