Overview
- New England beat Cincinnati to reach 10-2 and take the AFC’s top seed, with Denver idle and Indianapolis slipping after an overtime loss to Kansas City.
- Baltimore and Pittsburgh are level at 6-5 in the AFC North with the Ravens ahead on a divisional tiebreaker, as the Steelers fell to Chicago with Aaron Rodgers inactive and Mason Rudolph starting.
- Chicago moved to 8-3 by edging Pittsburgh to stay atop the NFC North, while Green Bay (7-3-1) and Detroit (7-4, OT win vs. Giants) kept pace.
- Los Angeles seized the NFC’s No. 1 seed with a Sunday night win after Philadelphia lost, while Seattle and Green Bay held wild-card spots and San Francisco stayed ahead of Detroit on a conference-record tiebreaker.
- Without playing, the Chargers rose to the AFC’s fifth seed after Buffalo’s loss; Los Angeles, Jacksonville and Buffalo are tied at 7-4 with the Chargers holding the tiebreaker.