As the NFL enters Week 16, five postseason berths have been clinched and seven remain up for grabs. Nineteen of the league’s 32 teams remain in contention for a trip to Super Bowl 53, and 14 of the 16 games on this week’s schedule feature at least one team still alive in the race to Atlanta.
Two teams — the Bears (NFC North) and Chargers (playoff berth) — clinched a berth in the 2018 NFL postseason last week. The Bears, who finished in fourth place in the NFC North last season, completed a "worst-to-first" turnaround in 2018. In 15 of the past 16 seasons, at least one team has finished in first place in its division the season after finishing in last or tied for last place. Since the 12-team playoff format began in 1990, at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs in every season that were not in the postseason the year before.
With that as the backdrop, below are Week 16 NFL scores, highlights and injury updates from Sunday's action around the league.
NFL scores: Week 16
NFL Week 16: Highlights, injury updates
#Saints defense seals the win with a forced fumble!#PITvsNO pic.twitter.com/k7JswELAOh
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) December 24, 2018
HERE
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 24, 2018
WE
GO
👏@i_Serve24 pic.twitter.com/tpLGp4dzNi
RODGERS ➡️ ADAMS FOR THE WIN!
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 23, 2018
Packers get it done in OT!#GBvsNYJ pic.twitter.com/MTPaqWUL3f
Taysom Hill launches it deep and it's PICKED by @umdsfinest21! #HereWeGo
— NFL (@NFL) December 23, 2018
📺: CBS
WATCH: https://t.co/YSkomFc0WC pic.twitter.com/imRcnfFu9w
.@Jake_Elliott22 FOR THE @EAGLES WIN! #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/ogsnBjtzZ4
— NFL (@NFL) December 23, 2018
DESHAUN WATSON!
— NFL (@NFL) December 23, 2018
The @HoustonTexans take the lead in Philly. #Texans
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/WbBKsKBpZB
DeShaun Watson is special pic.twitter.com/Yvabt9sioB
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 23, 2018
.@TelvinSmith_22 PICK-6! 🚨 #DUUUVAL #JAXvsMIA
— NFL (@NFL) December 23, 2018
📺: CBS
WATCH: https://t.co/YSkomFc0WC pic.twitter.com/fy5og3wKCx
Demaryius Thomas suffered leg or ankle injury and is down. Cart coming for him.#HOUvsPHI
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) December 23, 2018
SAINT NICK OUT HERE THROWIN' BOMBS pic.twitter.com/CcMQWLTeG8
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 23, 2018
RUDOLPH THE REDZONE REINDEER pic.twitter.com/idtf7KQAn5
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) December 23, 2018
DO NOT MESS WITH THIS KICKER 😤😤😤 @MattBosher5 pic.twitter.com/xeeyweZCq5
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) December 23, 2018
GONE!
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 23, 2018
99-yard kick return to the house for the Jets!#GBvsNYJ pic.twitter.com/NXZgoxcns9
Did Jarvis Landry just make the throw of the day?!
— NFL (@NFL) December 23, 2018
Wow, @God_Son80 👏 #Browns
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/hwyWS3P1yX
SCOOP N' SCORE!@thejaylonsmith goes 69 yards for the house call 😤
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 23, 2018
📺: FOX #TBvsDALpic.twitter.com/ybTZ01a32p
FOLES TO SPROLES.
— NFL (@NFL) December 23, 2018
37-yard #FlyEaglesFly TD!
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/z6Jt0N5PFE
DeAndre Hopkins testing his ankle pregame. After this he gave me a big thumbs up and told me he’s good to go. He’s playing. pic.twitter.com/i2raUDRsYU
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) December 23, 2018
Texans injury update: RB Lamar Miller, WR Keke Coutee ruled out vs. Eagles https://t.co/RbOrZlNvKy pic.twitter.com/HD1AF5dD9g
— Sporting News NFL (@sn_nfl) December 22, 2018
Steelers RB James Conner to miss third straight game https://t.co/Ajeg6UbLMy pic.twitter.com/YfIBki64kZ
— Sporting News NFL (@sn_nfl) December 22, 2018
