NFL Week 18 power rankings after Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans win again. Where are they ranked now?

The NFL regular season comes to an end with some drama. Game 272 on NBC will see the Ravens play the Steelers for the AFC North crown.

Week 18 action kicks off with a Saturday doubleheader, however, which features the Carolina Panthers at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC, and the Seattle Seahawks at the San Francisco 49ers at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC.

Week 17 of the 2025 NFL regular season will wrap up on Monday evening. The Atlanta Falcons, 6-9 on the season, are set to host the Los Angeles Rams (11-4) on ESPN's Monday Night Football. Following that game,

x − 7. Buffalo Bills (11-5), wild card No. 3: Sunday's oh-so-narrow loss to Philadelphia wiped out their hopes of a sixth straight AFC East title. The Bills fall to the seventh spot due to the Chargers' two-game advantage (5-1) in the common-games tiebreaker. Remaining schedule: vs. Jets

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While a majority of playoff spots—and seeds—have already been clinched, there are still a handful of division championships up for grabs heading into the final slate. Because of that, the league naturally waits to schedule Week 18’s matchup until the last possible second in order to, among other things, maximize its television audience.

While the Dolphins don't have anything to play for in Week 18 after getting eliminated from playoff contention earlier in December, the Patriots have a lot at stake. With a win and a Denver Broncos loss, New England would earn the No. 1 seed in the AFC and the coveted first-round bye that comes with it.

The Steelers and the Ravens in the AFC and the Panthers and the Buccaneers in the NFC are vying for the last spots.