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Week 13 NFL Takeaways: A Byemaggedon Sunday still had lots of spice
There is no committee in the NFL that votes on the best team. In the pros, every result actually does matter. To qualify for the NFL’s 14 playoff spots, teams either have to finish atop a division or win enough games to get in as a wild card. While every game counts, there are some, even on the regu...

Jordan Love, Packers hold off Chiefs for 3rd straight win
Jordan Love completed 25 of 36 passes for 267 yards and three touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers held on for a 27-19 win over the visiting Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday evening....

Lions C Frank Ragnow (knee) to undergo MRI exam
Detroit Lions standout center Frank Ragnow will undergo an MRI exam on his left knee on Monday....

NFL roundup: Colts shed OT deficit, sink Titans
Gardner Minshew hit Michael Pittman with a 4-yard touchdown pass with 2:31 left in overtime as the Indianapolis Colts outlasted the Tennessee Titans 31-28 on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn....

Bucs WR Mike Evans reaches 1,000 receiving yards for 10th time
Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans went over 1,000 receiving yards for the 10th straight season by catching seven passes for 162 yards and one touchdown in Sunday's 21-18 victory over the Carolina Panthers....

Minshew-mania is over, but Gardner Minshew is still plugging away
Gardner Minshew is part-Kenny Powers and part-Shane Falco. Josh Dobbs can learn a little something from Gardner Minshew’s journey. Dobbs’ Linsanity-esque run feels like it’s reaching its inevitable denouement, but he still has a long career ahead of him in some shape or form....

Rams extend winning streak by putting away Browns late
Matthew Stafford passed for 279 yards and three touchdowns and Lucas Havrisik kicked two field goals as the host Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cleveland Browns 36-19 on Sunday to extend their winning streak to three games....

Brock Purdy, 49ers dominate Eagles 42-19
Brock Purdy threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns and the San Francisco 49ers overcame a shaky first quarter to pound the host Philadelphia Eagles 42-19 on Sunday in a rematch of last season's NFC Championship Game....

Reports: Texans WR Tank Dell has fractured fibula, out for season
Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell will miss the rest of the season after suffering a fractured fibula on Sunday, NFL Network and ESPN reported....

Pittsburgh might have to ride the Mitch Trubisky wave to a playoff berth
Just when Pittsburgh Steeler fans thought it was safe to step out and feel confident about their offense, we had a Mitchell Trubisky sighting Sunday. The Steelers had been rolling, winning three out of their last four games entering Week 13's battle with Arizona. Trubisky came in after Kenny Pickett...

Baker Mayfield beats former team as Bucs top lowly Panthers
Mike Evans racked up 162 receiving yards and a touchdown on seven catches to help Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield earn a victory against one of his former teams as the Buccaneers beat the visiting Carolina Panthers 21-18 on Sunday....

Saints QB Derek Carr in concussion protocol again
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr exited Sunday's 33-28 loss to the visiting Detroit Lions due to a concussion as well as shoulder and back injuries....

Rams' Puka Nacua, Browns' Amari Cooper depart
Los Angeles Rams standout rookie wide receiver Puka Nacua left Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns in the second quarter with an injury to his right rib cage and was ruled questionable to return....

James Conner, Cardinals push through weather delays, beat Steelers
James Conner rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries to lead the Arizona Cardinals to a 24-10 road win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday....

Trailing in OT, Colts connect for TD to upend Titans
Gardner Minshew hit Michael Pittman with a 4-yard touchdown pass with 2:31 left in overtime Sunday as the Indianapolis Colts outlasted the Tennessee Titans 31-28 in Nashville, Tenn....

Steelers, Cardinals twice delayed by weather
The Pittsburgh Steelers and visiting Arizona Cardinals went through a pair of weather delays Sunday with fans at Acrisure Stadium asked to take cover....

Texans top Broncos on late INT, lose Tank Dell to injury
Jimmie Ward picked off Russell Wilson in the end zone with nine seconds remaining and the Houston Texans escaped with a 22-17 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday at NRG Stadium....

Falcons do just enough to get past Jets 13-8
Desmond Ridder completed 12 of 27 passes for 121 yards and the game's only touchdown to lead the Atlanta Falcons past the hapless New York Jets 13-8 on Sunday in rainy East Rutherford, N.J....

Lions get jump on Saints, hold on for 33-28 win
Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes and the visiting Detroit Lions held off the New Orleans Saints 33-28 on Sunday afternoon....

Khalil Mack, Chargers shut out Patriots, end 3-game skid
Khalil Mack had a pair of sacks to headline a sparkling defensive performance by the Los Angeles Chargers, who blanked the New England Patriots 6-0 on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass....