The top of the NFC is the place to be on Sunday afternoon of Week 16 of the NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings are all 12-2 and vying for the No. 1 seed with the playoffs quickly approaching. The Lions are in the driver’s seat right now, controlling their own destiny, but any slip-up means the Eagles would have a crack at that all-important first-round bye. Philly will be tested Sunday in Washington against a 9-5 Commanders team that is trying to develop a rhythm down the stretch. They’ve won their last two games, but looked shaky in a 1-point win over the Saints last week. The Eagles take the NFC East division title with a win, while the Commanders clinch a playoff berth with a win Sunday and losses by the Falcons and Rams or Falcons and Seahawks.
The Lions can hold on to that top spot in the NFC with a win at the Bears in the early window, while Minnesota takes on Seattle in the late window.
NFL Week 16 Sunday schedule
(No byes this week)
Early window
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Giants vs. Falcons — 1 p.m. ET | Fox
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Lions vs. Bears — 1 p.m. ET | Fox
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Browns vs Bengals — 1 p.m. ET | CBS
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Titans vs. Colts — 1 p.m. ET | CBS
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Eagles vs. Commanders — 1 p.m. ET | Fox
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Cardinals vs. Panthers — 1 p.m. ET
Late window
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Vikings vs. Seahawks — 4:05 p.m. ET | Fox
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Patriots vs. Bills — 4:25 p.m. ET | CBS
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Jaguars vs. Raiders — 4:25 p.m. ET | CBS
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49ers vs. Dolphins — 4:25 p.m. ET | CBS
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Buccaneers vs. Cowboys — 8:20 p.m. ET | NBC
Live9 updates
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There are a LOT of Eagles fans at Northwest Stadium today
Tons of Birds fans have made the drive down 95 to watch their beloved Eagles try to clinch the NFC East against the Commanders. It almost looks like they outnumber Washington fans.
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Will the Rams be able to handle the cold at MetLife Stadium?
The Rams are playing the Jets at MetLife Stadium, where it is currently 21 degrees and only expected to get one degree warmer while the sun is up. Sauce Gardner thinks the Jets have the advantage over the warm weather Rams.
“I ain’t gonna say they’re not used to it, but I know in L.A. it’s probably 80 degrees right now. So I know they weren’t expecting this.”
Sauce Gardner tells @Melanie_Collins the Jets aim to keep the Rams offense frozen solid pic.twitter.com/iNAamrvNDx
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 22, 2024
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Inactives: Browns vs. Bengals
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Inactives: Eagles vs. Commanders
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Inactives: Rams vs. Jets
Rams inactives: Stetson Bennett, Tyler Johnson, Cody Schrader, Emmanuel Forbes, Dylan McMahon, Warren McClendon Jr.
So Rams keep all four tight ends active in Tyler Higbee’s debut.
— Adam Grosbard (@AdamGrosbard) December 22, 2024
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Inactives: Titans vs. Colts
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Inactives: Lions vs. Bears
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Inactives: Cardinals vs. Panthers
Panthers’ inactives:
WR Xavier Legette
S Jordan Fuller
CB Shemar Bartholomew
WR Velus Jones Jr.
CB Akayleb Evans
C Cade Mays
OL Brandon Walton— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) December 22, 2024
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Inactives: Giants vs. Falcons
GIANTS INACTIVES:
CB Greg Stroman
CB Dee Williams
CB Divaad Wilson
G Aaron Stinnie
DL Casey Rogers
QB Tim Boyle (emergency 3rd QB)FALCONS INACTIVES:
RB Carlos Washington
DE Brandon Dorlus
G Elijah Wilkinson
T Brandon Parker
WR Casey Washington
WR Dylan Drummond pic.twitter.com/DW4glT1lba— Dan Salomone (@Dan_Salomone) December 22, 2024
