Titans-Jaguars win-and-in, Chiefs-Raiders in Week 18 moved to Saturday
Week 18's Saturday slate is set.
The Las Vegas Raiders will host the Kansas City Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 7, while the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans will collide at 8:15 p.m. ET, the NFL announced Sunday.
The winner of Titans-Jaguars will clinch the AFC South title and host a playoff game in the wild-card round. Jacksonville, which defeated Tennessee in Week 14, improved to 8-8 with a Week 17 victory over the Houston Texans. The Titans, having recently lost quarterback Ryan Tannehill for the season with an ankle injury, dropped to 7-9 after suffering their sixth consecutive defeat on Thursday Night Football to the Dallas Cowboys.
While Saturday's matchup is a must-win for Tennessee, Jacksonville can make the playoffs even with a loss. If the Jaguars fall short against the Titans, they will advance as the AFC's No. 7 seed if the New England Patriots (at Buffalo Bills), Miami Dolphins (versus New York Jets), and Pittsburgh Steelers (versus Cleveland Browns) all lose in Week 18.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs could clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC on Saturday. Kansas City jumped into the conference's top spot with its 13th victory of the season on Sunday, but the Buffalo Bills can leapfrog the Chiefs if they beat the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. If Buffalo loses to Cincinnati, a win over Las Vegas will be enough for Kansas City to claim a first-round bye in the playoffs.
The 6-10 Raiders, after losing in overtime to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, have already been eliminated from playoff contention. Las Vegas started Jarrett Stidham at quarterback versus San Francisco after benching Derek Carr.
The NFL will announce its full Week 18 Sunday slate after Monday Night Football.