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 | |||
| Chiefs (6‑2) vs Falcons (3‑6) |
4 | Chiefs Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 25% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 22% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Saints (3‑5) vs Panthers (3‑5) |
1 | Saints Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 26% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 25% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 69% | ||
| Patriots (5‑4) vs Lions (6‑2) |
1 | Patriots Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% | ||
| Commanders (2‑5‑1) vs Giants (5‑2‑1) |
1 | Commanders Wins | <1% | <1% | 7% | 22% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 24% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 71% | ||
| Rams (5‑4) vs Cardinals (3‑6) |
1 | Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 71% | ||
| Cowboys (4‑5) vs Forty-Niners49ers (7‑1) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 25% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% | ||
| Vikings (6‑2) vs Packers (6‑3) |
0 | Vikings Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% | ||
| Seahawks (5‑4) vs Raiders (4‑5) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 71% | ||
| Raiders Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 70% | ||