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How playoff picture looks for Patriots, NFL after Week 15
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How the playoffs would line up if the NFL season ended today:
If the season ended after Week 15.
AFC
Top Seed with bye: Denver Broncos * (12-2)
First round matchups:
No. 2 New England Patriots (11-3) vs. No. 7 Houston Texans (9-5)
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No. 3 Jacksonville (10-4) vs. No. 6 Buffalo Bills (10-4)
No. 4 Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6) vs. No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers (10-4)
NFC
Top Seed with bye: Los Angeles Rams * (11-3)
First round matchups:
No. 2 Chicago Bears (10-4) vs. No. 7 Green Bay Packers (9-4-1)
No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles (9-5) vs. No. 6 San Francisco (10-4)
No. 4 Tampa Bay (7-7) vs. Seattle (11-3)
∗Clinched playoff berth
What Patriots can clinch in Week 16:
New England can secure a playoff berth with:
Patriots can be eliminated from race for top seed if:
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Broncos win and Patriots lose
Week 16 Games
Thursday, Dec. 18
L.A. Rams at Seattle, 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20
Philadelphia at Washington, 5 p.m.
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Green Bay at Chicago, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21
Buffalo at Cleveland , 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Miami , 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Tennessee , 1 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Dallas , 1 p.m.
Minnesota at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at New Orleans , 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Arizona , 4:05 p.m.
Jacksonville at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Las Vegas at Houston, 4:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit , 4:25 p.m.
New England at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 22
San Francisco at Indianapolis , 8:15 p.m.
All NFL Clinching scenarios:
AFC
CLINCHED:
Denver Broncos (12-2) – playoff berth
Denver Broncos (12-2)vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (10-4); Sunday (4:05 p.m. ET, FOX)
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Denver clinches AFC West division title and the AFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
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DEN win + LAC loss or tie + NE loss + BUF loss or tie
Denver clinches AFC West division title with:
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DEN win + LAC loss or tie OR
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DEN tie + LAC loss
Buffalo Bills (10-4)at Cleveland Browns (3-11); Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS)
Buffalo clinches playoff berth with:
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BUF win + IND loss or tie OR
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BUF win + HOU loss or tie OR
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BUF tie + IND loss OR
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BUF tie + HOU loss
New England Patriots (11-3)at Baltimore Ravens (7-7); Sunday night (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC)
New England clinches playoff berth with:
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NE win or tie OR
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IND loss or tie OR
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HOU loss or tie
Jacksonville Jaguars (10-4)at Denver Broncos (12-2); Sunday (4:05 p.m. ET, FOX)
Jacksonville clinches playoff berth with:
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JAX win + IND loss or tie OR
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JAX win + HOU loss or tie OR
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JAX tie + IND loss OR
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JAX tie + IND tie + HOU loss
Los Angeles Chargers (10-4)at Dallas Cowboys (6-7-1); Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX)
Los Angeles Chargers clinch playoff berth with:
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LAC win + IND loss or tie OR
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LAC win + HOU loss or tie OR
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LAC tie + IND loss OR
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LAC tie + IND tie + HOU loss
NFC
CLINCHED:
Los Angeles Rams (11-3) – playoff berth
Philadelphia Eagles (9-5)at Washington Commanders (4-10); Saturday (5 p.m. ET, FOX)
Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with:
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PHI win OR
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DAL loss OR
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PHI tie + DAL tie
Chicago Bears (10-4)vs. Green Bay Packers (9-4-1); Saturday night (8:20 p.m. ET, FOX)
Chicago clinches playoff berth with:
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CHI win + DET loss or tie OR
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CHI tie + DET loss
Green Bay Packers (9-4-1)at Chicago Bears (10-4); Saturday night (8:20 p.m. ET, FOX)
Green Bay clinches playoff berth with:
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GB win + DET loss or tie OR
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GB tie + DET loss
San Francisco 49ers (10-4)at Indianapolis Colts (8-6); Monday night (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN)
San Francisco clinches playoff berth with:
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SF win OR
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DET loss OR
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SF tie + DET tie
Seattle Seahawks (11-3)vs. Los Angeles Rams (11-3); Thursday night (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video)
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Seattle clinches playoff berth with:
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SEA win or tie OR
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DET loss or tie
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