NFL 2023 Week 15: Biggest questions, risers and takeaways - ESPN

Week 15 of the NFL season started Thursday night when the Las Vegas Raiders crushed the Los Angeles Chargers 63-21 in what became Chargers coach Brandon Staley's final game with the team (Staley and general manager Tom Telesco were fired the following day).

On Saturday, the Cincinnati Bengals kept their playoff hopes alive with a thrilling 27-24 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in overtime. The Indianapolis Colts followed that by scoring 30 unanswered points in a 30-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Detroit Lions made easy work of the Denver Broncos in a 42-17 blowout in Saturday's nightcap.

Action continued Sunday with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers improving their playoff chances, the Carolina Panthers winning their second game of the season and the Houston Texans winning a divisional game in overtime without QB C.J. Stroud. The Buffalo Bills had a big day on the ground against the Dallas Cowboys, and the San Francisco 49ers clinched the NFC West with a win over the Arizona Cardinals.

The Baltimore Ravens clinched a playoff berth with a road win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday night.

Our NFL Nation reporters reacted to all the action, answering lingering questions coming out of each game and picking out who — or what — is rising and falling for every team. Let's get to it.

Jump to a matchup:
LAC-LV | MIN-CIN | PIT-IND | DEN-DET
TB-GB | NYG-NO | KC-NE | NYJ-MIA
ATL-CAR| HOU-TEN | CHI-CLE
WSH-LAR | SF-ARI | DAL-BUF | BAL-JAC

How long will Lamar Jackson have to carry the Ravens offense? Jackson escaped pressure to throw for 171 yards and led Baltimore in rushing for a second straight week with 97 yards as the Ravens clinched a playoff berth. The challenge for Jackson will get tougher now that big-play running back