Football Team blows chance at NFC East crown

LANDOVER, MD. » Dwayne Haskins turned the ball over three times before getting benched, Steven Sims muffed a punt return that turned into a Panthers touchdown and Washington blew its first chance to clinch the NFC East by losing to Carolina 20-13 Sunday.

Haskins was 14 of 28 with a fumble and two interceptions after starting in place of injured veteran Alex Smith, despite violating COVID-19 protocols last week. After being stripped of his captaincy and fined $40,000 for partying without a mask, he was stripped of the ball by Marquis Haynes in the first quarter and picked off by Tahir Whitehead and Tre Boston in the second.

CHIEFS 17, FALCONS 14 KANSASCITY,MO.» Kansas City clinched the top seed in the AFC and the only playoff bye when Patrick Mahomes threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Demarcus Robinson with just under two minutes for a win over Atlanta.

STEELERS 28, COLTS 24 PITTSBURGH » Ben Roethlisberger overcame a month-long malaise to throw for 342 yards and three second-half touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers locked up the AFC North division title with a stunningly improbable victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

BEARS 41, JAGUARS 17 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. » Mitchell Trubisky accounted for three scores, including two touchdown passes to Jimmy Graham, and the Chicago Bears pounded the Jacksonville Jaguars in a game that meant as much to Jacksonville’s longterm future as it did to Chicago’s shortterm fate. The Jaguars clinched the No. 1 overall pick to draft Clemson star Trevor Lawrence, while the Bears moved into a wild-card spot.

BENGALS 37, TEXANS 31 HOUSTON » Samaje Perine ran for two touchdowns, including a 3-yard score late, to give the Cincinnati Bengals their first road win in more than two years with a victory over the Houston Texans. CHARGERS 19, BRONCOS 16 INGLEWOOD, CALIF. » Justin Herbert set the rookie record for most touchdown passes in a season and the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Denver Broncos for their third straight win. SEAHAWKS 20, RAMS 9 SEATTLE» The Seattle Seahawks claimed the NFC West title with a win over the Los Angeles Rams, with Russell Wilson throwing a 13-yard TD pass to Jacob Hollister with 2:51 left for the clinching score.