This is it, football fan! The final week of the 2025-26 NFL regular season has arrived. Two games will take place on Saturday, another 14 will be played on Sunday, and that two-day stretch will put the finishing touches on this year's playoff field.

Picking the Ravens over the Steelers is almost too easy. We also like the Seahawks over the 49ers and Bucs over Panthers in critical games.

The final chance to make an NFL SGP on 'Monday Night Football' in the regular season comes in Week 17 as the Atlanta Falcons host the Los Angeles Rams. Matthew Stafford leads the NFL in passing touchdowns,

One interesting note, the Titans no longer have the toughest strength of schedule faced in the league. The Cardinals moved ahead of them by .001 yesterday. The Titans moved back ahead of the Cardinals based on tie breakers now that four teams are tied at three wins.

So let’s start with the college playoff games, which begin on New Year’s Eve with Miami (Fla., not Ohio) against the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Hurricanes are coming off a rousing 10-3 win over Texas A&M and face the rested Buckeyes,

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza remains the clear frontrunner for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft as the 2025 NFL season moves into Week 18. However, Mendoza's Hoosiers will face Ty Simpson's Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal round,