The Most Important Games for the Cowboys are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cowboys final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Cowboys fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Cowboys 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 | |||
| Cowboys (3‑3‑1) vs Broncos (5‑2) |
24 | Cowboys Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Broncos Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 75% | ||
| Giants (2‑5) vs Eagles (5‑2) |
7 | Giants Wins | <1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 71% | ||
| Dolphins (1‑6) vs Falcons (3‑3) |
3 | Dolphins Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Falcons Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Saints (1‑6) vs Buccaneers (5‑2) |
2 | Saints Wins | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Buccaneers Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Bills (4‑2) vs Panthers (4‑3) |
1 | Bills Wins | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 71% | ||
| Texans (2‑4) vs Forty-Niners49ers (5‑2) |
1 | Texans Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Chiefs (4‑3) vs Commanders (3‑4) |
1 | Chiefs Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Commanders Wins | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Steelers (4‑2) vs Packers (4‑1‑1) |
1 | Steelers Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Ravens (1‑5) vs Bears (4‑2) |
1 | Ravens Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Chargers (4‑3) vs Vikings (3‑3) |
0 | Chargers Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 70% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 71% | ||