Overview
- ABC/ESPN carry Panthers at Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. ET and Seahawks at 49ers at 8 p.m. ET to open the Week 18 slate.
- Seattle and San Francisco meet for the NFC West crown and the conference’s No. 1 seed, with both teams entering on six-game winning streaks.
- The winner claims a first-round bye and home field, while a 49ers loss could drop them to No. 6 with a Rams win and a Seahawks loss would send them to the No. 5 seed.
- Carolina clinches the NFC South with a win or tie, whereas Tampa Bay needs a victory plus a Saints win over the Falcons to avoid losing a three-way tiebreaker.
- Sunday finishes the board with Ravens at Steelers deciding the AFC North, the Broncos a win from the AFC’s top seed, and the Chargers resting Justin Herbert against Denver.