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Sunday night acted as a potential NFC Championship Game preview as the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers combined for nearly 1,000 yards.
Caleb Williams and the Bears are assured of one home playoff game. If they can win in Week 18, they'll have a chance to play two home playoff games
Case in point: Only the Green Bay Packers know which seed they'll carry into the postseason (No. 7 in the NFC). Every other team in the playoff picture has a chance to move somewhere—up, down or even out—before the curtains fall this weekend.
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Pro Picks: Panthers, Ravens will win their divisions. 49ers will edge Seahawks for NFC’s No. 1 seed
The NFL’s final weekend of the regular season features a winner-take-all game between the Ravens-Steelers and a battle for the NFC’s No. 1 seed between the Seahawks-49ers.
Robert Saleh is well aware of what Jaxon Smith-Njigba brings to the Seattle Seahawks offense. Seattle moved on from DK Metcalf in the offseason, which was the only hint fans and other teams received about the talented receiver.
The lone spot still up for grabs in the NFC is the South crown as the Panthers and Buccaneers continue to battle for the division championship. An upset win by Carolina over Seattle Sunday, and loss by Tampa Bay to Miami, would give the Panthers the division title. A loss, however, would set up a winner-takes-all match-up in Week 18.
The Carolina Panthers will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday afternoon with the NFC South title on the line.
The Green Bay Packers' meltdown Saturday was just like their collapse against Seattle in the 2014 NFC Championship Game.
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Vikings finish 2025 season with 2 NFC North home games: ‘Straight spoiler now’
The Minnesota Vikings are out of the NFC Playoff picture, but can play spoiler to the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers in their final two regular season games.
The Bears finished last in the division each of the previous three seasons under Matt Eberflus, but won it in Ben Johnson's debut season.