Dolphins-Bills, Texans-Colts Games Loom Among Crucial Clashes

Quite a bit is still up for grabs heading into the final week of the NFL season, and the league’s Week 18 schedule for those contests is finally here. All of the week’s games were listed as TBD throughout the season so the league could slot games into spots that make sense in terms of playoff implications and TV audiences.

The full schedule has now been released, with the usual doubleheader of Saturday games leading into 14 contests on Sunday.

NFL Week 18 Schedule

Saturday, Jan. 6

• Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens

4:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN

• Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts

5:15 p.m. ET, ANC/ESPN

Sunday Games

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers

1 p.m. ET, Fox

• Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals

1 p.m. ET, CBS

• Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions

1 p.m. ET, Fox

• Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

4:25 p.m. ET, Fox

• Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals

4:25 p.m. ET, Fox

• Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers

4:25 p.m. ET, CBS

• Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders

4:25 p.m ET, CBS

• New York Jets at New England Patriots

1 p.m. ET, Fox

• Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints

1 p.m. ET, Fox

• Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants

4:25 p.m. ET, CBS

• Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers

4:25 p.m. ET, Fox

• Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans

1 p.m. ET, CBS

• Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders

4:25 p.m. ET, Fox

Primetime Matchup

• Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins

8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

High-Stakes Matchups Await in Week 18

Plenty remains on the line heading into the final week of games, setting the table for several must-watch contests on the Week 18 schedule.

Few have quite the same stakes as the AFC East clash between the Dolphins and Bills. The winner of the game will take claim to the division title and a top-four seed for the playoffs, while the loser will be relegated to fifth, sixth, or seventh in the conference at best, making a potential postseason path that much more difficult.

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A clash between the AFC South rival Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts could have crucial implications in the teams’ respective playoff races as well. Houston and Indianapolis are right in the thick of the race for playoff spots and could significantly boost their postseason odds with a win.

Not to mention the division-leading Jacksonville Jaguars, which also enter Week 18 at 9-7 amid a three-way tie that will be decided one way or another as Jacksonville faces Tennessee.

Needless to say, there is no shortage of potential drama ready to unfold in the regular season’s final week. By the end of the two-day slate, all 14 playoff qualifiers and their seeding will be determined, finalizing the field of competitors hoping for a chance to win Super Bowl LVIII and lift the Lombardi Trophy.

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