Everything always gets crazy during the final week of the NFL regular season, and this year was no different. It lasted all the way until the final game of Week 18 to determine what the 2025 NFL playoff picture would look like with Wild Card Weekend ahead.

The Chiefs and Lions have next weekend off, but these 12 NFL wild-card teams will be fighting to keep their Super Bowl dreams alive.

Other clubs got a head start on rebuilds, with the Chicago Bears firing Matt Eberflus, the New Orleans Saints firing Dennis Allen and the New York Jets firing Robert Saleh earlier this season. Each of those franchises has since been linked to notable candidates, including ex-head coaches like Mike Vrabel and Ron Rivera.

The day after is referred to as "Black Monday." This is not only when players on teams that didn't make the playoffs clean out their lockers, but it is also when a number of head coaches are typically fired.

Teams are making huge changes at the end of the 2024 NFL regular season, starting with the New England Patriots

The New Orleans Saints' attempt to play spoiler in the season finale came up short as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rallied for a 27-19 win Sunday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Bucs, who trailed 16-6 at halftime,

Star quarterback Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Raymond James Stadium.Offensively, the Buccaneers have been a top-five unit,