Week 14 is particularly important for the Kansas City Chiefs, who, with a win against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football, will win the AFC West division for the 9th straight year.
That matchup is the last in a Sunday slate full of must-watch material.
In the 1 p.m. window, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins will make his return to Minnesota after spending the previous six seasons in the Twin Cities.
The Arizona Cardinals will host the Seattle Seahawks in the late window at 4:25 p.m. ET, with significant stakes in a fiercely contested NFC West race and minimal margin for error.
Make sure to stay tuned in all day to catch the best highlights from Sunday's Week 14 action.
Top 5 Plays
Here are the top five plays of the day.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Williams's sensational grab vs. Browns:
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy's one-handed interception vs. Falcons:
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua's catch vs. Bears:
Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze's toe-tapping touchdown catch vs. 49ers:
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp's touchdown grab vs. Bills:
Kansas City Chiefs 19, Los Angeles Chargers 17
First Quarter
The Chargers sacked Patrick Mahomes on third down to hold the Chiefs to a field goal on their opening drive:
The Chiefs used safety Jordan Reid for their kickoff, and he actually did a good job:
Justin Herbert found Quentin Johnston to convert on third down:
Herbert found Joshua Palmer for a 38-yard pass:
Second Quarter
Joey Bosa got to Mahomes for another third-down sack:
Mahomes found JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 26-yard gain:
Derwin James Jr. got to Mahomes this time:
Mahomes withstood the pressure to find Xavier Worthy:
The Chiefs extended their lead before halftime with a touchdown pass from Mahomes to DeAndre Hopkins:
Third Quarter
Herbert connected with Palmer to convert on fourth down:
Herbert delivered a 21-yard pass to tight end Stone Smartt:
Gus Edwards got the Chargers on the board with a short touchdown run:
Smartt got loose again for a 25-yard gain:
Herbert put the Chargers in front with a touchdown pass to Johnston:
Fourth Quarter
The Chargers stopped Hopkins from reeling in this pass from Mahomes:
Mahomes danced around and found Worthy downfield for a first down:
Mahomes hooked up with his favorite target Travis Kelce for a key first down:
Matthew Wright doinked it in to give the Chiefs the win and the AFC West title:
Chiefs' top performers:
QB, Patrick Mahomes, 23-37, 210 YDS, 1 TD
TE, Travis Kelce, 5 REC, 45 YDS
WR, DeAndre Hopkins, 4 REC, 32 YDS, 1 TD
Chargers' top performers:
QB, Justin Herbert, 21-30, 213 YDS, 1 TD
RB, Gus Edwards, 10 CAR, 36 YDS, 1 TD
WR, Quentin Johnston, 5 REC, 48 YDS, 1 TD
Seattle Seahawks 30, Arizona Cardinals 18
First Quarter
Kyler Murray connected with Michael Wilson for a 42-yard score to put the Cardinals up 7-0:
Geno Smith found Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the end zone to give Seattle the lead:
Coby Bryant picked off Kyler on the very next drive:
Zach Charbonnet found pay dirt to give the Seahawks a double-digit lead:
Second Quarter
James Conner ran for a 23-yard gain to put Arizona in the red zone:
JSN made an impressive grab to pick up the first down:
Charbonnet ran through Arizona's defense to give the Seahawks a 24-10 lead:
Third Quarter
Kyler flipped it to Conner to cut the deficit to 10:
Seahawks' top performers:
QB, Geno Smith, 24-30, 233 YDS, 1 TD
