A rough season for the Silver and Black ends on a high note with defense and special teams coming through big in the Week 18 win.

The Bears concluded a magical regular season with a 19-16 loss to the Lions Sunday at Soldier Field, but the NFC North champions secured the No. 2 seed in the playoffs with Philadelphia’s 24-17 home defeat to Washington.

Here are five takeaways from the game: Minnesota's complex, blitz-heavy defense dominated most of the game against No. 3 QB Clayton Tune and a somewhat makeshift offensive line. The Packers had only eight first downs in the game until their final possession, when they managed to drive for a field goal on the game's last play to avoid a shutout.

Here’s a recap of the New Orleans Saints’ final game of the NFL regular season, as the black and gold sought a fifth straight win in a divisional tilt against the Atlanta Falcons.

The Bears totaled 440 yards and found the end zone five times in Sunday night's road battle with the 49ers, but Jauan Jennings' 38-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter gave San Francisco a 42-38 victory at Levi's Stadium.

Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe recap the Browns' win over the Bengals, talking Myles Garrett, Shedeur Sanders and Kevin Stefanski's future.

Led by quarterback Matthew Stafford four passing touchdowns, the Rams close out the regular season with a win over the Cardinals at SoFi Stadium.

Two-time NFL rushing champ and former 2,000-yard rusher Derrick Henry pounded his way to 216 yards and four touchdowns on a career-high 36 attempts. It was the seventh 200-yard game of his career (first since 2022) and second four-TD game for the 31-year-old.

The UNLV Rebels football team finished their season on a disappointing note, losing the 2025 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl to the Ohio Bobcats by a score of 17 -

Despite late rally by Los Angeles, Atlanta kicker Zane Gonzalez's 51-yard field goal attempt with 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter ends up being the difference in Week 17 road loss.