NFL Week 14 schedule: Playoffs in spotlight with crucial slate of games
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The NFL playoff picture is tighter than ever heading into Week 14 of the 2025 season.
The Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals are among the AFC teams that still have a chance to make the playoffs and are currently on the outside looking in. In the NFC, the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings still have a chance to make the playoffs from their positions.
Those teams will be the focus to start the week, especially when the Lions and Cowboys kick off on Thursday night.
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Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Micah Parsons (1) sacks Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) during the second half of an NFL football game in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Additionally, several star players could reach historic milestones.
Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett is a half-sack away from passing Aldon Smith for second-most sacks through 13 games.
Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes could become the sixth player in NFL history with at least 25 touchdown passes in eight consecutive seasons. He faces an uphill road to reaching that goal when Kansas City takes on the Houston Texans.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff needs 300 passing yards to join Mahomes and former Falcons star Matt Ryan as the only players with 45 games of 300 or more yards in their first 10 seasons.
There is a lot at stake this week.
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Thursday December 4, 2025
- Dallas Cowboys @ Detroit Lions
Sunday December 7, 2025
- Seattle Seahawks @ Atlanta Seahawks
- Cincinnati Bengals @ Buffalo Bills
- Tennessee Titans @ Cleveland Browns
- Washington Commanders @ Minnesota Vikings
- Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce, left, during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
- New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars
- Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens
- Denver Broncos @ Las Vegas Raiders
- Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers
- Los Angeles Rams @ Arizona Cardinals
- Houston Texans @ Kansas City Chiefs
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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) celebrates with tight end Oronde Gadsden II (86) after throwing a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Monday December 8, 2025
- Philadelphia Eagles @ Los Angeles Chargers
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor at News Digital.