Week 18 Picks, Best Bets: Ravens-Steelers AFC North Championship + 49ers or Seahawks #1 seed?

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Chris Simms picks the Seahawks over the 49ers for the NFC's top seed, while Mike Florio believes the 49ers will win the Super Bowl.

Chris Simms and Mike Florio co-host this Week 18 NFL picks episode, analyzing all 16 games with playoff seeding and division titles at stake. The episode opens with a humorous personal story about Simms being poked in the eye by his wife who thought he was the dog. They quickly transition to football, starting with the Saturday Panthers-Buccaneers NFC South championship game, where Simms picks the Buccaneers despite concerns about Baker Mayfield's injuries. The hosts then disagree on the Seahawks-49ers game, with Simms favoring Seattle's talent while Florio believes San Francisco will win the Super Bowl. They discuss the Falcons-Saints game that will impact the NFC South outcome, with differing picks. The analysis continues through Sunday's games, including Bengals-Browns, Texans-Colts, Jaguars-Titans, and Packers-Vikings. They examine late games like Bills-Jets, Bears-Lions, and Broncos-Chargers, noting quarterback situations and motivation. The episode concludes with the Ravens-Steelers Sunday night AFC North championship, where Simms predicts a Ravens win while Florio picks the Steelers. Throughout, they provide score predictions, injury updates, and insights into coaching decisions and playoff implications.

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Week 18 picks run through playoff math, spread logic, and one odd dog detour.

Week 18 has a messy shape: playoff urgency in some places, protected starters in others, and the hosts build their picks around those motives.

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You get a weird Week 18: Bucs suspense, Seahawks-49ers and Ravens-Steelers disagreements, plus an eye-poke story where the dog somehow becomes the alibi.

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