With no Monday Night Football game, Week 18 concludes with NBC's Sunday Night Football. In a classic rivalry, Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens (8-8) will visit Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7) with their seasons at stake -- winner takes the AFC North, loser misses the playoffs.

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.

The NFL today announced the Week 18 schedule for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 3-4. Week 18 will begin with a Saturday doubleheader on ESPN/ABC. The Carolina Panthers at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be followed by the Seattle Seahawks at the San Francisco 49ers.

The NFL's Week 18 schedule is about to fall into place, but there's still some sorting out to be done in the penultimate week of the regular season.

It all comes down to this. There is only one week remaining in the 2025-26 NFL regular season, with two playoff spots on the line. There is one spot up for grabs in the AFC and one in the NFC, with both games determining those positions set to be highlighted in Week 18.

How to watch NFL Week 18 games on television this week, including schedule, dates, times, matchups, TV channels, streaming information for every game.

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The NFL playoffs will begin Saturday, Jan. 10 with the first two wild-card round games. But before we get there, we still have to finalize the 14-team field and seedings. Heading into Week 18, there are two open spots (one in each conference),

Week 17 of the NFL season is in the books, which means in just one short week, we'll know which 14 teams will be headed to the NFL postseason and who they'll face when they get there.

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