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The Vikings spoiled Dallas’ playoff hopes with a 34-26 win, as J.J. McCarthy delivered his best performance of the season and Minnesota’s defense dictated terms against a Cowboys offense that struggled on third down and in the red zone.

Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes and San Francisco scored on its first five possessions to cruise past the Titans 37-24, snapping Tennessee’s brief momentum and tightening the 49ers’ grip on playoff positioning.

The Commanders snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 29-21 win over the Giants, fueled by a Jaylin Lane punt-return touchdown, a rushing score from Jacory Croskey-Merritt, and a 51-yard TD strike from Marcus Mariota to Terry McLaurin.

The Chargers eliminated the Chiefs from playoff contention with a 16-13 win at Arrowhead, sealing it when Derwin James intercepted Gardner Minshew in the final seconds after Patrick Mahomes exited with a knee injury. Justin Herbert, playing through a broken left hand, threw a touchdown as Los Angeles completed a rare season sweep of Kansas City and secured back-to-back 10-win seasons.

C.J. Stroud threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns as the Texans raced to an early lead and rolled past the Cardinals 40-20, extending Houston’s winning streak to six games. Nico Collins topped 1,000 receiving yards for the third straight season while Arizona, despite big numbers from Trey McBride, dropped its sixth consecutive game.

The Bears reached 10 wins for the first time since 2018 by dismantling the Browns 31-3, powered by a three-interception defensive effort and a sharp Caleb Williams, who threw two touchdowns in frigid conditions.

The Falcons edged the Buccaneers 29–28 in Tampa thanks to Kyle Pitts Sr.’s monster three-TD, 152-yard performance and Zane Gonzalez’s walk-off field goal after a chaotic, penalty-filled night in which Atlanta racked up 19 flags but still averaged 7.2 yards per play.

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The Chargers outlasted the Eagles 22–19 in a chaotic overtime thriller, rallying late behind Cam Hart’s first career interception, two clutch Cameron Dicker field goals — including the 54-yard OT go-ahead — and a wild, game-sealing pick by Tony Jefferson in the red zone. In a turnover-marred matchup featuring eight giveaways and even a three-turnover single play, Justin Herbert and the Bolts did just enough to move to 9–4 and escape Philadelphia’s final push.

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Houston’s defense overwhelmed Patrick Mahomes, forcing three interceptions and repeatedly shutting down Kansas City’s offense in a gritty 20-10 Texans win at Arrowhead. The Chiefs unraveled late, turning the ball over on downs to set up Dare Ogunbowale’s go-ahead fourth-quarter touchdown as Houston closed the game with 10 unanswered points.

The Rams steamrolled the Cardinals 45-17 behind a near-flawless offensive performance that piled up more than 500 yards, with Matthew Stafford throwing three touchdowns and playmakers Puka Nacua, Blake Corum, and Kyren Williams all erupting for big scoring days.

Tony Pollard exploded for a career-best 161 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and Tennessee’s defense delivered three second-half takeaways as the Titans survived Shedeur Sanders’ late rally to beat the Browns 31-29 in snowy Cleveland.

Rookie QB Tyler Shough powered the Saints past the Buccaneers, rushing for touchdowns of 34 yards and 13 yards in a 24–20 win that snapped New Orleans’ two-game skid.

Seattle blew open a 6–6 game at halftime with a 31-point second-half avalanche, highlighted by Rashid Shaheed’s 100-yard kickoff-return touchdown and three takeaways from a fully healthy Seahawks defense in a 37–9 rout of Atlanta.

The injury-riddled Commanders dropped their eighth straight game in a 31–0 blowout loss to the Vikings, falling to 3–10 in their most lopsided defeat of the season. Jayden Daniels returned from a dislocated elbow only to exit again in the third quarter after reinjuring the same arm on a hit following an interception, leaving Washington without its starter as the offense and defense both sputtered.

Jahmyr Gibbs carried Detroit to a 44–30 win in Dallas, scoring three touchdowns — including the 13-yard clincher with 2:19 left — as the Lions rebounded to 8–5 and stayed atop the NFC wild-card race.

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New England rolled to an 11–2 record with a 33–15 win over the Giants as Drake Maye threw two touchdowns and Marcus Jones broke the game open with a 94-yard punt-return score. The Patriots led 30–7 by halftime and never looked back, overwhelming Jaxson Dart and a struggling New York team that dropped its seventh straight.

The Broncos outlasted Washington 27–26 in overtime, with Bo Nix leading two late touchdown drives and RJ Harvey scoring twice—including the OT winner—before Nik Bonitto broke up the Commanders’ two-point attempt to seal it.