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Who should Saints fans root for in Week 10?

Week 10 rooting guide for New Orleans Saints fans (3-5, 24% to make the playoffs): root for the Chiefs, the Vikings, the Patriots. Every Week 10 game ranked by how much it moves the Saints' playoff odds.

NO
Saints
3-5 · 11th in NFC · 9 games left · remaining SOS .475
Make playoffs
23%
Win division
23%
#1 seed
<1%
Avg draft pick
11.9
proj. 7.0 wins
Rooting guide

Who should Saints fans root for in Week 10?

The New Orleans Saints are 3-5 with a 24% chance to make the playoffs, 23% to win the division and <1% to earn the No. 1 seed, based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season.

Their own game against the Panthers (Sun, Nov 15) matters most, of course.

The biggest outside game for Saints fans: root for the Chiefs over the Falcons (Sun, Nov 15), worth about 6 pts of division odds.

Next, root for the Vikings over the Packers (Sun, Nov 15), worth about 1 pt of division odds.

Also, root for the Patriots over the Lions (Sun, Nov 15) (nfc rival loses to the afc).

And, root for the Raiders over the Seahawks (Sun, Nov 15) (nfc rival loses to the afc).

Updated after every game. Odds use the real standings, not your picks. See all Saints playoff scenarios.

Every Week 10 result, ranked by how much it helps the Saints' playoff chances (24% to make it, 23% to win the division, <1% for the #1 seed). Based on the real standings, not your picks. Gold marks the side to root for.

Your gameBig
CAR
Panthers
@
NO
Saints
Root for
6 pts of division oddsBig
KC
Chiefs
Root for
@
ATL
Falcons
1 pt of division oddsSmall
MIN
Vikings
Root for
@
GB
Packers
NFC rival loses to the AFCSmall
NE
Patriots
Root for
@
DET
Lions
NFC rival loses to the AFCSmall
SEA
Seahawks
@
LV
Raiders
Root for
Better NFC rival takes a lossSmall
WAS
Commanders
Root for
@
NYG
Giants
Better NFC rival takes a lossSmall
LA
Rams
@
ARI
Cardinals
Root for
Better NFC rival takes a lossSmall
SF
49ers
@
DAL
Cowboys
Root for
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
MIA
Dolphins
@
IND
Colts
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
LAC
Chargers
@
BAL
Ravens
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
PIT
Steelers
@
CIN
Bengals
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
BUF
Bills
@
NYJ
Jets
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
JAX
Jaguars
@
TEN
Titans
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
HOU
Texans
@
CLE
Browns

NFC

1SF49ers div7-195%
2CHIBears div7-285%
3NYGGiants div5-2-167%
4CARPanthers div 3-530%
5DETLions 6-282%
6MINVikings 6-277%
7GBPackers 6-359%
in the hunt
SEASeahawks 5-447%
LARams 5-445%
DALCowboys 4-530%
NOSaints 3-523%
TBBuccaneers 3-631%
ATLFalcons 3-619%
ARICardinals 3-61%
WASCommanders 2-5-18%
PHIEagles 2-71%