Overview
- Carolina clinches the NFC South with a win or tie in Tampa, while the Buccaneers need a victory plus a Saints win over the Falcons to take the division.
- The Seattle-San Francisco winner secures the NFC West title and the conference’s top seed; the Seahawks clinch with a win or tie, and the 49ers must win to avoid a wild-card berth.
- A Seahawks loss drops them to the No. 5 seed, while a 49ers loss could push San Francisco to No. 6 if the Rams beat the Cardinals on Sunday.
- Both teams enter the nightcap on six-game winning streaks, the first regular-season finale featuring such a pairing, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
- ABC/ESPN airs Panthers-Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. ET and Seahawks-49ers at 8 p.m. ET, with streaming on ESPN platforms and Fubo; key AFC outcomes, including Patriots-Broncos top-seed permutations and the Ravens-Steelers AFC North decider, await Sunday.