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Week 17 is in the books for the NFL, and while some teams helped their playoff hopes, two divisions will come down to the final game in Week 18 after key losses.
The NFL released the schedule for Week 18 of the regular season on Sunday night, and there will be at least one matchup next week that determines a playoff spots. Depending on how "Monday Night Football" goes, there could be two.
Myles Garrett didn’t set the NFL single-season sack record Sunday, but the Browns got the next best thing: They prevented the Steelers from clinching the AFC North on their turf with a 13-6 win. The Browns improved to 4-12,
After the Baltimore Ravens lost to the New England Patriots in Week 16, their hopes of winning the AFC North almost completely evaporated. To have any chance, they would need to beat the playoff-bound Green Bay Packers on the road and have the Pittsburgh Steelers lose to the hapless Cleveland Browns in Week 17.
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Bengals’ rout of Cardinals leaves some questions of what could have been in weird AFC North year
The Bengals sit at 6-10 and instead of having a chance at the playoffs in Week 18, they will play a meaningless season finale at home against the Browns and rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who shocked the Steelers, 13-6, to force the AFC North into a winner-take-all Week 18 showdown between Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
There's a new champion in the AFC East and only two NFL playoff spots remain up for grabs. The Pittsburgh Steelers could've won the AFC North with a win and the Carolina Panthers would've captured the NFC South with a victory on Sunday.