NFL 2025-26: Week 18 #1 Regular Season Predictions

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(ADDITIONAL NOTE, VERY IMPORTANT!: This post/story is for the Thursday, Thursday Night, Saturday, Sunday Morning and the early Sunday afternoon games! Like last week, I guess I will plan on creating a second post/story for the Sunday late afternoon, Sunday Night and Monday Night games and I will post the link here after I publish that story! So I am forced to split up my story into parts because for some odd reason my post/story is too long! Honestly, I think the real reason is that the computer that I am using is just way too slow! This is my predictions to win and lose for right now in a story/post from my personal website for the late Sunday afternoon, Sunday Night and Monday Night games in regular season Week 17: https://ogeagleet852.wixsite.com/evantroxel/single-post/nfl-2025-26-week-17-2-regular-season-predictions

By: Evan Troxel

These are my predictions to win and lose for the 2025-26 National Football League season for Regular Season Week 18 from Saturday, January 3rd, 2026, through Sunday, January 4th, 2026! The first eight games for my predictions and notes of regular season Week 18 according to ESPN.com's NFL schedule are published here! The other eight games (the later eight games) including my predictions to win and notes according to ESPN.com's NFL schedule for regular season Week 18 will be published in a separate post very soon!

Please follow me on Gab.com at Gab.com/EvanTroxel and on Telegram at t.me/Evan_Troxel for my re-predictions and notes before game time and my FINAL predictions to win and lose all games in REGULAR SEASON Week 18 and in every week of the National Football League all season long if I don't post the FINAL PREDICTIONS right here in this story! Also, be sure to follow me on Gab and Telegram for additional notes in the days leading up to the game!

NFL 2025-26 Regular Season Week 18 Predictions 

There are zero teams on a bye week this week!

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, these are the referee assignments for REGULAR SEASON Week 18 on footballzebras.com when they actually post the link!: https://www.footballzebras.com/2025/12/week-18-referee-assignments-2025/

Saturday, January 4th, 2026

²⁹ “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house. -Matthew 12:29

²⁹ “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.^{[a] 30} Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’^{[b] 31} The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’^[c] There is no commandment greater than these.” -Mark 12:29-31

²⁹ And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. -Luke 12:29

²⁹ The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him. -John 12:29

³ “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord,

    make straight paths for him.’”^[d] -Mark 1:3

³ Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. -John 1:3

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ABC and ESPN, 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

The Carolina Panthers before all games in regular season Week 18 in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

Panthers 227-272-1 (-45 more wins, 500 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON

Panthers 100-149-1 (-49 more wins, 250 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON AWAY

Panthers 236-280-1 (-44 more wins, 517 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON

Panthers 104-155-1 (-51 more wins, 260 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON AWAY

The Panthers have a winning and losing streak of L6 for the four categories above.:

4-1 (+3 more wins, 5 games played, L1) on January 3rd all-time won-lost record regular season

The Panthers have never played on January 3rd in the regular season at AWAY

3-6 (-3 more wins, 9 games played, W1) on Saturdays all-time won-lost record regular season

0-2 (-2 more wins, 2 games played, L2) on Saturdays all-time won-lost record regular season AWAY

The Panthers have never played on Saturdays all-time in the regular season in January

The Panthers have never played on Saturdays all-time in the regular season in January AWAY

6-10 (-4 more wins, 16 games played, W1) in all-time won-lost record January regular season

3-6 (-3 more wins, 9 games played, W2) in all-time won-lost record January regular season AWAY

168-203 (-35 more wins, 371 games played, L1) against NFC all-time won-lost record regular season

75-110 (-35 more wins, 185 games played, L2) against NFC AWAY regular season all-time

68-75 (-7 more wins, 143 games played, W1) against NFC South regular season all-time

33-38 (-5 more wins, 71 games played, L1) against NFC South AWAY regular season all-time

The Panthers have a winning percentage at or above .500 for ONE of the above twelve data points. The Panthers are currently on a winning streak for FOUR of the 12 data points listed above. The combined winning and losing streaks of these twelve data points equals L2.

The Panthers have a sum total for the summarized information of L3.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers before all games in regular season Week 18 in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

Buccaneers 325-466-1 (-141 more wins, 792 games played, L4) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON

Buccaneers 188-206 (-18 more wins, 395 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON HOME

Buccaneers 337-479-1 (-142 more wins, 817 games played, L4) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON

Buccaneers 196-212-1 (-16 more wins, 409 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON HOME

The Buccaneers have a winning and losing streak of L12 for the four categories above.

