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 (1‑5) vs Panthers (3‑2) |
15 | Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 8% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 93% | ||
| Steelers (4‑2) vs Saints (2‑4) |
1 | Steelers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Saints Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 90% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (6‑0) vs Falcons (2‑4) |
1 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 4% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 90% | ||
| Raiders (3‑3) vs Rams (2‑4) |
1 | Raiders Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 90% | ||
| Broncos (4‑2) vs Cardinals (2‑4) |
1 | Broncos Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 90% | ||
| Patriots (4‑2) vs Bears (4‑2) |
1 | Patriots Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Packers (4‑2) vs Lions (3‑2) |
1 | Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 90% | ||
| Chiefs (5‑0) vs Seahawks (3‑3) |
0 | Chiefs Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Cowboys (2‑4) vs Eagles (2‑4) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Texans (2‑4) vs Giants (3‑2‑1) |
0 | Texans Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Colts (2‑4) vs Vikings (5‑0) |
0 | Colts Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 89% | ||