NFL scores: Denver Broncos clinch No 1 seed in AFC, Carolina Panthers seal playoff return and Jacksonville Jaguars win division

The Denver Broncos clinched the No 1 seed within the AFC playoff standings, whereas victory for the Atlanta Falcons noticed the Carolina Panthers win the NFC South division title on the ultimate day of the NFL common season.

Los Angeles Chargers 3-19 Denver Broncos

The Broncos secured the AFC’s high seed with a 19-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, who had been led by backup quarterback Trey Lance as Jim Harbaugh rested a number of starters.

Denver’s victory was spearheaded by Ja’Quan McMillian’s 45-yard pick-six landing within the first half, whereas Wil Lutz was 4 for 4 on discipline targets because the Broncos (14-3) secured the No 1 seed for the primary time since 2015, which noticed them go on to win the Tremendous Bowl.

They now have a bye week earlier than internet hosting both the Chargers or the New England Patriots within the Divisional Spherical.

Broncos quarterback Bo Nix threw for simply 38 yards within the first half and 141 general, however tied Russell Wilson’s document of 24 wins in his first two NFL seasons.

Detroit Lions 19-16 Chicago Bears

Jared Goff led 5 scoring drives, Jake Bates kicked a 42-yard discipline objective as time expired and the Detroit Lions regrouped to beat the NFC North champion Chicago Bears 19-16 after blowing a 16-point lead within the fourth quarter.

The Bears (11-6) stumbled into the playoffs with back-to-back losses, although they secured the No. 2 seed within the NFC with Washington beating Philadelphia. Chicago will host Inexperienced Bay in a wild-card sport subsequent week and would have home-field benefit within the divisional spherical if it beats the Packers.

Caleb Williams set the franchise’s single-season passing document and threw two fourth-quarter landing passes because the Bears worn out a 16-0 deficit.

The Lions (9-8) ended a disappointing season on a profitable be aware when Bates nailed a 42-yarder. A 26-yard move from Goff to Amon-Ra St. Brown helped arrange the sphere objective, and Detroit got here out on high after dropping three in a row.

Tennessee Titans 7-41 Jacksonville Jaguars

Trevor Lawrence threw three landing passes, breaking the membership’s single-season mark for complete scores, because the Jaguars earned a house playoff sport with a 41-7 drubbing of Tennessee to win the AFC South.

Lawrence accomplished 22 of 30 passes for 255 yards towards the Titans, with touchdowns to Brenton Unusual, Parker Washington and Quintin Morris as he completed the common season with 4,006 yards.

Tennessee rookie quarterback Cam Ward spent a lot of the sport on the sideline after injuring his shoulder whereas scrambling for a seven-yard landing on the Titans’ opening drive.

Jacksonville’s Cam Little kicked a 67-yard discipline objective to finish the primary half, giving him the 2 longest kicks in NFL historical past in the identical season. Little set the document with a 68-yarder on the Las Vegas Raiders in early November. Little additionally drilled a 70-yarder within the preseason.

Indianapolis Colts 30-38 Houston Texans

C.J. Stroud accounted for 2 touchdowns earlier than sitting down at halftime and Ka’imi Fairbairn made a go-ahead discipline objective with 12 seconds left to elevate the Texans to a 38-30 win over the Indianapolis Colts that prolonged their profitable streak to 9 video games.

The victory offers the Texans (12-5) the No. 5 seed within the AFC playoffs.

Defensive sort out Tommy Togiai scooped up a fumble on the ultimate play and returned it 17 yards for a landing to pad the lead.

Miami Dolphins 10-38 New England Patriots

Rhamondre Stevenson ran for 2 touchdowns and caught one other from MVP contender Drake Maye because the New England Patriots accomplished their outstanding turnaround season with a 38-10 win over the Miami Dolphins.

Stevenson rushed seven occasions for 131 yards as New England posted its first sweep of the Dolphins because the 2016 season. TreVeyon Henderson added landing runs of two and 5 yards.

The Patriots completed 14-3, their most victories since they received the Tremendous Bowl to cap the 2016 season. The AFC East champions shall be No. 2 seed within the playoffs and host the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Chargers within the wild-card spherical subsequent weekend.

Cleveland Browns 20-18 Cincinnati Bengals

Myles Garrett set the NFL’s single-season document along with his twenty third sack and Shedeur Sanders led a late scoring drive that was capped by Andre Szmyt’s 49-yard discipline objective as time expired to assist the Cleveland Browns rally for a 20-18 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals within the season finale.

Garrett sacked Joe Burrow with 5:09 remaining within the fourth quarter for the record-setting sack, surpassing the 22.5 by Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt.

After Ja’Marr Chase’s four-yard landing catch gave the Bengals (6-11) an 18-17 benefit with 1:29 remaining, Sanders directed a 10-play, 40-yard drive to present the Browns (5-12) two straight victories for the primary time in two years.

