As we enter the final week of the 2025 NFL regular season, playoff scenarios are becoming clearer, and most teams have already been eliminated from contention. For many teams, there won’t be much to play for in Week 18 other than pride and maybe ruining a rival’s chances of winning a Super Bowl. But for many players individually, there is still plenty on the line in the form of contract incentives for reaching particular milestones.
From sacks to receptions and yardage or even team rankings, multiple players in the final week of the season will be playing for bonus money reaching into the millions. Quite a few players could be looking at nice holiday bonuses by the end of Week 18 for hitting the milestones outlined in their contracts.
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DL Calais Campbell, Arizona Cardinals
Campbell needs one sack to receive a $500,000 bonus for 7.5 sacks.
RB Rico Dowdle, Carolina Panthers
Dowdle needs seven more scrimmage yards to hit a $1 million bonus for 1,350 total yards.
RB Nick Chubb, Houston Texans
Chubb can bring home an extra $250,000 for gaining 600 rushing yards this season. At 506 with one game remaining, Chubb needs 94 yards in the season finale against the Colts.
DL Arik Armstead, Jacksonville Jaguars
Armstead needs 1.5 sacks in Week 18 to earn a $1 million bonus for reaching seven total on the season.
WR Hollywood Brown, Kansas City Chiefs
Brown is just one touchdown away from receiving a $750,000 bonus for six TDs, and needs three more touchdowns for a $1M bonus for eight on the season.
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WR Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers
Allen is six receptions away from earning an extra $750,000 in bonus money for reaching 80 receptions this season.
LBs Bradley Chubb and Jordyn Brooks, CB Rasul Douglas, Miami Dolphins
Bradley Chubb hit multiple incentives in Week 17 but won’t be able to collect on them unless the Dolphins’ defense finishes ranked in the top 20 in the NFL. Chubb has reached more than $3 million in snap count incentives, over $2 million in sack incentives, plus another $900,000 for crossing the eight-sack milestone this season. Linebacker Jordyn Brooks and cornerback Rasul Douglas are in the same boat as Bradley, having already hit certain incentives but needing the defense to finish in the top 20 to collect.
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Miami is currently the 21st-ranked defense (24.1 ppg) in the league behind Atlanta at No. 20 (24.0 points per game).
WR Stefon Diggs, New England Patriots
Diggs needs 30 yards to earn a $500,000 bonus for 1,000 yards. He already earned a $500,000 bonus for 80 catches, which he hit in Week 17.
EDGE K’Lavon Chaisson, New England Patriots
He is half a sack away from earning a $500,000 bonus for seven total on the season, with already 35% of snaps played.
RB Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles
Barkley can snag a $250,000 bonus for reaching 1,500 all-purpose yards this season. With one game remaining, Barkley is currently at 1,413 total yards, needing 87 in Week 18 to hit the milestone.
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QB Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks
Darnold is within striking distance of $2 million in incentive money for hitting milestones for passing touchdowns (28), passing yards (4,000), completion percentage (67.5%), and passer rating (100).
Heading into Week 18, Darnold needs three touchdown passes, 150 passing yards, a 0.3 completion percentage increase, and a 0.8 passer rating increase to hit those bonuses.
WR Deebo Samuel, Washington Commanders
He needs 93 receiving yards for a $450,000 bonus for 800 yards, and two touchdowns for a $250,000 bonus for eight touchdowns.
OLB Von Miller, Washington Commanders
Miller needs one sack for a $1 million bonus for nine total on the year.
