In Sporting News' Week 18 picks, find out which teams clinch a playoff spot and who gets sent home in a pivotal final weekend.

Week 18 of the NFL season is upon us, which means fantasy football managers are either playing for a championship title, celebrating a championship title or have already been eliminated. For those who have a title on the line, the challenge of setting lineups and finding an edge has only grown since the week before.

The zombie kings of the NFL, the biggest mistake you can make when it comes to the 49ers is counting them out or assuming they’re dead, because they will find a way to pop back up, and jump scare you with the attack you never saw coming. The heart of it all is their staggering, tremendous offense.

Pittsburgh Steelers Week 18 finale, which will decide the AFC North champion, into primetime, the league announced.

"It’s turned a losing day for customers into a huge day for them. The third-highest-scoring game of the year, on prime time, is a New Year’s firework for the bettors," Caesars Sports vice president of trading Craig Mucklow said.

The San Francisco 49ers never made the most of their decision to trade up and draft quarterback Trey Lance. But this week, the athletic QB will get a chance to start in the NFL once again. It'll be for the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 18 against the Denver Broncos.