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Brown was suspended final month for 3 video games for violating the league’s Covid-19 protocols. He additionally has a historical past of private conduct points and bizarre habits.

Brady related with Cameron Brate on a four-yard landing shortly after Brown’s exit, and the QB completed the Bucs’ rally with a 33-yard landing move to Cyril Grayson with 15 seconds left.

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 31-34 Cincinnati Bengals

Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard discipline objective as time ran out, and the Cincinnati Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason look in six years with a wild 34-31 win over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Sunday.

Rookie Ja’Marr Chase had a franchise-record 266 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 11 catches, Joe Burrow threw for 466 yards and 4 scores whereas outdueling Patrick Mahomes, and the Bengals rallied from three 14-point deficits in opposition to the AFC West champs.

The Bengals’ successful drive was crammed with drama.

On fourth-and-inches with underneath a minute left, the Bengals (10-6) determined to go for a landing as a substitute of calling on McPherson for a discipline objective and giving the Chiefs the ball again with a likelihood to win.

Burrow threw incomplete in the long run zone, however Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed was flagged for unlawful use of palms, giving the Bengals a recent set of downs. Backup quarterback Brandon Allen was referred to as on to kneel twice earlier than McPherson got here on for the game-winner.

Burrow was excellent once more, finishing 30 of 39 makes an attempt. He was sacked 4 occasions and hit a minimum of six extra occasions however was as correct as ever, and Chase caught all the pieces that was thrown close to him.

Mahomes appeared as if he had the sport underneath management early. He threw two first-quarter landing passes to offer the Chiefs the early lead, however he didn’t get one other one.

The Chiefs (11-5) led 14-0, 21-7 and 28-14 within the first half. They had been forward 28-17 at halftime earlier than the Bengals started the newest of a number of second-half surges this season.

Jacksonville Jaguars 10-50 New England Patriots

New England returned to the playoffs when rookie quarterback Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes and Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 2 scores apiece of their 50-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

The victory by the Patriots (10-6) snapped a two-game shedding streak and gave Invoice Belichick his twentieth 10-win season as a head coach, tying Don Shula for probably the most in NFL historical past. A loss by Miami at Tennessee secured New England’s first journey to the postseason since Tom Brady left for Tampa Bay following the 2019 season.

The Jaguars (2-14) have misplaced eight consecutive video games, together with three straight since firing coach City Meyer. It was their seventeenth consecutive loss on the street, the longest streak within the league.

Jones completed 22 of 30 for 227 yards and set a franchise report for landing passes by a rookie with 21. Stevenson had 107 yards on 19 carries. Harris rushed 9 occasions for 35 yards earlier than leaving within the second half with a hamstring harm.

Patriots receiver Kristian Wilkerson had two touchdown catches – the primary of his profession – after being elevated from the observe squad for the second consecutive week. He pulled in a six-yard TD to place the Patriots up 21-3 within the second quarter. His second got here on a 20-yard move on their opening possession of the second half that stretched the result in 34-3.

New England’s protection additionally bounced again from a tough outing in opposition to Buffalo, holding the Jaguars to 253 yards and three of 9 on third downs. Myles Bryant, JC Jackson and Kyle Dugger all had interceptions.

Miami Dolphins 3-34 Tennessee Titans

Ryan Tannehill threw two landing passes because the Tennessee Titans clinched their second straight AFC South title Sunday, snapping the Miami Dolphins’ seven-game successful streak with a 34-3 win.

The Titans (11-5) received their second straight total and third in 4 video games to clinch their first back-to-back division titles for the reason that begin of the AFL when this franchise was the Houston Oilers and received three straight Jap Division championships. In addition they received 11 video games for a second consecutive season for the primary time since 2002-03 – and at present are the AFC’s high seed after Kansas Metropolis misplaced at Cincinnati.

Miami got here in as the primary workforce in NFL historical past to win seven straight after a seven-game skid. That surge helped push the Dolphins into the third and ultimate wild-card spot within the AFC, however this loss significantly broken their playoff hopes.

On a chilly and wet day, the Titans ran greater than they threw. Tannehill was 13 of 18 for 120 yards and a 127.1 passer score in opposition to the team that drafted him eighth overall in 2012 earlier than buying and selling him to Tennessee in March 2019. Tannehill is 31-15 because the Titans’ starter together with his third straight playoff berth clinched.

D’Onta Foreman ran for 132 yards and a TD. Dontrell Hilliard ran for a 39-yard TD because the Titans scored 10 factors off a pair of turnovers by Tua Tagovailoa.

The Titans additionally sacked Tagovailoa three-times – a season-high for the Dolphins quarterback. David Lengthy, the linebacker drafted with the sixth-round choose included by Miami within the Tannehill commerce, picked off Tagovailoa with 2:49 left to arrange the Hillard TD.

Philadelphia Eagles 20-16 Washington Soccer Group

Jalen Hurts scrambled out of hassle whereas exhibiting no in poor health results from a current ankle harm, Boston Scott rushed for 2 touchdowns, and the Philadelphia Eagles held on to beat Washington 20-16 Sunday to maneuver one step nearer to the playoffs.

Hurts ran six occasions for 45 yards and was 17 of 26 passing for 214 yards in main the Eagles to a fourth consecutive victory. Pending different outcomes across the NFL, they may have an NFC wild-card spot locked up by the top of the night time.

Philadelphia (9-7) began slowly but once more, and its league-leading dashing assault was held to a season-low 3.4 yards a carry with Miles Sanders out due to a damaged left hand. Twelve days after racking up 238 yards on the bottom in opposition to Washington (6-10), the Eagles had 119 yards dashing.

