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.

After eight games, the Buccaneers looked like a legitimate sleeper pick to emerge from the NFC. QB Baker Mayfield was a trendy MVP contender. They'd beaten the Seahawks and 49ers, two playoff teams.

The Eagles and Commanders meet in a divisional clash on Saturday. Washington has shut down injured QB Jayden Daniels for the season, making it a tough task to win this game, even at home.

The Rams and Seahawks clash on Thursday night in a battle between 11-3 teams. The winner of this one will claim the lead of the NFC West, as well as the NFL's overall top point differential.

After the Jaguars ran up and down the field on the Jets' defense, New York head coach Aaron Glenn fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks.

The Vikings and Cowboys clash this week in a matchup between a pair of NFC teams. Both are on the cusp of elimination from postseason contention, needing a victory in this game to stay alive.