There are just three games left in the 2025 season, and two teams have punched their ticket for the postseason: the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos, but there’s plenty on the line this week. The NFL sent out a press release with all this week’s playoff scenarios.

Head to NBC and Peacock to watch the Vikings vs Cowboys game. Live coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 PM ET.

The NFL season continues in Week 15 when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Start time, how to watch, stream and NFL TV schedule.

All three Christmas Day matches are between teams that have strong rivalries. The Washington Commanders will host the Dallas Cowboys in the first game of the day, with the Minnesota Vikings playing at home against the Detroit Lions in the second. In the third and final game of the day the Kansas City Chiefs face the Denver Broncos.

That leaves the Bears one game up on the Lions entering Week 17, when Chicago faces another potential playoff team in the 49ers. Even at 10-4 and second in the NFC, Chicago is in a precarious position given the difficulty of its schedule, which concludes with ...

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.