However the protection lastly obtained to Taylor Heinicke, and the Eagles wore down a banged-up opponent, erasing a 16-7 deficit. Jake Elliott related on discipline targets of 42 and 41 yards within the fourth quarter, and Rodney McLeod picked off Heinicke in the long run zone with 24 seconds remaining to seal it.

Philadelphia will make the postseason for the primary time since 2019 if Minnesota lose at Inexperienced Bay and both New Orleans lose to Carolina or San Francisco beat Houston.

Las Vegas Raiders 23-20 Indianapolis Colts

Derek Carr directed Las Vegas to Daniel Carlson’s successful 33-yard discipline objective as time expired, and the Raiders beat Jonathan Taylor and the Indianapolis Colts 23-20 on Sunday to maneuver one step nearer to an AFC wild card.

After Michael Badgley kicked a tying 41-yard discipline objective for Indianapolis with 1:56 left, Carr and the Raiders obtained the ball again at their 25 after a touchback. Carr discovered Hunter Renfrow for twenty-four yards on third-and-10 within the ultimate minute, setting the stage for Carlson’s third discipline objective of the sport.

Carr handed for 255 yards and a landing for Las Vegas (9-7), and Zay Jones had eight receptions for 120 yards.

Rallying after an embarrassing e mail scandal that led to teach Jon Gruden’s resignation, the Raiders can wrap up an inconceivable playoff spot with a victory over the Los Angeles Chargers subsequent weekend.

Indianapolis (9-7) had received three straight and eight of 10 to maneuver one win away from a postseason berth. However it couldn’t maintain a second-half lead in opposition to Las Vegas.

Taylor completed with 20 carries for 108 yards and a landing. The NFL’s main rusher broke Edgerrin James’ single-season franchise report of 1,709 yards dashing on a 9-yard carry halfway via the third quarter. He has 1,734 yards to go together with one recreation left within the league’s first 17-game season.

New York Giants 3-29 Chicago Bears

Robert Quinn broke Corridor of Famer Richard Dent’s franchise single-season report together with his 18th sack, and the Chicago Bears pounded the New York Giants 29-3 on Sunday.

Trevis Gipson added a career-high two sacks, and the Bears joined Inexperienced Bay as the one franchises with 800 victories counting the postseason. In addition they gave the embattled Matt Nagy a win in what may need been his ultimate house recreation as their coach.

Quinn broke Dent’s mark of 17 and a half set in 1984 when he took down Mike Glennon within the fourth quarter. By then, the Bears (6-10) had been properly on their approach.

Gipson had a strip-sack on the sport’s first play from scrimmage and Tashaun Gipson picked off Glennon on the subsequent possession. The 2 takeaways led to a scoring run by David Montgomery and landing catch by Darnell Mooney, making it 14-0 and sending the Monsters of the Halfway to their second straight win after shedding eight of 9.

The Giants (4-12), who is also in for modifications, misplaced their fifth straight recreation. They set a season low in yards for the second week in a row, ending with 151 after being held to 192 in opposition to Philadelphia.

Los Angeles Rams 20-19 Baltimore Ravens

Matthew Stafford shook off three turnovers to information a fourth-quarter rally Sunday that carried the Los Angeles Rams to their fifth straight victory, 20-19 over the short-handed however cussed Baltimore Ravens.

Stafford threw a seven-yard landing move to Odell Beckham Jr with 57 seconds left instantly after finishing a five-yarder to Beckham on a fourth-and-5. After Los Angeles failed on a two-point conversion, the Ravens – taking part in a third straight recreation with out injured quarterback Lamar Jackson – by no means obtained shut sufficient for a field-goal strive.

The victory pushed the Rams (12-4) to the cusp of their second straight NFC West title. Arizona wanted to beat Dallas later Sunday to keep away from elimination.

At one level this season, Baltimore was 8-3 and the highest seed within the AFC. The Ravens (8-8) have since misplaced 5 straight, their longest skid since a nine-game run in 2007 underneath Brian Billick paved the way in which for present coach John Harbaugh to take over in 2008.

4 of these defeats throughout this stoop have come by a complete of 5 factors.

The loss ousted Baltimore from the AFC North title hunt. The Ravens weren’t formally eradicated from the playoff chase, however to get in as a wild card they’ll want a win subsequent week and a complete lot of assist.

Atlanta Falcons 15-29 Buffalo Payments

Buffalo clinched a playoff berth when Devin Singletary scored two touchdowns dashing within the second half to make up for Josh Allen’s sloppiness in a 29-15 victory over Atlanta that eradicated the Falcons from competition.

The AFC East-leading Payments rallied to clinch their third consecutive playoff spot. Buffalo (10-6) did so by beating the Falcons, coupled with the Baltimore Ravens’ 20-19 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

The Falcons (7-9) went down swinging in being eradicated from the NFC race to increase their postseason drought to a fourth yr of their first season underneath coach Arthur Smith. The Falcons pressured 4 turnovers, with an harm and Covid-19-depleted secondary intercepting Allen on three consecutive possessions spanning halftime.

Allen did a significantly better job operating than throwing by scoring two touchdowns dashing on a snow-dusted discipline, and with temperatures within the low 20s.

Buffalo received its third straight and desires solely to beat the New York Jets in its finale subsequent weekend to clinch its second consecutive division title – and guarantee the Payments home-field benefit for the wild-card playoff spherical.