We've got a full slate of games on tap for Week 15, with all 32 teams having their bye week in the rearview mirror. That means there are 13 games on Sunday afternoon, with 26 teams in action for the first time in several months. And there are plenty of games that will affect the playoff picture (and/or the draft order) in one way or another.
The Patriots have a chance to clinch the AFC East in their game against the Bills. Philip Rivers will make his return to the NFL in a key game for the Colts against the Seahawks. The Chiefs and Chargers are each battling for playoff position, and the Chiefs are fighting for their postseason lives. The Broncos and Packers will attempt to stay in the race for the No. 1 seed in their respective conferences. And the Lions can keep their playoff hopes alive in a game against the No. 1-seeded Rams.
Elsewhere, the Ravens have a chance to put some pressure on the Steelers with a win over the Bengals. The Jaguars can extend their AFC South lead by taking down the Jets. The Texans can try to keep pace with the Jags by beating the Cardinals. The Bears can maintain contact in the NFC North by defeating the Browns. The Giants and Commanders play an important game when it comes to draft positioning. The Eagles have a chance to get back on track against the Raiders. The 49ers have a chance to maintain wild card position in their game against the Titans. The Panthers can solidify their NFC South lead in a game against the Saints.
With all of that happening, you can consider this your one-stop shop for injury news, as well as stats, scores, highlights and playoff-picture updates throughout the afternoon.
Thursday
Falcons 29, Buccaneers 28 -- Takeaways
Sunday
Bills 35, Patriots 31 -- Takeaways
Ravens 24, Bengals 0 -- Takeaways
Eagles 31, Raiders 0 -- Recap
Bears 31, Browns 3 -- Recap
Chargers 16, Chiefs 13 -- Recap
Texans 40, Cardinals 20 -- Recap
Jaguars 48, Jets 20 -- Recap
Commanders 29, Giants 21 -- Recap
Packers at Broncos (Live updates)
Lions at Rams (Live updates)
Colts at Seahawks (Live updates)
Panthers at Saints (Live updates)
Titans at 49ers (Live updates)
Vikings at Cowboys (8:20 p.m., Preview)
Monday
Dolphins at Steelers (8:15 p.m., Preview)
It's the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Patrick Surtain II, on the interception. Just a phenomenal play cutting in front of Christian Watson to come away with the ball. Watson appeared to bang his shoulder into the ground and get injured on the play. He's still down and being attended to by trainers as I write this update.
The Packers got their drive extended by a penalty on Riley Moss on a third-down deep ball, and they quickly took advantage with this long touchdown run by Jacobs. It's a 40-yarder to extend Green Bay's lead. It's Jacobs' second touchdown of the game, following his receiving touchdown over the top of Dre Greenlaw earlier.
Double move here from Coker doesn't really get the DB to bite that hard but he gets on top of him anyway and goes up the sideline for a really nice touchdown grab to extend Carolina's lead down in New Orleans. Really nice toss from Bryce Young for the score. The Panthers can move a game ahead of the Buccaneers in the NFC South if they hold onto this lead.
The Lions just scored on the same route concept that netted them a touchdown early in the game. This time, it's Jameson Williams turning the post route into a score after Amon-Ra St. Brown did the same thing earlier. The Lions converted a fourth down deep in their own territory earlier in the possession to extend the drive and give themselves a chance to extend the lead.
Denver drove right down the field after the Josh Jacobs touchdown catch and got in the end zone, too, with Lil'Jordan Humphrey breaking the plane with this catch right across the front of the goal line. The Broncos are trying to solidify their hold on the No. 1 seed in the AFC after New England's loss to Buffalo earlier today.
It has been a very quiet game up in Seattle but here's a very loud play: Philip Rivers -- a 44-year-old grandfather who is fresh off his couch and coaching high-school football -- throws a touchdown pass to Josh Downs on the crossing route to extend Indianapolis' lead. Rivers started slow but is 10 of 16 for 81 yards and this score.
What a throw by Jordan Love and what a catch by Josh Jacobs, who basically just Mossed Dre Greenlaw in the back of the end zone. Jacobs came into this game questionable due to a knee injury but now has found his way into the end zone to put Green Bay back on top late in the second quarter. Unfortunately for the Packers, right tackle Zach Tom was injured on the play. They went to commercial following the injury so we haven't seen an extra point or two-point conversion yet.
The Lions took the lead right back from the Rams with this quick screen from Jared Goff to St. Brown, the second time they've connected for a score today. It's fitting that ARSB found the end zone on this drive, because he got the Lions down into scoring position in the first place with a 52-yard catch-and-run after Goff stepped up and through the pocket to find him on a crossing route.
Detroit settled for a red-zone field goal on its last drive. Los Angeles managed to punch its red-zone trip into the end zone with another touchdown run by Kyren Williams -- his second of the day. The Rams have bounced back quite well since the Matthew Stafford interception that was followed quickly by Amon-Ra St. Brown's touchdown to open the scoring.
Michael Bandy comes off the practice squad with Pat Bryant out for this game and he takes advantage with a touchdown grab to put Denver in front for the first time today. The Broncos' defense holding Green Bay to field goals on those first two possessions to keep themselves in the game while the offense struggled to get going was huge.
Really nice throw and catch here from Tennessee's rookies. Ward is 7 of 9 for 90 yards and a touchdown through Tennessee's first two drives. He's been playing better football in recent weeks. Helm has been on the receiving end of two of those passes for 38 yards and this score, which cut into San Francisco's early lead. Both teams have scored on both of their drives so far.
