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It's the final week of the regular season, which means one last chance to make some season-long NFL history. All 32 teams are in action for the final time this season, so let's take a quick look at everything up for grabs in Week 18.
1) Jaxon Smith Njigba
Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the NFL with a Seahawks franchise record 1,709 receiving yards in 2025. He needs just 73 yards to pass Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce for second and 101 yards to pass Justin Jefferson's 1,809 in 2022 for the most ever by a player at the age 23 or younger season.
With just 91 receiving yards on Saturday night, Smith-Njigba can become only the seventh player in NFL history to record at least 1,800 receiving yards in a single season. He would join Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson in 2012, Cooper Kupp in 2021, Julio Jones in 2015, Hall of Famer Jerry Rice in 1995, Antonio Brown in 2015 and Jefferson in 2022.
2) Sam Darnold
For the second consecutive season, Sam Darnold has his squad on the doorstep of the NFC's No. 1 seed entering a Week 18, winner-take-all showdown for the top spot.
Darnold is already the first quarterback in NFL history to win at least 12 games in consecutive seasons with two different teams and one of only five to win at least 13 in back-to-back seasons regardless of team.
If Darnold can flip the script in 2025, grabbing one last victory to propel the Seahawks to the top of the NFC, he'd join Tom Brady in 2003-04 as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to win at least 14 games in consecutive seasons.
3) Christian McCaffrey
On the opposite sideline on Saturday night, Christian McCaffrey needs just one receiving touchdown to break a tie with Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk – 36 touchdowns each – for the most career receiving touchdowns by a running back in the Super Bowl era.
McCaffrey also needs just 10 yards through the air to reach 900 receiving yards for the second time in his career, joining Faulk and Hall of Famer Lenny Moore as the only running backs in NFL history with at least 900 receiving yards in multiple career seasons.
4) Bijan Robinson
Bijan Robinson leads the NFL with 2,255 scrimmage yards in 2025 -- he is just 115 yards away from passing Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson's 2,370 in 2003 for the fifth-most in a single season in NFL history. Only Chris Johnson (2,509 in 2009), Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (2,429 in 1999), Christian McCaffrey (2,392 in 2019) and Tiki Barber (2,390 in 2005) have had more.
Robinson's 5,605 career scrimmage yards are also only two yards away from passing Chris Johnson for third-most by a player in their first three seasons in NFL history. Only Tomlinson – 6,145 yards – and Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson – 5,816 yards – have had more.
5) Myles Garrett
We've had an eye on this one for weeks, and Myles Garrett now has just 60 minutes of football left in 2025. He needs just one sack to break the NFL single-season record of 22.5 sacks held by T.J. Watt in 2021 and Hall of Famer Michael Strahan in 2001.
6) Justin Jefferson
Justin Jefferson – currently at 947 yards in 2025 – needs just 53 more yards through the air to join Mike Evans and Hall of Famer Randy Moss as the only players in NFL history with at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of their first six career seasons.
7) Josh Allen
Josh Allen needs just one score of any variety in Week 18 to reach 40 offensive touchdowns for the sixth time in his career, tying Aaron Rodgers for the most seasons with at least 40 offensive touchdowns in NFL history.
8) Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams needs just 270 passing yards in Week 18 to become the first 4,000-yard passer in the history of the Chicago Bears franchise. With only 109 yards through air on Sunday, Williams would break the franchise single-season record of 3,838 passing yards set by Erik Kramer in 1995.
9) Matthew Stafford
Matthew Stafford can continue to make his way through some of the quarterback position's most exclusive company with a pair of touchdown passes in Week 18.
With two touchdowns passes on Sunday, Stafford – 419 career touchdowns – can pass Hall of Famer Dan Marino – 420 touchdowns – for seventh on the NFL all-time passing touchdown list. Stafford would also join Marino in 1984 and Hall of Famer Peyton Manning in 2013 as the only players ever to have multiple touchdown passes in 15 games in a single season.
10) Puka Nacua
Despite missing six games due to injury last season and another one in 2025, Puka Nacua – 4,115 career yards – needs just 49 receiving yards to pass Hall of Famer Randy Moss for second-most in NFL history by a player in their first three career seasons. Only Justin Jefferson has more with 4,825 yards.
11) Saquon Barkley
Saquon Barkley has racked up 3,145 rushing yards since joining the Eagles in 2024, and with another 81 yards on the ground in Week 18, he'll pass Ricky Williams – 3,225 yards in 2002-03 – for the second most rushing yards by a player in their first two seasons with a new team. Derrick Henry – currently playing in his second season with the Ravens – is the only player with more.
12) Derrick Henry
Speaking of King Henry, the Ravens lead back needs just 31 rushing yards in Week 18 to reach 1,500 yards for the fifth time in his career, tying Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson for the most seasons with at least 1,500 rushing yards in NFL history.
Henry – 122 career touchdowns – also needs two rushing touchdowns to pass Hall of Famer Marcus Allen – 123 touchdowns – for third on the NFL all-time rushing touchdown leaderboard. Only Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith with 164 and Tomlinson with 145 have more.
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