Panthers had no answer. Jaguars took it 37-10. Trevor Lawrence was steady for Jaguars — 26/35, 292 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Bryce Young threw for Panthers — 23/38, 246 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. Trevor Lawrence's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Jaguars 414, Panthers 266.

Two teams, 3 points, and Panthers on the right side of it. Bryce Young did the damage for Panthers — 15/22, 219 yards, 2 TD. Jordan Love threw for Packers — 17/30, 254 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. 4 in the league in rushing yards, at 76 overall. LJ Martin is not supposed to be doing this. On the ground: Panthers 238, Packers 101.

Caleb Brooks: "Carolina had 394 yards and threw for 312, but Bryce Young's 2 interceptions and the Panthers' inability to run the ball—82 yards on 11 carries—left them short in a 30-27 loss. New York won it on the ground: Isaac Brown rushed for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns, and even 4 Jets turnovers couldn't undo what that kind of ground game does to a game." Marcus Reyes: "Carolina threw 33 times and lost by 3 to a team that handed the ball off 18 times; Young's 2 interceptions made that imbalance fatal, and it'll stay fatal until the Panthers trust their legs more than their arm."

Jets needed all sixty minutes, edging Panthers 30-27. Bryce Young was steady for Panthers — 17/33, 312 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. Isaac Brown did the work on the ground for Jets — 16 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD. 1 in the league in rushing yards, at 75 overall. Isaac Brown is not supposed to be doing this. Through the air: Panthers 312, Jets 142.

Marcus Reyes: "Seattle won a game it had no business winning. Milroe threw it away 3 times and still moved the ball at will—448 yards to Carolina's 311—but what actually separated them was Jadarian Price, who punched in 2 touchdowns on 89 yards, the kind of grunt work that beats teams who can't establish anything on the ground." Kayla James: "Seattle's one-point escape feels less like a heist and more like a reminder: this team has been living on the knife's edge all season, and they just barely convinced themselves they belong in the conversation."

A 1-point game to the end, and Seahawks had it 31-30. Jalen Milroe threw for Seahawks — 26/40, 311 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Bryce Young threw for Panthers — 18/33, 218 yards, 3 TD — in a losing effort. Rashid Shaheed has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Seahawks 448, Panthers 311.

Riley Parker: "Carolina turned the ball over 0 times and still lost by 5—that's the kind of disciplined, helpless loss that defines a 5-12 season; Atlanta's 131 receiving yards from Branch in one game nearly matched what Young averaged over 3, and that gap is why the 1-seed is going to the playoffs while Carolina's already home." Ethan Price: "Young's 221 yards on 22 completions says what everyone else already knows: Carolina's quarterback works harder for less. Atlanta's 441 total yards on identical efficiency tells you the gap isn't execution—it's talent and health around him." Zoe Bell: "Atlanta won without playing particularly well—Dalton threw 2 interceptions and still had 131 yards of help from Branch—while Carolina executed perfectly and got nothing, which isn't discipline, it's a talent gap that 5 points doesn't capture."

Panthers kept it respectable. Falcons still won by 5. Andy Dalton did the damage for Falcons — 22/41, 271 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT. Bryce Young threw for Panthers — 22/35, 221 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Andy Dalton has now cleared 250 passing yards in 3 in a row. Total yards: Falcons 441, Panthers 310.