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Los Angeles Rams WR Puka Nacua (12) looks for yardage as Detroit Lions Jack Campbell (46) gets a hold of his foot during first quarter action at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, December 14, 2025. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) g

The final weeks in the NFL are coming in the 2025 season. And although the current NFL playoff picture is very much muddled, there are actual postseason spots up for grabs in Week 15.

As Week 15 of the NFL season kicks off, plenty of ramifications are in store for divisional and playoff races. Buffalo Bills (9-4) @ New England Patriots (11-2) Riding a 10-game win streak, the Patriots can clinch the AFC East title with another victory,

Charissa Thompson, Julian Edelman, Charles Woodson, and Jay Glazer played an NFL Blind Resume game, comparing two teams at a time using only their stats and choosing which team they preferred without knowing the identities.

The Seahawks didn’t score a touchdown on Sunday and they allowed a 44-year-old quarterback who hadn’t played since 2020 to put together a go-ahead drive in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, but neither of those things were at the forefront of Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald’s mind after the game.

This is also the first adjustment to the time of picks since 2008, when they cut it by 5 minutes. The first round of the 2007 NFL Draft took a whopping six hours and eight minutes to complete, so picks went from being timed for 15 minutes to 10. The NFL Draft will take place in Pittsburgh in 2026.

No playoff berths have been clinched entering Week 15, marking just the third time that's happened since realignment in 2002, the others being 2014 and 2021. The Denver Broncos and New England Patriots are virtual locks int he AFC, along with the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks in the NFC as they all have at least 10 wins.

NFL clubs voted today at the virtual December League Meeting to support financially the development and launch of a professional flag football league.