The Most Important Games for the Panthers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Panthers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Panthers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Panthers 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 | |||
| Panthers (7‑6) vs Saints (3‑10) |
62 | Panthers Wins | <1% | 1% | 18% | 57% | X | <1% | <1% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Saints Wins | X | <1% | 4% | 39% | X | X | <1% | 57% | ||
| Colts (8‑5) vs Seahawks (10‑3) |
3 | Colts Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Seahawks Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 48% | X | <1% | <1% | 37% | ||
| Commanders (3‑10) vs Giants (2‑11) |
1 | Commanders Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 49% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 49% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Rams (10‑3) vs Lions (8‑5) |
1 | Rams Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 49% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Lions Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 49% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Browns (3‑10) vs Bears (9‑4) |
1 | Browns Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 48% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Bears Wins | <1% | 1% | 15% | 49% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Forty-Niners49ers (9‑4) vs Titans (2‑11) |
0 | Forty-Niners49ers Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | X | <1% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Titans Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 49% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Cardinals (3‑10) vs Texans (8‑5) |
0 | Cardinals Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 49% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Texans Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 49% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Broncos (11‑2) vs Packers (9‑3‑1) |
0 | Broncos Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 49% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Packers Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 49% | X | X | <1% | 35% | ||
| Raiders (2‑11) vs Eagles (8‑5) |
0 | Raiders Wins | <1% | 1% | 16% | 47% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Eagles Wins | <1% | 1% | 15% | 49% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Cowboys (6‑6‑1) vs Vikings (5‑8) |
0 | Cowboys Wins | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 14% | 50% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||
| Vikings Wins | <1% | 1% | 15% | 49% | X | <1% | <1% | 36% | ||