The Most Important Games for the Forty-Niners are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Forty-Niners final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Forty-Niners fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Forty-Niners 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 | |||
| Forty-Niners49ers (12‑4) vs Seahawks (13‑3) |
381 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Seahawks Wins | X | X | X | X | 6% | 94% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bears (11‑5) vs Lions (8‑8) |
4 | Bears Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lions Wins | 52% | X | X | X | 3% | 45% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rams (11‑4) vs Cardinals (3‑13) |
2 | Rams Wins | 54% | X | X | X | <1% | 46% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cardinals Wins | 52% | X | X | X | 48% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Eagles (11‑5) vs Commanders (4‑12) |
1 | Eagles Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Commanders Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Falcons (6‑9) vs Rams (11‑4) |
0 | Falcons Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rams Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Buccaneers (7‑9) vs Panthers (8‑8) |
0 | Buccaneers Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Panthers Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Falcons (6‑9) vs Saints (6‑10) |
0 | Falcons Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Saints Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Giants (3‑13) vs Cowboys (7‑8‑1) |
0 | Giants Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cowboys Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Vikings (8‑8) vs Packers (9‑6‑1) |
0 | Vikings Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Packers Wins | 53% | X | X | X | 3% | 44% | ^ | ^ | ||