What's on the line in NFL Week 18? For some teams, a lot. Division titles, NFL playoff berths and playoff seeding are at stake in the final week of the NFL regular season, which consists of two games on Saturday, Jan. 3, and 14 games on Sunday, Jan. 4.

With the win, the Steelers clinched the AFC North, and they'll now host the Texans in the wild-card round. The AFC North was one of four divisions got clinched during a wild Week 18, and that included a wild NFC South race that ended in the most unlikely way possible.

The dream, in the 14-team NFL playoff era, is one division getting all four teams into the postseason. It hasn't happened yet, but we've been close. The AFC West and the NFC North each put three in the playoffs last season. The AFC North did the same the ...

With the 2022 NFL regular season officially in the books, fans have begun to turn their attention to the offseason and eventual pursuit of next season’s Super Bowl. While the Super Bowl is the ultimate battle between two final NFL teams, earlier ...

We've reached Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season, and the action kicks off on Saturday with two of the most important games of the entire weekend as two divisions likely will be decided. The NFC South is on the line when the Carolina Panthers visit the Tampa ...

The NFC West has been the NFL's strongest division all year, and with the NFL playoffs right around the corner, it's clear any team in the NFC will have to go through it if they want to get to the Super Bowl. The NFC has been so strong, the team that ...

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