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Week 16 Recap: Bears stun Packers, Jaguars throttle Broncos, Panthers take NFC South lead, and more

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

Dec 22, 2025

1h 41m

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We're just two weeks away from the end of the regular season, and exactly one team that won its division last year is in first place this year. That would be the Philadelphia Eagles, who clinched the NFC East with a win over the Washington Commanders on Saturday. Every other division, however, is looking quite possibly at a new division winner. That includes the Chicago Bears, who took firm control of the NFC North with a win over the Green Bay Packers. It includes the Jacksonville Jaguars, who went into Denver and took down the Broncos. And it includes the Carolina Panthers, who moved into first place in the NFC South with a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Robert Mays, Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen recap a crazy Week 16 on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

2:28 Ravens-Patariots

15:09 Jags-Broncos

33:33 Packers-Bears

54:06 Buccaneers-Panthers

1:04:57 Chargers-Cowboys

1:12:49 Steelers-Lions

1:20:56 How could you not be romantic about football?

1:37:51 What did we learn in Week 16?

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