Key Highlights
- 1 seeds are up for grabs and there could be two winner-take-all games in Week 18. New England (13-3) routed the Jets 42-10 on Sunday and later clinched the AFC East title when the Bills lost to the Eagles 13-12.
- The Patriots completed a worst-to-first turnaround under first-year coach Mike Vrabel.
- The NFC North champion Bears also went worst to first this season. Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers missed an opportunity to lock up the AFC North, losing 13-6 at Cleveland.
- Now, the division championship comes down to the final game when Baltimore (8-8) visits Pittsburgh (9-7).
- The winner advances; the loser is eliminated. That’s likely the scenario when Carolina (8-8) plays at Tampa Bay (7-9) next Saturday.