RB, Zach Charbonnet, 22 CAR, 134 YDS, 2 TD (7 REC, 59 YDS)
WR, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 5 REC, 82 YDS, 1 TD
Cardinals' top performers:
QB, Kyler Murray, 25-38, 259 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
RB, James Conner, 18 CAR, 90 YDS (4 REC, 32 YDS, 1 TD)
TE, Trey McBride, 7 REC, 70 YDS
Los Angeles Rams 44, Buffalo Bills 42
First Quarter
Kyren Williams found pay dirt to put the Rams up a touchdown:
Josh Allen scored a rushing touchdown to make it a tie game:
Second Quarter
Rams' special teams unit cashed in on a punt block to make it a two-score game:
Allen threw a screen pass to Ty Johnson for a 41-yard touchdown:
Puka Nacua came up with a mind-boggling catch for the first down:
Puka scored on the jet sweep to give the Rams a 10-point lead:
Third Quarter
Puka continued to impress:
Matthew Stafford connected with Cooper Kupp to put the Rams in the red zone:
Williams capped off the drive with a rushing score to make it a 17-point game:
Allen threw an absolute beauty to Amari Cooper for a 26-yard pickup:
Allen showed off his mobility with a 17-yard gain on the ground:
Allen found Khalil Shakir, who split defenders and somehow stayed up for a 51-yard catch-and-run touchdown:
Rams returned the favor as Stafford threw his first touchdown pass of the day to Kupp:
Fourth Quarter
Buffalo wasted no time as Allen found Shakir to move the Bills to the Rams' 1-yard line:
Allen snuck in for another rushing tuddy a play later:
Allen found Mack Hollins and all of the sudden it is a three-point game:
Rams converted on a HUGE 4th and 5:
Rams cashed in with a Puka tuddy to take a nine-point lead late in the fourth:
Allen scored his third rushing touchdown of the game in the waning moments:
Rams' top performers:
QB, Matthew Stafford, 23-30, 320 YDS, 2 TD
RB, Kyren Williams, 29 CAR, 87 YDS, 2 TD
WR, Puka Nacua, 12 REC, 162 YDS, 1 TD (5 CAR, 16 YDS, 1 TD)
WR, Cooper Kupp, 5 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD
Bills' top performers:
QB, Josh Allen, 22-37, 342 YDS, 3 TD (10 CAR, 82 YDS, 3 TD)
WR, Khalil Shakir, 5 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD
WR, Amari Cooper, 6 REC, 95 YDS
San Francisco 49ers 38, Chicago Bears 13
First Quarter
Brock Purdy connected with George Kittle for a 33-yard gain:
Purdy found wideout Jauan Jennings to cap off a dominant opening drive:
Purdy found Kittle for another big gain:
Purdy connected with Issac Guerendo to put the 49ers right outside the end zone:
Guerendo found pay dirt to make it a two-score game:
Second Quarter
Chicago's secondary could not contain Kittle:
Purdy connected with Jennings for another score to make it a 21-point game in the first half:
Kittle was UNSTOPPABLE in the first half:
Third Quarter
Caleb Williams threw a dime to Rome Odunze to put Chicago on the board:
Purdy aired it out to Jennings for the big gain:
Fourth Quarter
Guerendo scored another touchdown to give the 49ers a 31-6 lead:
Williams found Odunze again for six:
49ers' running back Patrick Taylor added insult to injury with a three-yard touchdown run:
49ers' top performers:
QB, Brock Purdy, 20-25, 325 YDS, 2 TD
RB, Isaac Guerendo, 15 CAR, 78 YDS, 2 TD (2 REC, 50 YDS)
TE, George Kittle, 6 REC, 151 YDS
WR, Jauan Jennings, 7 REC, 90 YDS, 2 TD
Bears' top performers:
QB, Caleb Williams, 17-23, 134 YDS, 2 TD (4 CAR, 27 YDS)
RB, D'Andre Swift, 14 CAR, 38 YDS
WR, D.J. Moore, 6 REC, 49 YDS
Jacksonville Jaguars 10, Tennessee Titans 6
First Quarter
Titans' defense picked off Mac Jones to halt Jacksonville's drive:
