Playoff considerations and draft positioning are the only two things that matter during Week 18 of the NFL season. If a team isn't battling for a postseason berth or better seeding, that organization is already looking toward the future in order to be counted among those squads eventually competing for a championship.

For 18 NFL teams, the season is over, and all roads now lead to the 2026 NFL Draft running from April 23-25. While some teams will look forward to making potentially franchise-altering moves, others will have to work with the position they've been dealt.

Here are our picks to win the NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year awards.

Rainer Sabin highlights the best and worst performances from the Detroit Lions’ 19-16 victory over the Chicago Bears in Week 18 of the 2025 season.

Now that the NFL regular season has officially wrapped up, it is time to look at some of the biggest winners and losers from the Week 18 slate.

The Cleveland Browns scored an upset over the Cincinnati Bengals and dropped to the No. 6 pick, and the Commanders ended up at No. 7 due to their win over the Eagles. The rest of the top 10 is made up of the Saints, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Bengals, thanks to Sunday's various results.

Fernando Mendoza might be the top pick in April, depending on which team winds up with the No. 1 selection. Michael Reaves / Getty Images Of the last 21 Heisman Trophy winners, 19 went on to become first-round NFL Draft picks. Of those 19 first-rounders ...

The Philadelphia Eagles took a bit of a step back during the 2025 NFL season. While they did repeat as NFC East champions, the Eagles won three fewer games than they did in 2024 and entered the postseason as the No.