Complete NFL Week 18 schedule is revealed

The NFL Week 18 regular season schedule is out

The NFL never misses a chance to build drama, in any form.

The league managed to create intrigue on Sunday during the Green Bay Packers’ win over the Minnesota Vikings that concluded Week 17.

The schedule for Week 18 was released late in the fourth quarter.

And here it is:

Saturday, Jan. 6

  • Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 4:30 p.m., (ESPN/ABC)
  • Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)

Sunday, Jan. 7

  • Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints , 1 p.m. (CBS)
  • Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. (CBS)
  • Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. (CBS)
  • Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. (FOX)
  • New York Jets at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. (FOX)
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. (FOX)
  • Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
  • Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
  • Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
  • Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
  • Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
  • Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
  • Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
  • Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Lions-Packers flexed to Sunday Night Football as NFL reveals entire Week 18 schedule

What does the Week 18 NFL schedule look like?

The Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers game in Week 18 has been flexed to Sunday Night Football with Wild-Card possibilities on the line.

The NFL released the schedule with kickoff times and broadcast networks for all 16 games in the final week of the season on Monday.

Here are the playoff scenarios surrounding Game 272:

Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams

Seahawks  clinch a playoff berth with: SEA win + GB loss

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers 

Lions clinch a playoff berth with: DET win + SEA loss

Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions

Packers clinch a playoff berth with: GB win

Saturday (Jan. 7)

  • Kansas City at Las Vegas, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC/ESPN Deportes)
  • Tennessee at Jacksonville, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC/ESPN Deportes)

Sunday (Jan. 8)

  • New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
  • Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
  • Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
  • Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. ET or 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
  • Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
  • Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
  • Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
  • N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
  • N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
  • L.A. Chargers at Denver, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)
  • Dallas at Washington, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
  • L.A. Rams at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
  • Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
  • Detroit at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

NFL reveals games flexed to Week 18 Saturday doubleheader

The NFL has set the games for its Week 18 Saturday doubleheader

The NFL announced late Sunday what games will be played on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, of Week 18.

The AFC South championship will be at stake when the surging Jacksonville Jaguars play host to the slumping Tennessee Titans in the nightcap.

The first game will feature an AFC West rivalry as the Kansas City Chiefs, champions of the AFC West, duel the Raiders in Las Vegas.

The rest of the Week 18 schedule, including Game 272 on NBC’s Sunday Night Football, will be announced during or immediately after Monday’s Bills-Bengals game.

Times and television for the games:

Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023

Kansas City at Las Vegas 4:30 p.m. ET ESPN/ABC

Tennessee at Jacksonville 8:15 p.m. ET ESPN/ABC

Kansas City comes into the Week 18 game on a four-game winning streak and with an overall mark of 13-3. The Raiders are 6-10 in a difficult season and have lost two in a row.

Jacksonville, under Doug Pederson, in his first year with the team as its head coach, is 8-8. The Jaguars have won four games in a row, a streak that started with a 36-22 victory over Tennessee in Nashville.

The Titans appeared to be on their way to an AFC South championship but have collapsed. They were 7-3 but have lost six straight to fall to 7-9.

The winner of this AFC South meeting will wind up division champion and play host to a playoff game in the Wild-Card round.

Sunday, January 8, 2023 (Kickoff times TBD)

Tampa Bay at Atlanta

New England at Buffalo

Minnesota at Chicago

Baltimore at Cincinnati

Detroit at Green Bay

Houston at Indianapolis

New York Jets at Miami

Carolina at New Orleans

New York Giants at Philadelphia

Cleveland at Pittsburgh

Dallas at Washington

Los Angeles Chargers at Denver

Arizona at San Francisco

Los Angeles Rams at Seattle                                                   

NFL assigns Week 18 games to TV networks

Week 18 brings the final games of the regular season

The television networks know their games for Week 18 of the NFL season. It was revealed Sunday night what games would be on ABC/ESPN on Jan. 8. The remaining contests are now ticketed for their respective networks.

All times are EST.

Saturday, Jan. 8

Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos ESPN/ABC 4:30 p.m.

Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles ESPN/ABC 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 9

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Washington Football Team at New York Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. (CBS)

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

New York Jets at Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)

Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)

Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:20 p.m, (NBC)