The Philadelphia Eagles clinched a play-off berth after a 22-16 win over the Carolina Panthers, coupled with a defeat for the Arizona Cardinals.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts bundled over from a yard to set the Eagles on their method and a landing late within the second quarter from Devonta Smith noticed NFC East leaders Philadelphia in entrance 14-10, just for Chuba Hubbard to drive in from a yard out and edge the guests forward once more.
Hopes of an upset, although, have been dashed when tight finish Grant Calcaterra took a four-yard cross and Saquon Barkley’s conversion noticed the Eagles keep their place because the quantity two seed within the NFC, behind the Detroit Lions.
The Cardinals couldn’t overcome their early errors as they went down 30-18 in opposition to NFC West rivals Seattle Seahawks.
Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith threw for 233 yards and a landing, finishing 24 of 30 passes, whereas Zach Charbonnet rushed for 134 yards and two scores on 22 carries.
Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray threw two picks together with his two touchdowns, managing to select up 259 yards, because the Cardinals’ third straight loss dropped them to 6-7 and two video games behind the division-leading Seahawks.
The Los Angeles Rams survived a comeback by the AFC East champions Buffalo Payments, hanging on for a 44–42 win.
Payments quarterback Josh Allen threw for 3 touchdowns and rushed for an additional three because the Payments rallied from trailing by 17 factors within the third quarter.
Matthew Stafford threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns for the Rams, who moved to 7-6 and only one sport behind the Seahawks within the congested NFC West.
Brock Purdy threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns because the San Francisco 49ers bounced again from two heavy losses to beat the Chicago Bears 38-13.
The win strikes the 49ers to 6-7 alongside the Cardinals and spoiled interim coach Thomas Brown’s debut in command of the Bears, who’ve misplaced seven straight video games.
The Pittsburgh Steelers ran out 27-14 winners over AFC North rivals the Cleveland Browns.
The Steelers took a 13-7 half-time lead following a Najee Harris landing and two Chris Boswell area targets, and additional touchdowns from Van Jefferson and Pat Freiermuth made the sport secure regardless of David Njoku’s good landing catch.
The Minnesota Vikings improved their report to 11-2 with a sixth straight win, 42-21 over the Atlanta Falcons. Jordan Addison caught three touchdowns and Justin Jefferson two, the latter ending a two-month drought, earlier than Aaron Jones ran in to place the consequence past doubt. Quarterback Sam Darnold threw for a career-high 347 yards.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took the outright lead of the NFC South with a 28-13 win over the Las Vegas Raiders at Raymond James Stadium, the place Baker Mayfield threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns.
Jalen McMillan and Rachaad White scored twice every whereas Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell ran in a one-yard rating however was later pressured off injured and changed by third-stringer Desmond Ridder.
The Miami Dolphins saved their exterior play-off hopes alive after battling to a 32-26 win over the New York Jets after extra time at Onerous Rock Stadium.
An early landing from De’Von Achane and three area targets from Jason Sanders – one from 57 yards – had the Dolphins forward 15-13 at half-time.
Davante Adams responded because the Jets appeared to finish an eight-game dropping streak however Tyreek Hill’s rating helped prolong the sport into extra time, when Tua Tagovailoa picked out Jonnu Smith to seal a dramatic victory.
The New Orleans Saints floor out a 14-11 win over the New York Giants whereas the Jacksonville Jaguars edged AFC South rivals the Tennessee Titans 10-6 in Nashville to snap a five-match dropping streak.
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