The ugliest win is definitely still a million times better than any loss. Without any of our wins last year (including the ugly TB game and the even uglier St. Louis away game), we fall short of the #1 seed and who knows what happens. If we make the playoffs, or hopefully even make a high seed, this will have been as good as a win by 40.
None of that is to say that it didn't cause me any concern going forward, but standing on its own it's definitely every bit as valuable as a win with a bunch of style points.