A few NFL teams already have their sights set on 2026 after falling out of playoff contention in Week 17, and if your favorite team is part of that group, I extend my sympathies. As we enter the final week of the year,

Yes, the Jacksonville Jaguars have made the NFL playoffs. They clinched a spot last week with the combination of beating the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts losing to the San Francisco.

Each week of the NFL campaign is like its own mini season. The league is doing its best to spread its wings from the traditional Thursday/Sunday/Monday schedule, but with the vast majority of games taking place in a Sunday afternoon firehose of football each week,

Las Vegas converted a pair of fourth-down tries on its latest drive, which ended with this touchdown pass from Geno Smith to Tyler Lockett, who tapped the toes in the back of the end zone to come away with the score. The loser of this game will likely land the No. 1 overall pick on the draft.

The final two spots in the NFL playoffs will be decided by a pair of winner-take-all games between division rivals in the regular season’s last week. The winner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens' Week 18 matchup will earn the AFC North division title and the AFC’s last postseason berth as the conference's No. 4 seed.

The race for the No. 1 seed is hot. The Seahawks beat the Panthers on Sunday. With the 49ers' win over the Bears on Sunday night, the winner of Seahawks-49ers in Week 18 will be the No. 1 seed in the NFC and win the West.

Who will make NFL playoffs? Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers still in running for NFL postseason.

After 8 primetime or holiday TV appearances, the '25 Cowboys will quietly end their season in the early-afternoon window of games on the final Sunday.