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 | |||
| Forty-Niners49ers (4‑2) vs Falcons (3‑2) |
0 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Buccaneers (5‑1) vs Lions (4‑2) |
0 | Buccaneers 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% | ||
| Texans (2‑3) vs Seahawks (4‑2) |
0 | Texans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||