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 (3‑5) vs Panthers (3‑5) |
31 | Saints Wins | <1% | <1% | 12% | 21% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 11% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 83% | ||
| Chiefs (6‑2) vs Falcons (3‑6) |
7 | Chiefs Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 19% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 15% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 74% | ||
| Packers (6‑3) vs Vikings (6‑2) |
2 | Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Rams (5‑4) vs Cardinals (3‑6) |
1 | Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Lions (6‑2) vs Patriots (5‑4) |
0 | Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Patriots Wins | <1% | <1% | 9% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (7‑1) vs Cowboys (4‑5) |
0 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | <1% | 1% | 9% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Seahawks (5‑4) vs Raiders (4‑5) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||
| Raiders Wins | <1% | <1% | 10% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 72% | ||