NFL playoff picture week 16: Panthers control NFC South
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Five more NFL teams have clinched playoff berths in Week 16. Here's a look at the NFL playoff bracket and who is in as the 2025 season winds down.
The Chicago Bears finished last in the NFC North a season ago, and can clinch a playoff berth with a win and a Detroit Lions loss or tie
John Elway and Dan Marino were still starting quarterbacks, Tom Brady was a little-known college player at Michigan and at least six starting quarterbacks for potential 2025 playoffs teams weren’t even alive the last time the NFL had a postseason like this.
One byproduct of postseason races that continue to heat up is that some squads have already fallen by the wayside, including the Cowboys on Saturday.
If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going to secure a fifth consecutive NFC South Division title, and in turn pave their path to the NFL playoffs, they're going to
With just three weeks remaining in the regular season, this year's playoffs are shaping up to be historically wide open.
Despite a brutal game in Denver, the Packers' chances of making the playoffs remain quite strong, although there's one fly in the ointment.
First place in the division is on the line on Sunday with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers tied for first at 7-7 on the season, and they'll meet twice in the final three weeks in matchups that will likely decide who makes the 2025 NFL playoffs.