The 49ers were double-digit favorites at home against the 2-11 Titans, and that's exactly what's played out in a little over a quarter of action. Brock Purdy gave San Francisco its first lead with a four-yard touchdown pass to Jauan Jennings, and Christian McCaffrey added to its advantage with a short scoring run.
It's been a quiet game in Denver so far, with only two field goal drives. The Broncos have fumbled and punted on their two possessions, totaling 28 yards on nine plays. Green Bay has 106 total yards on 18 plays, which has led to a pair of Brandon McManus kicks.
A Matthew Stafford interception led to a Lions touchdown, but he immediately responded by leading a 13-play, 72-yard drive that ended in the game-tying touchdown from Kyren Williams.
After Detroit missed a field goal on its opening drive, the Rams drove into scoring territory with the quickness. They tried to set up a tight end screen for Colby Parkinson but Aidan Hutchinson read it easily and picked it off, then took off in the opposite direction for a 58-yard return. Great job by Parkinson to chase him down and save a touchdown... for a moment. The Lions capitalized with a TD to Amon-Ra St. Brown on the next snap.
The Chiefs have been eliminated from playoff contention. Their 10-year streak of making the playoffs is over. Their nine-year streak of winning the AFC West has come to an end. And their streaks of making the AFC title game in every year of Patrick Mahomes' career and the Super Bowl in each of the previous three seasons are finished as well.
Worse yet, Mahomes limped off the field with what appeared to be a serious knee injury toward the end of the game. Absolutely brutal day for Kansas City, which started the season with a loss to L.A. and now appears to have finished it that way as well. (At least, the competitive portion of the season.)
Buffalo came back from down 21-0 to secure an absolutely monstrous win over the Patriots and snap New England's 10-game winning streak. The Bills scored touchdowns on five consecutive drives spanning the second, third and fourth quarters as they stormed back from the three-score deficit. James Cook and Dawson Knox were the ones repeatedly finding the end zone for the Bills, who overcame a massive game from TreVeyon Henderson and a pair of rushing scores by Drake Maye. The Bills are still alive in the AFC East race heading into the stretch run of the season. Buffalo has won the division in each of the last five seasons.
Baltimore shut out Cincinnati in a game with huge AFC North race implications. The Bengals are officially eliminated from playoff contention, while the Ravens are now back within a half-game of the Steelers. Tomorrow night's Steelers-Dolphins game is a big one in the division race.
The Pats went for it on fourth-and-5 deep in their own territory. Drake Maye tried to buy some time and roll out to his right to find a receiver when nobody was initially open, but his pass was deflected near the line of scrimmage and fell incomplete. New England still has all three timeouts left and so it can get the ball back if the Pats can hold the Bills to a field goal rather than a first down on their ensuing drive. Otherwise, this'll be a huge win for Buffalo in the AFC East race.
NFL Media reported before the game that Shedeur Sanders had a chance to prove himself as the Browns' franchise quarterback during the final four games of this season.
His performance Sunday may have already ended his hopes of being the 2026 starter.
Make that 48 points (!) for the Jaguars and six total touchdowns (!!) for Trevor Lawrence. With Liam Coen calling the shots, Lawrence seems to be finally reaching his sky-high potential.
Mahomes has been under quick pressure all game long and he finally made a big mistake instead of taking a sack or throwing it away. What a play by Daiyan Henley to come away with the interception and shut down Kansas City's scoring opportunity. As mentioned earlier, Kansas City's playoff hopes are currently on life support given the statuses of the Bills, Texans and Jaguars games.
Five consecutive touchdown drives for the Bills, and Cook himself finds the end zone for the third time. Cook has 18 carries for 93 yards and two scores, as well as two catches for four yards and another touchdown. If the Bills hang on, they're still alive in the AFC East race.
What a play from the Ravens' defense right here to essentially put the game away. The Bengals were trying to drive for their first score of the game but instead it ends in disaster. Tavius Robinson put huge pressure on Burrow. Kyle Van Noy came away with the interception. And he HANDED IT OFF to Alohi Gilman, who took it all the way to the house for the touchdown. Wow.
What a run from Henderson right here, and what a job by Drake Maye to lead him to the end zone with a great downfield block. Henderson now has touchdown runs of 52 and 65 yards in this game. He's got 156 total yards and two scores to thrust New England back into the lead.
The Commanders are on the verge of winning their first game since Oct. 5. Marcus Mariota hits a wide-open Terry McLaurin for the 51-yard score.
If the current results of the games hold the rest of the way, the Chiefs would be eliminated from the playoffs. They're losing to the Chargers after Cameron Dicker just added a field goal for L.A., the Bills lead the Patriots and both the Jaguars and Texans are leading their games. Kansas City must come back and win this game.
After a Josh Allen TD run was called back due to a penalty, Allen made up for it with this laser to Dawson Knox in the middle of the end zone. The Bills have scored a touchdown on each of their last four possessions to come all the way back from being down 21-0 to take the lead as they attempt to keep themselves alive in the AFC East.
It wasn't his fault, but it counts all the same. Browns still looking for their first touchdown.
Holy moly -- two unreal plays for the Chicago Bears. Linebacker D'Marco Jackson tipped the ball to himself for an interception, and moments later Caleb Williams made an absolutely ridiculous on-the-run touchdown throw to DJ Moore. I've watched the play several times and still have no idea how Williams fit that ball between multiple Browns defenders.
The Bears are well on their way to improving to 10-4 ahead of a massive Week 16 matchup with the Packers.
