WEEK 16 SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 WEEK 16 | 2019

HOUSTON TAMPA BAY TEXANS 1:00 PM BUCCANEERS RUNDOWN BUFFALO NEW ENGLAND BILLS 4:30 PM PATRIOTS WEEK 16 PLAYOFF SCENARIOS LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO RAMS 8:15 PM 49ERS Baltimore Ravens (12-2)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 Baltimore clinches a first-round byewith: 1. BAL win or tie OR JACKSONVILLE ATLANTA 2. KC loss or tie OR 3. NE loss JAGUARS 1:00 PM FALCONS Baltimore clinches homefield advantage throughout BALTIMORE CLEVELAND AFC playoffs with: RAVENS 1:00 PM BROWNS 1. BAL win OR 2. BAL tie + NE loss or tie OR CAROLINA INDIANAPOLIS 3. KC loss or tie + NE loss PANTHERS 1:00 PM COLTS New England Patriots (11-3) CINCINNATI MIAMI BENGALS DOLPHINS New England clinches AFC East division with: 1:00 PM 1. NE win or tie PITTSBURGH NEW YORK New England clinches a first-round bye with: STEELERS 1:00 PM JETS 1. NE win + KC loss or tie OR 2. NE tie + KC loss NEW ORLEANS TENNESSEE SAINTS 1:00 PM TITANS Houston Texans (9-5) NEW YORK WASHINGTON Houston clinches AFC South division with: GIANTS REDSKINS 1. HOU win OR 1:00 PM 2. HOU tie + TEN tie OR DETROIT DENVER 3. TEN loss LIONS 4:05 PM BRONCOS Houston clinches a playoff berth with: 1. HOU tie + PIT tie OR OAKLAND LOS ANGELES 2. PIT loss RAIDERS 4:05 PM CHARGERS

DALLAS PHILADELPHIA Green Bay Packers (11-3) COWBOYS 4:25 PM EAGLES Green Bay clinches NFC North division with: ARIZONA SEATTLE 1. GB win or tie CARDINALS SEAHAWKS 4:25 PM Dallas Cowboys (7-7) KANSAS CITY CHICAGO Dallas clinches NFC East division with: CHIEFS 8:20 PM BEARS 1. DAL win MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (10-4) Minnesota clinches playoff berth with: GREEN BAY MINNESOTA 1. MIN win or tie OR PACKERS 8:15 PM VIKINGS 2. LAR loss or tie YOUNG STARTING QBS UNDER THE AGE OF 27 19 OF 32 EXPECTED STARTING QBS (BY AGE) KYLER MURRAY IN 2019 ARIZONA CARDINALS 22 Through the first 15 weeks of the 2019 season, 183 of 224 LAMAR JACKSON (81.7 percent) games have featured at least one starting BALTIMORE RAVENS 22 under the age of 27, the most in a season’s first 15 weeks in NFL history. DANIEL JONES NEW YORK GIANTS 22 252 games have been started by a quarterback under the age of 27, the most through the first 15 weeks of a season SAM DARNOLD since 1970. NEW YORK JETS 22 MOST GAMES STARTED BY QBS DWAYNE HASKINS UNDER AGE 27, THROUGH WEEK 15 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 22 SEASON GAMES 2019 252 JOSH ALLEN BUFFALO BILLS 23 2013 212 1987 200 GARDNER MINSHEW JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 23 Of those 252 starts by a quarterback under the age of 27, 128 (50.8 percent) have resulted in wins, the most wins DREW LOCK 23 by quarterbacks under the age of 27 through the first 15 weeks of a season since 1970. DEVLIN HODGES 23 MOST WINS BY STARTING QBS UNDER AGE 27, THROUGH WEEK 15 BAKER MAYFIELD SEASON WINS 24 2019 128 DESHAUN WATSON 2013 102 HOUSTON TEXANS 24 1984 101 PATRICK MAHOMES KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Through Week 15 of the 2019 season, 204 games have 24 been started by quarterbacks under the age of 26, the most through a season’s first 25 weeks since 1970. DAVID BLOUGH 24 163 games have been started by quarterbacks under the age of 25, the most through a season’s first 15 weeks of a WILL GRIER CAROLINA PANTHERS season since 1970. 24

