The Week 18 NFL schedule begins with a crucial NFC South matchup on Saturday afternoon when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Carolina Panthers at 4:30 p.m. ET. Carolina can clinch the division title with a win or an Atlanta win over New Orleans on Sunday.

With no Monday Night Football game, Week 18 concludes with NBC's Sunday Night Football. In a classic rivalry, Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens (8-8) will visit Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7) with their seasons at stake -- winner takes the AFC North, loser misses the playoffs.

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The Atlanta Falcons' upset of the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night continued to muddy the waters in the NFC South. The champion of that division and the AFC North are the only remaining playoff spots open in the NFL heading into the regular-season finale.

The NFL season continues in Week 16 when the Carolina Panthers host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Start time, how to watch, stream and NFL TV schedule.

Yes, the 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic is Florida's next game on the schedule, but the matter at hand minutes after Nick Suzuki scored his power-play goal 3:24 into overtime was hard to move past so quickly. "I'm going to grumble for a while and find a way to be in a good mood in two days," Panthers coach Paul Maurice said.

What channel is Panthers vs. Buccaneers on today? Live stream, time, TV schedule to watch NFL Week 16 game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NFC South is coming down to the wire.

The race for the No. 1 seed is hot. The Seahawks beat the Panthers on Sunday. With the 49ers' win over the Bears on Sunday night, the winner of Seahawks-49ers in Week 18 will be the No. 1 seed in the NFC and win the West.