Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season has so much at stake, with 17 of the 32 teams either having already locked up a playoff spot or still in contention for one. Even those already headed to the postseason—the Ravens, Steelers, and Chargers in the AFC, and the Lions, Vikings, Rams, Commanders, and Packers in the NFC—are still jockeying for position.
Meanwhile, there is another type of jockeying at the other end of the NFL standings, and that’s teams battling for the top overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Whoever has the worst record, when tiebreakers are taken into account, is guaranteed to be the first one on the clock when the draft rolls around on April 24.