New Orleans Saints 17-19 Atlanta Falcons

Dee Alford’s red-zone interception stopped a possible go-ahead drive by New Orleans because the Falcons beat the Saints 19-17 to present the NFC South title to Carolina.

By closing the season with 4 consecutive wins, the Falcons (8-9) completed in a three-way tie with Carolina and Tampa Bay for first place within the NFC South. The Panthers received the tiebreaker with the perfect document throughout the division.

Trailing 16-10, the Saints drove from their 25 to the Atlanta 20 earlier than Alford returned his interception of Tyler Shough’s move meant for Dante Pettis 59 yards to the Saints 27 with 3:14 remaining. The play arrange Zane Gonzalez’s fourth discipline objective, a 38-yarder, to increase Atlanta’s result in 9 factors.

Inexperienced Bay Packers 3-16 Minnesota Vikings

J.J. McCarthy had a productive first half earlier than he was injured once more, fullback C.J. Ham rushed for a brief landing, and the Minnesota Vikings completed a irritating season by beating the resting Inexperienced Bay Packers 16-3.

Inexperienced Bay (9-7-1) was locked into the No. 7 seed within the NFC playoffs and had nothing to play for.

McCarthy, who went 14 for 23 for 182 yards passing, pulled himself out after his first throw of the third quarter so the athletic coaching workers might look at his proper hand and didn’t return. Backup Max Brosmer took it from there, serving to Justin Jefferson attain the 100-yard mark for the primary time in 12 video games because the Vikings (9-8) coasted to their fifth consecutive victory.

Jefferson had already secured his sixth straight 1,000-yard season, solely the third receiver in NFL historical past to perform that feat.

Arizona Cardinals 20-37 Los Angeles Rams

Matthew Stafford handed for 259 yards and threw two of his 4 landing passes to Colby Parkinson because the Los Angeles Rams secured the No. 5 seed within the NFC playoffs with a 37-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

Tyler Higbee returned from damage with 5 receptions for 91 yards and a key fourth-quarter landing for the Rams (12-5), who will go to the NFC South champion Carolina Panthers (8-9) within the wild-card spherical.

Puka Nacua made a one-handed landing seize amongst his 10 catches for 76 yards for the Rams, who snapped their first two-game skid of the season. Stafford handed Dan Marino for seventh place on the NFL’s profession TD passes listing whereas ending his MVP-calibre season main the NFL with 4,707 yards passing and 46 touchdowns – the second most in league historical past by a quarterback no less than 37 years outdated.

Washington Commanders 24-17 Philadelphia Eagles

With Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and most key Eagles starters sitting out even with playoff seeding at stake, the Washington Commanders received fourth-quarter passing and dashing touchdowns from Josh Johnson to beat Philadelphia 24-17.

The NFC East champion Eagles (11-6) will open the playoffs at house subsequent weekend towards San Francisco.

With Jayden Daniels shut down and Marcus Mariota coping with a leg damage, the Commanders (5-12) began Johnson, their 39-year-old third-stringer. Johnson rallied the Commanders from a 17-10 gap with a two-yard landing move to John Bates after which scored on a one-yard run with 2:32 left.

New York Jets 8-35 Buffalo Payments

Gabe Davis caught two landing passes and Ty Johnson had a landing run and a scoring catch because the Buffalo Payments beat the New York Jets 35-8 in a farewell sport for Highmark Stadium.

The win, coupled with the Los Angeles Chargers’ loss at Denver, led to Buffalo transferring up one spot in clinching the No. 6 seed. The Payments will journey to play the AFC South champion Jacksonville Jaguars within the wild-card spherical subsequent weekend.

Mitchell Trubisky, in at quarterback for the rested Josh Allen, completed 22 of 29 for 259 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 12-14 Las Vegas Raiders

Daniel Carlson made a career-long 60-yard discipline objective with eight seconds left to present Las Vegas a 14-12 victory over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and finish the Raiders’ 10-game dropping streak.

Carlson and Kansas Metropolis’s Harrison Butker every made 4 discipline targets, with Butker hitting a 41-yarder with 1:01 left to present the Chiefs a short-lived 12-11 lead.

This might have marked the ultimate sport for Kansas Metropolis’s Travis Kelce. The 36-year-old, who turned the third tight finish to achieve 13,000 yards in his profession, is but to substantiate whether or not he’ll retire after 13 seasons within the league.

Dallas Cowboys 17-34 New York Giants

Jaxson Dart threw the 14th and fifteenth landing passes of his rookie yr because the New York Giants ended their misplaced season on a two-game profitable streak by beating the Dallas Cowboys 34-17.

That and different outcomes across the NFL took the Giants (4-13) out of the working for a top-two choose and clinched No. 1 for Las Vegas. New York routed the Raiders final week to finish a nine-game skid.

Dart has stated he cares extra about profitable than draft place and performed prefer it in his twelfth skilled begin. He was 22 of 32 for 231 yards with landing passes to Daniel Bellinger – on a shovel pass-and-run – and Tyrone Tracy.

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