NFL scores, live updates: Buccaneers take on Saints, Falcons play Panthers and the NFC South title is on the line
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NFL scores, live updates: Buccaneers take on Saints, Falcons play Panthers and the NFC South title is on the line

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

The NFC South champion is the final piece of the puzzle in the playoff picture on the NFC side of the 2024 NFL playoff series, and the winner will be either the 9-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers or the 8-8 Atlanta Falcons. For Tampa Bay, it’s simple: beat the New Orleans Saints or break a tie and win the division. But if the Buccaneers lost the game, the Falcons would win the division with a win over the Carolina Panthers. If both clubs lose, the Bucs take the division crown. Both Atlanta and Tampa Bay enter Week 18 as heavy home favorites over the two clubs at the bottom of their division.

Elsewhere in the NFL, in the early window of Week 18, the Bills (at the Patriots) and the Eagles (at the Giants) are both ranked No. 2 in their respective conferences and will rest some starters ahead of the upcoming Wild playoff. Card weekend. That includes Philadelphia resting Saquon Barkley, who is 101 yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record. In the NFC, the Rams, Packers and Commanders have all secured postseason spots, but can maintain or improve their ranking with wins in Week 18.

Saints vs. Buccaneers — 1 p.m. ET | fox
Panthers vs. Falcons — 1 p.m. ET | CBS
Giants vs. Eagles — 1 p.m. ET | CBS
Bills vs Patriots — 1 p.m. ET | CBS
Jaguars vs. Colts — 1 p.m. ET | fox
Texans vs. Titans — 1 p.m. ET | CBS
Bears vs. Packers — 1 p.m. ET | fox
Commanders versus cowboys — 1 p.m. ET | fox

Chiefs vs. Broncos — 4:25 p.m. ET | CBS
Dolphins vs. Jets — 4:25 p.m. ET | fox
Seahawks vs. Rams — 4:25 p.m. ET | fox
Chargers vs. Raiders — 4:25 p.m. ET | CBS

Vikings against lions — 8:20 p.m. ET | NBC

Live31 updates

  • Meanwhile, Caleb Williams isn’t having a great day…

  • MICHAEL PENIX is burning

    Penix can’t stop dropping bombs. He’s putting on a show right now.

  • No seriously, Panthers-Falcons is LIT

  • Panthers-Falcons is a barnburner

    Bijan Robinson does his part and the game is now tied 17:17.

  • Panthers hold on against Falcons

  • Christian Watson and Jordan Love are questionable for the Packers

  • Lambeau jump time for Josh Jacobs!

  • Michael Penix extends for the game-winning TD

  • Packers WR Christian Watson was carted off after suffering a non-contact knee injury

  • Bryce Young gives the Panthers a lead over the Falcons

  • D’Andre Swift scores for the Bears after losing the ball

  • QB Joe Milton’s NFL debut for the Patriots is going well

  • The Bills had an exceptional season

  • The fantasy football gods hate you

    Isn’t that always the case?

  • Trubisky TD ties Bills-Pats 7-7

  • The Bears take the lead in a game for the first time since Week 12

    Leave it to the Bears to get the interesting plays in Week 18, when most fans have stopped watching and everyone else thinks they’re incompetent.

    And it worked! They managed a trick and took the lead for the first time in SIX WEEKS. Never change, bears. (Don’t worry, they won’t.)

  • The Eagles’ backups are working

    Almost every good/important Eagles player is inactive today, but the backups make no mistakes against the Giants.

    Tanner McKee makes his first NFL start today and gives Philly a 7-0 lead after throwing a pass to Ainias Smith, who caught the ball for his first career touchdown!

  • Micah Parsons takes on Commanders

    Micah Parsons had two sacks on the Commanders’ first possession. The Cowboys don’t have much to gain, but Parsons is putting in the work.

  • Josh Allen’s streak of consecutive starts continues

    Bills QB Josh Allen made a play, then promptly went to the sideline and put on the QB parka coat. His strike is certain.

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