NFL announces Week 18 schedule: Games, kick-offs and TV channels

With only one regular-season game remaining, the NFL has officially unveiled its full Week 18 schedule, setting the stage for one of the most consequential weekends of the 2025-26 season.

As expected, the league leaned heavily into competitive balance and high-stakes outcomes, ensuring that nearly every window carries meaningful implications for the postseason picture.

Four division titles remain undecided entering the final weekend, including two winner-take-all matchups. Both conferences' No. 1 seeds - and the playoff byes that come with them - are still in play.

Even the race for the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft has yet to be settled. With so much unresolved, scheduling decisions were always going to be delicate.

Despite the uncertainty surrounding Monday night's game between the Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons, the league did not wait to finalize its showcase matchups.

Instead, it delivered a decisive answer: the regular season will conclude in the Steel City.

An AFC North shootout

The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers will meet in prime time on Sunday night, with the AFC North title on the line.

It is a fitting finale, pitting two bitter rivals against one another in a game that will determine not only divisional supremacy, but also significant playoff seeding ramifications.

The league's Week 18 action begins on Saturday with a doubleheader that carries just as much weight. In the afternoon window, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host the Carolina Panthers with the NFC South championship at stake.

Later that night, the San Francisco 49ers welcome the Seattle Seahawks in a matchup that will decide the NFC West title and potentially the conference's No. 1 seed.

Sunday's slate is packed with simultaneous kickoffs designed to preserve competitive integrity.

Early games include Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans, and Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars.

The late-afternoon window features a crowded slate of playoff-relevant matchups. The New York Jets visit the Buffalo Bills, while the Los Angeles Chargers face the Denver Broncos.

The Kansas City Chiefs travel to take on the Las Vegas Raiders, the Washington Commanders head to face the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Miami Dolphins meet the New England Patriots.

The window also includes Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears.

All of it builds toward the Sunday Night Football finale, where the Ravens and Steelers will decide the AFC North under the brightest lights.

NFL Week 18 Schedule In Full

Saturday

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 16:30

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers, 20:00

Sunday

Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 13:00

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, 13:00

Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, 13:00

Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals, 13:00

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans, 13:00

Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars, 13:00

New York Jets at Buffalo Bills, 16:25

Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos, 16:25

Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders, 16:25

Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles, 16:25

Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots, 16:25

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 16:25

Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears, 16:25

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, 20:20