The Most Important Games for the Dolphins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Dolphins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Dolphins fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Dolphins 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 | |||
| Dolphins (1‑7) vs Colts (2‑7) |
0 | Dolphins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Colts Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Lions (6‑2) vs Patriots (5‑4) |
0 | Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Patriots Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Steelers (6‑2) vs Bengals (6‑2) |
0 | Steelers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Bengals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Titans (1‑7) vs Jaguars (6‑2) |
0 | Titans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Jaguars Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Jets (2‑7) vs Bills (7‑1) |
0 | Jets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Bills Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Falcons (3‑6) vs Chiefs (6‑2) |
0 | Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Chiefs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Texans (3‑5) vs Browns (5‑4) |
0 | Texans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Browns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Ravens (4‑5) vs Chargers (0‑8) |
0 | Ravens Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Chargers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Seahawks (5‑4) vs Raiders (4‑5) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Raiders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||