Overview
- Carolina sits 8–8 atop the NFC South and faces Tampa Bay at 7–9 in a winner-swaps-places duel for the division and the NFC’s final ticket.
- Seattle enters 13–3 and meets San Francisco with the NFC West title and the conference’s first-round bye on the line, with the loser dropping to the No. 5 seed.
- Pittsburgh versus Baltimore closes the regular season with AFC seeding at stake after the Ravens’ earlier loss in their Week 14 meeting.
- Jacksonville can reach 13 wins to pressure New England and Denver, with the top AFC bye hinging on whether the Patriots and Broncos both win, only one wins, or both slip.
- RTL carries key late-season games on free TV with streams on RTL+ and DAZN, as the 2026 postseason runs Wildcard Weekend Jan. 10–12, Conference Championships Jan. 25, and the Super Bowl on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium.