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NFL 2026 · Regular season Week 15

What does Broncos vs Raiders change in the NFL playoff race?

Broncos

Denver Broncos

6-2

4:25 PM ET

Scheduled

Raiders

Las Vegas Raiders

4-4

Sun, Dec 20, 2026 · 4:25 PM ET (Dec 21, 06:25 KST)Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas

What's at stake

Current standings (120 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 16 AFC teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Broncos win

Raiders win

  • BroncosAFC #2→#6 seeddivision leader→wild-card spotMagic 9→-
4 more teams
  • SteelersAFC #3→#2 seed
  • JaguarsAFC #4→#3 seed
  • ChiefsAFC #5→#4 seedwild-card spot→division leaderDivision magic -→10
  • BengalsAFC #6→#5 seed

Tie

Both teams going in

TeamSeedMagicTragicDivision magic
BroncosAFC #2 seed · 6-229--
RaidersAFC #9 seed · 4-49-8-

Magic number = wins left to lock a top-7 seed (division magic: first place); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team in question (official tiebreakers such as head-to-head are not applied; equal records are ordered by BALLDONTLIE seed). How we calculate →

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Team records

Season records as listed by BALLDONTLIE.

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  • Seed — seven teams per conference (AFC, NFC) make the playoffs. The four division winners take seeds 1–4 whatever their records; the best three of the rest take seeds 5–7.
  • Wild card — seeds 5–7, earned on record without winning the division. Only the No. 1 seed skips the first round (the Wild Card round).
  • Tie — a regular-season game still level after a 10-minute overtime ends as a tie, counted as half a win in winning percentage.
How we calculate →
Broncos playoff scenarios →Raiders playoff scenarios → NFL schedule & results Playoff seeds Magic numbersNFL standings & scenarios →

Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic numbers, tragic numbers and seeds are computed by this site.