The NFL has announced the finalized Week 18 schedule. While the matchups for all 16 games have been known all season long, the kickoff day and time have not been scheduled. The league waits until Week 17 is complete - or nearly complete with the Monday Night Football game still the be played this week - to put together the specific start times for Week 18 in an effort to maximize the playoff drama.
While Week 18 features all division rivalry matchups, the league works to put games that impact each other starting at the same time. The league wants to minimize a team coming into the week with a playoff chance knowing their fate before they even kickoff.