Giveaways decided this one. Panthers 45, Cardinals 34. Bryce Young did the damage for Panthers — 19/32, 333 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Carlos Barton threw for Cardinals — 10/15, 261 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. 4 in the league in passing yards, at 73 overall. Carlos Barton is not supposed to be doing this. On the ground: Cardinals 115, Panthers 94.

Elise Carter: "Las Vegas threw for 428 yards and still lost by 3 because they managed 13 rushing yards—you can't win like that, and they didn't. Arizona's Karson Sharar lived in the backfield with 3 sacks and made sure of it." Riley Parker: "Las Vegas just proved they can manufacture 428 yards and still finish 7-10 because their ground game doesn't exist—Arizona's 70 rushing yards in a win tells you everything about how this season ends for both teams."

Raiders had it there to be taken. Cardinals took it, 23-20. Fernando Mendoza was steady for Raiders — 20/28, 428 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. Karson Sharar lived in the backfield for Cardinals — 3 sacks. A season best for Dont'e Thornton Jr. Through the air: Raiders 428, Cardinals 224.

Kayla James: "Arizona's ground game evaporated — 11 rushing yards is not a bad day, it is a season's worth of trouble — and a shutout at home against a team that has been searching for its rhythm says San Francisco found theirs at exactly the right time." Caleb Brooks: "Kaden Wetjen had 64 yards receiving in a game where Arizona managed 181 through the air total — he was the only Cardinals target who mattered, and that tells you everything about how badly their passing game struggled to generate alternatives."

San Francisco shut out Arizona 28-0 behind 173 rushing yards to Arizona's 11, a ground game so lopsided it decided everything. Kendre Miller ran for 64 yards on 11 carries and George Kittle caught 4 for 77 as the 49ers controlled the line. Arizona managed 181 passing yards through Kaden Wetjen's 3 catches for 64 yards but fumbled twice and never found the end zone. The 14-3 Niners ran the ball on 20 of their 31 plays while Arizona, despite passing on 22 of 32, could not move it when it mattered.

Caleb Brooks: "Arizona's ground game was the difference. Love ran for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns on a team that was supposed to be throwing 68 percent of the time, and it worked — the Cardinals outgained New York 445 to 348 and won a game they had no business winning." Ethan Price: "New York just lost to a 4-10 team that ran the ball 19 times and threw it 31—and proved that a 10-4 record built on a soft schedule and turnover luck is not the same thing as being good. The margin matters less than what it exposed."

Two teams, 3 points, and Cardinals on the right side of it. Will Levis was steady for Cardinals — 18/31, 316 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT. Cade Klubnik threw for Jets — 19/30, 275 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. Total yards: Cardinals 445, Jets 348.

Caleb Brooks: "Philadelphia's ground game was unstoppable. Barkley went for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns on the ground—that's the kind of night that decides a rout—and the Eagles' 322 rushing yards to Arizona's 66 made this a mismatch from the start." Riley Parker: "Philadelphia got to throw it 13 times and still scored 48—Arizona abandoned the run at 62% pass rate and got shredded anyway, which means the Eagles' defense was the real story nobody's talking about."