The Most Important Games for the Vikings are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Vikings final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Vikings fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Vikings 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 | |||
| Vikings (6‑1) vs Bills (6‑1) |
53 | Vikings Wins | 36% | 18% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 11% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Bills Wins | 24% | 16% | 2% | <1% | 26% | 14% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Raiders (4‑4) vs Forty-Niners49ers (6‑1) |
16 | Raiders Wins | 36% | 13% | 1% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 30% | 18% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Dolphins (1‑6) vs Lions (5‑2) |
12 | Dolphins Wins | 33% | 19% | 2% | <1% | 22% | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Lions Wins | 31% | 16% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Buccaneers (3‑5) vs Bears (6‑2) |
11 | Buccaneers Wins | 33% | 19% | 2% | <1% | 22% | 11% | 6% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Bears Wins | 31% | 16% | 1% | <1% | 25% | 12% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Patriots (5‑3) vs Packers (5‑3) |
6 | Patriots Wins | 32% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Packers Wins | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 23% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Saints (2‑5) vs Browns (5‑3) |
4 | Saints Wins | 32% | 16% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Browns Wins | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Eagles (2‑6) vs Giants (4‑2‑1) |
3 | Eagles Wins | 32% | 17% | 1% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Giants Wins | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Broncos (6‑2) vs Panthers (3‑4) |
3 | Broncos Wins | 32% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 25% | 12% | 7% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Cowboys (3‑5) vs Colts (2‑6) |
2 | Cowboys Wins | 32% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Colts Wins | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Seahawks (4‑4) vs Cardinals (3‑5) |
1 | Seahawks Wins | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 25% | 12% | 7% | 6% | ||
| Commanders (2‑4‑1) vs Rams (4‑4) |
1 | Commanders Wins | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 25% | 12% | 7% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Rams Wins | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Falcons (3‑5) vs Bengals (5‑2) |
1 | Falcons Wins | 32% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 31% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Bengals Wins | 32% | 17% | 2% | <1% | 25% | 12% | 7% | 6% | ||