Meanwhile, the Jags have won eight straight, with a point differential of +153 (!) in those games, or average margin of victory of 19.1 points. This team is legit, and arguably the hottest team in the NFL entering the postseason.

While the Las Vegas Raiders aren’t participating, we at least get to watch some playoff football on Saturday, Sunday and Monday with NFL Wild Card Weekend officially kicking off the postseason! Also, our Silver and Black Pride Pick’em competition continues, as a champion will be crowned soon.

The Athletic’s Mike Jones has been a fan of the work of both New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and quarterback Drake Maye for much of the season. The national NFL writer tabbed Vrabel as his Coach of the Year pick at the midway point of the 2025 campaign and called Maye’s Patriots one

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The NFL wraps up the 2025-26 regular season this weekend as Week 18 will finalize the 2026 playoff bracket and the first 18 picks of the 2026 NFL Draft. We’ll see an assortment of teams resting players in preparation for the playoffs, as teams without a chance at a bye are looking to get ready for next weekend’s Wild Card round.

In the first of three Wild Card Weekend games taking place on Sunday, the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Buffalo Bills. Jacksonville won the AFC South and captured the No. 3 seed in the conference. The Jaguars won eight games in a row to end the season and nine out of 10 following their Week 8 bye.