NFL Week 16 preview: Chiefs, Dolphins among teams looking for playoff berth on Christmas weekend

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It's beginning to look a lot like playoff, er, Christmas, as the weekend rolls around. 

The next three days are filled with big NFL matchups for Week 16, and some teams are writing to Santa – or the football gods – about their wish to clinch a playoff berth. Others are simply hoping to remain in the playoff race with just three regular-season weeks left to play. 

There are also players who are going after some career milestones while others are looking to continue building an MVP resume. 

So, deck the halls with your favorite team's jerseys and get ready for an action-packed Week 16, starting with the game everyone is looking forward to seeing.

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Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens warms up prior to the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on Nov. 26, 2023, in Inglewood, California. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

The No. 1 seeds in both the AFC and NFC square up on Christmas night to wrap up Week 16, and there's no finer game on which to end the holiday. Both teams have already clinched a playoff berth, with the 49ers having also sealed their NFC West title as well.

Speaking of milestones and MVP resumes, Christian McCaffrey is putting a season to remember, leading the NFL with 1,801 scrimmage yards (1,292 rushing, 509 receiving) and is tied for the league with 20 touchdowns.

If McCaffrey gets two rushing touchdowns on Monday, he will become the fifth player in NFL history with at least 15 rushing touchdowns and five touchdown receptions in a season, joining Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk and O.J. Simpson as well as Ahman Green and Alvin Kamara.

Brock Purdy, the