NFL Week 15 playoff scenarios: Texans can win AFC South; Steelers, Packers can clinch berths

10 December 2024Last Update :
NFL Week 15 playoff scenarios: Texans can win AFC South; Steelers, Packers can clinch berths

As the NFL heads into Week 15, several teams, like the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs, have already booked their postseason trips.

In the NFC, the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles have secured their spots.

Others, like the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers, could clinch their playoff berths this weekend.

Here’s a look which teams could earn a ticket to the postseason and which games, this weekend, have playoff implications.

Houston Texans (8-5) vs. Miami Dolphins (6-7)
Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, CBS

The Texans can clinch the AFC South division title with:

  • A win and an Indianapolis Colts loss

Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (11-2)
Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX

Pittsburgh clinches a playoff berth with:

  • A win or tie
  • A Dolphins loss or tie and a Colts loss or tie

Green Bay Packers (9-4) at Seattle Seahawks (8-5)
Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

Green Bay clinches a playoff berth with:

  • A win, an Atlanta Falcons loss or tie and a San Francisco 49ers–Los Angeles Rams tie

Minnesota Vikings (11-2) vs. Chicago Bears (4-9)
Monday at 8 p.m. ET, ABC

Minnesota clinches a playoff berth with:

  • A win or tie
  • A Rams loss or tie
  • A Seattle Seahawks loss or tie

Philadelphia Eagles (11-2) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3)
Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX

Philadelphia clinches the NFC East division title with:

  • A win and a Washington Commanders loss or tie
  • An Eagles tie and a Commanders loss

Required reading

  • NFL Power Rankings Week 15: Vikings, Seahawks move up, plus breakout player for every team
  • NFL QB stock report, Week 15: Does ‘unstoppable’ Josh Allen have MVP locked up?
  • Beyond Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward, has any QB emerged in the 2025 NFL Draft class?

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