NFL Week 16 Playoff Scenarios

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16 Dec 2025, 20:49 GMT+10

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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