Matthew Stafford starts his chase for a second Super Bowl win, while the upstart Panthers look to upset the heavy favorites. Read Tim Heaney's best ways to bet Rams-Panthers in the NFC Wild Card round.

Overall picks to win: 8-8 in Week 17 (173-82-1 for the season) Picks to win with 1-5 confidence: 4-7 (103-64-1) Picks to win with 6-10 confidence: 4-1 (70-18) Overall to cover the spread: 9-6-1 (130-117-9) Cover-the-spread picks with 1-5 confidence: 8-4-1 (107-93-8) Cover-the-spread picks with 6-10 confidence: 1-2 (23-23-1)

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.

The final weekend of the NFL regular season is upon us, and there are quite a few games that will determine postseason bids and seeding.

Must-win AFC North and NFC South showdowns? No. 1 seeds on the line? We have picks, predictions, stats and what's at stake for every Week 18 game.

The Post’s Erich Richter makes his picks for Sunday’s and Monday’s NFL Week 17 slate.