The roadmap to Santa Clara will be set this week. USA TODAY Sports provides the early predictions for NFL's pivotal Week 18 slate.

With no Monday Night Football game, Week 18 concludes with NBC's Sunday Night Football. In a classic rivalry, Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens (8-8) will visit Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7) with their seasons at stake -- winner takes the AFC North, loser misses the playoffs.

Per ESPN Research: the 2025 Eagles are the first team since the 1987 Patriots to win multiple games in a season in which they didn’t complete a second half pass. Hurts is the first QB in the play by play era (since 1978) to go 0-7 or worse in multiple games in a season.

Week 18 is upon us in the NFL, and the conclusion of the 2025 regular season has many playoff scenarios, including the remaining two spots in the AFC and NFC.

NFL.com columnist Jeffri Chadiha and NFL.com analyst Marc Ross break down what's at stake in the the NFC playoff race in Week 18.

Here’s a look at the current NFL playoff picture with clinching scenarios heading into Week 18. Matchup: vs. Los Angeles Chargers (11-5); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET The Broncos can clinch the AFC’s No. 1 seed, a first-round bye and home-field advantage with any of the following:

Many people think the Los Angeles Rams are the most complete team in the NFL, but they've now suffered two shocking losses, one to the Carolina Panthers and the

Only one of the seven seeds has been determined in the NFC playoff picture. The Green Bay Packers will have the conference's No. 7 seed. Six matchups of the conference's eight matchups this weekend could play a role in determining the seeding in the NFC side of the playoff bracket. Here is how the seeding would look with each result, via NFL Plus:

Well, folks, it is finally here: the last week of the 2025 NFL regular season. There are still top seeds and a couple of playoff spots to sort out, and the action will be hot and heavy this coming week. Let's take a look at our updated version of the NFL power rankings as we prepare to close the season with Week 18.

Starting right guard Robert Hunt, who hasn't played since tearing his biceps back in Week 2, was considered a full participant for Tuesday's walkthrough. His estimation was a step up from last week, where he was listed as limited from Wednesday to Friday.

Entering the final week of the 2025 regular season, an Eagles win over the Commanders and a Bears loss to the Lions would give Philadelphia the No. 2 seed.

Kicker Cairo Santos will benefit from a surging Bears offense facing a porous Lions defense this week in Chicago.