NFL playoff picture: Clinching scenarios for Week 18
NY Post
The NFL playoff picture is still taking shape entering Week 18.
The AFC and NFC each have one playoff spot up for grabs entering the final week of the regular season, with three division titles and playoff seeding still to be determined as well.
Here’s a look at the NFL playoff scenarios heading into Week 18.
The Chiefs, looking to become the first team ever to three-peat as Super Bowl champions, have already locked up the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage.
The Bills clinched the No. 2 seed with their dismantling of the Jets at home on Sunday and will host the No. 7 seed in the wild-card round. If they win, they’ll be home again in the Divisional Round.
Currently occupying the No. 3 seed, the Ravens need a win or a tie against the Browns on Saturday (4:30 p.m.) to win the AFC North and the home playoff game that comes with it. A loss would leave the door open for the Steelers against the Bengals on Saturday night (8 p.m.).
The Red Sox traded one of their top prospects to the Pirates to help boost their rotation as part of a five-player trade Thursday night.
As we arrive at the final five weeks of the NFL regular season, the quarterback market for 2026 continues to take shape.
Tyler Kolek is getting his opportunity as the backup point guard and, frankly, it’s not going well.
Less than two weeks removed from being a point away from the bottom of the Eastern Conference, the Rangers appear to be surging again, winning four of their past five games heading into Thursday’s match at Ottawa.
This is not a great time for the Mets to need a center fielder.
Tyrod Taylor knows the perils of being a dual-threat quarterback, and he knows what it’s like for Jaxson Dart to be learning when to take a hit and when to avoid one.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s days in Milwaukee may be numbered.
Brian Daboll tried in his own way to get Abdul Carter on the right path.
Elden Campbell, a 15-year NBA veteran who spent the majority of his career playing with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 57.
Shedeur Sanders has another potential challenger with the Browns.
The offseason signing of Vladislav Gavrikov became exponentially more important for the Rangers when Adam Fox was ruled out for the foreseeable future.
Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.
After leaving practice early on Monday to be evaluated for a lower-body injury, Adam Edstrom did not suit up Tuesday night against the Stars.