Week 14 of the NFL season is here, and there is a jam-packed slate of games featuring plenty of matchups that will have a direct impact on the playoff field.
The Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens. The Jacksonville Jaguars host the Indianapolis Colts. The Chicago Bears take on the Green Bay Packers. The Kansas City Chiefs play the Houston Texans. And the Philadelphia Eagles do battle with the Los Angeles Chargers. Each of those matchups features two teams in the playoff race.
Elsewhere, there are plenty of games that could affect the playoff picture and/or the draft order by re-juggling the seeding between teams, as well as others that have hooks for reasons on-the-field or off it.
Josh Allen and the Bills take on Joe Burrow and the Bengals. Cam Ward and the Titans head to Cleveland to play Shedeur Sanders and the Browns. Jayden Daniels and J.J. McCarthy return to the field in Commanders vs. Vikings. The Rams look to rebound against the Cardinals. The Raiders get a rematch against the Broncos. The Seahawks look to keep rolling against the Falcons. Plus, the Buccaneers host the Saints and the Jets host the Dolphins.
With all of this action, it’s going to be hard to keep up. That’s why we’re here. Keep it locked to this blog throughout the day as we update you with inactives, stats, scores, highlights and playoff-picture takeaways.
Week 14 schedule
Thursday
Lions 44, Cowboys 30 — Takeaways
Sunday
Steelers at Ravens (1 p.m., Live updates)
Colts at Jaguars (1 p.m., Live updates)
Bengals at Bills (1 p.m., Live updates)
Saints at Buccaneers (1 p.m., Live updates)
Dolphins at Jets (1 p.m., Live updates)
Titans at Browns (1 p.m., Live updates)
Seahawks at Falcons (1 p.m., Live updates)
Commanders at Vikings (1 p.m., Live updates)
Broncos at Raiders (4:05 p.m., Preview)
Bears vs. Packers (4:25 p.m., Preview)
Rams at Cardinals (4:25 p.m., Preview)
Texans at Chiefs (8:20 p.m., Preview)
Monday
Eagles at Chargers (8:15 p.m., Preview)
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Clinching and elimination scenarios today
Here’s John Breech from Thursday’s Pick Six newsletter on the lack of playoff clinching scenarios in Week 14:
“With just five weeks to play in the regular season, this is shaping up to be one of the wildest playoff races in NFL history. Heading into Week 14, there have been ZERO playoff spots clinched. That number won’t be changing over the weekend, because there’s not a single clinching scenario this week, which is something that almost never happens. The last time the NFL made it through the first 14 weeks without a single team clinching a playoff spot came all the way back in 2014.”
As for teams eliminated from playoff contention, there are currently five: Giants, Titans, Raiders, Saints and Cardinals. Here are the elimination scenarios in Week 14:
BROWNS
COMMANDERS
Loss/tie vs. Vikings OREagles win/tie vs. Chargers
VIKINGS
Loss vs. Commanders ORTie and Packers win/tie vs. Bears
FALCONS
Loss vs. Seahawks ORTie and Buccaneers win/tie and Packers win/tie
JETS
Jets loss/tie vs. Dolphins ORTexans win vs. Chiefs and Bills win/tie vs. Bengals ORTexans win and Jaguars/Colts tie ORBills win/tie and Jaguars win/tieGame-by-game playoff impact
Steelers vs. Ravens
Steelers
45%
78%
31%
Ravens
49%
65%
23%
Texans vs. Chiefs
Texans
59%
85%
44%
Chiefs
38%
54%
9%
Bengals vs. Bills
Bengals
6%
13%
3%
Bills
85%
94%
73%
Colts vs. Jaguars
Colts
74%
89%
58%
Jaguars
81%
95%
68%
Bears vs. Packers
Bears
82%
94%
76%
Packers
90%
96%
78%
Eagles vs. Chargers
Eagles
90%
96%
84%
Chargers
64%
77%
50%