Big wins for the Panthers, Bears and Eagles? Our reporters make sense of Week 16

Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season began with a Thursday night contest between the Rams and Seahawks that had major playoff implications. Seattle converted two 2-point conversions in an overtime win, ascending to the NFC's No. 1 seed before the final two weeks of the season. In the first game Saturday, the Eagles started slowly, then poured it on against the Commanders to win their second straight NFC East crown. Saturday's nightcap featured one of the best comebacks of the season, as the Bears pulled out an OT win over the Packers, who suffered the loss of QB Jordan Love to a concussion. In the early window Sunday, the Panthers moved into first place in the NFC South by beating the Bucs. The Bills kept their chances at the AFC East title alive with a narrow win over the Browns, while the Giants stayed in pole position for the No. 1 pick after a loss to the Vikings. The Bengals and Chargers won convincingly with masterclass performances from quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert , respectively. Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough threw for over 300 yards against the Jets. Meanwhile, the Chiefs were blown out by the Titans in Kansas City's first game without Patrick Mahomes , losing quarterback Gardner Minshew three plays into the game on a knee injury . In the late window, Falcons cornerback C.J. Henderson intercepted Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett in the final minute of regulation to seal a win. The Texans rebounded from a rough first half to defeat the Raiders. And the Jaguars stunned the Broncos defense with four touchdowns from quarterback Trevor Lawrence . Our NFL Nation reporters reacted to all the action, answering lingering questions coming out of each game and detailing everything you need to know for every team. Let's get to it. Jump to: JAX-DEN | LV-HOU ATL-ARI | NYJ-NO MIN-NYG | BUF-CLE | TB-CAR KC-TEN | LAC-DAL | CIN-MIA GB-CHI | PHI-WSH | SEA-LAR Jacksonville 34, Denver 20 Catch up on the action: Box score | Recap Jaguars Can quarterback Trevor Lawrence keep up his touchdown pace? Lawrence has 18 touchdowns (16 passing, two rushing) during the Jaguars' six-game winning streak, including 10 in the past two games. He has 26 passing touchdowns this season, making him the only player in franchise history to throw 25 or more touchdowns twice. Lawrence had four against the Broncos (three passing) in what was arguably the most impressive victory by any AFC team this season. That's a pretty aggressive pace. With games against the Colts and Titans remanining, he could easily continue adding to that total. The offense has scored at least 34 points in each of the last three games. Most surprising performance: Wide receiver Parker Washington shattered his previous career high for receiving (103 yards) with 145 yards on six catches. He set up a touchdown with a 63-yard catch-and-run and also caught an 12-yard touchdown pass while fighting off contact in the end zone. He drew a pass...

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