NFL Week 18 schedule finalized

The schedule for Week 18 of the NFL season has officially been finalized, NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport revealed Sunday. The final week is packed with plenty of big matchups with some teams still fighting to make it into the playoffs or win their division.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens are still in contention to win the AFC North, but the Ravens will clinch the division title with a win. Because they play in the early window, that creates a scenario where Pittsburgh will know whether it has a chance going into its game later that day.

You can view the full schedule for Week 18 of the NFL season below. All times are ET.

Here is the full schedule for Week 18 with all the adjustments, via @NFL: pic.twitter.com/UZ5MBV3DNK

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 30, 2024

As you can see, the Ravens kick things off on Saturday with a matchup against the Cleveland Browns. If the Ravens are to lose that game, then the Steelers can clinch the division title with a win against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday evening.

That game will also have postseason implications for the Bengals, who need to win to keep their chances of making it as a wild card team alive. They also would need both the Broncos and Dolphins to lose in their games.

Additionally, there will be no Monday Night Football or Thursday Night Football games this upcoming week. The regular season will conclude Sunday evening with a matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions.

Micah Parsons declares Joe Burrow should win NFL MVP if Bengals make playoffs

After Joe Burrow led Cincinnati to a needed win, keeping playoff hopes alive heading into Week 18, Dallas Cowboys star edge rusher Micah Parsons boldly stumped for the quarterback to win the MVP, should the Bengals make it in.

While the race for the award has largely boiled down to Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson and Buffalo’s Josh Allen, Burrow has had a season that would likely be worthy of MVP consideration if the Bengals had a better record. At 8-8, they’re scrapping for a final wildcard slot as the Ravens and Bills are both firmly in the playoff picture.

Either way, Parsons seems unmoved on his opinion of Burrow.

“If Joe burrow takes this team to the playoffs I don’t even think it should be in question who’s MVP!! God damm! Best in the world rn!” Parsons said on social media.

On the season, Burrow now has 4641 passing yards and 42 touchdowns and nine interceptions with one game remaining.

On3’s Andrew Graham contributed to this report.