Nolan Bianchi, Richard Silva, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions for Week 18 of the NFL season.

Overall picks to win: 8-8 in Week 17 (173-82-1 for the season) Picks to win with 1-5 confidence: 4-7 (103-64-1) Picks to win with 6-10 confidence: 4-1 (70-18) Overall to cover the spread: 9-6-1 (130-117-9) Cover-the-spread picks with 1-5 confidence: 8-4-1 (107-93-8) Cover-the-spread picks with 6-10 confidence: 1-2 (23-23-1)

Look for the Raiders to win the No. 1 overall pick by losing to the Giants, and for the Bucs and Panthers to set the stage for a Week 18 showdown to decide the NFC South.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off losses in seven of their last eight games, and yet they still can win their division in 2025. However, they do need to defeat the Panthers in Week 18 and rely on the Saints to defeat the Falcons.

Only two playoff spots are still up for grabs, but playoff seeding is still at stake for most of the teams in the playoff picture.

The final week of the 2025 NFL season kicks off Saturday with a double-header featuring high stakes match-ups.