These NFC North rivals battle for the third time this season. Click to see how Tim Heaney is betting this NFC Wild Card first-round matchup.

However Sunday night, the 272nd and final game of the regular season, will have winner-take-all stakes as the archrival Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens vie for the AFC North title in the latest installment of their border way. The loser goes gets nothing.

NFL Week 18 could very well get crazy. There's no other way to say that as we look at both the NFL Playoff picture and the potential effects on the NFL Draft or

Week 18 is on our doorstep and there are still loads to figure out as it relates to the overall playoff picture. Division titles are still on the line, as well as important races to determine seeding in both conferences,

Picking the Ravens over the Steelers is almost too easy. We also like the Seahawks over the 49ers and Bucs over Panthers in critical games.

Our NFL Week 18 early picks against the spread start with Saturday's NFC South clash between the Panthers and Buccaneers.