Zach Charbonnet rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Seattle Seahawks turned two of Carolina's third-quarter turnovers into touchdowns to beat the Panthers 27-10 on Sunday and move closer to the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.
Sam Darnold threw an interception in the end zone but finished 18 of 27 for 147 yards and a touchdown for the Seahawks, who could clinch the NFC West title and first place if the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams lose or tie.
Jackson Smith-Njigba added nine catches for 72 yards as Seattle (13-3) won its sixth straight.
The Panthers (8-8) had a chance to win the NFC South because the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost 20-17 in Miami on Sunday. The Panthers will now need to beat Tampa Bay next weekend to win their first division title since 2015 and break a seven-year playoff drought.
Bryce Young was limited to 54 yards on 14-of-24 passing and threw an interception for the inconsistent Panthers, who ended their win with a loss for the fifth time in a row. Young ran for 30 yards and was Carolina's only touchdown, running for 10 yards.
Carolina was limited to 139 yards of offense.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17-20 Miami Dolphins
Rookie quarterback Quinn Evers threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns, including a 63-yarder for his first career score, and the Miami Dolphins beat the faltering Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-17 on Sunday.
The Bucs (7-9) trailed by one game. Carolina Panthers (8-8) in the NFC South after the Panthers lost 27-10 to Seattle on Sunday. The Buccaneers will still clinch their fifth straight division title and sixth straight playoff berth by defeating Carolina in the regular-season finale next week.
But Tampa Bay has lost four games in a row, seven of its last eight, and has hardly looked like a playoff team during that stretch. The Buccaneers' last four losses have all been by one possession.
Despite three turnovers and a 145-53 loss on the field Sunday, Tampa Bay came back to within three on a three-play, 91-yard drive that Baker Mayfield capped with a four-yard touchdown pass to Mike Evans with 54 seconds left.
A fumble by the Dolphins defense led to a 59-yard reception by Chris Godwin that set up the score, but Miami recovered a strong onside kick to end Tampa Bay's comeback attempt.
Arizona Cardinals 14-37 Cincinnati Bengals
Ja'Marr Chase caught two touchdown passes from Joe Burrow, who threw for 305 yards as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Arizona Cardinals 37-14 on Sunday.
Chase finished with seven catches for 60 yards to lead the team. NFL history with at least 80 receptions, 1,000 receiving yards and seven touchdown catches in each of his first five seasons.
Burrow passed for 300 yards or more for the 28th time, tying Andy Dalton for the most in franchise history. Chase Brown rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns as the Bengals (6-10) improved to 3-2 since Burrow returned from surgery on his left toe.
Arizona's Trey McBride had 10 catches, giving him 119 this season, breaking the NFL single-season record for tight end, surpassing Zach Ertz's 116 in 2018. He also broke DeAndre Hopkins' Cardinals record of 115 catches, set in 2020.
The Cardinals (3-13) had the league's seventh-ranked passing attack, but the Bengals' improved defense allowed them to total 233 yards. Jacoby Brissett threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns.
New England Patriots 42-10 New York Jets
Drake May threw five scoring touchdowns before putting the game away in the third quarter, New England scored a touchdown on its first six drives and the Patriots finished the regular season undefeated on the road with a 42-10 domination of the New York Jets on Sunday.
Rhamondre Stevenson scored a TD run to catch the Patriots (13-3), who moved closer to winning the AFC East title for the first time since 2019. They will do so if Buffalo loses or draws against Philadelphia later in the day.
Maye was 19 of 21 for 256 yards and had a 157.0 quarterback rating with TD throws to Stevenson, Stefon Diggs, Austin Hooper, Hunter Henry and Afton Chism III before coach Mike Vrabel switched him to Joshua Dobbs with 5:31 left in the third quarter. May joined Tom Brady (11 times) and Drew Bledsoe (twice) as the only New England quarterbacks to reach 4,000 yards passing in a season.
Dobbs' first down completed the Patriots' touchdown, and New England settled for a field goal on its seventh possession, but Andy Borregales returned the attempt 41 yards off the right upright.
However, by then it didn't matter much as the Patriots finished their eighth 13-win season in team history. Only in San Francisco there are more – 11.
Pittsburgh Steelers 6-13 Cleveland Browns
Sheader Sanders threw for 186 yards and a touchdown, Cleveland's defense kept Pittsburgh out of the end zone and the Browns held on for a 13-6 win on Sunday, preventing the Steelers from clinching the AFC North title.
Pittsburgh (9-7) entered the weekend needing either a win or a loss against Baltimore for its first division title since 2020.
Instead, the Steelers will host the Ravens to finish the regular season, with the winner clinching the division and the AFC's fourth playoff spot.
The Browns (4-12) snapped a four-game losing streak and a seven-game skid in division play. For the first time since December 10, 2009, the Browns beat the Steelers and held them without a touchdown.
Cleveland scored on its first two possessions to take a 10-0 lead.
Jacksonville Jaguars 23-17 Indianapolis Colts
Trevor Lawrence scored two times, Cam Little made the game-tying 42-yard field goal with 6:58 left and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Indianapolis Colts 23-17 on Sunday to move within one win of their first AFC South title since 2022.
The Jags (12-4) won their seventh straight game a day after two-time defending division champion Houston beat the Los Angeles Chargers to stay in title contention. The Texans' victory also eliminated the Colts from playoff contention.
Jacksonville's Liam Cohen became the first coach in NFL history to lead a four-win team and win 12 games the following season.
Lawrence went 23 of 37 for 263 yards, although his streak of consecutive games with at least 225 yards passing, two touchdowns and a passer rating over 100 ended at four. He did not have a touchdown pass and threw his first interception in five weeks.
The Jags have held 44-year-old Colts quarterback Philip Rivers winless in three games since he returned to the league after a five-year retirement.
New Orleans Saints 34-26 Tennessee Titans
Tyler Shaw threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Austin Jr. with 6:22 left to give the New Orleans Saints the lead to stay as they rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat the Tennessee Titans 34-26 on Sunday.
Schoof improved to 5-3 as a starter, helping the Saints (6-10) win their fourth straight. He outplayed No. 1 overall draft pick Cam Ward in the third NFL game between rookie starting quarterbacks this season. Shaw was 22 of 27 for a career-best 333 yards and two touchdowns with a passer rating of 142.7.
Audric Estime added a 32-yard run with 3:44 left as New Orleans dominated the second half. The Saints outshot the Titans 24-6 and outshot them 331-152 at halftime.
Chase Young had one and a half of the Saints' four sacks and stripped it and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown. Charlie Smith kicked a pair of field goals. Young got a half-sack with 5:16 left to force the Titans into a three-and-out.
The Titans (3-13) now enter the 2026 season looking for back-to-back wins. That's something this franchise hasn't done since Nov. 13 and Nov. 17 of the 2022 season. They are 1-8 at home this season.
