Who is playing in NFL Week 15? Here's the complete schedule for Dec. 14-18 games

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Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 5:46 AM·1 min read

The NFL announced on Nov. 30 the three games that will take place on Saturday, Dec. 16 as part of a Week 15 tripleheader on the NFL Network. All three games will be standalone games and involve teams that currently still have a shot of reaching the playoffs. The games and times are:

Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET
Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts, 4:30 p.m. ET
Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m. ET

Elsewhere, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes goes up against Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots for the fifth time in his career (the two teams have split those matchups, with the Chiefs winning the two most recent). This matchup, however, was part of a historic flex. In a league first, the NFL implemented its more flexible flex scheduling rules, rotating a "Monday Night Football" matchup for competitive reasons.

Moving to ESPN's Week 15 "MNF" stage, the Philadelphia Eagles will now play the Seahawks in Seattle on Dec. 18. That game replaces the Chiefs-Patriots game, which is less intriguing with the Patriots' struggles this season.

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All times Eastern (*Select prime time games subject to change).

Thursday, Dec. 14

Las Vegas Raiders 63, Los Angeles Chargers 21

Saturday, Dec. 16

Cincinnati Bengals 27, Minnesota Vikings 24 (OT)

Indianapolis Colts 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 13

Detroit Lions 42, Denver Broncos 17

Sunday, Dec. 17

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34, Green Bay Packers 20

Carolina Panthers 9, Atlanta Falcons 7

Miami Dolphins 30, New York Jets 0