WEEK 13 RECAPS

RAMS 30, LIONS 16

Todd Gurley ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns to help the Los Angeles Rams overcome a sputtering start to beat the Lions and clinch the NFC West title for a second straight season. The Rams also moved a step closer to earning home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs, taking a one-game lead over New Orleans after the Saints lost to Dallas on Thursday night. It is a cushion Los Angeles needs because its only loss was against the Saints last month. Aaron Donald helped seal the win by forcing Matthew Stafford to fumble midway through the fourth quarter. The Rams were able to lean on Gurley, who has a single-season franchise record with 15 rushing touchdowns.

CARDINALS 20, PACKERS 17

The Packers fired coach Mike McCarthy after the loss to one of the NFL’s worst teams. Zane Gonzalez kicked a 44-yard field goal with 1:41 left, then Green Bay’s Mason Crosby missed a 49-yard attempt as time expired. The stunned Packers suffered a major blow to their fading playoff hopes. Sputtering Green Bay has lost three straight and five of six. Cardinals rookie Josh Rosen struggled for much of the afternoon, but hit Larry Fitzgerald for a sliding 32-yard completion on third-and-23 to help set up Gonzalez’s winning kick. Aaron Rodgers was 31-of-50 for 233 yards and a touchdown. Rookie Chase Edmonds ran for two touchdowns for Arizona. Rosen was 11-of-26 for 149 yards.

GIANTS 30, BEARS 27, OT

Aldrick Rosas kicked a 44-yard field goal in overtime as the Giants beat NFC North-leading Chicago, snapping the Bears’ five-game winning streak. The Giants blew a 10-point lead in the final 1:13 of regulation. They didn’t nail down the win until Janoris Jenkins knocked away a deep fourth-down pass to Taylor Gabriel after quarterback Chase Daniel fumbled on consecutive plays on the rainy afternoon to set up fourth-and-8. Chicago forced overtime by getting a 21-yard field goal by Cody Parkey and a 1-yard touchdown pass from halfback Tarik Cohen to Anthony Miller as time expired in the fourth quarter.

CHIEFS 40, RAIDERS 33

Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes to join Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as the only quarterbacks to reach the 40-TD mark through 12 games. The Chiefs won their first game since releasing star running back Kareem Hunt. The Chiefs cut ties with Hunt after a months-old video surfaced on TMZ on Friday, showing him shoving and kicking a woman. No charges have been filed in the case from February, but the Chiefs let Hunt go because he misled them about the incident. Spencer Ware replaced Hunt as starter and scored on a direct snap on fourth-and-goal from the 1 in the third quarter.

PATRIOTS 24, VIKINGS 10

Tom Brady passed for 311 yards and a touchdown, while Bill Belichick earned his 250th victory, including the playoffs, as Patriots coach. Brady completed 24 of 32 passes and now has 579 touchdown passes, including the playoffs, tying him with Peyton Manning for the most. He also has 508 regular-season touchdown passes, which ties him with Brett Favre on the career list. Manning is first with 539 and Drew Brees has 518. James Develin added two rushing touchdowns for the Patriots, who have clinched their 18th straight winning season. It is the second-longest streak in NFL history. The record is held by the Cowboys at 20 seasons (1966-85).

SEAHAWKS 43, 49ERS 16

Russell Wilson threw three first-half touchdowns on just four completions and finished with four TD passes, Bobby Wagner capped a blowout with a 98-yard interception return touchdown and the Seahawks won their third straight game. Seattle stayed in the middle of the NFC playoff race by jumping to a 20-0 lead and cruising to its ninth straight victory over its NFC West rivals. But it won’t win the division because the Rams clinched it earlier in the day with a win at Detroit.

JAGUARS 6, COLTS 0

Cornerback Jalen Ramsey and the Jaguars delivered one of the most dominant defensive performances in franchise history. The Jaguars needed that kind of showing to make up for a lackluster offense and end a seven-game losing streak. They also snapped a five-game winning streak for Indianapolis. Ramsey was the best of the bunch, helping hold T.Y. Hilton to six catches for 56 yards. Ramsey also made a game-ending tackle on Erik Swoope with eight seconds remaining.

TEXANS 29, BROWNS 13

Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass, and the Houston Texans intercepted rookie Baker Mayfield three times, returning one for a score, to extend their franchise-record winning streak to nine games. The Texans haven’t lost since Sept. 23 to take a commanding lead atop the AFC South. Houston raced to a 23-0 halftime lead and added two second-half field goals by Ka’imi Fairbairn to give him five for the day. Mayfield, the top overall pick in this year’s draft, had his worst game of the season, throwing three interceptions for the first time since he was a freshman at Texas Tech in 2013.

BUCCANEERS 24, PANTHERS 17

Jameis Winston threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns as the Bucs won for the second straight time since Winston regained his starting job with the team mired in a four-game losing streak. The fourth-year pro completed 20 of 30 passes — and for the second week in a row, the 24-year-old quarterback did not turn over the ball. Meanwhile, Andrew Adams had three of Tampa Bay’s four interceptions of Cam Newton.

BRONCOS 24, BENGALS 10

Rookie Phillip Lindsay ran for a career-high 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Broncos adapted to a windy afternoon and got their third straight victory. Case Keenum completed 12 of 21 passes for 151 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown to Courtland Sutton. Lindsay became the first undrafted rookie in Broncos history to top 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in a season. The Bengals’ season continues to implode under 16th-year coach Marvin Lewis.

DOLPHINS 21, BILLS 17

Jordan Phillips drew a costly penalty for taunting his former team, setting up a touchdown with nine minutes left that helped the Dolphins rally. Miami turned away two Bills drives down the stretch, and Charles Clay almost caught Josh Allen’s desperation fourth-down pass with a diving attempt at the goal line in the final minute. Allen threw for 231 yards and ran for 135 to set a franchise record for rushing yards by a quarterback for the second week in a row.