Week 16 in the NFL is about clinching and elimination. The Baltimore Ravens clinched a playoff spot with their victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, while the Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers have now been eliminated from playoff contention.
On Sunday, we saw Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers defeat the Cardinals in overtime, thanks to Chuba Hubbard's big day, the Atlanta Falcons blew out the New York Giants in Michael Penix Jr.'s first NFL start and the Cincinnati Bengals remained alive in the playoff hunt with a double-digit win over the rival Cleveland Browns.
In the late afternoon slate, the Minnesota Vikings beat the Seattle Seahawks to remain in lockstep with the Detroit Lions for first place in the NFC North. The Buffalo Bills held off the New England Patriots while continuing to put pressure on the Kansas City Chiefs for AFC's top playoff seed.
Up next, the Dallas Cowboys host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in what should be an entertaining game. Dallas has been eliminated from playoff contention, but the offense has played well with backup Cooper Rush running the show. The Buccaneers are playing for playoff positioning; a win would keep them ahead of second-place Atlanta in the NFC South standings.
Below, you can find all of Sunday's top plays in our one-stop shop for everything that happens in the NFL in Week 16. Scores, highlights, analysis, injuries, cool stats, you name it -- we cover it all from first kickoff to the final whistle of the late games.
All game times ET
Thursday
Chargers 34, Broncos 27 (Takeaways)
Saturday
Chiefs 27, Texans 19 (Takeaways)
Ravens 34, Steelers 17 (Takeaways)
Sunday
Commanders 36, Eagles 33 (Takeaways)
Rams 19, Jets 9 (Takeaways)
Vikings 27, Seahawks 24 (Recap)
Colts 38, Titans 30 (Recap)
Falcons 31, Giants 7 (Recap)
Bengals 24, Browns 6 (Recap)
Lions 34, Bears 17 (Recap)
Panthers 36, Cardinals 30 (OT) (Recap)
Dolphins 29, 49ers 17 (Recap)
Raiders 19, Jaguars 14 (Recap)
Bills 24, Patriots 21 (Recap)
Buccaneers at Cowboys, 8:20 p.m. (Preview)
Monday
Saints at Packers, 8:15 p.m. (Preview)
Cooper Rush hits Jalen Tobert in the end zone as the Cowboys extend their lead to 10-0. Dallas has scored on each of its first two drives. Rush is 8 of 9 for 60 yards.
You're reading this right: Cowboys K Brandon Aubrey just hit his 12th FG of the year of at least 50 yards. His most recent one gives Dallas the early lead over TB.
De'Von Achane seals Miami's win with a 50-yard TD jaunt. The Dolphins improve to 7-8 and remain in the hunt to get the seventh seed along with Denver, Cincinnati and Indy.
CB Kadar Kohou picks off Purdy with under two minutes left and the Dolphins leading by five. Miami will keep their playoff hopes alive with a win.
The Vikings seal the win on Theo Jackson's pick with under a minute left. At 13-2, the Vikings remain deadlocked with the Lions atop the NFC North division. The two teams will face off in Week 18.
Jason Myers came up just short on his game-tying, 60-yard FG try. But the Seahawks have one last shot with 55 seconds left.
Sam Darnold was sacked the previous play, but the Vikings were awarded 15 yards after a face mask penalty. On the very next play, Darnold hit Jefferson for a 39-yard TD strike. Jefferson has a season-high 144 yards today.
Rookie Brian Thomas Jr. got behind the Raiders defense before scoring on a 51-yard TD grab. The Jaguars are now in front late in the third quarter. Thomas now has over 1,000 receiving yards this season.
Geno Smith hit TE AJ Barner for a nice TD connection in the back of the end zone. Barner was able to secure the catch despite a hard fall. Seahawks take their first lead after trailing by 10 points earlier.
Cook followed up his long TD run with an impressive TD catch that tied the score in Buffalo. Cook's emergence has been one of the reasons for Buffalo's continued success this year. He now has a whopping 15 touchdowns this year.
Tua Tagovailoa became the fourth QB in Dolphins history to reach 100 career TD passes. Fittingly, the milestone TD went to his top WR, Tyreek Hill.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught a nifty TD pass just before halftime, cutting Seattle's deficit to 17-14. JSN has enjoyed a breakdown second year in Seattle.
Deebo Samuel broke several tackles en route to a TD against the Dolphins. The 49ers are playing hard despite beingn eliminated from playoff contention prior to kickoff.
Bills running back James Cook gets Buffalo on the board with a 46-yard burst early in the second quarter. The Pats jumped out to an early 14-0 lead. The Bills need a win in order to keep the pressure on Kansas City for the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
Vikings rookie LB Dallas Turner just recorded his first NFL INT against Geno Smith. That's Smith's 13th pick of the season.
Justin Jefferson gave the Vikings the lead with a nifty TD grab in the second quarter of Sunday's game against Seattle. He was flagged for taunting after doing "The Griddy" in front of Seahawks CB Devon Witherspoon.
Metcalf just caught his first receiving TD since Oct. 20! Geno Smith looks just fine after exiting last week's matchup vs. the Packers due to a knee injury.
You made some good money if you bet the two-touchdown-underdog Patriots to score the first touchdown of the game. Check out this TD pass to Kayshon Boutte on third-and-4. A gutsy pass and great catch.
Chuba Hubbard rushed 25 times for 153 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday, the second of which won the game for Carolina in OT. In doing so, Carolina eliminated the Cardinals from playoff contention.
They've done it! Jayden Daniels just led a game-winning drive! Capped by a 9-yard TD reception from Jamison Crowder. Crowder caught two touchdowns today, although I doubt he was started in many fantasy playoffs.
Jayden Daniels had 5 TD passes and led Washington with 82 rushing yards. Jalen Hurts exited the game with a concussion in the first quarter. Kenny Pickett replaced him and completed 14 of 24 passes for 143 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT.
Commanders remain alive in the NFC East race.
We are onto the next slate. Jordan Addison has been on absolute fire lately, and he scored the first touchdown of MIN-SEA.
This has the potential to be one of the games of the week.
Right after Jake Elliott hit from 50 yards out to give the Eagles the lead, Jayden Daniels threw his second INT of the day.
Olamide Zaccheaus! This incredible 49-yard TD gives Washington the lead in the fourth quarter!
The Commanders are looking to stay alive in the NFC East race, and they need this win to do so. Losing to a Jalen Hurts-less Eagles squad at home would be worrisome.
The Bengals just put away their Week 16 matchup against the Browns with a Ja'Marr Chase TD off a free play.
Murray is such an explosive playmaker when he decides to run the football. He's looking to keep the Cardinals from falling to 7-8.
Nine touchdowns in the last 11 games for NWI
He's the favorite for Offensive Rookie of the Year for a reason. Jayden Daniels just cut the Eagles' lead to six points -- and kept the scoring drive alive thanks to this play on fourth-and-11.
Bryce Young is having one of the best games of his young career. Check out this insane throw to David Moore for the TD.
The Rams TE is playing in his first game this season after suffering a torn ACL and MCL in the playoffs last year. What a way to return, as Higbee scored a TD in the fourth quarter to give the Rams the lead.
Jonathan Taylor is having a day. He's rushed 21 times for 203 yards and three touchdowns vs. the Titans.
