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.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold (14) during a game Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Vikings defeated the Jaguars 12-7. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

The schedule for Wild Card Weekend in the NFL is set. It took the final game of the regular season between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings to determine who is the NFC North Champion, and the NFC’s No.

As you can expect, several former Cardinals will be competing for a shot at the Lombardi Trophy. Heading into the playoffs, 11 former Louisville football players are on active, reserve or practice squad rosters for the 14 teams that clinched playoff berths:

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The Eagles finished the 2024 NFL regular season with a 14-3 record, and the No. 2 overall seed in the conference. The initial goals of wiping away the stench from 2023 are gone, and the journey towards a return trip to the Super Bowl has begun.

The NFL playoffs are finally here, and the road to New Orleans begins with Wild Card Weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions will get a well-deserved bye week to scout their future opponents,