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 (1‑2) vs Falcons (1‑2) |
32 | Saints Wins | 3% | 7% | 12% | 19% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Falcons Wins | 1% | 3% | 8% | 16% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 63% | ||
| Lions (2‑1) vs Panthers (1‑2) |
3 | Lions Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 18% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 16% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Broncos (2‑1) vs Forty-Niners49ers (3‑0) |
1 | Broncos Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Chargers (0‑3) vs Seahawks (2‑1) |
1 | Chargers Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 18% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Texans (0‑3) vs Cowboys (1‑2) |
1 | Texans Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Cowboys Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Rams (1‑2) vs Eagles (2‑1) |
1 | Rams Wins | 2% | 7% | 11% | 17% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Eagles Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 18% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 55% | ||
| Jets (1‑2) vs Bears (2‑1) |
1 | Jets Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Bears Wins | 2% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Colts (1‑2) vs Commanders (1‑2) |
0 | Colts Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Commanders Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Dolphins (0‑3) vs Vikings (3‑0) |
0 | Dolphins Wins | 3% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Vikings Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 18% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 55% | ||
| Buccaneers (0‑3) vs Packers (1‑2) |
0 | Buccaneers Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Packers Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 18% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 55% | ||
| Giants (2‑1) vs Cardinals (1‑2) |
0 | Giants Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | 18% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 3% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 56% | ||