PASSER RATING: 10 quarterbacks have a of MITCHELL TRUBISKY CHICAGO BEARS 100 or higher (among qualified passers) through the first 25 15 weeks, the most in NFL history through Week 15. Four are under the age of 31: (28), Lamar 25 Jackson (22), Patrick Mahomes (24) and Deshaun Watson (24). JAMEIS WINSTON 25 PASSING YARDS: There are four quarterbacks — Patrick Mahomes (24), Dak Prescott (26), (31) & DAK PRESCOTT Jameis Winston (25) — averaging at least 300 passing yards DALLAS COWBOYS 26 through the first 15 weeks. CARSON WENTZ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 26 NFL COMPETITIVENESS IN 2019 PLAYOFF PUSH Since the 12-team playoff format was adopted in 1990 – a LEAGUE-WIDE PASSING TRENDS streak of 29 consecutive seasons – at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs in every season that were NFL PASSING STATISTICS (PER GAME AVERAGES) not in the postseason the year before. 1966-2018 2003-18 2019 Teams in playoff position through Week 15 that missed the Net Pass Yards Per Game 403.2 445.7 471.5 postseason last year: Buffalo Bills (clinched playoff berth), Passer Rating 77.5 85.0 91.0 Green Bay Packers (clinched playoff berth), Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers Pass Attempts Per Game 63.2 67.5 69.6 (clinched playoff berth).

Completions Per Game 36.3 41.4 44.4 in 15 of the past 16 years, at least two teams have won Completion Percentage 57.5 61.3 63.8 their divisions the season after missing the playoffs. TD Passes Per Game 2.7 2.9 3.2 & POINTS Yards Per Attempt 6.9 7.0 7.3 TOUCHDOWNS: 1,166 touchdowns have been scored this 300-YARD PASSING: From 1966-2018, there was an season, fourth-most through Week 15 in NFL history. individual 300-yard passing performance an average of once every 3.7 games (3,195 300-yard passers in 11,943 MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED games). IN FIRST 15 WEEKS, NFL HISTORY In 2019, there has been an individual 300-yard passing SEASON TOUCHDOWNS performance an average of once every 1.9 games (117 300- 2018 1,202 yard passers in 224 games). 2013 1,190 PASSING TRENDS: Through Week 15, passing figures 2015 1,167 league-wide continue to trend at historic rates, as the 2019 1,166 marks for completion percentage (63.8 percent – second), passer rating (91.0 - second), completions (9,947 - fourth) 2014 1,139 and total passes (709 – fifth) all rank in the top five in NFL history through the first 15 weeks of a season. OFFENSIVE TDs: 1,090 offensive touchdowns (rushing and passing touchdowns combined) have been scored this COMPLETION PCT. PASSER RATING season, second-most through Week 15 in NFL history. SEASON COMP. PCT. SEASON RATING MOST OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 2018 65.0 2018 93.1 IN FIRST 15 WEEKS, NFL HISTORY 2019 63.8 2019 91.0 SEASON TOUCHDOWNS 2016 63.1 2015 90.6 2018 1,131 2015 63.0 2016 89.4 2019 1,090 2014 62.7 2014 89.3 2013 1,077 COMPLETIONS TOUCHDOWN PASSES 2015 1,068 SEASON COMPLETIONS SEASON TDs 2016 1,057 2015 10,121 2015 752 TOTAL POINTS: 10,236 points scored are fifth-most in NFL 2016 10,105 2018 746 history through Week 15. 2018 10,083 2013 722 2019 9,947 2014 718 CLOSE GAMES 2014 9,814 2019 709 66.1 percent of games (148 of 224) have been within one COMEBACKS score (eight points) in the fourth quarter. There have been 50 games in which teams have come back 52.7 percent of games (118 of 224) games have been to win or tie after trailing in the fourth quarter. decided by eight-or-fewer points while 48.2 percent of games (108 of 224) games have been decided by seven-or- 29 teams have won or tied after trailing by 10-or-more fewer points. points in 2019 while 14 teams have won or tied after trailing by 14-or-more points. Additionally, three teams have won or tied after trailing by 17-or-more points. THE AFC - ENTERING WEEK 16 AFC Playoff Picture Team Division Record On Saturday afternoon, the NEW 1. yx-Baltimore North 12-2-0 ENGLAND PATRIOTS host the 2. x-New England East 11-3-0 BUFFALO BILLS in an AFC East 4:30 PM | NFLN showdown. With a win by New 3. yx-Kansas City West 10-4-0 England, the Patriots would earn their 11th consecutive 4. Houston South 9-5-0 division title. Last week, Buffalo won their 10th game 5. x-Buffalo East 10-4-0 of the season and clinched a playoff berth, their first 6. Pittsburgh North 8-6-0 10-win season since 1999. X - CLINCHED PLAYOFF BERTH Y - CLINCHED DIVISION TITLE

