Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season began with a Thursday night contest between the Rams and Seahawks that had major playoff implications. Seattle converted two separate 2-point conversions in an OT win, ascending to the NFC's No. 1 seed before the final two weeks of the season. In the first game on Saturday, the Eagles started slow, then poured it on against the Commanders to win their second straight NFC East crown.
The Washington Commanders first noticed the cameras along the walls of the meeting rooms when they returned from their bye week. They saw the trailer that popped up next to the practice field. Then the NFL Films camera crews roaming the sidelines. For the first time ever, "Hard Knocks" had come to Washington. A new season of HBO's behind-the-scenes series will premiere Tuesday at 9 p.m. and run through the remainder of the season,
Unbeknown to everyone except the few who crafted the August blockbuster trade that sent Parsons from Dallas to Green Bay was a "poison pill" condition that, according to sources involved with the deal, prevents the two-time All-Pro from playing for Philadelphia in the immediate future.
The New York Giants finally won an NFC East game for the first time since the 2023 season with a 34-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium. Don't tell Dart that the Giants had lost eight straight in the division. He said beforehand that these contests hold a "little more weight." Still, this was his first start against an NFC East opponent, even if it was the defending Super Bowl champs. He hardly looked intimidated.