Second Quarter
Jags' defense came up with a huge goal line stand to keep it a one-score game:
Fourth Quarter
Jones evaded pressure and found Brian Thomas Jr. for the big gain:
Tank Bigsby ran for a score to put Jacksonville up in front:
Jaguars' top performers:
QB, Mac Jones, 23-31, 220 YDS, 2 INT
RB, Tank Bigsby, 18 CAR, 55 YDS, 1 TD
WR, Brian Thomas Jr., 8 REC, 86 YDS
Titans' top performers:
QB, Will Levis, 19-32, 168 YDS
RB, Tony Pollar, 21 CAR, 102 YDS
WR, Calvin Ridley, 7 REC, 59 YDS
Miami Dolphins 32, New York Jets 26 (ot)
First Quarter
De'Von Achane found pay dirt to put Miami on the board first:
Isaiah Davis ran for a score to give the Jets their first touchdown in Miami since 2021:
Third Quarter
Aaron Rodgers found Davante Adams in the end zone to give the Jets the lead:
Fourth Quarter
Tua Tagovailoa found Tyreek Hill to reduce Miami's deficit to two:
Anders Carlson hit a 42-yard field goal to give the Jets a three-point lead with under one minute to play:
Jason Sanders returned the favor by drilling a game-tying 52-yard field goal with under 10 seconds to play:
Overtime
Tua found tight end Jonnu Smith in the end zone for the game-winning score:
Dolphins' top performers:
QB, Tua Tagovalioa, 33-47, 331 YDS, 2 TD
RB, De'Von Achane, 14 CAR, 24 YDS, 1 TD (6 REC, 45 YDS)
WR, Tyreek Hill, 10 REC, 115 YDS, 1 TD
WR, Jaylen Waddle, 9 REC, 99 YDS
Jets' top performers:
QB, Aaron Rodgers, 27-30, 339 YDS, 1 TD
RB, Braelon Allen, 11 CAR, 43 YDS (4 REC, 38 YDS)
WR, Garrett Wilson, 7 REC, 114 YDS
WR, Davante Adams, 9 REC< 109 YDS, 1 TD
Minnesota Vikings 42, Atlanta Falcons 21
First Quarter
Falcons' running back Tyler Allgeier capped off the opening drive with a score:
Sam Darnold connected on a moonshot with Jordan Addison to put the Vikings on the board:
Second Quarter
Kirk Cousins' pass attempt was picked off by his former teammate:
Darnold found Justin Jefferson to put the Vikings up a score:
Cousins found Darnell Mooney for a 52-yard gain:
Third Quarter
Darnold kept the play alive and found Jefferson for a 52-yard touchdown:
Falcons punched back via Bijan Robinson's rushing score to pull within two of Minnesota:
Atlanta converted on the two-point attempt to tie the game up at 21:
Fourth Quarter
Addison caught another touchdown pass to put the Vikings in front seven:
Addison scored ANOTHER touchdown to make it a two-score game:
Byron Murphy's impressive one-handed interception halted Atlanta's drive:
Vikings' running back Aaron Jones scored a touchdown to make it a three-score game:
Vikings' top performers:
QB, Sam Darnold, 22-38, 347 YDS, 5 TD
RB, Aaron Jones, 13 CAR, 73 YDS, 1 TD
WR, Jordan Addison, 8 REC, 133 YDS, 3 TD
WR, Justin Jefferson, 7 REC, 132 YDS, 2 TD
Falcons' top performers:
QB, Kirk Cousins, 23-37, 344 YDS, 2 INT
RB, Bijan Robinson, 22 CAR, 92 YDS, 1 TD
WR, Darnell Mooney, 6 REC, 142 YDS
WR, Ray-Ray McCloud III, 8 REC, 98 YDS
New Orleans Saints 14, New York Giants 11
First Quarter
Saints' offensive line pushed running back Kendre Miller into the end zone for his first touchdown of the year:
Third Quarter
Derek Carr found a wide open Juwan Johnson to make it a two-score game:
Fourth Quarter
On 3rd and 7, Drew Lock found Darius Slayton for a gain of 20:
Saints' defense picked off Lock to take over with just 1:45 to play:
On 4th and 10, Lock picked up the first down with his legs to keep the game alive:
Graham Gano missed a game-tying field goal to seal a victory for the Saints:
Saints' top performers:
QB, Derek Carr, 20-31, 219 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RB, Alvin Kamara, 17 CAR, 44 YDS (5 REC, 35 YDS)
