Buccaneers kept it respectable. Panthers still won by 18. Von Poole threw for Panthers — 31/42, 316 yards, 5 TD. Baker Mayfield did the damage for Buccaneers — 24/39, 211 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Total yards: Panthers 454, Buccaneers 264.

Browns kept it respectable. Buccaneers still won by 10. Baker Mayfield was steady for Buccaneers — 13/27, 231 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT. Chris Godwin Jr was the target for Buccaneers — 2 catches, 80 yards, 2 TD. Total yards: Buccaneers 321, Browns 241.

Ethan Price: "Tampa Bay had no answer for Puka Nacua—3 touchdown catches on 186 yards will do that—and couldn't pressure Stafford enough to disrupt what became a 4 TD afternoon; meanwhile Baker Mayfield's 388 yards meant nothing when the Bucs rushed for 62 and turned it over while Los Angeles didn't." Sierra Vaughn: "Tampa Bay's collapse this season sits on a single number: minus-10 in turnover differential, which has cost them roughly 6 wins they should have won based on their points alone. Today they lost a giveaway battle to a team built to win close games, and at 6-10, they're headed nowhere while Los Angeles clinches the division."

A passing exhibition. Rams finished it 31-23. Matthew Stafford was steady for Rams — 27/40, 328 yards, 4 TD. Baker Mayfield was steady for Buccaneers — 24/35, 388 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Baker Mayfield has not had a better afternoon this season. On the ground: Rams 140, Buccaneers 62.

A 3-point game to the end, and Vikings had it 27-24. T.J. Hockenson was the target for Vikings — 7 catches, 99 yards, 2 TD. Demond Claiborne did the work on the ground for Vikings — 12 carries, 61 yards. Total yards: Vikings 334, Buccaneers 198.

Devon Walker: "Saints' offensive line got shredded — 6 sacks allowed against a Tampa Bay defense that came in nothing special, and it forced them into a ground game they won anyway. New Orleans still won the line of scrimmage." Riley Parker: "Baker Mayfield completed 18 of 36 and Tampa Bay still couldn't crack 11 points — a Saints defense that got torched upfront held firm when it actually mattered, and New Orleans' division title looks safer than the sack count suggested."

Saints took care of Buccaneers, 18-11. Rueben Bain Jr. got after the quarterback for Buccaneers — 2.5 sacks — in a losing effort. Baker Mayfield was steady for Buccaneers — 18/36, 233 yards. Rueben Bain Jr.'s high-water mark for the year. On the ground: Saints 121, Buccaneers 57.

Buccaneers won the turnover battle, and the turnover battle won the game. Baker Mayfield was steady for Buccaneers — 20/39, 210 yards, 3 TD. T.J. Watt lived in the backfield for Steelers — 3 sacks — in a losing effort. A season best for T.J. Watt. On the ground: Steelers 127, Buccaneers 79.