Every NFL playoff scenario for Week 18: Division titles, No 1 seeds up for grabs

There’s lone 1 crippled remaining successful the regular play for each squad successful the NFL, but for some, a travel to the playoffs is riding connected however Week 18 plays out.

Looking astatine the NFL playoff picture, determination are lone 2 much playoff spots near to acquire, 1 successful each conference.

And Week 18 is for the AFC North and NFC South titles.

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Carolina Panthers backmost Bryce Young (9) warms up connected the tract earlier the crippled against the Dallas Cowboys astatine Bank of America Stadium connected Oct. 12, 2025. (Cory Knowlton/Imagn Images)

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens volition beryllium going head-to-head astatine Acrisure Stadium connected Sunday nighttime to find who volition beryllium the last effect successful the AFC.

Then, the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers volition beryllium dueling it retired connected Saturday nighttime to spot who volition beryllium crowned NFC South champions.

While there’s lone 2 playoff spots left, there’s inactive galore antithetic seeding situations that volition person teams not mailing successful their last crippled of the year.

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Before we instrumentality a look astatine each playoff script successful Week 18, present are the playoff teams locked successful already for January.

AFC

• Denver Broncos
• New England Patriots
• Jacksonville Jaguars
• Houston Texans
• Los Angeles Chargers
• Buffalo Bills

NFC

• Seattle Seahawks
• Chicago Bears
• Philadelphia Eagles
• San Francisco 49ers
• Los Angeles Rams
• Green Bay Packers

AFC PLAYOFF SCENARIOS

Broncos (13-3) vs. Chargers (11-5)

The Broncos volition clinch the AFC’s apical seed, home-field vantage and a first-round bye if they bushed the Chargers outright connected Sunday.

If that doesn’t happen, they volition request the Patriots and Jaguars to suffer their matchups. A Denver necktie and Patriots nonaccomplishment oregon necktie would besides marque them the apical seed.

Denver Broncos backmost Bo Nix rolls retired looking to walk against the Kansas City Chiefs during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, successful Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Patriots (13-3) vs. Miami Dolphins (7-9)

The Patriots are hoping for a accidental astatine the apical seed, arsenic they request a Broncos nonaccomplishment to marque that happen.

Jaguars (12-4) vs. Tennessee Titans (3-13)

The Jaguars would not lone clinch the No. 1 seed, but besides the AFC South rubric if they triumph and the Broncos and Patriots some suffer their matchups. Jacksonville volition triumph the part if they unafraid a victory, oregon the Texans suffer their matchup.

Texans (11-5) vs. Indianapolis Colts (8-8)

Houston is lone looking astatine the AFC South title, and they would request a triumph and a Jacksonville nonaccomplishment for that to happen. As of now, they ain the No. 5 effect successful the AFC, which would mean heading connected the roadworthy to look the AFC North victor successful the Wild Card Round.

Steelers (9-7) vs. Ravens (8-8)

After losing to the Cleveland Browns connected the road, and the Ravens defeating the Packers, the Steelers find themselves needing to triumph astatine location if they privation to marque the playoffs.

While Aaron Rodgers hopes to marque a tally successful what could beryllium his past NFL season, Lamar Jackson and institution person the aforesaid extremity travel Sunday. They were capable to get assistance from the Browns aft Derrick Henry rushed for 4 touchdowns.

Either squad volition beryllium the AFC’s No. 4 effect depending connected who wins.

NFC PLAYOFF SCENARIO

49ers (12-4) vs. Seahawks (13-3)

This is the crippled to ticker successful the NFC, arsenic some teams person the accidental to gain the No. 1 effect successful the league to get a first-round bye on with home-field vantage passim the playoffs.

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The 49ers, led by Brock Purdy, person won six consecutive games. However, Sam Darnold and the Seahawks person matched that triumph streak. The Seahawks person the one-game vantage successful the win-loss grounds close now, but the 49ers would triumph the tiebreak if they triumph connected Sunday.

Panthers (8-8) vs Buccaneers (7-9)

The NFC South hasn’t been the strongest part this season, but it comes down different 1 last crippled to spot who volition clasp the No. 4 effect successful the NFC.

The Panthers took attraction of the Buccaneers successful their archetypal matchup, but the Buccaneers ain the communal games tiebreak. So, this is simply a win-and-in script for some squads.

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