The Most Important Games for the Lions are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Lions final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Lions fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Lions 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 | |||
| Lions (4‑1) vs Chiefs (2‑3) |
35 | Lions Wins | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Chiefs Wins | 8% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 41% | ||
| Buccaneers (4‑1) vs Forty-Niners49ers (4‑1) |
5 | Buccaneers Wins | 14% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Giants (1‑4) vs Eagles (4‑1) |
5 | Giants Wins | 13% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Bengals (2‑3) vs Packers (2‑1‑1) |
4 | Bengals Wins | 12% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Packers Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Ravens (1‑4) vs Rams (3‑2) |
4 | Ravens Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Rams Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Jaguars (4‑1) vs Seahawks (3‑2) |
2 | Jaguars Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Panthers (2‑3) vs Cowboys (2‑2‑1) |
2 | Panthers Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Bills (4‑1) vs Falcons (2‑2) |
2 | Bills Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Cardinals (2‑3) vs Colts (4‑1) |
2 | Cardinals Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Colts Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||
| Saints (1‑4) vs Patriots (3‑2) |
1 | Saints Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Patriots Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||
| Commanders (3‑2) vs Bears (2‑2) |
0 | Commanders Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Bears Wins | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||