"Somehow, the final day of regular-season football until September has arrived. The NFL's Week 18 Sunday slate of games will be the beginning of the offseason for countless teams, and the start of the postseason for the successful few. While there are always a share of duds in the last week, due to playoff elimination, seeding, and injury prevention, we still have a good number of storylines in Week 18."
"Two divisions in the NFL are absent of a confirmed playoff team; in the NFC, that division, perhaps predictably, is the NFC South. The Buccaneers and Panthers both have a chance, but one of the two will finish the night as division champions. Thanks to the Rams' major upset loss to the Falcons last week, the battle yesterday between Carolina and Tampa Bay didn't settle the division. With the Bucs' win last night, they stayed alive and forced the following chaos."
Week 18 is the final regular-season day and begins the offseason for many teams while starting the playoffs for qualified clubs. The playoff bracket remains unresolved and the NFL Draft order could undergo major changes based on final outcomes. Several veteran players could play their final games this week. The NFC South presents a four-team scenario where Saints vs. Falcons will determine the division champion, with an Atlanta win creating a three-way tie that favors Carolina, while an Atlanta loss puts a head-to-head tiebreaker between Carolina and Tampa Bay.
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