The Day

Jaguars 38, Colts 20

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Titans 35, Texans 14

Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans ran their way into the playoffs, beating a Houston Texans team that rested several starters and setting up an intriguing first-round matchup with New England. Henry rushed for a season-high 211 yards and three touchdowns in the Titans' victory on Sunday. The Texans beat the Titans two weeks ago to take control of the AFC South and locked up the division last week, allowing Houston to sit quarterbac­k Deshaun Watson and other key players. Tennessee got its first win at Houston since Jan. 1, 2012. The Titans, who will visit the Patriots next weekend, are in the postseason for the second time in three seasons and the first under coach Mike Vrabel, who played for New England for eight seasons.

Chiefs 31, Chargers 21

Mecole Hardman returned a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown, Damien Williams took a handoff 84 yards for another score, and the Chiefs leapfrogge­d New England for the No. 2 seed in the AFC and a first-round playoff bye. The Chiefs (12-4) long ago clinched their fourth straight AFC West title, but they needed a win and an unlikely Dolphins victory over the Patriots to get a week off. And just as Williams punched into the end zone in the closing minutes for his second touchdown of the game, the Dolphins were scoring the go-ahead TD with 24 seconds left for their upset in Foxborough.

Cowboys 47, Redskins 16

Dak Prescott threw four touchdown passes in a win rendered meaningles­s when the Cowboys were eliminated from the playoffs by Philadelph­ia's victory. The Cowboys (8-8) lost control of their playoff future with a 17-9 loss at the Eagles last week. Last season's NFC East champions will now wait to see how much longer Jason Garrett will be coach after underachie­ving in the final year of his contract. Dallas could have made the playoffs without a winning record for the third time in franchise history. Instead, the Eagles won the division for the second time in three years.

Packers 23, Lions 20

Mason Crosby kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the Packers to a first-round bye. The Packers (13-3) fell behind by two touchdowns in the second quarter. They didn't lead until Crosby made his second winning kick against Detroit this season. The Lions (3-12-1) closed with nine straight losses for their longest losing streak in a season since going 0-16 in 2008. Green Bay won despite Aaron Rodgers struggling to make accurate throws for much of the afternoon. Rodgers was 27 of 55 for 323 yards with two touchdowns and an intercepti­on. He made a short pass under pressure to Aaron Jones, who turned the clutch throw into a 31-yard reception to set up Crosby's kick.

Saints 42, Panthers 10

The Saints took care of business against the reeling Panthers and finished off a 13-3 regular season but still might not get a week of rest in the playoffs. Drew Brees threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns, Alvin Kamara ran for two scores and the Saints handed the Panthers their eighth straight loss. But the runaway NFC South champions' chances at home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs ended when Green Bay beat Detroit on a last-second field goal. New Orleans needs Seattle to beat San Francisco on Sunday night to earn a first-round bye. If the 49ers win, the Saints will be the No. 3 seed and host the Minnesota Vikings in the wild-card round next weekend. The only thing that went right for the Panthers (5-11) was Christian McCaffrey joining Roger Craig and Marshall Faulk as the third player in NFL history to record 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. McCaffrey needed 67 yards receiving coming in and got there with a 17-yard reception late in the third quarter, earning some bear hugs from teammates on the sideline and a standing ovation from the scattered fans remaining in the seats.

Ravens 28, Steelers 10

Slogging through the rain without several notable stars and with very little at stake, the Ravens relied on a strong defensive performanc­e to finish the regular season riding a 12-game winning streak. Baltimore's first touchdown followed a fumble by Steelers rookie quarterbac­k Devlin Hodges, who failed to generate any offense in a game that meant far more to Pittsburgh (8-8) than to the Ravens (14-2). Baltimore also scored on special teams when Steelers punter Jordan Berry couldn't handle the wet football and Jordan Richards recovered the fumble for a touchdown. Fifteen seconds later, the Ravens tacked on a safety when Hodges was called for intentiona­l grounding in his end zone.

Broncos 16, Raiders 15

Shelby Harris knocked down Derek Carr's 2-point pass to Hunter Renfrow with 7 seconds left and the Broncos put an end to Oakland's run as an NFL city. The Raiders (7-9) nearly made the Broncos (7-9) pay dearly for Garett Bolles' latest penalty, a personal foul that pushed Brandon McManus way back for a 57-yard field-goal attempt, which sailed wide left, giving Oakland the ball at its 45-yard line with 1:41 remaining. Carr hit Renfrow for the touchdown from the 3, the first time the Raiders reached the end zone in five red-zone trips. Coach Jon Gruden went for the 2-point conversion instead of the tie.

Gardner Minshew turned in his best performanc­e in two months, throwing for 295 yards and three touchdowns. The rookie closed out Jacksonvil­le's disappoint­ing season by strengthen­ing his case to be the team's starting quarterbac­k next season. Coach Doug Marrone might be around, too. Marrone's status has been unclear since team owner Shad Khan fired top executive Tom Coughlin last week. Khan will meet with Marrone, general manager Dave Caldwell and others in the coming days before deciding anyone's fate. Marrone and Caldwell have two years remaining on their contracts.

Rams 31, Cardinals 24

Tyler Higbee and Robert Woods caught touchdown passes from Jared Goff in the fourth quarter, and the Rams bade farewell to the Los Angeles Coliseum and secured their third straight winning season. Goff passed for 319 yards and hit Cooper Kupp for 99 yards and an early TD, while the Los Angeles defense made four takeaways in the final NFL game at the 96-year-old Coliseum. The Rams (9-7) are moving into palatial SoFi Stadium in Inglewood next season.

Bears 21, Vikings 19

Eddy Piñeiro's fourth field goal of the game for Chicago came from 22 yards with 10 seconds left with the Vikings resting their regulars for the playoffs. Piñeiro, the latest attempt by the Bears (8-8) to solve their persistent kicking trouble, finished the season with 11 straight made field goals. Mitch Trubisky highlighte­d another unremarkab­le performanc­e by hitting Riley Ridley for 34 yards on fourth-and-9 with 2:36 left from midfield to set up the winning kick.

Bengals 33, Browns 23

Andy Dalton threw for a touchdown and ran for another in his farewell as a franchise quarterbac­k — a Joe Burrow banner in the upper deck reminded him what comes next — and the Bengals ended one of their most miserable seasons with a victory. After the game the Browns fired coach Freddie Kitchens after a dishearten­ing season that didn't come close to meeting expectatio­ns. Kitchens was let go Sunday night, just hours after the Browns were beaten by the lowly Cincinnati Bengals (2-14) to finish 6-10 and miss the playoffs for the 17th straight year.

Falcons 28, Buccaneers 22

Deion Jones intercepte­d Jameis Winston on the first play of overtime and returned the ball 27 yards for a touchdown. Winston became the first Tampa Bay quarterbac­k to pass for 5,000 yards in a season, but another non-playoff year ended on a sour note.

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