Week 17 Was Chaos: Last-Play Drama + Playoff Races Boil Over Into Week 18
Week 17 was absolute mayhem: games swinging in the final minute, teams going for it on the last snap, and playoff races getting punched into “winner-take-all” territory.
We break down the Eagles win over Bills 13-12 in Buffalo — a gritty, rain-soaked one-score brawl that ended with a late 2-point try deciding everything.
Then it's Sunday Night: 49ers 42, Bears 38, a prime-time shootout where Brock Purdy stuffed the stat sheet with five total TDs and it came down to the closing moments.
We also hit the biggest Week 17 results, what they mean for seeding, and why Week 18 now features two true win-or-go-home division games:
Panthers @ Buccaneers for the NFC South title
Ravens @ Steelers for the AFC North title
Plus: the full Week 18 slate is out, and we've still got Rams @ Falcons on Monday night to close Week 17.
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— Cold Open: Week 17 chaos, last-play endings everywhere
— Game of the Day: Eagles 13, Bills 12 (final 2-point try + what it changed in the AFC)
— Sunday Night Instant Classic: 49ers 42, Bears 38 (Purdy 5 total TDs, shootout flow)
— “How did THAT happen?” Block: Browns 13, Steelers 6 + the fallout
24:00 — Division/Playoff Spotlight:
- Panthers miss clinch, now winner-take-all at Tampa
- Ravens-Steelers becomes AFC North for everything
— Rapid-Fire Week 17 Scoreboard: run every final quickly (ticker-ready)
— Week 18 Slate Reaction: best matchups, trap games, seeding chaos
— MNF Preview: Rams @ Falcons (what to watch, what it impacts)
— Close: biggest takeaway + “what you’ll remember about Week 17”
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