The Most Important Games for the Saints are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Saints final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Saints fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Saints 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 | |||
| Saints (2‑4) vs Steelers (4‑2) |
14 | Saints Wins | <1% | 1% | 10% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Steelers Wins | <1% | <1% | 6% | 9% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Buccaneers (1‑5) vs Panthers (3‑2) |
4 | Buccaneers Wins | <1% | 1% | 10% | 10% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 73% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (6‑0) vs Falcons (2‑4) |
2 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 75% | ||
| Raiders (3‑3) vs Rams (2‑4) |
1 | Raiders Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 75% | ||
| Texans (2‑4) vs Giants (3‑2‑1) |
1 | Texans Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 75% | ||
| Bears (4‑2) vs Patriots (4‑2) |
1 | Bears Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Patriots Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Colts (2‑4) vs Vikings (5‑0) |
1 | Colts Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Eagles (2‑4) vs Cowboys (2‑4) |
1 | Eagles Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Lions (3‑2) vs Packers (4‑2) |
1 | Lions Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 73% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 74% | ||
| Seahawks (3‑3) vs Chiefs (5‑0) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Chiefs Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 74% | ||
| Broncos (4‑2) vs Cardinals (2‑4) |
0 | Broncos Wins | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 74% | ||