Buccaneers 1-2 (-1 more wins, 3 games played, W1) on January 3rd all-time won-lost record

Buccaneers 1-1 (+0 more wins, 2 games played, W1) all-time won-lost record on January 3rd HOME

Buccaneers 5-15 (-10 more wins, 20 games played, W1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON on Saturdays

Buccaneers 4-9 (-5 more wins, 13 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON on Saturdays HOME

The Buccaneers have never played all-time in the REGULAR SEASON on Saturdays in January

The Buccaneers have never played all-time in the REGULAR SEASON on Saturdays in January HOME

Buccaneers 11-7 (+4 more wins, 18 games played, W2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON in January

Buccaneers 7-3 (+4 more wins, 10 games played, W5) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON in January HOME

Buccaneers 252-345-1 (-93 more wins, 598 games played, L3) against the NFC all-time in the regular season

Buccaneers 144-154-1 (-10 more wins, 299 games played, L2) against the NFC HOME all-time in the regular season

Buccaneers 65-78 (-13 more wins, 143 games played, L3) against the NFC South all-time in the regular season

Buccaneers 30-41 (-11 more wins, 71 games played, L2) against the NFC South HOME all-time in the regular season

The Buccaneers have a winning percentage at or above .500 for THREE of the above twelve data points. The Buccaneers are currently on a winning streak for FIVE of the 12 data points listed above. The combined winning and losing streaks of these twelve data points equals L2.

The Buccaneers have a sum total for the summarized information of L6.

Panthers 26-24 (+2 more wins, 50 games played, W1) all-time won-lost record against Buccaneers

Panthers 12-12 (+0 more wins, 24 games played, L5) all-time won-lost record against Buccaneers AWAY

The Panthers 1-0 (+1 more wins, 1 games played, W1) against the Buccaneers on January 3rd all-time.

The Panthers have never played against the Buccaneers AWAY on January 3rd all-time.

The Panthers 1-0 (+1 more wins, 1 games played, W1) against the Buccaneers on Saturdays all-time REGULAR SEASON.

The Panthers have never played against the Buccaneers on Saturdays AWAY all-time REGULAR SEASON.

The Panthers have never played against Buccaneers on Saturdays in January

The Panthers have never played against Buccaneers on Saturdays AWAY in January

Panthers 1-4 (-3 more wins, 5 games played, L4) against Buccaneers all-time won-lost record in January

Panthers 0-3 (-3 more wins, 3 games played, L3) against Buccaneers all-time won-lost record in January AWAY.

The Panthers 0-2 (-2 more wins, 2 games played, L2) against the Buccaneers all-time in Week 18, according to Statmuse.com.

The Panthers 0-1 (-1 more wins, 1 games played, L1) against the Buccaneers all-time AWAY in Week 18, according to Statmuse.com.

The Panthers against the Buccaneers have a winning percentage at or above .500 for FOUR of the above twelve data points. The Panthers against the Buccaneers are currently on a winning streak for THREE of the 12 data points listed above. The Panthers have a combined winning and losing streak against the Buccaneers of L12 based on all of the criteria after the 12 points criteria for each team.

The Panthers against the Buccaneers have a sum total for the summarized information in the previous three sentences alone of L5.

Predicted on Monday, December 29th, 2025, at 8:58 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Prediction to lose: Carolina Panthers

Results:

Saturday, January 4th, 2026

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers, ABC and ESPN, 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time

³ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, ⁴ who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, ⁵ to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. -Galatians 1:3-5

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. -Ephesians 1:3

³ I thank my God every time I remember you. -Philippians 1:3

³ We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, ⁴ because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— ⁵ the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel ⁶ that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. ⁷ You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant,^[c] who is a faithful minister of Christ on our^[d] behalf, ⁸ and who also told us of your love in the Spirit. -Colossians 1:3-8

³ And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. ⁴ God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. ⁵ God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. -Genesis 1:3-5

The Seattle Seahawks all-time won-lost records BEFORE regular season Week 18 in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

415-376-1 (+39 more wins, 792 games played, W6) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON

176-218-1 (-42 more wins, 395 games played, W3) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON AWAY

432-395-1 (+37 more wins, 828 games played, W6) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON

181-233-1 (-52 more wins, 415 games played, W3) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON AWAY

The Seahawks have a combined winning and losing streak of W18 for the four categories above!

2-2 (+0 more wins, 4 games played, W2) all-time won-lost record on January 3rd

2-1 (+1 more wins, 3 games played, W2) all-time won-lost record on January 3rd AWAY

5-8 (-3 more wins, 13 games played, L3) all-time won-lost record on Saturdays regular season

1-3 (-2 more wins, 4 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record on Saturdays AWAY regular season

The Seahawks have never played all-time in the regular season on Saturdays in January

The Seahawks have never played all-time in the regular season on Saturdays in January AWAY

13-5 (+8 more wins, 18 games played, W9) all-time won-lost record in January regular season

6-4 (+2 more wins, 10 games played, W6) all-time won-lost record in January AWAY regular season

214-173-1 (+41 more wins, 388 games played, W4) all-time won-lost record against NFC regular season

99-92-1 (+7 more wins, 192 games played, W2) all-time won-lost record against NFC AWAY regular season

97-73-1 (+24 more wins, 171 games played, W1) all-time won-lost record against NFC West regular season

44-39-1 (+5 more wins, 84 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record against NFC West AWAY regular season

The Seahawks are at or above a .500 winning percentage for EIGHT of the 12 categories above. The Seahawks have a winning streak for SEVEN of the 12 categories above. The Seahawks have a combined winning and losing streak for the 12 categories above of W21.

