Annually NFL waits as long as possible before releasing the Week 18 schedule, and the announcement finally came on Sunday evening.
The final week of the NFL season begins Saturday with a doubleheader and ends Sunday night with Crows And Steelers fight in Pittsburgh. It will be the 272nd and final game of the 2025 season, and the winner will claim the AFC North title and the final AFC playoff spot. The Steelers and Ravens met back in Week 14, with Pittsburgh beating Baltimore 27-22.
The biggest game of the weekend may be on Saturday against the team Seahawks hitting the road to meet 49ers in a massive NFC West showdown. There will be a lot on the line in this game, with the winner taking home the NFC West title and first place overall in the NFC. This means that the winner will receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs, while the loser will be forced to go to the wild card round.
At the start of Saturday's game pirates will accept Panthers in a game that will likely decide the fate of the NFC South. If Falcons lose Rams Monday night's Panthers-Buccaneers game will be a winner-take-all battle for the division title (the Panthers could lose to the Bucs and still win the division title if the Falcons win their final two games).
The No. 1 seed in the AFC will be determined on Sunday. The Broncos will host the Chargers at 4:25 pm ET on CBS and if they win that game they will be in first place. However, if the Broncos lose, the Patriots could sneak in and steal first place by beating the Dolphins.
With that in mind, let's take a look at the full Week 18 schedule:
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Saturday, January 3
- Panthers at Buccaneers, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)
- Seahawks at 49ers Stadium, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN/ABC).
Sunday, January 4
- Packers V Vikings13:00. ET (CBS)
- Browns V Bengals13:00. ET (CBS)
- Colts V Texans13:00. ET (CBS)
- Cowboys V Giants1:00 pm ET (Fox)
- Saints at Falcons, 1:00 pm ET (Fox)
- Titans V Jaguars1:00 pm ET (Fox)
- Chargers V Broncos16:25. ET (CBS)
- Managers V Raiders16:25. ET (CBS)
- Commanders V Eagles16:25. ET (CBS)
- Jets V Accounts16:25. ET (CBS)
- Dolphins V Patriots4:25 pm ET (Fox)
- Lions V Bears 4:25 pm ET (Fox)
- Cardinals at Rams, 4:25 pm ET (Fox)
- Ravens at Steelers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
