NFL, Week 16
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The NFL Week 16 slate includes 12 games on Sunday, with with seven in the early window and four in the late window. CBS will broadcast six games while Fox will air five games, with each network airing two late-window games. NBC, meanwhile, will broadcast “Sunday Night Football” between the Patriots and Ravens.
Several teams in the AFC can clinch playoff spots in Week 16. The Patriots, Jaguars, Bills and Chargers are a part of that group. The Broncos, meanwhile, can secure an AFC West title with a victory over the Jaguars on Sunday, along with a Chargers loss.
The Week 16 NFL schedule features 16 more games, including several with potential playoff ramifications. One such game is a Saturday NFC North battle between the Green Bay Packers (9-4-1) and the Chicago Bears (10-4).
NFL schedule set up perfect Buccaneers, Panthers finish for NFC South standings originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NFL schedule makers like to backlog the calendar with divisional matchups. But even then, there's no guarantee that those games will have any meaning.
Entering tonight, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a 56-percent chance to make the playoffs, per The Athletic’s NFL playoff simulator. With a win over the Dolphins, the Steelers’ odds jump to 63 percent. But lose, and Pittsburgh’s playoff probability drops to 48 percent.
NFL Week 16 action continues Saturday with two enticing games. In the afternoon, the Philadelphia Eagles ran past the Washington Commanders to clinch their second straight NFL East crown. In the night matchup,
It was an up-and-down week for the NFL’s top quarterbacks. Some – Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow – struggled mightily, while others – Jalen Hurts, Jared Goff – balled out. Here are my top 15 quarterbacks in the NFL going into Week 16.