NFL Week 16 Playoff Scenarios

NFL Week 16 Playoff Scenarios

New England Patriots
16 Dec 2025, 20:49 GMT+

A full list of playoff scenarios for Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season.

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AFC

CLINCHED: Denver Broncos (12-2) playoff berth

Denver Broncos (12-2)vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (10-4); Sunday (4:05 p.m. ET, FOX)

Denver clinches AFC West division title and the AFC's No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:

  • DEN win + LAC loss or tie + NE loss + BUF loss or tie
  • Denver clinches AFC West division title with:

  • DEN win + LAC loss or tieOR
  • DEN tie + LAC loss
  • Buffalo Bills (10-4)at Cleveland Browns (3-11); Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS)

    Buffalo clinches playoff berth with:

  • BUF win + IND loss or tieOR
  • BUF win + HOU loss or tieOR
  • BUF tie + IND lossOR
  • 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:

  • NE win or tieOR
  • IND loss or tieOR
  • 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:

  • JAX win + IND loss or tieOR
  • JAX win + HOU loss or tieOR
  • JAX tie + IND lossOR
  • 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:

  • LAC win + IND loss or tieOR
  • LAC win + HOU loss or tieOR
  • LAC tie + IND lossOR
  • 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:

  • PHI winOR
  • DAL lossOR
  • 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:

  • CHI win + DET loss or tieOR
  • 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:

  • GB win + DET loss or tieOR
  • 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:

  • SF winOR
  • DET lossOR
  • SF tie + DET tie
  • Seattle Seahawks (11-3)vs. Los Angeles Rams (11-3); Thursday night (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video)

    Seattle clinches playoff berth with:

  • SEA win or tieOR
  • DET loss or tie
  • View thefull playoff picture here.

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