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The game between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers to determined the AFC North Division champion will serve as the final Sunday Night Football matchup of the 2025 NFL regular season, the league announced.
The winner of the Ravens-Steelers game will win the division and claim the No. 4 seed in the AFC Playoffs, while the loser will be eliminated from the postseason. Two other Week 18 matchups will also have playoff implications with the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing for the NFC South Division title and the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers for the NFC West Division title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC Playoffs.
The Steelers (9-7) had several chances to clinch the division title, which included Sunday's (December 28) 13-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field.
"The competitor in me is saying, 'We lost this game. We lost a chance to clinch today,'" said Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward via ESPN. "But it's also like, 'Bring it on. Baltimore is coming in.'
"Winner takes all. Let's win it at home."
The Ravens had previously defeated the Steelers, 27-22, in their first of two annual matchups on December 7. Pittsburgh wide receiver DK Metcalf will be serving the second of his two-game suspension, while the status of Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson is still questionable after being kept out of Saturday's (December 27) win against the Green Bay Packers.