Vikings had no answer. Lions took it 38-17. Demond William Jr. threw for Lions — 17/22, 363 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT. Aidan Hutchinson lived in the backfield for Lions — 3.5 sacks. That is 4 straight games over 250 for Demond William Jr.. Through the air: Lions 363, Vikings 140.

A 3-point game to the end, and Vikings had it 31-28. Patrick Mahomes threw for Chiefs — 11/18, 217 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. J.J. McCarthy threw for Vikings — 15/19, 251 yards, 2 TD. Total yards: Vikings 350, Chiefs 285.

24 points separated these two, and Bears had all of them. Caleb Williams threw for Bears — 11/15, 261 yards, 2 TD. Zavion Thomas moved the ball for Bears — 2 catches, 142 yards, 2 TD. A season best for Raleek Brown. Total yards: Bears 352, Vikings 237.

20-10 to Bears, and it went about how it looked. Caleb Williams did the damage for Bears — 17/23, 275 yards. Tai Felton did the catching for Vikings — 1 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. A season best for Caleb Williams. Total yards: Bears 335, Vikings 187.

Kayla James: "Minnesota couldn't get anything going on the ground—36 rushing yards is a death sentence—and Washington simply overwhelmed them, 48 points that felt inevitable the moment the Vikes couldn't establish even the smallest foothold." Caleb Brooks: "Chigoziem Okonkwo caught 4 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown—he was the only receiver Washington needed to get open, and Minnesota's secondary looked lost trying to find him."

A long afternoon for Vikings. Commanders by 27. Jayden Daniels threw for Commanders — 21/24, 309 yards, 3 TD. Ashton Jeanty ran it for Commanders — 13 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD. T.J. Hockenson is in form — 68 receiving yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 46. Total yards: Commanders 420, Vikings 214.

Talia Morgan: "Minnesota's defense got after Goff 4 times and turned 2 turnovers into a 1-point win in a game decided by execution, not scheme — the Vikes took care of the football while Detroit couldn't." Zoe Bell: "Detroit threw it 24 times for 206 yards and 2 picks while Minnesota ran 14 times—that's playoff positioning disguised as a 1-point game, and the Lions' passing game didn't have enough to overcome it."

Minnesota held off Detroit 27-26 in a one-point thriller that came down to execution in the passing game. J.J. McCarthy completed 10 of 18 for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns while Jared Goff went 20 for 24 with 206 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Lions. Jameson Williams caught 6 passes for 80 yards and 2 scores, but Detroit's 2 giveaways compared to Minnesota's 1 proved costly in a game where the Vikings outgained the Lions 300 to 290 yards overall.