The Most Important Games for the Panthers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Panthers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Panthers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Panthers 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 | |||
| Panthers (3‑2) vs Buccaneers (1‑5) |
35 | Panthers Wins | 4% | 13% | 30% | 18% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | 2% | 7% | 24% | 18% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 42% | ||
| Steelers (4‑2) vs Saints (2‑4) |
4 | Steelers Wins | 4% | 12% | 28% | 18% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Saints Wins | 4% | 12% | 27% | 16% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 34% | ||
| Texans (2‑4) vs Giants (3‑2‑1) |
3 | Texans Wins | 4% | 13% | 29% | 15% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Giants Wins | 4% | 11% | 27% | 18% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Colts (2‑4) vs Vikings (5‑0) |
3 | Colts Wins | 5% | 12% | 27% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Vikings Wins | 4% | 11% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Eagles (2‑4) vs Cowboys (2‑4) |
2 | Eagles Wins | 4% | 12% | 28% | 16% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Lions (3‑2) vs Packers (4‑2) |
2 | Lions Wins | 4% | 12% | 27% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Packers Wins | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 34% | ||
| Falcons (2‑4) vs Forty-Niners49ers (6‑0) |
1 | Falcons Wins | 5% | 13% | 25% | 15% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 4% | 11% | 30% | 18% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 32% | ||
| Patriots (4‑2) vs Bears (4‑2) |
1 | Patriots Wins | 4% | 12% | 27% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Bears Wins | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 33% | ||
| Broncos (4‑2) vs Cardinals (2‑4) |
1 | Broncos Wins | 4% | 12% | 28% | 16% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 4% | 12% | 27% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Chiefs (5‑0) vs Seahawks (3‑3) |
1 | Chiefs Wins | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | 4% | 11% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 33% | ||
| Rams (2‑4) vs Raiders (3‑3) |
0 | Rams Wins | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Raiders Wins | 4% | 12% | 28% | 16% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 33% | ||