The NFL playoffs are set after the regular season ended in Week 18. With that in mind, here are 10 takeaways heading into Super Wild Card Weekend.
With the Ravens winning the AFC North title on Saturday, that means playing a first-place schedule in 2025 for the second year in a row.
Tom Brady never played a snap for the Baltimore Ravens. But that didn’t stop one proud Ravens fan from wearing one of the oddest jerseys in NFL history. “Turn that s*** around,”
Lions have a chance to get healthier for playoffs if running back David Montgomery can return from his MCL injury
The Ravens also have an impressive seven Pro Bowl alternates: outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy, left tackle Ronnie Stanley, tight end Mark Andrews, long snapper Nick Moore, kicker Justin Tucker, special teamer Chris Board, and guard Daniel Faalele.
Baltimore and Pittsburgh will play separate home games Saturday to decide the AFC North. The regular season ends with Lions-Vikings game to decide the NFC North on Sunday
Entering their game Wednesday against the Texans, the Ravens have played three times on Christmas Day with a 2-1 record. Baltimore's most recent game on Christmas came just last year, when they beat the San Francisco 49ers 33-19 in 2023.
The record for most wins by a wild-card team will be reset as the loser of the Vikings-Lions game Sunday night will hold the new standard.
With the Ravens and Cleveland Browns playing out the clock in a lopsided Baltimore win, the Ravens defense had Pierce fake a rush then drop back into coverage on second-and-6. That by itself would have been fun, but then Pierce jumped a route of running back Jacob Kibodi and picked off the pass from quarterback Bailey Zappe.
Detroit Lions defense dominated Vikings in best game of season and Jahmyr Gibbs scored 4 TDs for NFC North title in Week 18 crowning at Ford Field.