Steelers could not stop handing it over, and Patriots made it count — 45-28. Drake Maye did the damage for Patriots — 23/34, 333 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT. Aaron Rodgers did the damage for Steelers — 13/28, 225 yards, 1 TD, 6 INT — in a losing effort. Total yards: Patriots 490, Steelers 235.

Patriots did what they needed to, 30-13. Rhamondre Stevenson carried the load for Patriots — 8 carries, 118 yards. Deion Burks did the catching for Dolphins — 3 catches, 61 yards — in a losing effort. Rhamondre Stevenson has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Patriots 449, Dolphins 255.

Ethan Price: "Denver's ground game—Harvey at 110 yards across 26 carries—did the work that mattered; New England managed 52 rushing yards and couldn't sustain anything underneath, which against a defense that applied 4 sacks felt like a choice rather than a failure. The real problem for the Pats: they generated zero turnovers against a team that had already given one away, and in a 2-point game that's the margin between playoff seeding and regret." Jordan Hayes: "Denver had 190 more yards and still needed a 2-point game—that's a defense that bent enough to stay in it, and New England should've capitalized on how little Denver forced them to do anything right."

Denver moved past New England 15-13 in a game decided by execution gap more than drama. Bo Nix completed 29 of 44 for 313 yards while RJ Harvey ran 26 times for 110 yards and a touchdown, with Courtland Sutton catching 9 for 105, as the Broncos generated 428 total yards against a Patriots offense that managed 238. New England's defense recorded 3 sacks but couldn't manufacture a turnover against a Denver team that gave the ball away once, a margin that held in a game where field position and efficiency were everything.

24-13 to Patriots, and it went about how it looked. Drake Maye did the damage for Patriots — 20/41, 207 yards, 1 TD. Justin Jefferson was the target for Vikings — 7 catches, 98 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Harold Landry III is in form — 1 sacks a game over his last three, against a season average of 1. Total yards: Patriots 361, Vikings 284.

Jaylen Rivers: "New England got run over—literally. 44 rushing yards is not a playoff team's ground game, and Las Vegas knew it coming in." Ava Collins: "Las Vegas is the better team right now—18.6 SRS versus 3.4—and Mike Washington Jr.'s 145 yards proved it doesn't matter what New England tries to do defensively when the Raiders can run and pass at will."

Patriots kept it respectable. Raiders still won by 18. Drake Maye was steady for Patriots — 23/40, 202 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Fernando Mendoza threw for Raiders — 25/47, 214 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. A season best for Mike Washington Jr.. Total yards: Raiders 389, Patriots 246.

75 points, and Patriots had more of them, 47-28. Drake Maye threw for Patriots — 29/35, 326 yards, 4 TD. Cade Klubnik was steady for Jets — 15/30, 230 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Omar Cooper Jr. has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Patriots 483, Jets 345.