NFL Clinching Scenarios Week 15

Week Fifteen is underway in the NFL. As we are one step closer to the playoffs, we are getting closer to teams nailing down precious playoff spots.

Here's how the NFL teams can clinch playoff spots this week.

AFC:
Clinched: Buffalo Bills (AFC East), Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West)

Houston Texans
-Houston can clinch the AFC South title with a win AND a Colts loss

Pittsburgh Steelers
-Pittsburgh can clinch a playoff spot with a win OR a Miami tie and Indianapolis loss

NFC:
Clinched: Detroit Lions (Playoff spot), Philadelphia Eagles (playoff spot)

Green Bay Packers:
-Green bay can clinch a playoff spot with a win AND a loss by Atlanta and a tie between 49ers and Rams

Minnesota Vikings
-Minnesota can clinch a playoff spot with a win OR losses by either the Rams or Seahawks

Philadelphia Eagles
-Philadelphia can clinch the NFC Title with a win AND a loss or tie by Washington

It's Bowl Season

It's that time of year once again. By the time all is said and done, 47 bowl games will have been played. From kick of the first game on December 14th, until the final horn of the CFP National Championship on January 20th, there's going to be plenty of college football to feast one's eyes on.

Oh don't worry, we have you covered. Below is the complete list of every bowl game on the schedule for this year. We start it off with the schedule for the College Football Playoffs.

December 20th:
No. 10 Indiana @ No. 7 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Indiana) 8 p.m

December 21st:
No. 11 SMU @ No. 6 Penn State Beaver Stadium (State College, Pennsylvania) 12 p.m., TNT
No. 12 Clemson @ No. 5 Texas Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) 4 p.m., TNT
No. 9 Tennessee @ No. 8 Ohio State Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) 8 p.m., ESPN

December 31st:
CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl TBD vs. No. 3 Boise State State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona) 7:30 p.m., ESPN

January 1st:
CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl TBD vs. No. 4 Arizona State Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) 1 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential TBD vs. No. 1 Oregon Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) 5 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl TBD vs. No. 2 Georgia Caesars Superdome (New Orleans) 8:45 p.m., ESPN

January 9th:
CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida) 7:30 p.m., ESPN

January 10th:
CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) 7:30 p.m., ESPN

January 20th:
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) 7:30 p.m., ESPN

And now for the rest of the bowl games on the 2024-25 schedule.

December 14th:
Cricket Celebration Bowl Jackson State vs. South Carolina State Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) Noon, ABC
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl South Alabama vs. Western Michigan Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama) 9 p.m., ESPN

December 17th:
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl Memphis vs. West Virginia Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas) 9 p.m., ESPN

December 18th:
Boca Raton Bowl Western Kentucky vs. James Madison FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida) 5:30 p.m., ESPN
Art of Sport LA Bowl Cal vs. UNLV SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California) 9 p.m., ESPN

December 19th:
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston Caesars Superdome (New Orleans) 7 p.m., ESPN2

December 20th:
StaffDNA Cure Bowl Ohio vs. Jacksonville State Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida) Noon, ESPN
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Tulane vs. Florida Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida) 3:30 p.m., ESPN

December 23rd:
Myrtle Beach Bowl Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina) 11 a.m., ESPN
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho) 2:30 p.m., ESPN

December 24th:
Hawai'i Bowl South Florida vs. San José State Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu) 8 p.m., ESPN

December 26th:
GameAbove Sports Bowl Pittsburgh vs. Toledo Ford Field (Detroit) 2 p.m., ESPN
Rate Bowl Rutgers vs. Kansas State Chase Field (Phoenix) 5:30 p.m., ESPN
68 Ventures Bowl Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama) 9 p.m., ESPN

December 27th:
DirecTV Holiday Bowl Syracuse vs. Washington State Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA 8 p.m., FOX
Birmingham Bowl Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama) 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Oklahoma vs. Navy Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas) 3 p.m., ESPN
AutoZone Liberty Bowl Texas Tech vs. Arkansas Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee) 7 p.m., ESPN
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Texas A&M vs. USC Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas) 10:30 p.m., ESPN

December 28th:
Wasabi Fenway Bowl North Carolina vs. UConn Fenway Park (Boston) 11 a.m., ESPN
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl Boston College vs. Nebraska Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York) Noon, ABC
Isleta New Mexico Bowl Louisiana vs. TCU University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 2:15 p.m., ESPN
Pop-Tarts Bowl Iowa State vs. Miami Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida) 3:30 p.m., ABC
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Miami (OH) vs. Colorado State Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona) 4:30 p.m., CW Network
Go Bowling Military Bowl East Carolina vs. NC State Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland) 5:45 p.m., ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl BYU vs. Colorado Alamodome (San Antonio) 7:30 p.m., ABC
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Marshall vs. Army Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana) 9:15 p.m., ESPN

December 30th:
TransPerfect Music City Bowl Iowa vs. Missouri Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee) 2:30 p.m., ESPN

