Bengals Clinch AFC North With Win Over Chiefs

Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Cincinnati Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason appearance in six years with a wild 34-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Rookie Ja’Marr Chase had a franchise-record 266 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 11 catches, Joe Burrow threw for 466 yards and four scores while outdueling Patrick Mahomes, and the Bengals rallied from three 14-point deficits against the AFC West champs.

Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Cincinnati Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason appearance in six years with a wild 34-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Rookie Ja’Marr Chase had a franchise-record 266 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 11 catches, Joe Burrow threw for 466 yards and four scores while outdueling Patrick Mahomes, and the Bengals rallied from three 14-point deficits against the AFC West champs.

Burrow was outstanding again, completing 30 of 39 attempts. He was sacked four times and hit at least six more times but was as accurate as ever, and Chase caught everything that was thrown near him.

NY Giants Obliterated 29-3 By Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears defense made sure the fans who sat through the cold at this season’s Soldier Field finale on Sunday had a memorable game to watch, even if it was a meaningless one.

The Bears had four takeaways — including two in the first four minutes of the game — and a safety to fuel a 29-3 victory over the New York Giants.

Bears outside linebacker Robert Quinn had a strip-sack against former Bears quarterback Mike Glennon in the fourth quarter for his 18th sack this season — breaking the Bears’ record of 17 ½ set by Richard Dent in 1984.

Giants QB Mike Glennon, who was filling in for starter Daniel Jones, who has a neck injury, completed 4 of 11 passes for 24 yards and the two interceptions and was sacked four times.

Quinn’s sack also pushed him over 100 for his career. The Bears called timeout after the play, and Quinn was able to spend time hugging teammates while the Bears put the milestone on the video board.

Tom Brady and the Bucs Beat the Jets 28-24

It looked like the Jets would pull off an improbable upset win over Brady and the Buccaneers. Then, Brady put together a 93-yard drive in the final two minutes of the game to steal the win and break the Jets’ hearts … again.

Brady found Cyril Grayson for a 33-yard touchdown with 15 seconds remaining in the game to give Tampa Bay a 28-24 win. It was the first time the Buccaneers led all day, but it was the only score that mattered.

The Buccaneers got the ball back with 2:12 left after Jets coach Robert Saleh went for it on fourth-and-2 from the Tampa 7-yard line with a 24-20 lead. The decision to go for it was not appalling, but the play call was — a quarterback sneak for Zach Wilson, who got stuffed for no gain, giving Brady the chance he needed.

Brady moved the Bucs down the field with a series of short and intermediate passes and then put the dagger in the Jets’ heart with the throw to Grayson.

Brady was 34 of 50 for 410 yards with three touchdowns and interception. Jets QB Zach Wilson played his best game of the season, with an especially crisp first half. Wilson was 19 of 33 for for 234 yards and a touchdown.