The Rams "need to play better football," so their starters will play, while the Eagles and Chargers are among those who will rest players.

Picking the entire NFL slate in the final two weeks of the season is really challenging. Who is playing? Where's the motivation? Which players have their minds on Cancun and Aruba?  Those are my excuses for having a terrible Week 17.

Two win-or-go-home games. Two games to decide the AFC South champs. And a Seahawks-49ers game will determine the NFC's top seed. Nice.

The Packers will go with third-string quarterback, Clayton Tune, and will likely spend most of this week prepping for the playoffs and a rematch with either the Bears or Eagles. The Packers are locked into the 7-seed. Don’t expect much scoring against a Minnesota defense that is playing great to finish the season.

The NFL playoff picture will finalize after the NFL Week 18 schedule. The top seeds in both the AFC and NFC are still at stake, as is who is going to take the NFC South and AFC North title and the playoff spot that comes with it.

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)

Our Week 18 NFL player prop picks are highlighted by an accurate passing day for Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers against the Baltimore Ravens.

This is it, football fan! The final week of the 2025-26 NFL regular season has arrived. Two games will take place on Saturday, another 14 will be played on Sunday, and that two-day stretch will put the finishing touches on this year's playoff field.