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NFL Week 18 predictions

Updated

Our call for every Week 18 game: the team the consensus of our models favors, how confident it is, and how many models agree.

Early predictions, updated weekly until kickoff: the starting quarterbacks, the injury report and ESPN's FPI come in game week.

Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it .

Falcons at Panthers
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Panthers Toss-up4 of 4 models favor the Panthers. Bears at Vikings
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Vikings Lean4 of 4 models favor the Vikings. Browns at Bengals
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Bengals Lean4 of 4 models favor the Bengals. Cowboys at Commanders
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Cowboys Toss-up2 of 4 models favor the Cowboys. Lions at Packers
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Packers Toss-up4 of 4 models favor the Packers. Jaguars at Colts
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Jaguars Lean4 of 4 models favor the Jaguars. Chargers at Broncos
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Broncos Lean4 of 4 models favor the Broncos. Raiders at Chiefs
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Chiefs Strong4 of 4 models favor the Chiefs. Dolphins at Patriots
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Patriots Strong4 of 4 models favor the Patriots. Jets at Bills
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Bills Strong4 of 4 models favor the Bills. Eagles at Giants
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Giants Toss-up2 of 4 models favor the Giants. Steelers at Ravens
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Ravens Toss-up4 of 4 models favor the Ravens. Seahawks at Rams
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Rams Toss-up2 of 4 models favor the Rams. 49ers at Cardinals
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: 49ers Strong4 of 4 models favor the 49ers. Buccaneers at Saints
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Saints Toss-up2 of 4 models favor the Saints. Titans at Texans
Sun, Jan 10 · 12:00 PM CT Our call: Texans Strong4 of 4 models favor the Texans.

Our own model is experimental: season so far it missed the final margin by 9.8 points on average, the market's margin by 9.8. Each game page shows every model.