Admin December 30, 2024
NFL Overreactions Week 17
Sports Seriously’s Mackenzie Salmon breaks down this weeks NFL matchups.
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The 2024 NFL regular season will conclude with a winner-take-all matchup that will determine the path of the NFC playoffs.
The league on Sunday night announced the Week 18 schedule, which will wrap up with the Detroit Lions hosting the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC North title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. The Lions (13-2), who still must play Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers, beat the Vikings (14-2) in Week 7, but the rematch will determine the all-important home-field advantage and first-round bye, with the loser being bumped all the way to the No. 5 seed.
Saturday will also resolve the AFC North crown, with the Baltimore Ravens hosting the Cleveland Browns in the afternoon and the Cincinnati Bengals, who are still fighting to stay alive for a wild-card spot, taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Here’s the full Week 18 schedule:
NFL Week 18 schedule for 2024 season
Saturday, Jan. 4
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens, 4:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN
Sunday, Jan. 5
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS
Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS
Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
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