With each of their Week 18 main courses within sniffing distance, the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers plopped down in your booth at Chili’s, knocked over your drink and half-apologized, ordered your least favorite appetizer for the whole table,

Sam Darnold faces another Week 18 showdown, with Seahawks-49ers deciding the NFC No. 1 seed or Wild Card fate.

The Seahawks and Sam Darnold felt his second-quarter fumble should have been an incomplete pass, but the quarterback caused a fumble himself on the play.

The Seattle Seahawks will play the San Francisco 49ers for the division title and NFC's No. 1 seed next Saturday night at 5 p.m.

Sunday’s finale will bookend a season that started with the 49ers in Seattle, eking out a 17-13 victory over the Seahawks as a late Brock Purdy touchdown to Jake Tonges earned them their first win of the season. Seattle has won 11 of its last 13 games to set up this showdown that will determine the NFC West.

The Seahawks and 49ers will face each other on a short week with the NFC West title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC at stake.

Week 18 will see the final two playoff spots decided. The AFC North champion will be crowned when the Steelers host the Ravens. In the NFC South, the Panthers can win the division with a win over the Buccaneers in Tampa, while the Buccaneers need a win on Saturday and a Falcons' loss in one of their final two games.

The San Francisco 49ers forced a regular-season finale against the Seattle Seahawks where the winner will claim the NFC's No. 1 seed and the NFC West title. The NFC playoff field is all set except for one slot: the NFC South champion, which will likely be decided in a Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers matchup in Week 18.