C.J. Stroud threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns Saturday night and the Houston Texans stopped the Indianapolis Colts on a late drive to secure a 23-19 win in Indianapolis and a spot in the AFC playoffs next weekend. Devin Singletary’s tiebreaking 3-yard run up the middle snapped a 17-17 tie with 6:20 left in the game. Houston (10-7) completed an improbable journey from the second overall pick in last year’s draft to the postseason,

Mason Rudolph connected with Diontae Johnson for a go-ahead 71-yard touchdown and the Pittsburgh Steelers took one step closer to a playoff berth by beating the host Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in their regular-season finale on Saturday night. Rudolph completed 18 of 20 passes for 152 yards, and Najee Harris racked up 112 yards and a rushing touchdown on 26 carries for Pittsburgh, which outgained Baltimore 289-224 amid pouring rain. The Steelers (10-7) can clinch a

Eddy Pineiro kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired and the Carolina Panthers turned their lone lead of the game in a 9-7 victory against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon at rainy Charlotte, N.C. The game-winning drive covered 90 yards on 17 plays, chewing up the final 7 minutes, 35 seconds while knocking the Falcons (6-8) out of a share of first place in the NFC South. Quarterback Bryce Young was 18 of

Derek Carr threw three touchdown passes and the host New Orleans Saints did not allow a touchdown in a 24-6 victory against the visiting New York Giants on Sunday afternoon. Carr completed 23 of 28 passes for 218 yards and connected with 10 different receivers, including three different targets for scores. Alvin Kamara contributed 66 rushing yards and 44 receiving yards on five receptions for the Saints (7-7). Giants rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito, who left

Patrick Mahomes threw for a pair of touchdowns and the Kansas City Chiefs rattled off 20 unanswered points to beat the New England Patriots 27-17 Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass. Mahomes completed 27 of 37 passes for 305 yards and was picked off twice as Kansas City (9-5) snapped a modest two-game skid. Rashee Rice hauled in nine receptions for 91 yards and a score. Clyde Edwards-Helaire headlined a Chiefs backfield that was without Isiah

Raheem Mostert rushed for two scores to set a franchise single-season record for total touchdowns and the Miami Dolphins dismantled the New York Jets 30-0 on Sunday afternoon at Miami Gardens, Fla. Bradley Chubb had a field day and matched his career high of three sacks to go with two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as the AFC East-leading Dolphins (10-4) won for the fourth time in the past five games. Brandon Jones intercepted

Ka’imi Fairbairn made a 54-yard field goal as time expired in overtime to lift the Houston Texans to a 19-16 win against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn. It was the fourth field goal of the game for Fairbairn, who had missed the previous five games with a right quadricep strain. Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud remained in concussion protocol following his injury last week in a 30-6 loss to the New York

Baker Mayfield completed 22 of 28 passes for 381 yards and four touchdowns, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pulled away for a 34-20 win over the host Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon in Green Bay, Wisc. Chris Godwin finished with 10 catches for 155 yards to lead Tampa Bay (7-7). Mike Evans, Rachaad White, Ko Kieft and David Moore had one touchdown catch apiece from Mayfield, who finished with a season high in passing

Joe Flacco overcame three interceptions to guide a fourth-quarter comeback and Dustin Hopkins made the go-ahead field goal from 34 yards for the host Cleveland Browns to top the Chicago Bears 20-17 on Sunday. Flacco finished the day 28-for-44 passing for 372 yards and two touchdowns for the Browns (9-5), who have won five of seven games. David Njoku caught 10 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown and Amari Cooper added four receptions for