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 | |||
| Giants (2‑8) vs Buccaneers (4‑6) |
2 | Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 96% | ||
| Eagles (8‑2) vs Rams (5‑5) |
1 | Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 96% | ||
| Cowboys (3‑6) vs Commanders (7‑4) |
1 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Commanders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 96% | ||
| Lions (9‑1) vs Colts (5‑6) |
0 | Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Colts Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Vikings (8‑2) vs Bears (4‑6) |
0 | Vikings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Seahawks (5‑5) vs Cardinals (6‑4) |
0 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (5‑5) vs Packers (7‑3) |
0 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 96% | ||
| Chiefs (9‑1) vs Panthers (3‑7) |
0 | Chiefs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Texans (6‑4) vs Cowboys (3‑6) |
0 | Texans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||