2025 NFL Week 17 Buzz: Latest on Lamar Jackson, Jordan Love, Other QB Situations

The holiday season is here, but the news around the NFL is non-stop.

That's especially true this week, as we have a tripleheader on Christmas Day and two more games on Saturday ahead of the usual Sunday slate. And we only have two weeks of regular-season action remaining, making every bit of news all the more consequential. 

Who's hurt? Who's practicing? Who's starting? Who's on the hot seat?

Here's the latest on what's happening around the league entering Week 17:

The Ravens' playoff hopes are on thin ice, and they might not have their quarterback available when their season is on the line against the Packers on Saturday. Lamar Jackson will undergo an MRI on Monday after suffering a back injury that forced him to miss the second half of the Ravens' loss to the Patriots, but he's hopeful he can play in Week 17.

"Yeah, that's the goal," Jackson told reporters. "We're going to do a little [MRI] scan [Monday] and then see what it shows."

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh later said that Jackson was dealing with "a bruise of some kind."

"I don't know how serious it'll be," Harbaugh said. "We'll have to find out over the next couple of days."

The Ravens must win each of their final two games and for the Steelers to lose at the Browns in Week 17 in order to make the postseason. At 7-8, winning the AFC North is the only way for Baltimore to make the playoffs for a fourth straight year.

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall had his one-game suspension for unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct upheld on Monday. Hall was suspended without pay for stepping on the leg of Los Angeles Rams guard Kevin Dotson at the end of a play in the Seahawks' 38-37 overtime win on Thursday night.

Hearing officer Ramon Foster, jointly