Overview
- Carolina clinches the NFC South with a win or tie at Tampa Bay, while the Buccaneers need a win plus a Saints victory over the Falcons to take the division.
- Seattle secures the NFC West and conference No. 1 seed with a win or tie at San Francisco; a loss drops the Seahawks to the No. 5 seed, and the 49ers need a win to claim the top spot.
- The 49ers’ seeding in a loss hinges on the Rams–Cardinals result, with Los Angeles able to nudge San Francisco from the No. 5 to No. 6 seed via a common-games tiebreaker.
- Saturday’s games air on ABC/ESPN (Panthers–Bucs at 4:30 p.m. ET; Seahawks–49ers at 8 p.m. ET), with streaming on the ESPN app and Fubo.
- The AFC’s top seed remains in play for the Broncos and Patriots entering Sunday, and Pittsburgh–Baltimore on Sunday Night Football (NBC, Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth) will decide the AFC North.