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Which NFL players have most bonus money on line in Week 18?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Which NFL players have the most bonus money at stake in Week 18?

With several teams resting their starters in anticipation of the playoffs, many teams and players still have plenty left to play for in the final week of the NFL’s regular season. 

Here are the players with serious bonus money riding on their performance in Week 18:

Baker Mayfield, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mayfield will earn a $1M bonus if the Bucs make the playoffs and another $1M if he plays 85% of the team’s offensive snaps (he’s already at 99%).

Jordan Love, QB, Green Bay Packers: If Love plays in 65% of Green Bay’s offensive snaps (he’s currently at 99%), he’ll earn a $1M bonus. If he leads the Packers to the playoffs, he’ll earn another $500K bonus. Green Bay can make the postseason with a win over the Chicago Bears in Week 18 (they can also get in with a loss and a lot of help).

Geno Smith, QB, Seattle Seahawks: If Smith leads Seattle to the playoffs, he’ll earn a $2M bonus. The Seahawks can qualify for the postseason with a Week 18 win plus a Packers loss or tie, a Week 18 tie plus a Packers loss and a Bucs loss or tie or a Week 18 tie plus a Packers loss and Saints loss or tie.

Gardner Minshew, QB, Indianapolis Colts: Minshew will earn a cool $2M bonus if he finishes the season having played at least 65% of the Colts offensive snaps. He’s already at 86% and he’s starting this weekend.

Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers: If Ekeler gains 110 all-purpose yards in Week 18, he’ll trigger a $100K bonus.

Devin Singletary, RB, Houston Texans: Singletary needs 74 all-purpose yards to earn a $250K bonus and 165 rushing yards to earn another $125K bonus. If he finishes the year having played 50% of Houston’s offensive snaps (he’s already at 52%), he’ll earn an additional $125K bonus, and if he reaches 55% of the team’s offensive snaps, he gets another $125K.

Alexander Mattison, RB, Minnesota Vikings: Mattison needs 125 rushing yards to earn a $650K bonus.

DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Tennessee Titans: Hopkins is 49 yards away from a $1M bonus, seven catches away from a $250K bonus and two touchdowns away from another $250K bonus.

Odell Beckham Jr., WR, Baltimore Ravens: Beckham Jr. needs five catches for a $250K bonus, two touchdowns for an additional $500K bonus and 186 yards for another $750K bonus.

Dalton Schultz, TE, Houston Texans: If Schultz has four receptions in Week 18, he’ll earn a $250K bonus, and if he tops 107 receiving yards, he’ll get a $250K bonus.

Jadeveon Clowney, OLB, Baltimore Ravens: Clowney is just 0.5 sacks away from triggering a $1.75M bonus.

Bud Dupree, OLB, Atlanta Falcons: If Dupree has 1.5 sacks in Week 18, he’ll earn a $1M bonus, and if he finishes the year having played 70% of Atlanta’s defensive snaps (he’s currently at 67%), he’ll earn an additional $1M bonus.

Arden Key, DE, Tennessee Titans: Key is two sacks away from a $500K bonus.

Leonard Floyd, DE, Buffalo Bills: If Floyd gets 0.5 sacks this weekend, he’ll earn a $2M bonus. If he has 2.5 sacks, he’ll earn an additional $2M.

Chris Jones, DT, Kansas City Chiefs: Jones is one sack away from a $1.25M bonus.

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