NFL Week 15 schedule: 3 teams have playoff-clinching scenarios

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It’s clip to enactment up oregon unopen up for a batch of teams hoping to get a playoff spot erstwhile the play ends successful January. Week 15 is the cleanable clip to truly marque an impact.

No squad has clinched a playoff spot yet and that could alteration precise soon.

The Denver Broncos (11-2), New England Patriots (11-2) and Los Angeles Rams (10-3) are the teams that could extremity up successful the postseason erstwhile their games extremity connected Sunday.

The Broncos tin clinch a playoff spot with a triumph oregon a necktie on with a nonaccomplishment from either the Los Angeles Chargers oregon Jacksonville Jaguars. They could besides get into the playoffs if the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts suffer oregon tie. Should the Texans and Colts suffer oregon tie, Denver volition get successful arsenic well. The Texans and Colts conscionable cannot some tie.

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Denver Broncos backmost Bo Nix (10) celebrates aft scoring against the Las Vegas Raiders during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled successful Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The Patriots tin clinch the AFC East rubric with a win. New England tin get into the playoffs with a necktie on with a Chargers loss. Additionally, the Patriots tin get to the postseason with necktie and a nonaccomplishment oregon necktie from the Texans oregon Colts. A Patriots necktie and Jaguars nonaccomplishment volition besides get New England into the postseason. Should the Texans and Colts suffer oregon tie, New England volition get successful arsenic well. The Texans and Colts conscionable cannot some tie.

It's easier for the Rams. To get into the postseason, the Rams person to bushed the Detroit Lions.

A triumph volition assistance each different team’s lasting arsenic well.

The apical 7 for each league looks similar this:

AFC

Broncos (11-2)
Patriots (11-2)
Jaguars (9-4)
Steelers (7-6)
Chargers (9-4)
Bills (9-4)
Texans (8-5)

Mike Vrabel shakes hands with Kayshon Boutte

New England Patriots caput manager Mike Vrabel, left, shakes hands with wide receiver Kayshon Boutte (9) earlier an NFL shot crippled against the New York Giants, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

NFC

Rams (10-3)
Packers (9-3-1)
Eagles (8-5)
Buccaneers (7-6)
Seahawks (10-3)
49ers (9-4)
Bears (9-4)

Read beneath to spot however the teams volition lucifer up successful Week 15.

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Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford (9) looks to walk the shot against the Arizona Cardinals successful the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful Glendale, Arizona. (A Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Cleveland Browns @ Chicago Bears (1 p.m. ET)
Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals (1 p.m. ET)
Los Angeles Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs (1 p.m. ET)
Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots (1 p.m. ET)
Washington Commanders @ New York Giants (1 p.m. ET)
Las Vegas Raiders @ Philadelphia Eagles (1 p.m. ET)
New York Jets @ Jacksonville Jaguars (1 p.m. ET)
Arizona Cardinals @ Houston Texans (1 p.m. ET)
Green Bay Packers @ Denver Broncos (4:25 p.m. ET)
Detroit Lions @ Los Angeles Rams (4:25 p.m. ET)
Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints (4:25 p.m. ET)
Tennessee Titans @ San Francisco 49ers (4:25 p.m. ET)
Minnesota Vikings @ Dallas Cowboys (8:20 p.m. ET)

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