Anthony GharibDec 14, 2025, 05:16 PM ET
The victory of one team in Week 15 of the NFL season eliminated its opponent from postseason contention. And of course, the winners had to follow it up with a troll.
The Los Angeles Chargers held on to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 16-13, eliminating their AFC West rivals from playoff contention.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw for 210 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes -- who exited the game late due to a left knee injury -- had 189 passing yards and an interception without a touchdown.
Los Angeles' victory ensured a season sweep of Kansas City, but it found more joy in crushing the Chiefs' playoff chances. Kansas City will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
The Chargers edited a clip from "SpongeBob SquarePants" in which Mr. Krabs drives SpongeBob past his house after ignoring his directions. In this case, the NFL is Mr. Krabs, the Chiefs are SpongeBob and his house symbolizes the playoffs. Instead of dropping SpongeBob off at his house, Mr. Krabs drives him to Cancun.
— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) December 14, 2025Here are more of the top NFL trolls in Week 15.
Buffalo Bills 35, New England Patriots 31
Facing a 24-7 halftime deficit on the road, the Buffalo Bills turned the tables in the second half, scoring four consecutive touchdowns en route to a win.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns, and running back James Cook III had 107 rushing yards and two scores. The Patriots seemed to be in the driver's seat with a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter. Entering today, teams that were at least nine games over .500 and led by 20-plus points were 161-0 all time, according to Elias.
Buffalo referenced New England clam chowder in its postgame troll, using the crackers in the bowl to spell out a "W."
Soup season. 🥣 pic.twitter.com/2FHLQ4eYEd
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 14, 2025Jacksonville Jaguars 48, New York Jets 20
The Jacksonville Jaguars dominated the New York Jets behind a stellar performance from quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
Lawrence threw for 330 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 51 yards and another score. He's the first player in Jaguars history to account for six touchdowns in a game. Running back Travis Etienne Jr. accounted for four touchdowns himself -- three through the air and one rushing.
Etienne dove into the end zone for his final touchdown, which turned into an image Jacksonville used to troll New York. The Jaguars also spelled out "Jags" similar to the "J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets" chant.
J-A-G-S#NYJvsJAX pic.twitter.com/cICf0CxevT
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) December 14, 2025Atlanta Falcons 29, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28
The Atlanta Falcons stormed back to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a "Thursday Night Football" thriller.
Atlanta faced a 28-14 deficit with 13:34 remaining in the game but managed to score 15 unanswered points to steal the win. Falcons kicker Zane Gonzalez nailed a 43-yard field goal as time expired for the victory. It marked the first win for Atlanta after trailing by at least 14 points in a fourth quarter since 1993.
With the Buccaneers wearing their "Creamsicle" throwbacks, the Falcons made sure to poke fun at the look, declaring them melted.
Creamsicles? Melted 🫠 pic.twitter.com/6ZH3emX4AF
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 12, 2025ESPN Research contributed to this story.
