Las Vegas Raiders-Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals-Cleveland Browns season finales are among Week 18 games with major NFL Draft implications.

But not everything is negative when it comes to Chiefs and Bengals fans. When Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow had season-ending surgery on his wrist in 2023, Chiefs fans donated in $9 increments to his charity. That’s a nod to Burrow’s jersey number.

The Bengals wrapped up third-place spot in the AFC North. As per league rules, they’ll play each divisional opponent twice, plus four games against a specific division in their conference and four games against a division in the opposite conference. This means the Bengals play the AFC South and NFC South in 2026.

The Cincinnati Bengals are not the best defensive team this season; in fact, they're far from it. But, despite the struggles, things have looked up lately. While their solid games have come against teams with backup quarterbacks,

The Cincinnati Bengals' 2026 opponents are set in stone. While some teams need Week 18 to play out in its entirety, Cincinnati already knows which teams will populate its 2026 regular season slate.The Bengals will play eight home games and nine road games next year.

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes was on the mind of NBC commentator Cris Collinsworth during the recent Sunday Night Football game | @EdEastonJr

Joe Burrow expressed his thoughts on having fun playing football following his performance in the Bengals' win over the Dolphins on Sunday.

From NFL plays to college sports scores, all the top sports news you need to know every day. Sunday afternoon won't have as many tidy matchups, even as the Denver Broncos, New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars jockey for the No.