The Philadelphia Eagles knocked out Aaron Rodgers from the game as they beat the Green Bay Packers 40-33 to cement their Super Bowl championship titles.
Rodgers left a crazy game with a side strain injury, while counterpart Jalen Hurts had another huge game with 157 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Rams were likely knocked out of the play-offs with a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, while the Jacksonville Jaguars upset the Baltimore Ravens.
Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered an overtime loss in Cleveland against the Browns, while the Las Vegas Raiders also won in overtime by beating the Seattle Seahawks.
The San Francisco 49ers defense threw a shutout against New Orleans as they continued their worrying winning streak, while the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals also maintained their winning ways to continue their push. in dams.
Packers feel pain as Jalen leads Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Hurts became only the second player in history with 150 assists and 150 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a single game – after Colin Kaepernick, who also did it against the Packers in a playoff in 2012.
Hurts’ running ability was key to the Eagles holding the NFL’s best record at 10-1, as he racked up 157 extra yards and Miles Sanders added 143 and two touchdowns in a punishing rushing offense which just proved too much for the Packers.
Rodgers left the field in the second half with an oblique injury after being sacked, but Green Bay fought back and substitute Jordan Love was excellent throwing a late touchdown to close the gap.
That wasn’t enough though, as the Packers slipped to 4-8 and with Rodgers injured and their play-off chances all but gone, we could see plenty more first-round picks from Love as Rodgers’ eventual successor.
Chiefs lead AFC race after inflicting another defeat on struggling champions
The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Rams 26-10 to move to 9-2 and lead the AFC standings, and a fifth straight loss for the stoned champions means they are now 3-8 with the idea of defending their Super Bowl title long gone.
It’s the first time the Rams have lost five in a row under coach Sean McVay and tie the worst record of 11 games of any defending Super Bowl champion – with the 1987 New York Giants.
Patrick Mahomes was unhappy with a scrappy performance from the Chiefs, and the “one stupid play I make every game” despite winning six out of seven.
“You love the win, but we have a lot to do, especially me,” Mahomes said, as the Chiefs prepare to face the Cincinnati Bengals next week in a crucial matchup in the battle for the league’s top seed. ‘AFC.
The Bengals, who beat the Chiefs in the AFC title game to advance to last year’s Super Bowl, held off the Tennessee Titans 20-16 in another play-off rematch. last year to win a third consecutive game and tie for the lead of AFC North with a 7-4 record.
Historic game for Lawrence as Jags stun Ravens
The Bengals are tied with the Ravens after Baltimore suffered a late 28-27 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, thanks to a late TD pitch and a two-point conversion from Trevor Lawrence.
The number one pick in the 2021 draft had a slow start to his NFL career, but head coach Doug Pederson showed great confidence by going for the win in the end instead of a tie and extensions.
Lawrence led a 75-yard drive in the final two minutes to score with 12 seconds left against one of the best defenses in the league – and this could just be the start of him really making a name for himself in the NFL.
The Jaguars had yet to survive Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, narrowly missing a 67-yard field goal attempt as they managed to come back seven or more points in the final minute for the first time in 183 games.
49ers defense rules out Saints; Brady beaten in overtime
The San Francisco 49ers haven’t allowed a single run in 94 minutes after beating New Orleans 13-0 – giving the Saints their first shutout in 332 games and nearly 21 as the longest scoring streak in the league in games.
The Niners also went four straight games without conceding a point in the second half.
A fourth straight win puts the San Francisco 7-4 and atop the NFC West ahead of a huge game next week against another back-to-back Miami Dolphins, who have gone five straight with a 30-15 victory over the Houston. Texans.
The Cleveland Browns cruised Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay 23-17 with Nick Chubb rushing for 116 yards and the winning TD in overtime, but they remain ahead of the NFC South after the Atlanta Falcons lost 19-13 to the Washington Commanders.
Former second overall pick Zach Wilson was benched by the New York Jets, who may have a big decision to make after backup QB Mike White passed for 315 yards and three touchdowns in their win. 31-10 against the Chicago Bears.
White is only the fifth player to go for multiple 300-yard, three-touchdown games in his first four starts, and with the Jets in the middle of a playoff, head coach Robert Saleh must decide whether White gives them the best chance l stretch than their highly drafted regular starter.
Josh Jacobs had one of the greatest games in NFL history when he delivered a stunning 86-yard touchdown in overtime to give the Las Vegas Raiders a 40-34 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
Jacobs had a team-best 229 rushing and two-scoring yards as well as 74 receiving yards — with his 303 combined yards the seventh-most in the modern Super Bowl era.
Justin Herbert rallied the Los Angeles Chargers to a 25-24 victory over the Arizona Cardinals with a late TD and a two-point conversion with 15 seconds left, while Russell Wilson’s misery in Denver was is continued with a 23-10 loss for his Broncos against Carolina. Panthers.
