Week 16 NFL TV Schedule and Playoff Scenarios: Live game message board and fan discussion

There are just three games left in the 2025 season, and two teams have punched their ticket for the postseason: the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos, but there’s plenty on the line this week.

The NFL sent out a press release with all this week’s playoff scenarios.

AFC

Denver clinches the AFC West division title and the AFC’s No. 1 seed with:

• DEN win + LAC loss or tie + NE loss + BUF loss or tie

Denver clinches the AFC West division title with:

• DEN win + LAC loss or tie OR DEN tie + LAC loss

Buffalo clinches a playoff berth with:

• BUF win + IND loss or tie OR
• BUF win + HOU loss or tie OR
• BUF tie + IND loss OR
• BUF tie + HOU loss

New England clinches a playoff berth with:

• NE win or tie OR
• IND loss or tie OR
• HOU loss or tie

Jacksonville clinches a playoff berth with:

• JAX win + IND loss or tie OR
• JAX win + HOU loss or tie OR
• JAX tie + IND loss OR
• JAX tie + IND tie + HOU loss

Los Angeles Chargers clinch playoff berth with:

• LAC win + IND loss or tie OR
• LAC win + HOU loss or tie OR
• LAC tie + IND loss OR
• LAC tie + IND tie + HOU loss

NFC

Philadelphia clinches the NFC East division title with:

• PHI win OR
• DAL loss OR
• PHI tie + DAL tie

Chicago clinches a playoff berth with:

• CHI win + DET loss or tie OR
• CHI tie + DET loss

Green Bay clinches a playoff berth with:

• GB win + DET loss or tie OR
• GB tie + DET loss

San Francisco clinches a playoff berth with:

• SF win OR
• DET loss OR
• SF tie + DET tie

Seattle clinches a playoff berth with:

• SEA win or tie OR
• DET loss or tie

This will be our open thread to talk about all the Week 16 games, and keep in mind that all our open threads are rated WCG-MA.

For the TV broadcast maps to determine if any of these games are on in your local market, check out 506sports.com. Here’s the full slate of games this week (all times Central).

Week 16 Schedule

Thursday Night Football
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks, 7:15 pm, Prime Video

Saturday
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders, 4:00 pm, FOX
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears, 7:20 pm, FOX

Head over to our Bears vs Packers open thread a few minutes before kickoff.

Sunday Noon Kickoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers, FOX
Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns, CBS
Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys, FOX
Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins, CBS
New York Jets at New Orleans Saints, CBS
Minnesota Vikings at New York...