The Seahawks have a sum total for the summarized information of W54.

The San Francisco 49ers before regular season Week 18 in the 2025-26 National Football League season!:

49ers 604-516-14 (+88 more wins, 1,134 games played, W6) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON

49ers 330-228-8 (+102 more wins, 566 games played, W3) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON HOME

49ers 642-540-14 (+102 more wins, 1,196 games played, W6) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON

49ers 359-238-8 (+121 more wins, 605 games played, W3) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON and POSTSEASON HOME

The 49ers have a winning and losing streak of W18 for the four categories above.

49ers 5-4 (+1 more wins, 9 games played, L1) on January 3rd all-time won-lost record

49ers 4-3 (+1 more wins, 7 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record on January 3rd HOME

49ers 20-16 (+4 more wins, 36 games played, W4) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON on Saturdays

49ers 14-12 (+2 more wins, 16 games played, W2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON on Saturdays HOME

The 49ers have never played all-time in the REGULAR SEASON on Saturdays in January

The 49ers have never played all-time in the REGULAR SEASON on Saturdays in January HOME

49ers 10-8 (+2 more wins, 18 games played, L2) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON in January

49ers 5-5 (+0 more wins, 10 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record REGULAR SEASON in January HOME

49ers 365-287-4 (+78 more wins, 656 games played, W3) against the NFC all-time in the regular season

49ers 195-129-3 (+66 more wins, 327 games played, W2) against the NFC HOME all-time in the regular season

49ers 198-146-4 (+52 more wins, 348 games played, W1) against the NFC West all-time in the regular season

49ers 99-72-3 (+27 more wins, 174 games played, L1) against the NFC West HOME all-time in the regular season

The 49ers have a winning percentage at or above .500 for TEN of the above twelve data points. The 49ers are currently on a winning streak for FIVE of the 12 data points listed above. The combined winning and losing streaks of these twelve data points equals W6.

The 49ers have a sum total for the summarized information of W29.

Seahawks 30-23 (+7 more wins, 53 games played, L1) all-time won-lost record against 49ers

Seahawks 14-11 (+3 more wins, 25 games played, W1) all-time won-lost record against 49ers AWAY

The Seahawks 1-0 (+1 more wins, 1 games played, W1) against the 49ers on January 3rd all-time.

The Seahawks 1-0 (+1 more wins, 1 games played, W1) against the 49ers AWAY on January 3rd all-time.

The Seahawks 1-1 (+0 more wins, 2 games played, L1) against the 49ers on Saturdays all-time REGULAR SEASON.

The Seahawks 1-0 (+1 more wins, 1 games played, W1) against the 49ers on Saturdays AWAY all-time REGULAR SEASON.

The Seahawks have never played against 49ers on Saturdays in January

The Seahawks have never played against 49ers on Saturdays AWAY in January

Seahawks 2-0 (+2 more wins, 2 games played, W2) against 49ers all-time won-lost record in January

Seahawks 2-0 (+2 more wins, 2 games played, W2) against 49ers all-time won-lost record in January AWAY.

The Seahawks have never played against the 49ers all-time in Week 18, according to Statmuse.com.

The Seahawks have never played against the 49ers all-time AWAY in Week 18, according to Statmuse.com.

The Seahawks against the 49ers have a winning percentage at or above .500 for EIGHT of the above twelve data points. The Seahawks against the 49ers are currently on a winning streak for SIX of the 12 data points listed above. The Seahawks have a combined winning and losing streak against the 49ers of W6 based on all of the criteria after the 12 points criteria for each team.

The Seahawks against the 49ers have a sum total for the summarized information in the previous three sentences alone of W20.

Predicted on Monday, December 29th, 2025, at 9:25 p.m. Eastern Time

Prediction to win: Seattle Seahawks

Prediction to lose: San Francisco 49ers

Results:

Those are all of my predictions for right now! Be sure to come back to this page for my re-predictions of my NFL original predictions for Regular Season Week 18 (and also to see how many wins and losses I actually get with my original predictions and my re-predictions for Regular Season Week 18) and be sure to come back to this website for my predictions to win and lose for next week (and for every single week after that for the entire 2025-26 National Football League season or until as long as I want to keep making predictions)!

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