Z - CLINCHED FIRST-ROUND BYE * - CLINCHED HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE Saturday’s matchup features the top-two stingiest defenses in the NFL, including AFC East Patriots CB STEPHON GILMORE and Team W L T Win % PF PA Streak Bills CB TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE, who were both selected as starters for the AFC All- New England 11 3 0 .786 372 181 Won 1 Stars in the 2020 Pro Bowl. Gilmore and White are tied for the league lead with Buffalo 10 4 0 .714 291 222 Won 1 six each this season and are both coming off multi- N.Y. Jets 5 9 0 .357 247 343 Lost 1 performances in Week 15. Miami 3 11 0 .214 241 435 Lost 2

In an AFC North battle, the AFC North CLEVELAND BROWNS host the Team W L T Win % PF PA Streak BALTIMORE RAVENS, who own 1:00 PM | CBS the league’s longest active win Baltimore 12 2 0 .857 472 257 Won 10 streak at 10 games. In their Week 4 meeting, Browns RB NICK CHUBB, the NFL’s leading rusher, rushed for Pittsburgh 8 6 0 .571 269 259 Lost 1 165 yards and three touchdowns in Cleveland’s 40-25 victory. Ravens QB LAMAR JACKSON enters Week 16 Cleveland 6 8 0 .429 297 329 Lost 1 with at least three touchdown passes in five of his past six starts. Cincinnati 1 13 0 .071 211 359 Lost 2

The NEW ORLEANS SAINTS visit AFC South the TENNESSEE TITANS in Week Team W L T Win % PF PA Streak 16 in a matchup that features 1:00 PM | FOX the top two passer ratings of Houston 9 5 0 .643 341 330 Won 1 the 2019 season. Saints QB leads the league with a 115.3 passer rating while Titans QB RYAN Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 339 279 Lost 1 TANNEHILL ranks second (114.6). This is the first time two quarterbacks with passer ratings of at least 114 Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 303 329 Lost 4 are facing each other in Week 16 or later since the NFL adopted the 16-game schedule in 1978. Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 250 353 Won 1

On Sunday Night Football, the AFC West AFC West champion KANSAS Team W L T Win % PF PA Streak CITY CHIEFS visit the CHICAGO 8:20 PM | NBC BEARS. Chiefs QB PATRICK Kansas City 10 4 0 .714 394 284 Won 4 MAHOMES is slated to make his 30th career start and needs at least three touchdown Oakland 6 8 0 .429 274 386 Lost 4 passes to surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer KURT WARNER (15 games) for the most games with at least Denver 5 9 0 .357 239 284 Lost 1 three touchdown passes in a player’s first 30 career starts since 1950. L.A. Chargers 5 9 0 .357 299 290 Lost 1 THE NFC - ENTERING WEEK 16 NFC Playoff Picture Team Division Record The DALLAS COWBOYS visit 1. x-Seattle West 11-3-0 the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES in a key NFC East matchup. With a 2. x-Green Bay North 11-3-0 win, the Cowboys can clinch the 3. yx-New Orleans South 11-3-0 4:25 PM | FOX NFC East division title. In their Week 7 meeting, Dallas defeated 4. Dallas East 7-7-0 Philadelphia, 37-10, as QB DAK PRESCOTT passed and 5. x-San Francisco West 11-3-0 rushed for a touchdown while RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT rushed for 111 yards and a score. 6. Minnesota North 10-4-0 X - CLINCHED PLAYOFF BERTH Y - CLINCHED DIVISION TITLE Prescott has three touchdown passes in Z - CLINCHED FIRST-ROUND BYE * - CLINCHED HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE each of his two road starts against the NFC East in 2019 and aims for his fourth NFC East start in a row against the Eagles with a Team W L T Win % PF PA Streak passer rating of at least 100. Dallas 7 7 0 .500 378 288 Won 1 Eagles TE ZACH ERTZ has 521 receptions since entering the NFL in 2013 and needs three catches to surpass JASON WITTEN Philadelphia 7 7 0 .500 334 328 Won 2 (523) for the most receptions by a tight end in his first seven seasons in NFL N.Y. Giants 3 11 0 .214 283 382 Won 1 history. Washington 3 11 0 .214 215 347 Lost 2

On Monday Night Football, the NFC North MINNESOTA VIKINGS host Team W L T Win % PF PA Streak the GREEN BAY PACKERS with massive playoff implications. The Green Bay 11 3 0 .786 330 283 Won 3 8:15 PM | ESPN Packers can clinch the NFC North division title with a victory while the Vikings will earn Minnesota 10 4 0 .714 378 259 Won 2 a playoff berth for the second time in the past three seasons with a win. Chicago 7 7 0 .500 256 253 Lost 1

