Welcome to the Week 14 grades!
If you get this late within the season, nearly each recreation appears to have some playoff implications, and that was undoubtedly the case on Monday evening. The Chargers stayed firmly within the AFC playoff image after beating the Eagles, 22-19, in an additional time thriller.
If the Chargers misplaced, they might have dropped to the eighth spot within the AFC, which might have put them on the skin trying in. As a substitute, the Chargers will now head into Week 15 because the fifth total seed within the convention.
The win by Los Angeles was one in all a number of large video games throughout a Week 14 slate that noticed three first- and second-place groups from the identical division face off.
This is a fast take a look at these three video games:
- AFC South: The Jaguars made an announcement with their 36-19 win over a Colts staff that is immediately reeling. At 9-4, it feels just like the Jags are actually in complete management of the division, particularly for the reason that Colts simply misplaced Daniel Jones to a season-ending Achilles harm.
- AFC North: Simply whenever you thought Mike Tomlin may be on the recent seat, he goes out and leads his staff to its greatest win of the season. Tomlin’s Steelers took management of the division by taking out the Baltimore Ravens in a 27-22 win.
- NFC North: The Packers moved to the highest of the division with a 28-21 win over the Bears in Inexperienced Bay. With the loss, the Bears dropped all the way in which down from the No. 1 seed within the NFC to the seventh seed, only one spot forward of the Lions, which might actually add some drama to the NFC North race down the stretch.
There was additionally an enormous recreation on Sunday evening with the Texans going into Kansas Metropolis and knocking off the Chiefs, 20-10. The Chiefs’ playoff hopes aren’t formally useless but, however they’re actually on life assist following the loss.
We’re not right here to speak concerning the playoffs, although. We’re right here to speak about grades, so let’s get to them, beginning with the Chargers’ win over the Eagles.
L.A. Chargers 22-19 over Philadelphia
Houston 20-10 over Kansas Metropolis
Pittsburgh 27-22 over Baltimore
Inexperienced Bay 28-21 over Chicago
Denver 24-17 over Las Vegas
L.A. Rams 45-17 over Arizona
Jacksonville 36-19 over Indianapolis
Buffalo 39-34 over Cincinnati
Seattle 37-9 over Atlanta
Minnesota 31-0 over Washington
Miami 34-10 over N.Y. Jets
New Orleans 24-20 over Tampa Bay
Tennessee 31-29 over Cleveland
Detroit 44-30 over Dallas (Thursday)
