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 (3‑7) vs Chiefs (9‑1) |
3 | Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Chiefs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Bears (4‑6) vs Vikings (8‑2) |
0 | Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Seahawks (5‑5) vs Cardinals (6‑4) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Rams (5‑5) vs Eagles (8‑2) |
0 | Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Giants (2‑8) vs Buccaneers (4‑6) |
0 | Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Texans (6‑4) vs Cowboys (3‑6) |
0 | Texans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (5‑5) vs Packers (7‑3) |
0 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Colts (5‑6) vs Lions (9‑1) |
0 | Colts Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Commanders (7‑4) vs Cowboys (3‑6) |
0 | Commanders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||