In his past five starts onMonday Night Detroit 3 10 1 .250 304 373 Lost 7 Football, Packers QB AARON RODGERS is 5-0 with 1,681 passing yards (336.2 per NFC South game) and 14 touchdowns against one interception for a 114.1 rating. Team W L T Win % PF PA Streak New Orleans 11 3 0 .786 378 303 Won 1 Vikings QB KIRK COUSINS ranks fourth in the NFL with a 111.1 passer rating Tampa Bay 7 7 0 .500 416 398 Won 4 this season. In 10 starts against the NFC North with the Vikings, he has 20 touchdowns and six interceptions for a Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 329 365 Won 2 103.7 rating. Carolina 5 9 0 .357 324 390 Lost 6

On Saturday night, the SAN NFC West FRANCISCO 49ERS host the Team W L T Win % PF PA Streak LOS ANGELES RAMS in an NFC Seattle 11 3 0 .786 371 345 Won 1 8:15 PM | NFLN West matchup. 49ers TE GEORGE KITTLE has 2,780 receiving yards since 2017 and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer San Francisco 11 3 0 .786 419 258 Lost 1 MIKE DITKA (2,774) for the most receiving yards by a tight end in his first three seasons in NFL history. Rams L.A. Rams 8 6 0 .571 332 306 Lost 1 RB TODD GURLEY aims for his ninth game in a row against the NFC West with a touchdown. Arizona 4 9 1 .321 310 398 Won 1 OFFENSIVE LEADERS PASSING YARDS | NFL FASTEST JAMEIS WINSTON 4,573 PASSING YARDS QUARTERBACKS QUARTERBACK | #3 TO REACH TOUCHDOWN 2. Dak Prescott (DAL) 4,334 3. Philip Rivers (LAC) 4,055 75PASSES 4. Jared Goff (LAR) 3,996 IN NFL HISTORY 5. Matt Ryan (ATL) 3,769 DAN MARINOHOF MIAMI DOLPHINS PASSING TOUCHDOWNS | NFL 1983-85 31 GAMES LAMAR JACKSON 33 PASSING TDs QUARTERBACK | #8 HOF 2. Jameis Winston (TB) 30 KURT WARNER ST. LOUIS RAMS 3. Russell Wilson (SEA) 28 1998-2001 4t. Jimmy Garoppolo (SF) 26 35 GAMES 4t. Dak Prescott (DAL) 26 4t. Deshaun Watson (HOU) 26 PATRICK MAHOMES KANSAS CITY CHIEFS PASSER RATING | NFL 73 TD PASSES IN 29 GAMES DREW BREES 115.3 PASSER RATING QUARTERBACK | #9 2. Ryan Tannehill (TEN) 114.6 QUARTERBACKS 3. Lamar Jackson (BAL) 112.8 4. Kirk Cousins (MIN) 111.1 MOST 5. Russell Wilson (SEA) 109.3 IN FIRST WINS

WITH 25STARTS COMPLETIONS | NFL IN SUPER BOWL ERA MATT RYAN 346 COMPLETIONS QUARTERBACK | #2 PITTSBURGH: 22 WINS 2. Jameis Winston (TB) 342 HOF 3. Dak Prescott (DAL) 340 DAN MARINO MIAMI: 21 WINS 4. Jared Goff (LAR) 338 5. Carson Wentz (PHI) 334 PAT HADEN LOS ANGELES RAMS: 20 WINS

COMPLETION % | NFL ROGER STAUBACHHOF DREW BREES 75.8 DALLAS: 20 WINS COMPLETION % QUARTERBACK | #9 KURT WARNERHOF ST. LOUIS RAMS: 20 WINS 2. Ryan Tannehill (TEN) 71.5 3. Kirk Cousins (MIN) 70.5 4. Derek Carr (OAK) 70.0 JIMMY GAROPPOLO NE, SF: 19 WINS IN 24 STARTS 5. Jimmy Garoppolo (SF) 69.1 OFFENSIVE LEADERS RUSHING YARDS | NFL PLAYERS NICK CHUBB 1,408 RUSHING YARDS RUNNING BACK | #24 WITH MOST 2. Derrick Henry (TEN) 1,329 3. Christian McCaffrey (CAR) 1,307 RECEPTIONS 4. Chris Carson (SEA) 1,190 IN A SINGLE SEASON 5. Ezekiel Elliott (DAL) 1,188 IN NFL HISTORY RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS | NFL MARVIN HARRISONHOF AARON JONES 14 143 RECEPTIONS RUSHING TDs 2002 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS RUNNING BACK | #33

