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Las Vegas converted a pair of fourth-down tries on its latest drive, which ended with this touchdown pass from Geno Smith to Tyler Lockett, who tapped the toes in the back of the end zone to come away with the score. The loser of this game will likely land the No. 1 overall pick on the draft.
New York dominated Las Vegas, to the tune of 34-10. Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart passed for 207 yards, rushed for 48, and had two touchdowns on the ground. Wide receiver Wan'Dale Robins had 11 receptions for 113 yards.
For all the drama surrounding A.J. Brown earlier this season, he has now eclipsed 1,000 yards on the season. He's reached that mark in all four seasons with the Eagles and six times in his seven-year career. DeVonta Smith needs 44 yards to give the Eagles two 1,000-yard receivers. for the third time in four seasons.
NFL Week 16 lived up to the hype as pressure was put onto the teams looking to make the playoffs. Several games came down to the wire and a couple went into overtime.
It has been a very quiet game up in Seattle but here's a very loud play: Philip Rivers -- a 44-year-old grandfather who is fresh off his couch and coaching high-school football -- throws a touchdown pass to Josh Downs on the crossing route to extend Indianapolis' lead. Rivers started slow but is 10 of 16 for 81 yards and this score.
The NFL playoff race continues in Week 16. Follow this live experience for today's coverage from The Athletic's writers.
The four division champions from each conference make the playoffs and are seeded No. 1 through No. 4 based on record. The three remaining teams in each conference with the best record qualify for the postseason as wild-card teams and are seeded No. 5 through No. 7.
Brock Purdy and the San Francisco offense did everything they could for the first 58 minutes in a nearly flawless performance.
The playoff picture continued to take shape in Week 16, with several key wins catapulting teams to the front of their divisions and putting them in a position to compete for a Lombardi Trophy.
The Buffalo Bills went for the win with a two-point conversion attempt but Josh Allen's pass was incomplete and the Philadelphia Eagles held on for a 13-12 victory. Buffalo's loss handed the AFC East title to the New England Patriots, ending the Bills' streak of five straight division championships.