The Ravens and Steelers’ performances this week and the next will determine if the regular-season final between the two teams in Pittsburgh will be for the division championship.

Zrebiec, The Athletic’s Steelers Beat writer Mike DeFabo and both agree that the matchup in Week 18 will determine which team wins the championship. The AFC North will likely only have one representative in the playoffs.

Zrebiec wrote: “I am going to say that the division is on the line. Not because I am a fervent fan of the Ravens but because the NFL has the best reality show. It would be only fitting for a Week 18 winner-takes-all matchup to take place between longtime rivals during prime time.” The AFC North race may be the only drama in this playoff chase, so the league should hope that the Ravens and Steelers Week 18 game has some significance. “The bet is that both teams will go 1-1 in the next two games, allowing for the final match-up.”

DeFabo wrote, “I’ve said for months that the division will be determined Week 18 in Pittsburgh. I won’t change my mind now. Although the Ravens are underdogs for their next two matches, I believe they will find a win to keep things exciting. The Steelers are likely to lose in Detroit this week and beat the Browns (in Cleveland) so that they enter the last week of the season with a 9-7 record.”

In Week 17, the Ravens will face off against the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field. The Ravens will face the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in Week 17.