We followed the 2025 NFL season's playoff picture and several tight races in Week 18 -- including for the final postseason spots.

The Carolina Panthers, even without taking the field in Week 14, inched closer to their first postseason berth in eight years. On Sunday, the NFC South-leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to the New ...

Despite two straight losses, the Green Bay Packers are in great shape to clinch a playoff berth, but there's something else that's brewing: A potential matchup back at Soldier Field against the ...

If the Detroit Lions are going to make the playoffs for the third straight season, they'll have to do something they haven't done in more than two months − win consecutive games. The Lions are 8-6 ...