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 (6‑7) vs Texans (8‑5) |
25 | Dolphins Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 7% | 20% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Texans Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Giants (2‑11) vs Ravens (8‑5) |
4 | Giants Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 10% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Ravens Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 9% | 89% | ||
| Buccaneers (7‑6) vs Chargers (8‑5) |
3 | Buccaneers Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 10% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Chargers Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 8% | 90% | ||
| Colts (6‑7) vs Broncos (8‑5) |
2 | Colts Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 10% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Broncos Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 8% | 89% | ||
| Patriots (3‑10) vs Cardinals (6‑7) |
1 | Patriots Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Jaguars (3‑10) vs Jets (3‑10) |
0 | Jaguars Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Jets Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Bills (10‑3) vs Lions (12‑1) |
0 | Bills Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Lions Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 8% | 89% | ||
| Raiders (2‑11) vs Falcons (6‑7) |
0 | Raiders Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Falcons Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Steelers (10‑3) vs Eagles (11‑2) |
0 | Steelers Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Eagles Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 8% | 88% | ||
| Chiefs (12‑1) vs Browns (3‑10) |
0 | Chiefs Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Browns Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Bengals (5‑8) vs Titans (3‑10) |
0 | Bengals Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||
| Titans Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 9% | 88% | ||