Giants' top performers:
QB, Drew Lock, 21-49, 227 YDS, 1 INT (5 CAR, 59 YDS)
RB, Tyrone Tracy Jr. 16 CAR, 45 YDS, 1 TD (5 REC, 38 YDS)
WR, Malik Nabers, 5 REC, 79 YDS
Philadelphia Eagles 22, Carolina Panthers 16
Second Quarter
Jalen Hurts and the tush push continued to age like fine wine:
Bryce Young found Tommy Tremble on 4th and goal to put the Panthers up three in Philly:
Hurts found DeVonta Smith to give the Eagles the lead going into half:
Third Quarter
The Panthers' offense avoided a near disaster thanks to Adam Thielen:
Chuba Hubbard found pay dirt to give Carolina the lead again:
Fourth Quarter
Eagles' tight end Grant Calcatera scored his first career touchdown to give Philly the lead again:
On 3rd and 11, Young made an incredible play to keep the drive alive:
Young found Thielen on 4th and 7 to keep the game alive:
Eagles' top performers:
QB, Jalen Hurts, 14-21, 108 YDS, 2 TD (8 CAR, 61 YDS, 1 TD)
RB, Saquon Barkley, 20 CAR, 124 YDS
Panthers' top performers:
QB, Bryce Young, 19-34, 191 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT (7 CAR, 29 YDS)
RB, Chuba Hubbard, 26 CAR, 92 YDS, 1 TD
WR, Adam Thielen, 9 REC, 102 YDS
Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Cleveland Browns 14
First Quarter
Jameis Winston and Jerry Jeudy picked up where they left off to put the Browns up 7-3
Second Quarter
Steelers' defensive tackle Keeanu Benton picked off Jameis:
Najee Harris found pay dirt to give the Steelers the lead:
Third Quarter
Russell Wilson found Van Jefferson to make it a two-score game:
Mike Williams made a sensational catch to keep Pittsburgh's drive alive:
Russ connected with tight end Pat Freiermuth a few plays later for the score:
Fourth Quarter
Winston found David Njoku to make it a one-score game:
Steelers' top performers:
QB, Russell Wilson, 15-26, 158 YDS, 2 TD
RB, Najee Harris, 16 CAR, 53 YDS, 1 TD
Browns' top performers:
QB, Jameis Winston, 24-41, 211 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT (4 CAR, 28 YDS)
RB, Nick Chubb, 11 CAR, 48 YDS
WR, Jerry Jeudy, 5 REC, 64 YDS, 1 TD
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28, Las Vegas Raiders 13
First Quarter
Baker Mayfield connected with wide receiver Jalen McMillan for an opening drive score:
Baker found Rachaad White for another Tampa score:
Baker threw an absolute bullet to Sterling Shepard for the first down:
Second Quarter
Raiders' defensive end K'Lavon Chaisson had an acrobatic interception:
Raiders' offense turned the ball over on the very next play:
Raiders' defense forced another turnover:
Aidan O'Connell snuck in for a score to put the Raiders on the board:
Baker threw an interception in the end zone:
Third Quarter
O'Connell threw an INT in the red zone:
White stiff armed a defender en route to a first down:
Fourth Quarter
Mike Evans hurdled a defender on his way to a 32-yard gain:
White scored his second touchdown of the day to make it a two-score game:
On 4th and 5, Desmond Ridder found Jakobi Meyers for the first down:
Baker connected with tight end Cade Otton for a big gain:
Baker found McMillan again to make it a two-score game:
Buccaneers' top performers:
QB, Baker Mayfield, 18-29, 295 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
RB, Rachaad White, 17 CAR, 90 YD, 1 TD (2 REC, 19 YDS, 1 TD)
TE, Cade Otton, 3 REC, 70 YDS
Raiders' top performers:
QB, Aidan O'Connell, 11-19, 104 YDS, 1 INT (6 CAR, 6 YDS, 1 TD)
RB, Sincere McCormick, 15 CAR, 78 YDS
TE, Michael Mayer, 7 REC, 68 YDS
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