NFL, Week 18
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The NFL is clearly aiming to maximize television ratings for the final regular-season games with playoff implications. Moving the Seahawks-49ers game gives the matchup its own TV window while allowing the league to broadcast the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers contest on Sunday Night Football the following day.
The NFL released on Dec. 28 the Week 18 TV schedule for games on Jan. 3 and 4, 2026. Tennessee's game at the Jacksonville Jaguars will kick off at noon on Jan. 4. Jacksonville can clinch the AFC South with a win.
The Buffalo Bills will host the New York Jets in the regular season finale, closing out Highmark Stadium's 53-year history