Week 18 NFL Scores: AFC, NFC Final Results, Playoff Standings and Bracket Picture

Division championships and the final playoff spots in the NFC and AFC were decided Sunday afternoon in the final week of the 2024 NFL season.

Who cashed their ticket to the postseason and what does the current playoff bracket look like?

Find out with this recap of Sunday's action.

Saturday Scores

Baltimore Ravens def. Cleveland Browns, 35-10

Cincinnati Bengals def. Pittsburgh Steelers, 19-17

Sunday Scores

Houston Texans def. Tennessee Titans, 23-14

Philadelphia Eagles def. New York Giants, 20-13

Washington Commanders def. Dallas Cowboys, 23-19

Chicago Bears def. Green Bay Packers, 24-22

New England Patriots def. Buffalo Bills, 23-16

Tampa Bay Buccaneers def. New Orleans Saints, 27-19

Carolina Panthers def. Atlanta Falcons, 44-38 (OT)

Indianapolis Colts def. Jacksonville Jaguars, 26-23 (OT)

Denver Broncos def. Kansas City Chiefs, 38-0

Los Angeles Chargers def. Las Vegas Raiders, 34-20

Seattle Seahawks def. Los Angeles Rams, 30-25

New York Jets def. Miami Dolphins, 32-20

Arizona Cardinals def. San Francisco 49ers, 47-24

Detroit Lions def. Minnesota Vikings, 31-9

The NFC playoff picture is as follows entering Sunday's slate of Week 18 games:

Division Leaders

1. xz-Detroit Lions (15-2)

2. xz-Philadelphia Eagles (14-3, NFC East)

3. xz-Los Angeles Rams (10-6, NFC West)

4. xz-Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7)

Wild Card

5. x-Minnesota Vikings (14-3)

6. x-Washington Commanders (12-5)

7. x-Green Bay Packers (10-7)

(x)-clinched playoffs, (z)-clinched division

The AFC playoff picture is as follows:

Division Leaders

1. xz-Kansas City Chiefs (15-2, AFC West)

2. xz-Buffalo Bills (13-4, AFC East)

3. xz-Baltimore Ravens (12-5, AFC North)

4. xz-Houston Texans (10-7, AFC South)

Wild Card

5. x-Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)

6. x-Los Angeles Chargers (10-6)

7. x-Denver Broncos (10-7)

(x)-clinched playoffs, (z)-clinched division

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers survived an ugly start to Sunday's game against division rivals, the New Orleans Saints, to win the NFC South and cash their ticket to the playoffs.

It was the culmination of a career year for quarterback Baker Mayfield, who tossed his 40th and 41st touchdown Sunday and finished with over 4,000 yards through the air.

The former No. 1 overall pick, whose career appeared to be over as he jumped from Cleveland to Los Angeles to Carolina before ending up in Tampa Bay, has injected the organization with his trademark "magic," and given the team steadiness at quarterback that few could have imagined when Tom Brady retired at the end of the 2022 season.

On the game's final play, he found wide receiver Mike Evans for nine yards, tying the veteran wideout with Hall of Famer Jerry Rice for most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons with 11.

The defense bore down in the second half of the game, giving up just three points. It was par for the course for a team whose head coach, Raheem Morris, has become known for his in-game adjustments.

The Atlanta Falcons, who would have won the division with a win and Bucs loss, gave up 425 yards of offense to the Carolina Panthers and lost 44-38 in overtime.

Tampa Bay will play either the loser of Sunday's NFC North title game between Detroit and Minnesota, or the Washington Commanders, depending on the outcome of the Los Angeles Rams' game against Seattle.