"Week 18 is primed to be a weekend to remember. Saturday features potential division-clinching matchups, and Sunday night will conclude the regular season with one of the league's best rivalries. There are two remaining playoff spots up for grabs, along with four divisions that have yet to be decided: the AFC North, AFC South, NFC West and NFC South. The AFC North is down to the Baltimore Ravens (8-8) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7) in a win-or-go-home matchup."
"It's similar to the Carolina Panthers (8-8) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9) for the NFC South crown. The only caveat is the Panthers can still make the playoffs if they lose and the favored Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints. The Buccaneers, Panthers and Falcons would have a three-way tie at 8-9, but the Panthers would hold the tiebreaker because they have the best head-to-head record among the three (3-1)."
"The AFC South comes down to whether the Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4) can beat the Tennessee Titans. If they lose, the Houston Texans (11-5) would also have to beat the Indianapolis Colts to overtake the Jaguars to claim their third straight divisional title. The tiebreaker would go to Houston because it would have a 5-1 divisional record, while Jacksonville would have finished 4-2."
"The NFC West is a flashback to 2019 when the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers battled in the last week of the season for the division title. That time, the 49ers won and clinched the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the NFC en route to a Super Bowl berth. Similarly, this time the winner clinches the NFC West and the No. 1 seed."
Week 18 features multiple division-deciding games and two final playoff spots still available. Saturday includes several potential division-clinching matchups, and Sunday night concludes the regular season with a major rivalry. The AFC North is decided in a win-or-go-home matchup between the Baltimore Ravens (8-8) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7). The NFC South could involve a three-way scenario among the Panthers, Buccaneers and Falcons, with the Panthers holding the head-to-head tiebreaker (3-1). The AFC South depends on Jacksonville's result against Tennessee and Houston's game versus Indianapolis, with Houston poised to win a tiebreaker via a 5-1 divisional record. The NFC West winner between the Seahawks and 49ers will clinch the division and the No. 1 seed.
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