The Most Important Games for a conference are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting AFC games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
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|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Panthers (3‑7) |
Chiefs (9‑1) |
75 |
| Browns (2‑8) |
Steelers (8‑2) |
55 |
| Chargers (7‑3) |
Ravens (7‑4) |
36 |
| Colts (5‑6) |
Lions (9‑1) |
27 |
| Raiders (2‑8) |
Broncos (6‑5) |
24 |
| Texans (7‑4) |
Titans (2‑8) |
22 |
| Dolphins (4‑6) |
Patriots (3‑8) |
14 |