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The NFL playoffs are fast approaching, and teams are fighting for their spot in the postseason.
There's a traffic jam for the final two wild card spots in the AFC with six teams at 7-6 competing for two spots. Meanwhile, the Chiefs, Browns, and Jaguars, who are all at 8-5, can't get complacent, or else they will fall into the huge group of teams relying on tiebreakers.
There are also intense fights for the division titles in the NFC East, where the Cowboys and Eagles both have 10 wins, The AFC South and the NFC South have close races too.
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What Are the Week 15 Prime Time Games?
Week 15 begins with a Thursday Night Football (Thursday, December 14, 8:15 pm, Amazon Prime Video) game in Las Vegas, Nevada between the 5-8 Los Angeles Chargers and the 5-8 Las Vegas Raiders. Both teams are tied for third in the AFC West. The Raiders are 3-point favorites in a game with a low expected total score of 34.
The Sunday Night Football game begins at 8:20 pm on Sunday, December 17, and is broadcast on NBC. It features the 10-3 Baltimore Ravens, who are number one in the AFC, facing the 8-5 Jaguars in Jacksonville, who find themselves in danger of losing their handle on the AFC South after losing two straight. The Ravens are 3.5-point favorites, and the over/under target is 43.5.
Finally, Monday Night Football (Monday, December 18, 8:15 pm, ABC/ESPN) brings a showdown between two NFC bird teams: the 10-3 Philadelphia Eagles fly to Seattle to take on the 6-7 Seahawks. The Eagles are 4-point favorites, and the over/under is 47.5.
Does Week 15 Have Games on Saturday?
Now that the college football regular season is over, we have the pleasure of watching NFL football on Saturday, too. Saturday will be a big day for AFC teams vying for wild card spots, as four of the six 7-6 teams play each other, including a matchup between two teams fighting for the same spot.
The three Saturday games are:
Minnesota Vikings (7-6) at the Cincinnati Bengals (7-6) -- 1:00 PM, NFL Network
Kicking off the slate at 1:00 pm, the Bengals host the Vikings, who are also competing for a wild card spot in the NFC.
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) at the Indianapolis Colts (7-6) -- 4:30 PM, NFL Network
The second game (4:30 pm kickoff) between the Steelers and Colts has huge implications. Whoever wins this game maintains a spot in the playoff picture, and the loser falls out.
Denver Broncos (7-6) at Detroit Lions (9-4) -- 8:15 PM, NFL Network
At 8:15 pm, the Broncos and Lions go at it in the Motor City. There's no immediate consequence that could come from a Broncos win, but if the Broncos win on Saturday, then the Texans lose to the Titans on Sunday, the Broncos jump into the playoff picture. Bengals fans will be rooting for the Broncos and Texans to both lose.
What Are the Week 15 Sunday Afternoon Games?
Sunday afternoon in Week 15 includes seven games starting at 1 pm, two games starting at 4:05 pm, and Fox's game of the week starting at 4:25 pm.
The matchups are:
Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns, 1:00 pm, FOX
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers, 1:00 pm, CBS
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, 1:00 pm, CBS
New York Jets at Miami Dolphins, 1:00 pm, CBS
Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots, 1:00 pm, FOX
New York Giants at New Orleans Saints, 1:00 pm, FOX
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers, 1:00 pm, FOX
Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 pm, CBS
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 pm, CBS
Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills, 4:25 pm, FOX
Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars, 8:20 pm, NBC
The Texans at Titans game could be the most impactful game in the AFC Wild Card race, while the Cowboys at Bills game will also be highly anticipated, as a Bills loss would make it difficult for the Bills to make the playoffs, and a Cowboys loss coupled with the expected 49ers victory over the Cardinals would put the Niners in the NFC's number one seed.
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