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Two NFL playoff spots were decided in Week 15, and a few more could be hashed out by the time Week 16 ends.
The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams are already in the postseason in their respective conferences. The Broncos need help to win the AFC West division this week, while the Rams have a key game against the Seattle Seahawks that could decide who wins the NFC West division to start the week.
The Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers each have clinch scenarios in the AFC. The Seahawks, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers face clinch scenarios in the NFC.
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) looks to throw a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)
Denver wins the division title with a win and a Chargers loss or a tie and a Chargers loss. They could clinch the AFC West and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs with a win, Chargers loss or tie, Patriots loss and Bills loss or tie.
The Bills clinch a playoff spot with a win and an Indianapolis Colts loss or tie or a Houston Texans loss or tie. The Bills can come in with a tie and a Colts loss or a Texans loss. Patriots clinch a spot with a win or tie or a Colts loss or tie or a Texans loss or tie. Likewise for the Jaguars, they will come in with a win and a Colts loss or tie or a Texans loss or tie. A Jaguars tie also works, but they need a Colts loss or a Colts tie with a Texans loss.
The Chargers will make the playoffs with a win and a Colts loss or a tie or a win and a Texans loss or a tie. Los Angeles could tie and get in with a Colts loss or a Colts tie and Texans loss.
It becomes a little less complicated in NFC.
The Eagles win an NFC East title with a win or a Dallas Cowboys loss, or if they tie and Dallas ties for the second time. The Bears win a berth with a win and a Detroit Lions loss or a tie or a tie and a Lions loss. The Packers can clinch with a win and a Lions loss or a tie, or they can tie and a Lions loss.
49ers can win and get in. If not, then they need a Detroit loss. The 49ers can tie it, and the Lions can do it, and San Francisco will be there. The Seahawks will make the playoffs with a win or tie, or if the Lions lose or tie.
Here’s how the schedule will play out.
Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. (3) celebrates after intercepting a pass in the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Thursday 18 December 2025
- Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks (8:15 p.m. ET)
Saturday 20 December 2025
Sunday 21 December 2025
- Buffalo Bills @ Cleveland Browns (1 p.m. ET)
- Los Angeles Chargers @ Dallas Cowboys (1 p.m. ET)
- Kansas City Chiefs @ Tennessee Titans (1 p.m. ET)
- Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins (1 p.m. ET)
- New York Jets @ New Orleans Saints (1 p.m. ET)
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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) runs to the end zone for a score against the Buffalo Bills during the first half of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
- Minnesota Vikings @ New York Giants (1 p.m. ET)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers (1 p.m. ET)
- Jacksonville Jaguars @ Denver Broncos (4:05 PM ET)
- Atlanta Falcons @ Arizona Cardinals (4:05 p.m. ET)
- Pittsburgh Steelers @ Detroit Lions (4:25 p.m. ET)
- Las Vegas Raiders @ Houston Texans (4:25 p.m. ET)
- New England Patriots @ Baltimore Ravens (8:20 p.m. ET)
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Monday 22 December 2025
- San Francisco 49ers @ Indianapolis Colts (8:15 p.m. ET)
