CLINCHED: New England Patriots Secure Playoff Birth & Chicago Bears SHOCK Packers for NFC North

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🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The New England Patriots are officially BACK as they clinch a playoff spot with a win over the Baltimore Ravens. For the Ravens, this puts them on their last leg and with Lamar Jackson's status up in the air, it could be the end for their chances. The Pittsburgh Steelers kept their momentum going with a big win in Detroit over the Lions. The run game continued to flex for the Steelers, but the run defense was even more impressive in this one. The loss for the Lions puts them on the brink of playoff extinction, a place no one in Detroit thought they would be, but it also confirmed a spot for the Chicago Bears after their insane last-second win over the Green Bay Packers. Now, the Packers fate is tied to the Lions hopes. In Denver, the Broncos could not hang with the high-powered Jacksonville Jaguars. Jacksonville is peaking at the right time and Trevor Lawrence might have put himself in the MVP conversation. Finally, the Carolina Panthers took control of the NFC South as Bryce Young showed he was more clutch than Baker Mayfield, who could not salvage the day for his Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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0:00.0	The New England Patriots are officially back, and it looks like the Baltimore Ravens are on their last legs.
0:08.5	That and more on today's edition of Locked-on NFL.
0:11.0	The new Locked-on NFL.
0:13.2	The madman Tyler Rowland is your double shot of NFL espresso, with the locked-on local experts on every major story.
0:20.8	Get ready. Roland is revving up.
0:23.9	The new locked on NFL starts now.
0:27.4	Locked on podcast network.
0:29.7	Your team every day.
0:32.4	Football fans, welcome in to the locked on NFL podcast, bringing you a double dose of the NFL's biggest stories with help from our local experts that know your favorite teams like no one else.
0:43.4	I am your host, The Madman.
0:45.4	Tyler Rowland, joined today by Locked-on NFL expert, The Legacy.
0:49.1	Louis DiBiasey on today's show, we are going to break down an awesome week 16 in the NFL.
0:55.0	The Jacksonville Jaguars make a big time statement in Denver.
0:59.6	The Chicago Bears take control of the NFC north over the Packers.
1:04.7	Caleb Williams, the Ice Man, Comet.
1:07.1	But we got to start with the New England Patriots officially clinching their spot
1:11.8	in the playoffs, a sign that the packs are back.
1:15.7	Before we get into all of that, do want to thank you for making a locked-on NFL your first
1:19.9	listen.
1:20.4	Thank you for making the Lockdowne podcast network, the number one sports podcast network.
1:25.7	Today's episode is brought to you by Fandall.
1:27.8	If you want to be right in the middle of the action this season,
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