Overview
- Denver clinched the AFC No. 1 seed and home‑field advantage with a 19-3 win over the Chargers, joining Seattle, which locked up the NFC’s top seed by beating San Francisco.
- Carolina won the NFC South at 8-9 via a three‑way tiebreaker after Atlanta beat New Orleans 19-17 and recovered a late onside kick, eliminating Tampa Bay and sending the Panthers to a home game.
- Wild Card slate: Rams at Panthers (Sat 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX); Packers at Bears (Sat 8:00, Prime Video); Bills at Jaguars (Sun 1:00, CBS); 49ers at Eagles (Sun 4:30, FOX); Chargers at Patriots (Sun 8:00, NBC); Texans at Ravens/Steelers (Mon 8:00, ESPN).
- Jacksonville routed Tennessee to claim the AFC South and the No. 3 seed, New England secured the AFC’s No. 2 seed and will host Los Angeles, and the AFC North winner hosts Houston on Monday night.
- Cleveland’s Myles Garrett set the NFL single‑season sack record with his 23rd in a win over Cincinnati.