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Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers shut up the folks calling for Mike Tomlin\u2019s departure \u2014 for one week at least.<\/p>\n
The Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars defended their home turf and took over first place in their respective divisions.<\/p>\n
The Houston Texans moved another step toward a playoff berth while damaging Kansas City\u2019s hopes.<\/p>\n
Week 14\u2019s biggest games didn\u2019t disappoint.<\/p>\n
Rodgers played his best game of the season and the Steelers held on for a 27-22 victory in Baltimore to move one game ahead of the Ravens in the AFC North.<\/p>\n
In a week where former Steelers star players Ben Roethlisberger and James Harrison said it\u2019s time for a new coach in Pittsburgh, the team rallied around Tomlin and came up with its biggest victory of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cAwesome team win,\u201d Tomlin said. \u201cI\u2019m just appreciative of the effort of the men in that locker room. It\u2019s classic Steelers vs. Ravens.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Steelers (7-6) will host Lamar Jackson and the Ravens (6-7) in Week 18 so the division could be decided that day.<\/p>\n
Rodgers, who turned 42 last Tuesday, had a season-high 284 yards passing, one interception and wasn\u2019t sacked. He also scored his first rushing TD in three years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why you go do business with a guy like Aaron,\u201d Tomlin said. \u201cThick days, like today, he\u2019s a been there, done that guy. Beyond the experience component of it, he relishes it. You can just tell. That\u2019s the benefit of having a guy like him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Steelers host Miami (6-7) next Monday night while the Ravens visit Cincinnati (4-9).<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like each and every week there\u2019s no room for error. We are professionals,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cNow, I feel like we are just trying to win as much as we can right now. We\u2019ve just been talking about the four-game stretch. You just have to lock in and put it all on the line.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Green Bay, Jordan Love threw three TD passes and Keisean Nixon intercepted Caleb Williams\u2019 pass in the end zone to secure a 28-21 victory over Chicago that moved the Packers ahead of the Bears in the NFC North.<\/p>\n
The Packers (9-3-1) and Bears (9-4) face off again in Chicago in Week 16. The Lions (8-5) also remain in the mix in the division and they\u2019ll meet the Bears in Week 18 after beating them in Detroit earlier in the season. With a tough schedule down the stretch, Chicago could go from first place to out of the playoffs.<\/p>\n
The difference on Sunday was Love overcame an early pick and outplayed Williams, making big plays when the Packers needed them.<\/p>\n
\u201cOutside of (the interception), I thought he did a really good job,\u201d Packers coach Matt LaFleur said of Love. \u201cNo. 1, taking care of<\/p>\n
the ball, but just making huge plays. The third-down throw to Christian Watson, he sees man coverage and he checks to that play and that\u2019s a hell of a job by him. Same on the first touchdown pass to him. He\u2019s in all-out<\/p>\n
pressure and he checks to that play, and just a great job by him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Green Bay has a tough game next week on the road at the AFC West-leading Broncos (11-2) in Denver. The Bears are home against the dismal Browns (3-10).<\/p>\n
In Jacksonville, the Jaguars gained control of the AFC South with a convincing 36-19 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.<\/p>\n
Trevor Lawrence played mistake-free, efficient ball to lead Jacksonville, which is seeking its second division title in four years with first-year coach Liam Coen.<\/p>\n
The Jaguars (9-4) host the lowly Jets (3-10) next week. Meanwhile, the Colts (8-5) lost Daniel Jones to an Achilles tendon injury and head to Seattle (10-3) with rookie Riley Leonard at quarterback. They\u2019re now in danger of missing the playoffs entirely despite a 7-1 start.<\/p>\n
The Colts have lost four of five to fall to eighth in the AFC. They\u2019ll host the Jaguars in Week 17 and also play the 49ers (9-4) and finish against the Texans (8-5) in a game that could determine a wild-card spot.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs\u2019 defense was dominating Houston, holding the Texans to just 17 yards on five possessions that ended with punts in the second half before coach Andy Reid made an inexplicable decision to go for it on fourth-and-1 from Kansas City\u2019s 31 in a game that was tied at 10 with just under 11 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n
Patrick Mahomes\u2019 pass to Rashee Rice was incomplete and the Texans got the ball already in field-goal range. They scored a go-ahead TD and the Chiefs couldn\u2019t recover in a 20-10 loss.<\/p>\n
On Kansas City\u2019s next possession, Rice dropped a pass on fourth down. But the defense held and gave Mahomes another shot to pull off some of his magic. Instead, Travis Kelce dropped a pass on first down and then bobbled another one that landed in Azeez Al-Shaair\u2019s hands for an interception.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs (6-7) will not win a ninth straight AFC West title. After reaching the Super Bowl five times in the past six years, winning three times, they\u2019ll need to win out and get a lot of help to reach the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Thanks to C.J. Stroud’s heroics and a suffocating defense, the Texans have won five in a row and have a shot to win their third straight division title after rebounding from an 0-3 start.<\/p>\n
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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1) celebrates a touchdown with quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Chicago Bears defensive end Montez Sweat, right, sacks Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo\/Matt Ludtke)<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n
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