The Vikings and Giants clash in a battle of eliminated teams. New York will aim to end a huge losing streak, but is also currently on pace to receive the #1 pick. They face an uphill climb here.

The Chiefs and Titans meet in a battle between two teams that have been eliminated from playoff contention. Former Washington State QBs Gardner Minshew and Cam Ward will face off.

Winners of 4 straight, the 49ers are somewhat unfortunate in that they are in perhaps the toughest division in the NFL, the NFC West. The Rams have all but cinched up the division title and the #1 seed in the NFC. Even if they lose to the Seahawks this week, they play the Falcons and Cardinals in the final two games.

In Week 15, the Patriots were 19 minutes away from sweeping the season series over the Bills and clinching the AFC East. But after a back-and-forth 4th quarter, the Bills took the lead with just under seven minutes remaining and held on for the win.

In Week 15, Jags' QB Trevor Lawrence played his best game of the season. Admittedly, it was against the Jets. But there's no way to "yeah, but" a passer rating of 136.7, completing 20 of 32 passes for 330 yards, 5 passing TDs, 1 rushing TD, and no interceptions.

The once-mighty Raiders have become a punching bag. Their entire 2025 season has declined into an annual disaster. It's pointless to go through the litany of mistakes that have been made. Suffice it to say, they are on the level of an expansion team with a few decent pieces in place for whoever takes over as the 2026 head coach to try to cobble together a competent on-field product.

As the Falcons' season came undone, the focus has been on head coach Raheem Morris' job status. There's no defending him. He came in with great promise and fiery, inspiring oratory, but the on-field results have been disastrous.

The Chargers and Cowboys face off this week in a game with playoff implications. Los Angeles is on the cusp of clinching a spot, while the Cowboys find themselves inches away from elimination.

The Bills and Browns meet this week in what may be a lopsided game. Buffalo is heating up down the stretch and is a 10-point favorites over the eliminated Browns, despite playing in Cleveland.

One of the games on Saturday's NFL slate features the Chicago Bears hosting the Green Bay Packers. Who has the edge in our Bears vs Packers pick?

The Steelers have won two straight games to raise their record to 8-6. After their trip to Detroit, they travel to Cleveland to play the woeful Browns. They host the Ravens in Week 18. Baltimore plays the Patriots and Packers before heading to Pittsburgh. In short, the worst-case scenario for the Steelers is that they need to win the last game of the season against the Ravens to take the division. The likelihood is that they will have wrapped up the division before then.

Given how mediocre the once-mighty AFC North has become, it wasn't crazy to think that the Bengals could emerge amid the muck and win the division. If they got into the playoffs, with their high-powered offense, they had a puncher's chance against anyone.