Exciting Finishes

Here we are, Week 17, only a few playoff spots are up for grabs. Only one division title is up for grabs and that would be the NFC South crown. The Panthers or the Saints could get the chance to take the NFC South. In the AFC, both wild card spots are up for grabs and all the division races are over. The other teams are playing for positioning in this final week. Let's get into what happened in the final week of the regular season.

Lions 35 Packers 11
Lions QB Matthew Stafford threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns as Detroit finished their season with a win over Green Bay to get to 9-7 on the season. Packers QB Brett Hundley threw for 172 yards and a touchdown as Green Bay finished their season at 7-9.

Colts 22 Texans 13
QB Jacoby Brissett threw for 114 yards and a touchdown and Frank Gore added 100 rushing yards as the Colts took down the Texans. Texans RB Alfred Blue added a rushing touchdown. The Colts ended their season at 4-12. The Texans finish their season at 4-12 as well.

Vikings 23 Bears 10
Vikings RB Latavius Murray rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns as Minnesota clinched a first round bye with a home victory over Chicago. The Bears got a punt return touchdown by Bryce Callahan for the team's only score. The Bears end their season at 5-11.

Patriots 26 Jets 6
Tom Brady threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns and Dion Lewis rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown as the Patriots clinched home field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs as they knocked off the Jets. Jets kicker Chandler Catanzaro kicked two field goals. The Jets finished their season at 5-11.

Giants 18 Redskins 10
Giants RB Orleans Darkwa rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown and QB Eli Manning threw for 132 yards and a touchdown as the Giants finished their season with a victory over Washington. Kirk Cousin threw for 158 yards and a rushing touchdown.

Cowboys 6 Eagles 0
Dak Prescott threw to Bryce Butler in the fourth quarter as the Cowboys took the season finale in Philadelphia. Prescott threw for 179 yards and Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 103 yards in the victory. Eagles QB Nate Sudfeld threw for 134 yards in his pro debut.

Steelers 28 Browns 24
Landry Jones threw for 239 yards and a touchdown and wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster had nine catches for 143 yards and a touchdown and also had a kick return for a touchdown as the Steelers knocked off the Browns. Browns QB DeShone Kizer threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns. Cleveland finished their season at 0-16 to be only the second team to do it. The Steelers would be the number two seed in the AFC Playoffs.

Chargers 30 Raiders 10
Chargers QB Philip Rivers threw for 387 yards and three touchdowns and RB Melvin Gordon rushed for 93 yards as the Chargers knocked off the Raiders. Raiders QB Derek Carr threw for 243 yards and a touchdown and Marshawn Lynch rushed for 101 yards. The Chargers finished their season at 9-7 and just barely missed the playoffs.

49ers 34 Rams 13
San Francisco QB Jimmy Garappolo threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns and RB Carlos Hyde rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns as the 49ers finished with a five game winning streak as they knocked the Rams. The Rams rested several starters such as Jared Goff and Todd Gurley as they had clinched the NFC West. Rams RB Lance Dunbar had the team's only touchdown.

Titans 15 Jaguars 10
Marcus Mariota threw to Derrick Henry for a 66 yard touchdown and Ryan Succop kicked three field goals as the Titans clinched a playoff spot with a home victory over Jacksonville. The Jaguars' Yannick Ngakoue returned a fumble 67 yards fir the team's only score. The Jaguars clinched the AFC South division title last week.

Buccaneers 31 Saints 24
Jamesis Winston would connect with rookie receiver Chris Godwin for a 39 yard touchdown pass with nine seconds left as the Buccaneers took down the Saints.  Saints QB Drew Brees threw for 245 yards and a touchdown and Alvin Kamara had a rushing touchdown.

Falcons 22 Panthers 10
Matt Ryan threw for 317 yards and a touchdown to Davonta Freeman who had nine catches for 85 yards and only rushed for 23 yards as the Falcons clinched a playoff spot with a victory over Carolina. Panthers QB Cam Newton threw for 180 yards and a touchdown in the loss. The Panthers have a wild card spot clinched.

Bills 22 Dolphins 16
Bills QB Tyrod Taylor threw for 204 yards and a touchdown and DL Kyle Williams added a rushing touchdown as Buffalo clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 1999 with a victory over the Dolphins. Dolphins QB David Fales threw for 265 yards and a touchdown and a rushing touchdown.

Cardinals 26 Seahawks 24
Cardinals QB Drew Stanton threw for 145 yards and a touchdown and RB Elijhaa Penny added a rushing touchdown as the Cardinals knocked the Seahawks out of the playoffs. Seahawks QB Russell Wilson threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns.

Chiefs 27 Broncos 24
RBs Anthony Sherman and Kareem Hunt each had a rushing touchdown and QB Patrick Mahomes threw for 284 yards as the Chiefs knocked off division rival Denver. Broncos QB Paxton Lynch threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns.

Bengals 31 Ravens 27
Andy Dalton would find Tyler Boyd for a 49 yard touchdown with 44 seconds left as the Bengals kept the Ravens out of the playoffs. Dalton threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns for the Bengals. Ravens QB Joe Flacco threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns.

Playoff Schedule
Wild Card Weekend
Sat 4:35 PM Titans at Chiefs
Sat 8:15 PM Falcons at Rams
Sun 1:05 PM Bills at Jaguars
Sun 4:40 PM Panthers at Saints


Hope you enjoyed following along during the regular season and stay tuned for a Wild Card Weekend review later this week and all eleven playoff games will be covered on this blog. It was quite an exciting finish to the regular season and hope the playoffs will be just as exciting.