Pats Pulpit
Happy holidays! The New England Patriots already made themselves an early Christmas present last Sunday, when they clinched a playoff spot thanks to their 28-24 win in Baltimore. This week, they have their sights set on the next challenge: beating the New York Jets to keep their one-game advantage in the AFC East heading into the regular season finale.
That game is only one of 16 to be played this weekend, however, and several of those other contests either directly or indirectly impact the Patriots in some shape or form as well. Let’s take a look at those games and find out who to root for between Thursday and Sunday.
Los Angeles Rams (11-4) at Atlanta Falcons (6-9): Go good game! The Patriots can sit back and enjoy this one, because its outcome matters not to them. | ESPN
The following games were played earlier this week:
Dallas Cowboys (7-8-1) at Washington Commanders (4-12) | DAL 30, WAS 23
Detroit Lions (8-8) at Minnesota Vikings (8-8) | DET 10, MIN 23
Denver Broncos (13-3) at Kansas City Chiefs (6-10) | DEN 20, KC 13
Houston Texans (11-5) at Los Angeles Chargers (11-5) | HOU 20, LAC 16
Baltimore Ravens (8-8) at Green Bay Packers (9-6-1) | BAL 41, GB 24
Seattle Seahawks (13-3) at Carolina Panthers (8-8) | SEA 27, CAR 10
Arizona Cardinals (3-13) at Cincinnati Bengals (6-10) | ARI 14, CIN 37
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7) at Cleveland Browns (4-12) | PIT 6, CLV 13
Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4) at Indianapolis Colts (8-8) | JAX 23, IND 17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9) at Miami Dolphins (7-9) | TB 17, MIA 20
New Orleans Saints (6-10) at Tennessee Titans (3-13) | NO 34, TEN 26
New York Giants (3-13) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-14) | NYG 34, LV 10
Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) at Buffalo Bills (11-5) | PHI 13, BUF 12
Chicago Bears (11-5) at San Francisco 49ers (12-4) | CHI 38, SF 42
This article also serves as an open thread for this week’s games. Please head down to the comment section to discuss and share your thoughts on the games as they unfold.
