Yearly, the NFL waits so long as doable earlier than releasing the Week 18 schedule and that announcement lastly got here on Sunday evening.
The ultimate week of the NFL season will kick off on Saturday with a doubleheader after which shut out on Sunday evening with the Ravens and Steelers battling in Pittsburgh. That would be the 272nd and remaining recreation of the 2025 season and the winner will clinch the AFC North title together with the ultimate playoff spot within the AFC. The Steelers and Ravens met again in Week 14 with Pittsburgh topping Baltimore, 27-22.
The largest recreation of the weekend will arguably be taking place on Saturday with the Seahawks hitting the street to face the 49ers in an enormous NFC West showdown. There shall be so much on the road in that recreation with the winner taking house the NFC West title and the No. 1 general seed within the NFC. Which means the winner will get a bye within the opening spherical of the playoffs whereas the loser shall be compelled to hit the street for the wild card spherical.
Within the early recreation on Saturday, the Buccaneers shall be internet hosting the Panthers in a recreation that may possible determine the NFC South. If the Falcons lose to the Rams on Monday evening, then the Panthers-Buccaneers recreation shall be a winner-take-all battle for the division title (The Panthers might lose to the Bucs and nonetheless win the division title if the Falcons win their remaining two video games).
The No. 1 seed within the AFC shall be selected Sunday. The Broncos shall be internet hosting the Chargers at 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS and in the event that they win that recreation, they’re going to clinch the highest seed. Nevertheless, if the Broncos lose, the Patriots might sneak in and steal the highest seed by beating the Dolphins.
With that in thoughts, let’s take a look at the complete Week 18 schedule:
NFL playoff image: Ravens-Steelers to determine AFC North in Week 18; Panthers have two paths to postseason
Tyler Sullivan
Saturday, Jan. 3
- Panthers at Buccaneers, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)
- Seahawks at 49ers, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)
Sunday, Jan. 4
- Packers at Vikings, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Browns at Bengals, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Colts at Texans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Cowboys at Giants, 1 p.m. ET (Fox)
- Saints at Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (Fox)
- Titans at Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (Fox)
- Chargers at Broncos, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Chiefs at Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Commanders at Eagles, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Jets at Payments, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Dolphins at Patriots, 4:25 p.m. ET (Fox)
- Lions at Bears 4:25 p.m. ET (Fox)
- Cardinals at Rams, 4:25 p.m. ET (Fox)
- Ravens at Steelers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
