Overview
- Pittsburgh and Baltimore meet for the AFC North title, a winner-take-all game set up by the Steelers’ 6–13 loss to the Browns and the Ravens’ 41–24 win over the Packers.
- Carolina and Tampa Bay will decide the NFC South head-to-head, with the Panthers at 8–8 and the Buccaneers at 7–9 after both dropped their latest games.
- The Patriots clinched the AFC East and a playoff berth after the Bills fell 13–12 to the Eagles, returning to the division crown for the first time since 2019.
- Denver holds the tiebreak for the AFC’s top seed if both the Broncos and Patriots win their finales, leaving the No. 1 slot unresolved entering the last day.
- San Francisco kept its NFC West hopes alive with a 42–38 win over Chicago as Brock Purdy hit Jauan Jennings late, setting up a final-day duel with Seattle.