Jake Elliott kicked two field goals and the Philadelphia Eagles held off a frantic Buffalo rally to squeak out a 13-12 win over the Bills on Sunday at Orchard Park, N.Y.
Buffalo scored 12 straight fourth-quarter points, but after Jalen Carter blocked the extra point on its first touchdown, Josh Allen’s two-point conversion throw to Khalil Shakir was off the mark with five seconds remaining. The Eagles (11-5) recovered the ensuing onside kick in a contest played in heavy rain to snap the Bills’ (11-5) streak of five straight AFC East titles.
Jalen Hurts misfired on all seven of his second-half pass attempts while finishing 13 of 27 for 110 yards and a touchdown pass to Dallas Goedert. Jihaad Campbell had a key first-quarter fumble recovery and Zack Baun had a critical fourth-and-goal stop for Philadelphia, which gained just 190 yards of offense.
Allen completed 23 of 35 passes for 262 yards and also rushed for both Buffalo touchdowns — including one on fourth-and-goal in the closing seconds — despite consistently hobbling because of his right foot injury.
Patriots 42, Jets 10
Drake Maye completed 19 of 21 passes for 256 yards and five touchdowns to lead New England past New York in East Rutherford, N.J. Coupled with Buffalo’s 13-12 loss to Philadelphia later in the day, the Patriots clinched the AFC East crown for the first time since 2019.
Maye completed his first 11 attempts and tossed TD passes to tight end Austin Hooper (2 yards), running back Rhamondre Stevenson (22 yards), wide receiver Stefon Diggs (3 yards), tight end Hunter Henry (13 yards) and wide receiver Efton Chism (10 yards). It was Chism’s first NFL touchdown.
Maye, who was pulled in the third quarter after his fifth TD pass, became the fourth Patriots quarterback to pass for at least five touchdowns in a game, joining Tom Brady, Steve Grogan and Babe Parilli. Stevenson also scored on a 1-yard run to help the Patriots (13-3) improve their road record to 8-0. Breece Hall scored the only touchdown for the Jets (3-13) on a 59-yard run.
Browns 13, Steelers 6
Host Cleveland made a defensive stand at its own 7-yard line and snapped a four-game losing streak to keep Pittsburgh from claiming the AFC North title.
The Steelers (9-7) went four-and-out to give the ball back to Cleveland at the two-minute warning. Andre Szmyt’s 33-yard field goal soon made it 13-6 Browns. Aaron Rodgers (21 of 39 for 168 yards) then drove Pittsburgh to the seven, but three straight incompletions handed the Browns (4-12) their first win in the division in five tries.
Shedeur Sanders went 17 for 23 for 186 yards, one TD and two interceptions but put the only TD on the board in the first quarter. Meanwhile, the Steelers will play the Baltimore Ravens next week with the winner claiming the AFC North title.
Saints 34, Titans 26
Rookie Tyler Shough passed for a season-high 333 yards and two touchdowns and New Orleans won its fourth consecutive game, defeating Tennessee in Nashville, Tenn.
Shough completed 22 of 27 passes and one of his touchdowns went to Chris Olave, who finished with eight catches for 119 yards. Juwan Johnson added four catches for a career-high 95 yards as the Saints (6-10) improved to 5-3 with Shough as a starter.
Cam Ward had his fourth consecutive two-touchdown game, passing for 251 yards for the Titans (3-13). Titans Pro Bowl receiver/return specialist Chimere Dike set an NFL rookie record for all-purpose yards, surpassing the 2,317 yards that Tim Brown had with the Raiders in 1988.
Jaguars 23, Colts 17
Trevor Lawrence rushed for two touchdowns and threw for 263 yards to help visiting Jacksonville come away with a win over Indianapolis.
An interception by Jarrian Jones midway through the fourth quarter — his second in as many weeks — set up Cam Little for what became a game-winning 42-yard field goal with 6:58 left to help Jacksonville (12-4) win its seventh straight game and move to the brink of clinching the AFC South. They can do so in Week 18 with a win over Tennessee or a Houston loss to Indianapolis.
The Colts (8-8) sustained their sixth straight loss after they were eliminated from playoff contention with Houston’s win Saturday. Philip Rivers completed 17 of 30 passes for 147 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Jonathan Taylor added 70 yards and a score on 21 carries.
Dolphins 20, Buccaneers 17
Miami rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers threw the first two touchdown passes of his career and the defense forced three turnovers to lead the team to a 20-17 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday afternoon at Miami Gardens, Fla.
Ewers completed 14 of 22 passes for 172 yards and no interceptions and finished with a 118.0 passer rating in his second career start after replacing Tua Tagovailoa. The Dolphins’ (7-9) defense forced a pair of fourth-quarter turnovers to narrowly protect a 10-point fourth-quarter lead.
Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield completed 33 of 44 passes for 346 yards and two touchdowns, but threw a pair of costly interceptions and lost a fumble. Tampa Bay (7-9) lost its fourth game in a row but was not eliminated since Seattle beat Carolina on Sunday. The Buccaneers will have one final chance to make the playoffs if they can beat Carolina at home next week and thereby clinch the NFC South.
Bengals 37, Cardinals 14
Ja’Marr Chase made NFL history and broke a seven-game touchdown drought to lead host Cincinnati to a second straight blowout win, beating Arizona.
Chase finished with seven catches for 60 yards and two touchdowns, giving him seven touchdowns for the season. In the process, Chase became the first receiver in NFL history with at least 80 catches, 1,000 yards and seven touchdown receptions in each of his first five seasons. Chase Brown ran for 101 yards and a pair of touchdowns and Joe Burrow completed 24 of 31 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns for the Bengals (6-10).
Jacoby Brissett completed 21 of 37 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns for the Cardinals (3-13), who dropped their eighth straight game. Arizona tight end Trey McBride finished with 10 catches for 76 yards and a touchdown. He now has 119 catches, the most by a tight end in a single season in NFL history and became the first tight end in NFL history with at least 110 catches in multiple seasons.
Seahawks 27, Panthers 10
Zach Charbonnet rushed for a season-high 110 yards and two touchdowns and the Seattle defense was dominant against Carolina in Charlotte, N.C.
The NFC West-leading Seahawks (13-3), who limited the Panthers to 139 yards of total offense, won their sixth consecutive game and improved to 7-1 on the road. Sam Darnold completed 18 of 27 passes for 147 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Jaxon Smith-Njigba had nine catches for 72 yards.
Bryce Young completed 14 of 24 passes for only 54 yards with one interception for Carolina (8-8), which leads the NFC South but will need to win at Tampa Bay in order to end its seven-year playoff drought. Rico Dowdle rushed for 59 yards on 12 carries.
Giants 34, Raiders 10
Jaxson Dart passed for 207 yards and ran for two touchdowns as New York earned a victory over host Las Vegas in a meeting of teams with the two worst records in the NFL.
Devin Singletary ran for a first-quarter touchdown and Dart added rushing TDs in the second and fourth quarters as the Giants (3-13) won the first game between teams with dueling nine-game losing streaks. Deonte Banks had a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Geno Smith threw for 176 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders (2-14) before he departed with an ankle injury early in the fourth quarter. Smith completed 20 of 28 passes with one touchdown and two interceptions as Las Vegas gained the inside track for the No. 1 draft pick in 2026.
–Field Level Media
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