2025 NFL season Week 18: Everything that can happen

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It is different consequential final week successful nan NFL, pinch teams playing for their playoff lives, seeding and draught positioning. 

Here's a breakdown of everything that will beryllium determined. 

The AFC North

The biggest crippled of nan play features nan arch-rival Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens battling for nan AFC North title and nan last disposable playoff spot successful nan league. The pseudo-playoff matchup will return spot successful Pittsburgh connected Sunday Night Football. Ravens prima backmost Lamar Jackson will return to his squad from wounded for nan game, while Steelers seasoned Aaron Rodgers will beryllium playing for what could beryllium his last changeable astatine nan postseason. 

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DK Metcalf catches a pass

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf (4) catches a walk against Baltimore Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins (2) during nan first half of an NFL shot game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

The NFC South

The NFC South champion will beryllium either nan Tampa Bay Buccaneers aliases Carolina Panthers, but neither squad has immoderate opportunity successful last standings astatine this point. The section victor will beryllium wished by a conflict betwixt 2 eliminated rivals erstwhile nan Atlanta Falcons return connected nan New Orleans Saints. A Saints triumph will clinch nan section for Tampa Bay by kindness of a tiebreaker scenario. The Panthers will request nan Falcons to triumph to declare nan division. 

The AFC South 

The Jaguars tin clinch nan AFC South pinch a triumph complete nan Titans, but nan Houston Texans would person a changeable astatine nan section title if nan Titans tin upset Jacksonville and Houston takes attraction of business against nan Indianapolis Colts. 

Top seed successful nan AFC

The Denver Broncos person nan wrong way to claiming nan apical seed successful nan AFC and tin clinch it pinch a triumph complete nan section rival Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers, meanwhile, are playing for a higher chaotic paper seed. If nan Broncos lose, nan New England Patriots tin declare nan apical seed pinch a triumph complete nan eliminated Miami Dolphins. If some nan Patriots and Broncos lose, nan Jaguars tin swoop successful and return nan apical seed pinch a triumph complete Houston. 

Drake Maye runs into nan extremity zone

New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye (10) runs to nan extremity area to people against nan Buffalo Bills during nan first half of an NFL shot crippled successful Foxborough, Massachusetts, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025.  (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The little seeds successful nan AFC

The Jacksonville Jaguars tin jump up to nan 2nd seed successful nan AFC pinch a triumph complete nan Tennessee Titans aliases a nonaccomplishment by either nan Broncos aliases Patriots. The victor of nan Ravens-Steelers matchup is locked into nan 4th seed. However, nan Texans (or Jaguars), Bills, and Chargers are each playing for their seeding successful nan chaotic paper picture, pinch aggregate scenarios determining nan fifth, sixth and seventh seeds. 

The little seeds successful nan NFC

The Seattle Seahawks locked up nan apical seed successful nan NFC pinch a triumph complete nan San Francisco 49ers connected Saturday, and nan victor of nan NFC South is locked into nan 4th seed. 

The Chicago Bears tin clinch nan 2nd seed pinch a triumph complete nan eliminated Detroit Lions, but a Bears nonaccomplishment would springiness nan Philadelphia Eagles a chance to clinch nan 2nd seed pinch a triumph complete nan also-eliminated Washington Commanders. 

Bears celebrate

Members of nan Chicago Bears observe aft an interception against nan Philadelphia Eagles pinch teammates during nan 3rd 4th of a crippled astatine Lincoln Financial Field.  (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

The LA Rams' crippled against nan Arizona Cardinals will find if nan 49ers aliases Rams get nan 5th seed, arsenic LA would clinch it pinch a triumph and nan 49ers would autumn to sixth. If LA loses, nan 49ers move up to nan 5th seed while nan Rams get nan sixth.

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The Green Bay Packers are locked into nan seventh seed. 

The apical prime successful nan 2026 NFL Draft

The Las Vegas Raiders would clinch nan first wide prime successful nan NFL Draft pinch a nonaccomplishment to nan Kansas City Chiefs, who mislaid 5 consecutive games and are without Patrick Mahomes. If nan Raiders tin get nan win, nan New York Giants would clinch nan apical prime pinch a nonaccomplishment to nan Dallas Cowboys. 

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