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The Chicago Bears will host a playoff game in the wild-card round. Here's how they can clinch the No. 2 or 3 seed and potential matchups.
The Bills are locked into a wild-card spot but can move up in the standings and can still play six different teams in the first round.
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,
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 2025-26 NFL Playoff picture continued to take shape Sunday, with several wins and losses affecting the seeding in both the NFC and AFC brackets.
The 49ers are in a tight race for the NFC West title. Here's how San Francisco can win the division over the final weeks of the 2025 NFL season.
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NFL Week 18 Schedule: Cowboys relegated as playoff-factor matchups get top billing
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.
A Rams loss to the Falcons on "Monday Night Football" means the Eagles won't face the Seahawks first in the playoffs.
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