Eagles 28 What a game … before halftime. Colt McCoy became the second Redskins QB in the last three games to be lost for the season, 33-year-old Adrian Peterson had a franchise-record 90-yard TD to become the oldest player to score from that long, and Mark Sanchez had the only logical answer to his infamous Butt Fumble. But at the end of it all, the ‘Skins fell to 5-23 on Monday Night Football in the last 20 years — and into a second-place tie with Philly that feels so much more like the end of a once-promising season with a quarter of it still left to play. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
AP Photo/Michael Perez
Steelers 30 In what would be a wild card matchup if the playoffs started today, Pittsburgh blew a 16-point halftime lead at home for the first time in franchise history and gave a struggling kicker not one … not two … but three tries at the game-winning kick in the game’s final seconds. Apparently, Big Ben’s big self-righteous mouth needs to publicly criticize his special teams this week. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
AP Photo/Don Wright
Patriots 24 It took him almost two full decades, but Tom Brady finally has 1,000 career rushing yards! But more importantly, he threw for 311 yards and the go-ahead touchdown to Josh Gordon to keep New England on track for a first-round bye and Minnesota in desperate need to win out to make the playoffs. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
AP Photo/Steven Senne
Raiders 33 Kansas City ran for 174 yards in their first game without Kareem Hunt, Patrick Mahomes made Jon Gruden even sicker by becoming just the third different player in NFL history to toss 40 TDs in a season, and the Chiefs defense sacked Derek Carr three more times to make him more and more like his big brother than he’d like. It really looks like the first two picks in the upcoming draft are going to the Bay Area… (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
AP Photo/Ben Margot
Seahawks 43 … because San Francisco is also 2-10 after the loquacious Richard Sherman’s return to Seattle was a largely silent one. It was evident he has no relationship with Russell Wilson because he did little to stop him from throwing four touchdowns — one of which served as an homage to Sherman — and Bobby Wagner’s 98-yard Pick 6 just hammered home the point that Jimmy Garoppolo’s 2017 hot streak was fool’s gold for an otherwise bad team. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images
Titans 26 The Jets got a Pick 6 for their first takeaway since Week 6 — and still lost. This awful season might actually be a blessing in disguise, assuming they can draft another blue chip player to help Sam Darnold in 2019. (AP Photo/James Kenney)
AP Photo/James Kenney
Falcons 16 Lamar Jackson improved to 3-0 as an NFL starter, Robert Griffin III made a minor comeback, and the Ravens defense continued to be the catalyst for a team that seems to be on a collision course with a playoff spot that seemed improbable just a month ago. Beating this train wreck in Atlanta is one thing … but a win over the Chiefs next week will not only turn heads, but potentially make the AFC North Baltimore’s division to win. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Texans 29 Baker Mayfield’s post-Hue hot streak was halted in Houston, where the Texans’ torrent of triumphs reached nine in a row (I’m killing it with the alliteration!). Regardless of whether Gregg Williams is right to prefer Mayfield over Deshaun Watson, Houston is all systems go entering a very winnable stretch run. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith
Giants 30 (OT) People might be giving Big Blue big-ups for playing spoiler in recent weeks, but I’ve got big questions for Pat Shurmur. Odell Beckham Jr. is the first non-QB since Antwaan Randel-El in 2010 to throw for multiple TDs in a season — why haven’t the Giants used more unconventional means to spark their offense in a wide-open division? (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Packers 17 So much for lighting people up. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers played so poorly against the 3-win Cardinals, they lost their first home game in two years and finally fired the underwhelming Mike McCarthy, who becomes the first Super Bowl-winning coach to get fired in-season since the Colts canned Don McCafferty in 1972. A tidal wave of change is coming to Titletown — and it’s long overdue. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
AP Photo/Mike Roemer
Buccaneers 24 Carolina lost their top receiving target for the season, fell to a team literally begging their fans to come watch them play and are allowing a whopping 31.5 points per game during a 4-game losing streak that will likely cost them a trip to the postseason. Riverboat Ron Rivera might be the next head coach to get fired if the Panthers can’t make things interesting down the stretch. (Photo by Will Vragovic/Getty Images)
Photo by Will Vragovic/Getty Images
Bengals 10 Philip Lindsay pushed himself closer to a historic rookie season and, perhaps, Denver closer to an improbable playoff run. Considering their remaining schedule (at 49ers, vs. Browns, at Raiders, vs. Chargers), it’s not at all a hyperbolic assertion. Neither is this: Cincinnati just has to follow Green Bay’s lead and let go of their underwhelming head coach, right? Mike McCarthy at least won a Super Bowl — Marvin Lewis hasn’t been to the postseason in three years and hasn’t won a playoff game since he was defensive coordinator for the 2001 Ravens! (Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images)
Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images
Dolphins 21 A week after his 99-yard outing, Josh Allen ran for a franchise-record 135 yards Sunday, the most by a quarterback since Colin Kaepernick in 2014 and the most by a rookie QB since RG3 in 2012. If Allen ever throws as well as he runs — and the Bills defense goes after opponents as aggressively as they do refs — Buffalo might actually get good. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images
Lions 16 The Rams have won back-to-back division titles for the first time since 1978-79, led by a guy who may or may not have brought the same success to Motown for a Lions team that keeps chasing weird practices with lousy performances. At least something went according to plan Sunday… (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
AP Photo/Paul Sancya
Jaguars 6 Jacksonville ended their 7-game slide, Andrew Luck’s 8-game streak of 3-TD games and perhaps Indy’s playoff prospects in one fell swoop. This ugly eyesore was befitting of the Jaguars’ massively disappointing season — but at least Jalen Ramsey got his devilish swag back. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images
Cowboys 13 This really did end up being Dallas’ Super Bowl. New Orleans was shut down like they haven’t been in years, holding Drew Brees to a QB rating (71.6) lower than his season-long completion percentage (75.5) in what was the most watched Thursday night game ever. Jerry Jones might think his team has turned a corner, but I’ll reserve judgment on these Cowboys until after next week’s crucial game against the Eagles. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
AP Photo/Ron Jenkins
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