1t. Christian McCaffrey (CAR) 14 ANTONIO BROWN 136 RECEPTIONS 3t. Dalvin Cook (MIN) 13 2015 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 3t. Derrick Henry (TEN) 13 JULIO JONES RECEPTIONS | NFL 136 RECEPTIONS 2015 ATLANTA FALCONS MICHAEL THOMAS 133 RECEPTIONS WIDE RECEIVER | #13 MICHAEL THOMAS 2. DeAndre Hopkins (HOU) 99 133 RECEPTIONS IN 14 GAMES 2019 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 3. Christian McCaffrey (CAR) 94 4. Julian Edelman (NE) 92 5. Keenan Allen (LAC) 90

RECEIVING YARDS | NFL MICHAEL THOMAS 1,552 RECEIVING YARDS FASTEST WIDE RECEIVER | #13

2. Chris Godwin (TB) 1,333 3. D.J. Moore (CAR) 1,174 PLAYERS 4. Mike Evans (TB) 1,157 5. Julio Jones (ATL) 1,150 TO 12,000 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS | NFL RECEIVING YARDS 10 IN NFL HISTORY RECEIVING TDs WIDE RECEIVER | #19 JERRY RICEHOF SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 2t. Chris Godwin (TB) 9 142 GAMES 2t. Marvin Jones (DET) 9 TORRY HOLT SCRIMMAGE YARDS | NFL ST. LOUIS RAMS 146 GAMES CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY 2,121 SCRIMMAGE YARDS ANDRE JOHNSON RUNNING BACK | #22 HOUSTON TEXANS 2. Nick Chubb (CLE) 1,685 146 GAMES 3. Dalvin Cook (MIN) 1,654 JULIO JONES 4t. Ezekiel Elliott (DAL) 1,569 ATLANTA FALCONS 4t. Leonard Fournette (JAX) 1,569 11,881 REC. YARDS IN 124 GAMES DEFENSIVE LEADERS

TACKLES | NFL TEAMS WITH 140 TACKLES 50+ SACKS IN LINEBACKER | #50 2. Bobby Wagner (SEA) 139 3 CONSECUTIVE 3t. Jordan Hicks (ARI) 131 3t. Luke Kuechly (CAR) 131 SEASONS 5. Zach Cunningham (HOU) 128 SINCE 1990

SACKS | NFL NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 1991 - 50 SACKS SHAQUIL BARRETT 16.5 1992 - 57 SACKS SACKS 1993 - 51 SACKS LINEBACKER | #58

2. Chandler Jones (ARI) 15.0 ST. LOUIS RAMS 3t. (MIN) 13.5 1998 - 50 SACKS 3t. Cameron Jordan (NO) 13.5 1999 - 57 SACKS 2000 - 51 SACKS 5. T.J. Watt (PIT) 13.0 BUD DUPREE (TOP) - 9.5 SACKS T.J. WATT (BOTTOM) - 13 SACKS TACKLES FOR LOSS | NFL PITTSBURGH STEELERS 19 2017 - 56 SACKS TACKLES FOR LOSS DEFENSIVE TACKLE | #99 2018 - 52 SACKS 2019 - 49 SACKS THROUGH 14 GAMES 2t. Shaquil Barrett (TB) 16 2t. Joey Bosa (LAC) 16 WITH 2t. Nick Bosa (SF) 16

FORCED FUMBLES | NFL SHAQUIL BARRETT 6 TEAMS FORCED FUMBLES LINEBACKER | #58 25+INTS. 1t. Chandler Jones (ARI) 6 IN SINGLE SEASON 1t. T.J. Watt (PIT) 6 STEPHON GILMORE 4t. Ryan Anderson (WAS) 5 SINCE 2010 6 INTERCEPTIONS 4t. Khalil Mack (CHI) 5 2011 GREEN BAY PACKERS 31 INTERCEPTIONS INTERCEPTIONS | NFL STEPHON GILMORE 6 2013 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS INTERCEPTIONS 28 INTERCEPTIONS DEFENSIVE BACK | #24

1t. Tre’Davious White (BUF) 6 2018 CHICAGO BEARS 3t. Many tied 5 27 INTERCEPTIONS

PASSES DEFENSED | NFL 2019 NEW ENGLAND CARLTON DAVIS PATRIOTS 18 25 INTERCEPTIONS PASSES DEFENSED CORNERBACK | #33 (THROUGH 14 GAMES)

1t. Stephon Gilmore (NE) 18 2010 NEW ENGLAND 3t. Logan Ryan (TEN) 17 PATRIOTS 3t. Tre’Davious White (BUF) 17 25 INTERCEPTIONS