The Most Important Games for the Buccaneers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Buccaneers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Buccaneers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Buccaneers 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 | |||
| Buccaneers (4‑6) vs Giants (2‑8) |
32 | Buccaneers Wins | <1% | <1% | 8% | 17% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 84% | ||
| Cowboys (3‑7) vs Commanders (7‑4) |
4 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Commanders Wins | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 71% | ||
| Seahawks (5‑5) vs Cardinals (6‑4) |
2 | Seahawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 8% | 13% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 15% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Forty-Niners49'ers (5‑5) vs Packers (7‑3) |
2 | Forty-Niners49'ers Wins | <1% | <1% | 6% | 15% | <1% | 3% | 7% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | 7% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Bears (4‑6) vs Vikings (8‑2) |
1 | Bears Wins | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Chiefs (9‑1) vs Panthers (3‑7) |
1 | Chiefs Wins | <1% | <1% | 7% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | 7% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Colts (5‑6) vs Lions (9‑1) |
1 | Colts Wins | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Rams (5‑5) vs Eagles (8‑2) |
1 | Rams Wins | <1% | <1% | 6% | 15% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 71% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | <1% | 7% | 14% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 70% | ||