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) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Vikings (6‑1) |
Bills (6‑1) |
55 |
| Ravens (4‑4) |
Jaguars (5‑2) |
51 |
| Panthers (3‑4) |
Broncos (6‑2) |
51 |
| Chiefs (5‑2) |
Jets (2‑6) |
48 |
| Patriots (5‑3) |
Packers (5‑3) |
42 |
| Falcons (3‑5) |
Bengals (5‑2) |
41 |
| Saints (2‑5) |
Browns (5‑3) |
29 |
| Forty-Niners (6‑1) |
Raiders (4‑4) |
19 |
| Chargers (0‑7) |
Texans (2‑5) |
15 |
| Colts (2‑6) |
Cowboys (3‑5) |
7 |
| Dolphins (1‑6) |
Lions (5‑2) |
4 |