Picking the entire NFL slate in the final two weeks of the season is really challenging. Who is playing? Where's the motivation? Which players have their minds on Cancun and Aruba?  Those are my excuses for having a terrible Week 17.

Overall picks to win: 8-8 in Week 17 (173-82-1 for the season) Picks to win with 1-5 confidence: 4-7 (103-64-1) Picks to win with 6-10 confidence: 4-1 (70-18) Overall to cover the spread: 9-6-1 (130-117-9) Cover-the-spread picks with 1-5 confidence: 8-4-1 (107-93-8) Cover-the-spread picks with 6-10 confidence: 1-2 (23-23-1)

Week 18 means that 14 teams are about to start their second season and 18 can go back to the drawing board for 2026.

SportsLine NFL expert Jeff Hochman is back with another betting system, this time for Week 18. Betting on Week 18 games can be tricky considering some teams are resting starters ahead of the postseason while others are just trying to get across the finish line,

So let’s start with the college playoff games, which begin on New Year’s Eve with Miami (Fla., not Ohio) against the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Hurricanes are coming off a rousing 10-3 win over Texas A&M and face the rested Buckeyes,

The final week of the NFL season means everyone will be looking at the standings this week. Some teams will be looking because the playoffs are right around the corner. Others know it's mock draft season.

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We've reached the final week of the regular season. Here's an early look at some predictions and picks for the 2026 NFL playoffs.