The Panthers-Buccaneers Week 18 game for the division could become meaningless amid a three-way tie atop the NFC South, a scenario in which the Panthers would clinch.

We'll examine team performance in various categories after each week of the 2025 NFL season.

Each week, PFF analyst Nick Akridge dives into the tape to study one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks, detailing how they see the field, manipulate defenses and execute the throws that define games. Whether it’s Bo Nix making adjustments at the line of scrimmage, Jalen Hurts airing it out or Drake Maye making pinpoint accurate throws, this is your home for every detailed quarterback film review from the 2025 season.

The New Orleans Saints just won their fourth straight game behind another strong performance from rookie quarterback Tyler Shough. The second-round pick has surged down the stretch, giving the Saints legitimate reason to view him as their starting quarterback heading into next season.

PFF grades every player on every play, and these are the top rookies through 17 weeks of action.

We’ve hit the holiday season, and with the playoffs right around the corner, we’ve seen a lot of rookies make key contributions to their teams’ runs. With Week 17 being so critical for many playoff hopes, we’re going to look at which rookies made the biggest impacts.

The Saints' Kelvin Banks Jr. and the Dolphins' Kenneth Grant were among the first-round standouts in Week 17 of the 2025 season.

The Denver Broncos are in pole position, as Bo Nix and company win the Super Bowl in a league-best 17.0% of PFF simulations.

The Falcons upset the Rams to close Week 17, putting themselves in position to impact the NFC South title race between the Panthers and Buccaneers.

Derrick Henry earned Offensive Player of the Week honors after bulldozing the Packers for 216 rushing yards at Lambeau Field, the most ever by an opposing player, while generating 146 yards after contact and six missed tackles forced. On defense, Quinnen Williams took home the top honor by dominating the Cowboys’ interior, pairing three pressures with elite run defense to post a 91.2 PFF run-defense grade and an 80.1 mark as a pass rusher.

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This season, we’re launching a weekly series at PFF that provides a behind-the-scenes look at our grading process. Each week, we’ll break down some of the highest-graded individual plays, complete with tweets to show you the action.

We break down the advanced metrics after every game of the Week 17 slate, giving an in-depth look at the numbers behind every contest.

This year, PFF NFL game recaps have been reimagined to deliver more value than ever. Each game breakdown includes advanced box-score metrics, player participation, snap counts, initial PFF grades and key statistical takeaways — all powered by Premium Stats 2.0.

PFF’s brand-new 2026 NFL Draft Big Board Builder gives fans and aspiring scouts a fully customizable, data-driven way to stack the class, shape their own evaluations and dive deeper into every prospect — now supercharged with the all-new Scouting Mode.

The 49ers prevailed in a back-and-forth affair, led by Brock Purdy's five touchdowns. San Francisco remains in the hunt for the NFC's No. 1 seed.

The Bills fought back in the fourth quarter from a 13-0 deficit, but a wayward Josh Allen throw on a two-point try sealed their fate and ended their AFC East title hopes.

The Giants won the battle between top contenders for the 2026 NFL Draft's No. 1 overall pick in convincing fashion.