The NFL playoff picture cruises into Week 18, where four divisions are up for grabs. On Jan. 3, Panthers-Bucs could decide the NFC South. If Carolina wins, the Panthers clinch the division. If Tampa Bay wins, the Bucs need a Saints win over Atlanta to secure another division crown.

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After that, there are 14 more games coming up on Sunday. Check out our complete guide to NFL Week 18 below, including TV maps, announcers and kickoff times for each game. Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Game starts at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC ( Announcers: Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick).

x − 7. Green Bay Packers (9-6-1), wild card No. 3: The Lions' Christmas defeat put the battered Pack into the field. But a Week 17 loss to Baltimore means Green Bay locks in as the No. 7 seed and won't play another game at Lambeau Field this season. Remaining schedule: at Vikings

The NFL playoff picture will finalize after the NFL Week 18 schedule. The top seeds in both the AFC and NFC are still at stake, as is who is going to take the NFC South and AFC North title and the playoff spot that comes with it.

The final weekend of the 2025-26 NFL regular season officially kicks off on Saturday, January 3, with an important doubleheader that will determine two of the remaining playoff spots. In both of Saturday's games,

The final week of the NFL regular season is upon us and that means there are primetime games and a packed Sunday slate that are going to create the final playoff picture before Wild Card weekend. There are 16 games,

The NFL Week 18 schedule is headlined by the 49ers and Seahawks to decide the NFC's No. 1 seed. See the NFL schedule for Week 18 in Nashville here.

The playoffs are almost set! Just two more teams are left to be eliminated, and there are some seeding wars happening this weekend. Let’s look at playoff scenarios for all eligible teams. No. 1: Denver Broncos (13-3) Denver,

In a Saturday afternoon affair that may well decide the fate of the NFC South, the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold a 13-7 lead over the Carolina Panthers at halftime. Baker Mayfield and the Bucs got off to a hot start after scoring on their first two drives to take a 10-0 lead,