For the second straight year, a divisional battle in the regular-season finale will determine the NFC's No. 1 seed. The 49ers host the Seahawks on Saturday night, and the winner gets the NFC West crown, a first-round bye and potential home-field advantage until the Super Bowl.

The Panthers have two potential paths to an NFC South title and the No. 4 seed. The first is a simple road win over the Buccaneers. The second involves losing that game but having Atlanta beat New Orleans, which would set up a three-team tie that the Panthers would take.

We are one step closer to crowning a national champion for the 2025 college football season. We started with 12 teams in the College Football Playoff bracket, and now we're down to seven as the quarterfinal round has begun. That also means some of the best squads in the nation are ready to take their rightful place on center stage.

Here is an updated look at the standings, bracket and matchups for the 2026 NFL playoffs for both the AFC and NFC.

Luke Littler gets to the finish line with a dominant 5-1 set win over Ryan Searle. 128 players played in the first round of the 2026 PDC Darts World Championship, but only four remain. Two semifinal matches will be played on Friday evening, in a best-of-11 set format.

For all of the focus on Week 18's impact on the playoff bracket, the biggest storyline is always the Super Bowl chase. And the way the oddsmakers see it, this field is loaded with potential champions.

The 2026 edition of the World Juniors will be played in the Twin Cities, with Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul — home of the NHL's Minnesota Wild — hosting Group A games and most of the knockout round. Group B games and two quarterfinals will be played at the University of Minnesota's 3M Arena in Minneapolis.