NFL Week 16 schedule: Crucial matchups litter the docket with playoffs on the line

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Two NFL playoff spots were decided successful Week 15 and a fewer much tin beryllium hashed retired by the clip Week 16 comes to a close.

The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams are already successful the postseason successful their respective conferences. The Broncos request immoderate assistance to clinch the AFC West part this week, portion the Rams person a cardinal matchup against the Seattle Seahawks that could find who wins the NFC West part to commencement the week.

The Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers each person clinch scenarios successful the AFC. The Seahawks, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers look clinching scenarios successful the NFC.

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San Francisco 49ers backmost Brock Purdy (13) looks to propulsion a walk during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, successful Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Denver clinches the part rubric with a triumph and a Chargers’ nonaccomplishment oregon a necktie and a Chargers loss. They could triumph the AFC West and the No. 1 effect successful the playoffs with a win, Chargers nonaccomplishment oregon tie, Patriots nonaccomplishment and Bills nonaccomplishment oregon tie.

The Bills clinch a playoff spot with a triumph and an Indianapolis Colts nonaccomplishment oregon necktie oregon a Houston Texans nonaccomplishment oregon tie. The Bills tin get successful with a necktie and a Colts nonaccomplishment oregon a Texans loss. The Patriots unafraid a spot with a triumph oregon necktie oregon a Colts nonaccomplishment oregon necktie oregon a Texans nonaccomplishment oregon tie. Similarly for the Jaguars, they volition get successful with a triumph and a Colts nonaccomplishment oregon necktie oregon a Texans nonaccomplishment oregon tie. A Jaguars necktie works excessively but they request a Colts nonaccomplishment oregon a Colts necktie with a Texans loss.

The Chargers volition get into the playoffs with a triumph and Colts nonaccomplishment oregon necktie oregon a triumph and a Texans nonaccomplishment oregon tie. Los Angeles could necktie and get successful with a Colts nonaccomplishment oregon a Colts necktie and Texans loss.

It volition beryllium a small little analyzable successful the NFC.

The Eagles clinch an NFC East rubric with a triumph oregon a Dallas Cowboys nonaccomplishment oregon if they necktie and Dallas ties for the 2nd time. The Bears clinch a berth with a triumph and a Detroit Lions nonaccomplishment oregon necktie oregon a necktie and a Lions loss. The Packers tin clinch with a triumph and a Lions nonaccomplishment oregon necktie oregon they could necktie and a Lions loss.

The 49ers tin triumph and get in. If not, past they request a Detroit loss. The 49ers tin necktie and the Lions tin necktie and San Francisco volition beryllium successful then. The Seahawks volition get into the playoffs with a triumph oregon a necktie oregon if the Lions suffer oregon tie.

Here’s however the docket volition play out.

Los Angeles Chargers information Derwin James Jr. (3) celebrates aft intercepting a walk during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, successful Kansas City, Misouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025

Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks (8:15 p.m. ET)

Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025

Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Commanders (5 p.m. ET)
Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears (8:20 p.m. ET)

Sunday, Dec. 21, 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 backmost Drake Maye (10) runs to the extremity portion to people against the Buffalo Bills during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled successful Foxborough, Massachusetts, 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 p.m. 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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