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With the win, the Steelers clinched the AFC North, and they'll now host the Texans in the wild-card round. The AFC North was one of four divisions got clinched during a wild Week 18, and that included a wild NFC South race that ended in the most unlikely way possible.
Only one of the seven seeds has been determined in the NFC playoff picture. The Green Bay Packers will have the conference's No. 7 seed. Six matchups of the conference's eight matchups this weekend could play a role in determining the seeding in the NFC side of the playoff bracket. Here is how the seeding would look with each result, via NFL Plus:
Tetairoa McMillan has been one of the top rookies in the NFL this season, recording 1,014 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns, putting him firmly in the Offensive Rookie of the Year conversation. In fantasy football, he finished as WR16, averaging 12.4 points per game.
The Bucs’ path to the playoffs got narrower after the Falcons stunned the Rams on Monday night. They now need to beat the Panthers in Week 18 and hope the Saints beat the Falcons. If that happens, the Bucs will win the NFC South. Otherwise, they will miss the playoffs.
The Seattle Seahawks, quarterbacked by a player with zero career playoff wins, are the Super Bowl favorites at +360 -- the longest odds by the favorite entering the postseason since 2021. One could argue for just about any team in the AFC. It is wide, wide open.
It has been rare that the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have been good at the same time. That’s a reason they’ve met just twice in the playoffs, and once came all the way back in 1941. Chicago and Green Bay are both good now,