The Panthers picked up a 27-10 loss against the Seahawks on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. Next up: Panthers at the Buccaneers.

For the second week in a row, QB Brock Purdy accounted for five touchdowns as the 49ers outlasted the Bears 42-38 in a wild shootout on Sunday Night Football to set up a Week 18 showdown with the Seahawks for the NFC's top seed.

Now the division title and the playoff spot that comes with it will be determined when the Buccaneers and Panthers will face each other in Week 18. The Panthers are 8–8 and currently hold the top NFC South spot and a tiebreaker over the Buccaneers. But, a win by 7–9 Tampa Bay would even out the tiebreaker to advance the Bucs to the playoffs.

Remarkably enough, the Panthers can still clinch the NFC South with a loss to the Buccaneers in Week 18. Here's how . . .

After the 49ers' thrilling 42-38 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night, the NFL announced its Week 18 slate and the 49ers will host the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday for a 5:00pm Pacific Time kickoff at Levi's Stadium.

San Francisco needed every second to beat Chicago on Sunday night, and now will host Seattle next Saturday night with the opportunity to clinch the NFC West and the NFC's only bye.

The San Francisco 49ers forced a regular-season finale against the Seattle Seahawks where the winner will claim the NFC's No. 1 seed and the NFC West title. The New England Patriots secured the AFC East title with the Buffalos Bills' dramatic loss to the Eagles.

The San Francisco 49ers held off Caleb Williams' game-winning touchdown attempt, defeating the Chicago Bears to keep their No. 1 NFC seed hopes alive.