The Most Important Games for the Buccaneers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Buccaneers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Buccaneers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Buccaneers 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 | |||
| Buccaneers (5‑2) vs Saints (1‑6) |
59 | Buccaneers Wins | 17% | 18% | 20% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Saints Wins | 6% | 14% | 18% | 21% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 26% | ||
| Giants (2‑5) vs Eagles (5‑2) |
9 | Giants Wins | 18% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Steelers (4‑2) vs Packers (4‑1‑1) |
8 | Steelers Wins | 17% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Packers Wins | 15% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Ravens (1‑5) vs Bears (4‑2) |
5 | Ravens Wins | 17% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Bears Wins | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Texans (2‑4) vs Forty-Niners49ers (5‑2) |
5 | Texans Wins | 17% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 15% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 18% | ||
| Dolphins (1‑6) vs Falcons (3‑3) |
4 | Dolphins Wins | 16% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 16% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 18% | ||
| Bills (4‑2) vs Panthers (4‑3) |
3 | Bills Wins | 16% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 16% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Vikings (3‑3) vs Chargers (4‑3) |
2 | Vikings Wins | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Chargers Wins | 16% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Chiefs (4‑3) vs Commanders (3‑4) |
1 | Chiefs Wins | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Commanders Wins | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Broncos (5‑2) vs Cowboys (3‑3‑1) |
1 | Broncos Wins | 16% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 19% | ||