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Just one more week in 2025 NFL the regular season remains as Week 17 brought some more implications for the playoffs and even key positions in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The biggest takeaway from the Week 17 schedule is that the NFL's two divisions – the AFC North and NFC South – will be determined by who wins key matchups in Week 18.
Firstly, this Pittsburgh Steelers upset at home to the Cleveland Browns as Aaron Rodgers failed to find Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a controversial play-ending in the end zone. The loss set up the AFC North title game between the Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens, which was only possible thanks to a road win in which Derrick Henry scored four touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers.
Then, despite both Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers lose their matchups, NFL tiebreakers face off in Week 18 in the NFC South title game.
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Aaron Rodgers of the Pittsburgh Steelers reacts during the second quarter of the game against the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field on December 28, 2025 in Cleveland. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
And while everyone was focused on the NFL playoff picture, the two-game 4-hour slate featured New York Giants vs. Las Vegas Raiders, with the winner receiving the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft.
The Giants would have secured the pick with a loss, but Jackson Dart and the Giants offense eliminated Geno Smith and the Raiders, forcing them to give up the pick, which now belongs to Sin City.
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Here's how each NFL game went:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER. 25
– DALLAS COWBOYS 30, WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 23
– MINNESOTA VIKINGS 23, DETROIT LIONS 10
– DENVER BRONCOS 20, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 13
Dak Prescott (4) of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates his team's touchdown against the Washington Commanders during the second quarter of the game at Northwestern Stadium on December 25, 2025 in Landover, Maryland. (Greg Fium/Getty Images)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER. 27
– HOUSTON TEXANS 20, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 16
– BALTIMORE RAVENS 41, GREEN BAY PACKERS 24
SUNDAY, DECEMBER. 28
– CINCINNATI BENGALS 37, ARIZONA CARDINALS 14
– CLEVELAND BROWNS 13, PITTSBURGH STEELERS 7
– NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 34, TENNESSEE TITANS 26
– JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 23, INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 17
– MIAMI DOLPHINS 20, TAMPA BAY BUCCANIERS 17
– NEW YORK PATRIOTS 42, NEW YORK JETS 10
– SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 27, CAROLINE PANTERS 10
– NEW YORK GIANTS 34, LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 10
– PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 13, BUFFALO BILLS 12
– SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS-CHICAGO BEARS (TBD)
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MONDAY, DECEMBER. 29
– LOS ANGELES RAMS-ATLANTA FALCONS (TBD)
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