NFL Playoffs Picture: Which teams can clinch a spot in Week 16?

Two NFL playoff spots were decided in Week 15 and a few more may be decided by the time Week 16 ends.

The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams are already in the postseason in their respective conferences. The Broncos need some help to clinch the AFC West division this week, while the Rams have a key matchup against the Seattle Seahawks that could determine who wins the NFC West division to start the week.

The Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers have decisive scenarios in the AFC. The Seahawks, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers face decisive scenarios in the NFC.

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Denver clinches the division title with a win and a Chargers loss or a draw and a Chargers loss. They could win the AFC West and the No. 1 playoff seed with a Chargers win, loss or tie, a Patriots loss and a Bills loss or tie.

The Bills clinch a playoff berth with a win and a loss or tie for the Indianapolis Colts or a loss or tie for the Houston Texans. The Bills can come in with a tie and a loss for the Colts or the Texans. The Patriots clinch a spot with a win or a tie, or a Colts loss or a tie, or a Texans loss or a tie. Similarly, the Jaguars will come in with a win and a Colts loss or tie or a Texans loss or tie. A Jaguars tie also works, but they need a Colts loss or a Colts tie with a Texans loss.

The Chargers will make the playoffs with a win and a loss or a tie for the Colts, or a win and a loss or a tie for the Texans. Los Angeles could tie and enter with a Colts loss or a Colts tie and a Texans loss.

It will be a little less complicated in the NFC.

The Eagles clinch an NFC East title with a win or a Dallas Cowboys loss or if they tie and Dallas ties for the second time. The Bears clinch a spot with a win and a loss for the Detroit Lions or a tie or a tie and a loss for the Lions. The Packers can clinch with a win and a Lions loss or a tie or they could tie and a Lions loss.

The 49ers can win and get in. If not, then they need a Detroit loss. The 49ers can tie and the Lions can tie and San Francisco will be there. The Seahawks will make the playoffs with a win or a tie or if the Lions lose or tie.

Here’s how the schedule will play out.

Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. (3) celebrates after intercepting a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Thursday December 18, 2025

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

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Sunday, December 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 vs. New Orleans Saints (1 p.m. ET)

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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) runs into the end zone for a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the first half of an NFL football game in 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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Monday, December 22, 2025

• San Francisco 49ers @ Indianapolis Colts (8:15 p.m. ET)