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

This article was originally published on www.si.com as NFL Week 18 Tracker: Who's In, Who's Out for Final Week of Season (Live Updates). We’re officially onto Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season, and there are plenty of playoff implications on the line across the 16-game final slate.

On Saturday, the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will battle for a spot in the playoffs, followed by the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers facing off for the NFC West and the No. 1 seed in the conference.

NFL Week 18 picks, score predictions for every game this week, including Lions-Bears, Chargers-Broncos, Colts-Texans, Ravens-Steelers, Seahawks-49ers.

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The holiday season is upon us, and that coincides with the action across the NFL ramping up with just two weeks remaining in the 2025 regular season. As we head toward the finish line, plenty still needs to be determined,

NFL Week 18 is the trickiest week of the season. Teams with playoff intensity are intermixed with those simply hoping to finish the year healthy. We go game by game to see who has things to play for, either from a team perspective or based on statistical milestones.

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