The GIST: Another football Sunday is in the books, showcasing everything from acrobatic catches to remarkable rushing touchdowns (TDs) to game-clinching scores — and that’s just courtesy of LA Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua. Scroll on to see who else is hitting the headlines after Week 14.
NY Jets eliminated from playoff contention: Jets quarterback (QB) Aaron Rodgers threw his first 300-yard game in three years, but it wasn’t enough to keep NY’s postseason hopes alive after yesterday’s 32–26 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins. With so much energy spent on his docuseries, Rodgers apparently had no time to end the franchise’s league-worst 14-year playoff drought.
The NFC West is chock full of chaos: With all four teams still in contention for the divisional crown, yesterday’s games muddied the waters even more. Three squads — the division-leading Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers — picked up huge wins while the Arizona Cardinals fell 30–18 to the aforementioned Seahawks but remained in third.
- Speaking of the Rams, their high-scoring showdown with the Buffalo Bills was pure cinema. Though LA eked out the 44–42 win, the Bills didn’t make it easy in La La Land, led by a history-making performance from superstar QB Josh Allen.
Atlanta Falcons QB Kirk Cousins continues to struggle: The Falcons signal caller tossed two interceptions in yesterday’s lopsided 42–21 loss to his former squad, the always-eating Minnesota Vikings. That marks eight straight interceptions and zero TDs for Cousins over the team’s four-game losing streak. He definitely doesn’t like that.
Kansas City Chiefs tally league-leading 12th win of the season: Sometimes things pan out exactly how you expect. Case in point? Thanks to a last-second field goal from kicker Matthew Wright, KC won their 15th straight one-score game, beating the LA Chargers 19–17 on Sunday Night Football and clinching the AFC West division title.
- The Chargers, meanwhile, suffered their 11th straight loss in games decided by three points or less. Course meet par.