Week 15 has a packed Sunday afternoon slate with 13 games headlined by an AFC East battle between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots in the early window.
Buffalo (9-4) visits New England (11-2), looking to stay alive in the race for the AFC East title. The last time a team other than the Bills won the AFC East was in 2019, when the Patriots won the division. New England can clinch the division with a win over Buffalo, as it would take a three-game lead with three games remaining, and it would have swept the season series with the Bills. A loss for the Bills in Week 15 puts them in jeopardy of falling out of sixth place in the conference behind Houston (8-5) and Indianapolis (8-5).
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Other big Sunday afternoon matchups include the Green Bay Packers visiting the Denver Broncos, and the Indianapolis Colts taking on the Seattle Seahawks. Quarterback Philip Rivers, 44, is set to make his first start since the 2020 NFL season in relief of Daniel Jones, who suffered a ruptured Achilles in Week 14, ending his season.
Fantasy managers out there, beware! The Sunday slate is filled with winter weather. The coldest game of the week is expected to be Bears-Browns in Cleveland, where fans can expect a wind chill of -19 and winds up to 22 mph. Check out the full Week 15 NFL weather report here.
All times listed are ET*
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Browns vs. Bears, 1 p.m. on Fox
Ravens vs. Bengals, 1 p.m. on CBS
Cardinals vs. Texans, 1 p.m. on Fox
Jets vs. Jaguars, 1 p.m. on CBS
Chargers vs. Chiefs, 1 p.m. on CBS
Bills vs. Patriots, 1 p.m. on CBS
Commanders vs. Giants, 1 p.m. on Fox
Raiders vs. Eagles, 1 p.m. on Fox
Packers vs. Broncos, 4:25 p.m. on CBS
Lions vs. Rams, 4:25 p.m. on Fox
Panthers vs. Saints, 4:25 p.m. on Fox
Colts vs. Seahawks, 4:25 p.m. on CBS
Titans vs. 49ers, 4:25 on Fox
Follow along with Yahoo Sports for live updates, highlights and more from Week 15’s early and afternoon Sunday game slates:
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Joe Burrow threw his third interception over the past two weeks, straight off the hands of Ja’Marr Chase into the arms of Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey and returned for 21 yards. That sets up the Ravens at their own 35-yard line as each team continues to seek its first points of the day.
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Arizona running back Bam Knight was carted off the field in the first quarter with an ankle injury and is questionable to return. Running back Michael Carter has received the bulk of the carries thus far, with Knight being out of the game. Carter has five rushes for 23 yards in the game.
Sun, December 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM PST
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Caleb Williams’ touchdown pass to DJ Moore gives the Chicago Bears a 14-0 lead over the Browns. Williams is 5-7 for 83 yards and a touchdown. Running back D’Andre Swift has 6 carries for 29 yards and a touchdown. Rookie wide receiver Luther Burden III has 2 catches for 45 yards.
Sun, December 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM PST
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Neither the Baltimore Ravens nor the Cincinnati Bengals made noise in the first quarter of a critical AFC North showdown, scoring a collective … *checks notes* … zero points in the first quarter.
Both teams combined for 49 net offensive yards over 20 total plays as both teams struggled to find rhythm in a frigid matchup.
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, who’s struggled with health this season, had completed just two passes for six yards in the first quarter … which puts him at -5 net passing yards when taking into account his two sacks for a combined 11-yard loss.
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New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook tosses his first NFL touchdown pass, and Adonai Mitchell is the recipient from nine yards out. Cook is 6 for 6 to start the game for 51 yards and that touchdown.
Sun, December 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM PST
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Drake Maye’s second rushing touchdown looked nearly identical to his first. Maye has thrown 5 passes for 62 yards and leads the team with 32 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. The Patriots lead the Bills 14-0.
Sun, December 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM PST
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The Chiefs’ woes along the offensive line continue, as right tackle Jaylon Moore was injured on the team’s opening drive following a low hit from Chargers safety Derwin James. He did return to the matchup after walking off on his own power … but his availability will be worth monitoring closely as the game rolls on.
Chukwuebuka Godrick briefly entered the game in Moore’s place.
Already down several starting offensive linemen, including LT Josh Simmons, RG Trey Smith and RT Jawaan Taylor, Patrick Mahomes & Co. can hardly afford to lose much more depth along the OL.
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Houston Texans running back Woody Marks takes the bad snap and scores from one yard out. Texans take a 17-0 lead over the Cardinals in the first quarter.
Sun, December 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM PST
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Running back D’Andre Swift gives the Bears the first touchdown versus the Browns. Swift has 5 carries for 27 yards and a touchdown. Caleb Williams is 2-4 for 16 yards.
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Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence takes it in with his legs for the 15-yard touchdown. Lawrence set a career high in rushing touchdowns with that being his sixth of the season.
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The Chiefs are in must-win mode, and started things off with a bang to open up the game, as Mahomes keeps it for his fourth rushing touchdown of the seae
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The Eagles are on the board with a score from Jalen Hurts to tight end Dallas Goedert on the opening drive of the game — a four-yard grab over the middle. It’s Godert’s first score since October, though he’s coming off a strong 8-78-0 outing in Week 14’s loss against the Chargers.
The Eagles took just over seven minutes off the clock to start the game, as Saquon Barkley saw seven rush attempts on the opening drive, totaling just 20 yards (2.9 yards per attempt). It’s been a down season for Barkley, who’s coming off a 2,000 rushing yard campaign in 2024, averaging just 66.3 rush yards per game compared to last year’s 125.3.
Sun, December 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM PST
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Patriots quarterback Drake Maye finishes the opening drive with an 8-yard touchdown run. Maye went 2/2 for 33 yards and running back Rhamondre Stevenson had 3 carries for 27 yards in the first drive.
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Jacksonville strikes first at home and takes the lead on this Trevor Lawrence to Brian Thomas Jr. touchdown pass from one yard out. Jaguars lead 7
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After scoring in less than one minute into the game on offense to start the game, Houston’s special teams forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and recovered it, and kicked a field goal to increase their lead to 10-0 early in the first quarter.
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Houston’s first drive took less than one minute and just two plays to get on the scoreboard. Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud hit wide receiver Nico Collins across the middle for a 57-yard touchdown pass.
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Buffalo Bills defensive end Joey Bosa will return on Sunday and play against the Patriots. Bosa has been dealing with hamstring and wrist injuries. Despite being banged up, Bosa has played in 12 of the team’s 13 games this season. He has 26 total tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 5 forced fumbles.
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Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze will miss the second game of his NFL career after initially being listed as active, but has now been ruled out after aggravating his foot injury. Odunze missed his first NFL game last week.