NFL Week 18 schedule: Steelers-Ravens, 49ers-Seahawks get prime-time video games

Week 18 of the NFL season certainly is not going to be a calming finish to a grueling common season. Far from it.

Four division titles are nonetheless up for grabs, with a minimum of two — and probably three — to be determined in winner-take-all matchups. The two conferences’ No. 1 seeds and the playoff byes that include them stay in play. And, sure, even the No. 1 choose within the 2026 NFL Draft is in query.

That left the league with powerful choices for a way it might configure the Week 18 schedule, together with which recreation could be featured within the coveted “Sunday Night Football” finale on NBC. However, the league didn’t have to attend for the conclusion of Monday night time’s recreation between the Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons to make its choices.

The 2025 NFL common season will finish within the Steel City.

The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers will play in Pittsburgh at 8:20 p.m. ET Sunday to resolve the AFC North title. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host the Carolina Panthers in a recreation that seemingly will crown the NFC South champion within the first recreation of a doubleheader Saturday. In the nightcap, the San Francisco 49ers will welcome the Seattle Seahawks with the NFC West title and the convention’s No. 1 seed at stake.

Bucs-Panthers may not essentially resolve the NFC South title. There is an unlikely situation involving the Atlanta Falcons (already eradicated) that might derail the Buccaneers, however that might entail the Falcons beating the Rams on Monday after which the Saints in Week 18.

Here’s a full rundown of the Week 18 schedule (all instances Eastern):

Week 18 schedule

Saturday

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:30 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers, 8 p.m.

Sunday

Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 1 p.m.

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.

Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

New York Jets at Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m.

Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.

Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.

Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots, 4:25 p.m.

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.

Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears, 4:25 p.m.

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m.