Week 18 is meaningless for a number of groups.
After locking up the No. 1 seed within the AFC, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce may have two-plus weeks of relaxation earlier than starting the Chiefs’ pursuit of the first-ever Tremendous Bowl three-peat. The Payments will sit their starters, because the No. 2 seed within the AFC. The Eagles will do the identical because the No. 2 seed within the NFC, denying Saquon Barkley the chance to interrupt Eric Dickerson’s single-season speeding document. Others (Seahawks, Cardinals, Cowboys, Colts, 49ers) are in purgatory, eradicated from playoff competition and unable to land a high 10 first-round choose.
Nonetheless, as many as 10 video games this weekend might have playoff implications, whereas 4 groups stay in competition for the primary choose within the 2025 NFL Draft.
These are the largest storylines to comply with in Week 18:
