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Josh Johnson earns rare victory as Commanders nip Eagles
Josh Johnson earned his first NFL win since 2018 and the visiting Washington Commanders rallied to beat the playoff-bound Philadelphia Eagles 24-17 in Sunday's regular-season finale.,The NFC East champion Eagles (11-6) rested many of their starters, including Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, A.J. Brown ...

Patriots throttle Dolphins, capture second seed in AFC
Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 131 yards and had three total touchdowns to lead the New England Patriots to a 38-10 rout of the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Foxborough, Mass.,The Patriots (14-3) settled for the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs after Denver secured the top seed -- and a first-round bye ...

Mitchell Trubisky tosses 4 TDs as Bills dominate Jets
Mitchell Trubisky completed 22 of 29 passes for 259 yards and four touchdowns and Ray Davis rushed for 151 yards on 21 carries to help the Buffalo Bills defeat the New York Jets 35-8 Sunday in the final regular season game played at 53-year-old Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.,Buffalo (12-5), ...

Matthew Stafford reaches 46 TD passes as Rams handle Cardinals
Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams wrapped up the No. 5 seed in the NFC playoffs with a 37-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif.,Colby Parkinson had two TD receptions for the Rams (12-5), Puka Nacua and Tyler Higbee had one each and K...

Lions sneak past Bears, 19-16
Jake Bates kicked a 42-yard field goal on the final play and the Detroit Lions topped the NFC North champion Bears, 19-16, in Chicago on Sunday., ,Chicago (11-6), which rallied from a 16-0 deficit in the fourth quarter, held onto the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs despite the loss thanks to Philadel...

Ex-Nugget Michael Porter Jr. scores 27 to lead Nets over Denver
Michael Porter Jr. collected 27 points and 11 rebounds against his former team on Sunday as the Brooklyn Nets led most of the way in a 127-115 victory over the Denver Nuggets in New York.,Acquired for Cameron Johnson and a future first-round pick in the offseason because Denver wanted to shed payrol...

Sidney Crosby nets OT winner as Penguins rally past Blue Jackets
Rickard Rakell scored the tying goal with 12.8 seconds left in regulation, then Sidney Crosby came through with the game-winner 2:22 into the overtime, as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a three-goal deficit to win 5-4 over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.,Pittsburgh trailed 4-1 early ...

Desmond Bane, Magic send Pacers to 12th straight loss
Powered by a monstrous second quarter and 31 points from Desmond Bane, the Orlando Magic handed the visiting Indiana Pacers a record-tying 12th straight loss with a 135-127 win on Sunday afternoon.,Indiana matched three previous 12-game losing streaks in franchise annals - the last one during the 19...

Jaguars crush Titans 41-7 to claim AFC South
The Jacksonville Jaguars clinched their first AFC South title since 2022 with a dominant 41-7 victory over the visiting Tennessee Titans Sunday afternoon.,After trailing 7-0, the Jaguars scored 31 straight points over the final 21:02 of the first half to effectively put the AFC South on ice.,With th...

Ka'imi Fairbairn's 6 FGs help Texans beat Colts, lock up No. 5 seed
Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a career-best six field goals, including the go-ahead 43-yarder with 12 seconds remaining, as the host Houston Texans defeated the Indianapolis Colts 38-30 on Sunday afternoon.,The victory was the ninth in a row for Houston (12-5), which will be the No. 5 seed in the AFC and ...

Ducks, Capitals set to clash amid midseason funks
The optimism that built over the season's first two months has all but vanished for the Anaheim Ducks, who bring a season-long five-game losing streak on the road Monday night against the Washington Capitals.,The only reason the Ducks are still near the top of the Pacific Division is because the Veg...

Giants knock off Cowboys 34-17, letting Raiders clinch No. 1 draft pick
Jaxson Dart threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns as the New York Giants closed the season with a 34-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.,Rookie kicker Ben Sauls added four field goals for New York (4-13), which could have earned the top overall choice in the next NFL d...

Canadiens surrender lead to Stars, but recover in OT
Lane Hutson scored at 3:40 of overtime as the Montreal Canadiens recovered for a 4-3 win against the host Dallas Stars on Sunday.,The defenseman, who also had an assist, collected the puck off the faceoff and carried it to the right circle before snapping it short side past Jake Oettinger's glove.,J...

Cade Cunningham, Daniss Jenkins power Pistons past Cavaliers
Cade Cunningham had 27 points, six rebounds and seven assists, and Daniss Jenkins scored 21 of his 25 points in the second quarter, giving the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons a 114-110 win over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.,Donovan Mitchell had 10 points in the fourth ...

Ka'imi Fairbairn's 6 FG's lead Texas to win over Colts, AFC's No. 5 seed
Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a career-best six field goals, including the go-ahead 43-yarder with 12 seconds remaining, as the host Houston Texans defeated the Indianapolis Colts 38-30 on Sunday afternoon.,The victory was the ninth in a row for Houston (12-5), which will be the No. 5 seed in the AFC and ...

No. 4 UConn cruises past Marquette to stay atop Big East
Solo Ball scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 4 UConn to a 73-57 Big East victory over Marquette on Sunday afternoon in Storrs, CT.,Silas Demary Jr. added 14 for the Huskies (14-1, 4-0), which included 3-for-3 shooting from deep. Tarris Reed Jr. scored 13 points with nine boards ...

Falcons edge Saints to give Panthers NFC South title
ATLANTA -- Zane Gonzalez made all four of his field goal attempts, Dee Alford had a crucial fourth-quarter interception, and the Atlanta Falcons beat the visiting New Orleans Saints 19-17 on Sunday.,With the win, Atlanta (8-9) sent the Carolina Panthers to the postseason. Had the Falcons lost, the T...

Myles Garrett sets NFL sack mark as Browns edge Bengals
CINCINNATI -- Myles Garrett had to wait until the final moments of the season finale to set the NFL sack record, but it was Cleveland's kicker that won the game as time expired to lift the Browns to a 20-18 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.,Andre Szmyt, who missed a short field goal and an ...

Raiders clinch No. 1 pick as Giants knock off Cowboys
Jaxson Dart threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns as the New York Giants closed the season with a 34-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.,Rookie kicker Ben Sauls added four field goals for New York (4-13), which could have earned the top overall choice in the next NFL d...

Vikings close season on high note vs. playoff-bound Packers
Justin Jefferson caught eight passes for 101 yards and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away for a 16-3 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,C.J. Ham rushed for a touchdown for Minnesota (9-8), which won its fifth in a row to finish the season. J.J. McCarthy completed 14 of...