Baltimore Ravens‘ showdown against Pittsburgh Steelers, and potentially Aaron Rodgers last ever game in the NFL, will headline the last Sunday Night Football of the 2025 regular season.
The winner of that AFC North game will go into the playoffs and the losers will be finished for the year. Rodgers, 42, is expected to call it a day once the Steelers season is over, whenever that might be.
The Ravens, meanwhile, kept their season alive by beating the Green Bay Packers on Saturday with No 2 quarterback Tyler Huntley deputizing in place of the injured Lamar Jackson, whose status for Sunday night remains unclear as things stand.
Running back Derrick Henry scored four touchdowns and took 36 carries 214 yards in a sensational display for the Ravens.
San Francisco 49ers host Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night at 8pm ET for the NFC’s No 1 seed. Should the Niners win, it means they will be at home for the remainder of the 2025 season as the Super Bowl will be held at their Levi’s Stadium on February 8.
After Sunday night’s stunning 42-38 win over the Chicago Bears, Kyle Shanahan’s team look every bit a Super Bowl contender as things stand.
Aaron Rodgers and Pittsburgh Steelers play Baltimore Ravens on Week 18 Sunday night game
San Francisco 49ers will play Seattle Seahawks for the NFC’s No. 1 seed next Saturday night
Travis Kelce will play what could be his last ever game at 4:25pm ET vs. Las Vegas Raiders
The shootout between Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the AFC South is played earlier on Saturday, at 4:30 ET, to kickstart the weekend. Both Saturday games are on ESPN and ABC.
The Buffalo Bills will stage potentially their last game at Highmark against the struggling New York Jets at 4:25pm ET.Â
At the same time, the Denver Broncos meet the Los Angeles Chargers in pursuit of the AFC’s No 1 seed.
The New England Patriots are also in the running for the first seed. They need to beat the Miami Dolphins and hope the Chargers win against Sean Payton’s Broncos.Â
The Las Vegas Raiders, meanwhile, host the Kansas City Chiefs at 4:25 ET, where a loss will also mean they are locked in on the No 1 pick of the 2026 NFL Draft. They took a big step towards that in Sunday’s 34-10 defeat at the hands of the New York Giants, who could rival them with the season’s worst record.
The Chiefs vs Raiders game may also be Travis Kelce’s final NFL appearance, with many expecting the Kansas City star to retire once the NFL season ends.Â
The Bears cannot clinch the NFC’s top seed after losing Sunday in Santa Clara but a win over the Detroit Lions would give them the No. 2 spot.Â
If the Bears lose and the Philadelphia Eagles beat Washington Commanders, then the current Super Bowl champions will instead inherit the No 2 seed. Both of those games are 4:25pm ET starts.
And of course, once these games are over and the road to the Super Bowl is set, attention will also turn to Black Monday – the first Monday after the NFL season where teams out of the post season notoriously fire general managers and head coaches and begin their rebuilds for next season.
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NFL releases schedule for Week 18 and confirms huge Sunday Night Football showdown