ICYMI: Week 16 NFL Playoffs Scenarios
Week 16 of the regular season is upon us, and many teams are squarely in the hunt for a berth in the NFL playoffs this week. The Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers are all fighting for the No. 6 seed in the AFC, while the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots are fighting for the No. 2 seed and a critical first-round bye.
The playoffs are beginning to take shape with three teams having clinched playoff berths with three weeks remaining. Week 15 will provide several other teams with opportunities to clinch playoff berths, including the Bengals, who will be looking to accomplish that feat at hove vs. the Minnesota Vikings.
But they’ll need the Dolphins to lose to the Buffalo Bills clinch a playoff berth, and the Ravens need to lose to the Patriots for them to clinch the AFC North.
There’s still a lot to be determined as far as playoff matchups and who even makes it to the postseason to compete for the Super Bowl. Here’s the full schedule for Week 16 with the games bolded that will impact the NFL playoffs
SUN, DEC 22TIME (ET)TV
LOCATION
Minnesota at Cincinnati
1:00 PM
FOX
Paul Brown Stadium
New Orleans at Carolina
1:00 PM
FOX
Bank of America Stadium
Miami at Buffalo
1:00 PM
CBS
Ralph Wilson Stadium
Indianapolis at Kansas City
1:00 PM
CBS
Arrowhead Stadium
Tampa Bay at St. Louis 1:00 PM
FOX
Edward Jones Dome Cleveland at NY Jets 1:00 PM
CBS
MetLife Stadium
Dallas at Washington
1:00 PM
FOX
FedEx Field
Tennessee at Jacksonville 1:00 PM
CBS
EverBank Field
Denver at Houston
1:00 PM
CBS
Reliant Stadium
NY Giants at Detroit
4:05 PM
FOX
Ford Field
Arizona at Seattle
4:05 PM
FOX
CenturyLink Field
Pittsburgh at Green Bay
4:25 PM
CBS
Lambeau Field
Oakland at San Diego
4:25 PM
CBS
Qualcomm Stadium
New England at Baltimore
4:25 PM
CBS
M&T Bank Stadium
Chicago at Philadelphia
8:30 PM
NBC
Lincoln Financial Field
MON, DEC 23
TIME (ET)
TV
LOCATION
Atlanta at San Francisco
8:30 PM
ESPN
Watch ESPN
Candlestick Park
As you can see, there are just only two games this week that don’t have postseason implications in them.