December 31st:
ReliaQuest Bowl Alabama vs. Michigan Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida) Noon, ESPN
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Louisville vs. Washington Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas) 2 p.m., CBS
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl South Carolina vs. Illinois Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida) 3 p.m., ABC
Kinder's Texas Bowl Baylor vs. LSU NRG Stadium (Houston) 3:30 p.m., ESPN

January 2nd:
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Duke vs. Ole Miss EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida) 7:30 p.m. ESPN

January 3rd:
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl North Texas vs. Texas State Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas) 4 p.m., ESPN
Duke's Mayo Bowl Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina) 7:30 p.m., ESPN

January 4th:
Bahamas Bowl Buffalo vs. Liberty Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas) 11 a.m., ESPN2

Four Nations Rosters Set

The time is drawing near. The four nations faceoff is right around the corner. Four of the biggest hockey nations on the planet: Sweden, Finland, Canada and the United States, will send the best of the best on Montreal and Boston in a two week tournament to really see which country is the best. The tournament takes place February 12th to the 20th.

The countries have released the full rosters earlier this week and here's what they look like.

Canada:
Forwards:
Sam Bennett (Panthers)
Anthony Cirelli (Lightning)
Sidney Crosby (Penguins)
Brandon Hagel (Lightning)
Seth Jarvis (Hurricanes)
Travis Konecny (Flyers)
Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)
Brad Marchand (Bruins)
Mitch Marner (Leafs)
Connor McDavid (Oilers)
Brayden Point (Lightning)
Sam Reinhart (Panthers)
Mark Stone (Golden Knights)

Defensemen:
Cale Makar (Avalanche)
Josh Morrissey (Jets)
Colton Parayko (blues)
Alex Pietrangelo (Golden Knights)
Travis Sanheim (Flyers)
Shea Theodore (Golden Knights)
Devon Toews (Avalanche)

Goalies:
Jordan Binnington (Blues)
Adin Hill (Golden Knights)
Sam Montembeault (Canadiens)

United States:
Forwards:
Matt Boldy (Wild)
Kyle Connor (Jets)
Jack Eichel (Golden Knights)
Jake Guentzel (Lightning)
Jack Hughes (Devils)
Chris Kreider (Rangers)
Dylan Larkin (Red Wings)
Auston Matthews (Leafs)
 J.T. Miller (Canucks)
Brock Nelson (Islanders)
Brady Tkachuk (Senators)
Matthew Tkachuk (Panthers)
Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)

Defensemen:
Brock Faber (Wild)
Adam Fox (Rangers)
Noah Hanifin (Golden Knights)
Quinn Hughes (Canucks)
Charlie McAvoy (Bruins)
Jaccob Slavin (Hurricanes)
Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)

Goalie:
Connor Hellebuyck (Jets)
Jake Oettinger (Stars)
Jeremy Swayman (Bruins)

Finland:
Forwards:
Sebastian Aho (Hurricanes)
Joel Armia (Canadiens)
Aleksander Barkov (Panthers)
Mikael Granlund (Sharks)
Erik Haula (Devils)
Roope Hintz (Stars)
Kaapo Kakko (Rangers)
Patrik Laine (Canadiens)
Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)
Anton Lundell (Panthers)
Eetu Luostarinen (Panthers)
Mikko Rantanen (Avalanche)
Teuvo Teravainen (Blackhawks)

Defensemen:
Jani Hakanpaa (Leafs)
Miro Heiskanen (Stars)
Esa Lindell (Stars)
Olli Maatta (Utah)
Niko Mikkola (Panthers)
Rasmus Ristolainen (Flyers)
Juuso Valimaki (Utah)

Goalies:
Kevin Lankinen (Canucks)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Sabres)
Juuse Saros (Predators)

Sweden:
Forwards:
Viktor Arvidsson (Oilers)
Jesper Bratt (Devils)
Leo Carlsson (Ducks)
Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)
Filip Forsberg (Predators)
William Karlsson (Golden Knights)
Adrian Kempe (Kings)
Elias Lindholm (Bruins)
William Nylander (Leafs)
Gustav Nyqvist (Predators)
Elias Pettersson (Canucks)
Lucas Raymond (Red Wings)
Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

Defensemen:
Rasmus Andersson (Flames)
Jonas Brodin (Wild)
Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)
Mattias Ekholm (Oilers)
Gustav Forsling (Panthers)
Victor Hedman (Lightning)
Erik Karlsson (Penguins)

Goalies:
Filip Gustavsson (Wild)
Jacob Markstrom (Devils)
Linus Ullmark (Senators)

So which roster gives you the most confidence, on paper, to do well in this torunament?

NFL Clinching Scenarios Week 14

Week 14 is already underway around the NFL and here's how teams can lock up playoff spots this week!

AFC:
Clinched: Buffalo Bills (AFC East), Kansas City Chiefs (playoff spot)

Kansas City Chiefs
- Kansas City can clinch the AFC West title with a win

NFC:
Clinched: Detroit Lions (Playoff Spot)

Minnesota Vikings
-Minnesota can clinch a playoff spot with a win AND losses by Arizona and Los Angeles (Rams)

Philadelphia Eagles
-Philadelphia can clinch a playoff spot with a win AND losses by any combination of Atlanta, Tampa Bay, or Arizona