It’s Week 17 of the 2022 NFL season and we’ll keep you updated on all the action and top stories throughout the day. This week’s slate has some great matchups and storylines, and we’re here to help you watch it unfold. Check back often to learn everything you need to know.
Schedule week 17
Thursday
Cowboys 27, Titans 13 (to go)
sunday
Patriots 23, Dolphins 21 (Takeaways) Saints 20, Eagles 10 (Takeaways) Buccaneers 30, Panthers 24 (Takeaways) Giants 38, Colts 10 (Recap) Browns 24, Commanders 10 (Recap) Broncs 10 (Recap) Jaguars 3) , Texans 3 (Recap) Lions 41, Bears 10 (Recap) Falcons 20, Cardinals 19 (Recap) Seahawks 23, Jets 6 (Takeaways) Packers 41, Vikings 17 (Takeaways) Chargers 31, Rams 37, 49ers (Recaps) 34 (OT) (Recap)Steelers 16, Ravens 13 (Takeaways)
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Monday
Bills at Bengals, 8:15 PM ET (preview)
Nick Bosa delivers!
Not surprisingly, NFL Defensive Player of the Year frontrunner Nick Bosa delivered when it mattered most. Facing second-and-10 in overtime, Jarrett Stidham wanted Davante Adams to go to the left side. The only problem was that he couldn’t get anything going on the throw, because Bosa drove his offensive lineman right into Stidham. Hit by his teammate while throwing, Stidham unloaded a wobbler that floated in the air and fell into the hands of Tashaun Gipson for the interception. Gipson’s return, plus a Las Vegas low-blocking penalty, set up the 49ers at the three-yard line. Then he set up redemption for Robbie Gould, whose 23-yard field goal lifted the 49ers to their ninth straight victory.
NOT GOOD
Brock Purdy’s legend was about to grow after the seventh-round pick led the 49ers inside the Raiders’ 25-yard line. But on the final play of regulation, Robbie Gould pushed his 41-yard field goal wide right. The Raiders are alive!
The Raiders won’t go away
Clinging somehow to playoff hopes, the Jarrett Stidham-led Raiders are giving the 49ers all they can handle. Thanks in large part to Davante Adams (seven catches, 153 yards, two touchdowns), Las Vegas has put up 34 points on the NFL’s top defense, the last coming on a game-tying 1-yard touchdown run by Josh Jacobs the game with 71. seconds to play.
40 hamburgers
On Thanksgiving weekend, the Packers went 4-8 after giving up 40 points to the Eagles on “Sunday Night Football.” Four games and five weeks later, Green Bay is back to .500 and in control of its playoff destiny entering the regular season finale against the Lions. It’s been a miraculous turnaround for Aaron Rodgers’ group, which just dismantled the Vikings 12-3 by a score of 41-10.
Bad Kirk Cousins
Kirk Cousins has objectively been very solid this season, but every once in a while the Vikings offense completely stagnates. Sunday was one of those moments. For the second time this year, Cousins has thrown three interceptions in a game as Green Bay has dominated its NFC North rival from the jump.
The Packers defense delivers again
When the Vikings lose 12-3, they lose BAD: 24-7 against the Eagles in Week 2, 40-3 against the Cowboys in Week 11 and 34-23 at Detroit in Week 14. Week 17 will likely be the of the team fourth loss this season by at least 10 points as Vikings can’t do anything about 34-3 early in fourth quarter. Just as it looked like Minnesota would score its first touchdown, Kirk Cousins stole the ball back to Green Bay.
CMC x5
Another game, another touchdown for Christian McCaffrey, who has been so important since coming over from Carolina. He now has a score in five straight.
Another gem from Mike Williams!
this dude Captures, everything. The Chargers wide receiver is something else.
Jarrett Stidham!
The 49ers have the best defense in the NFL. Jarrett Stidham has attempted 61 career passes and thrown two touchdowns.
Based on those two facts, someone explain Stidham’s first-half stat line: 11-for-14, 145 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions. He’s been fantastic against tougher competition, and of course Davante Adams has been a big help.
And if that wasn’t enough, Stidham opened the third quarter with a six-play, 84-yard drive during which he went outside, waited until the last second for the play to materialize, then hit a Davante Adams well open for what ended up being a 60-yard score.
Catch of the day!
Parris Campbell had the early catch of the day … until Mike Williams embarrassed his contested catch. There are only a few players in the league who can pull off that catch. A thing of beauty.
Mr. Touchdown
Austin Ekeler entered Sunday leading all non-quarterbacks with 16 total touchdowns, and he extended that lead with two scores in the first half against the Rams on Sunday. The second score was a wonder, as Ekeler found a crease up the middle, made a defender fail in the secondary, then outran everyone else for the 72-yard rally.
Rodgers who?
Aaron Rodgers was 4-for-9 for 28 yards … and yet the Packers had a two-touchdown lead late in the first half. That’s because defense and special teams have come to play in a big way. In addition to Keisean Nixon’s 105-yard kickoff return, Green Bay got a 75-yard interception by Darnell Savage Jr. and then another interception by Adrian Amos on a tipped pass.
Fittingly, as I typed this information, Rodgers was leading a five-play, 60-yard drive that ended with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Robert Tonyan.
Mr. Relevant
Brock Purdy has been so impressive for the surging 49ers, and he shows no signs of slowing down. He has now thrown for multiple touchdowns in each of his first four career starts after finding Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle in the opening half against the Raiders.
kickoff return TD!
Keisean Nixon has been incredible since becoming the Packers’ return man in late October. The 2019 undrafted free agent entered Sunday leading the NFL in punt return yards (825) and punt return average (27.50), and now he can add the punt return touchdown to his resume. With the Packers needing a win to stay alive in the playoff hunt, Nixon, after battling a groin injury all week, threw the ball five yards into his own end zone and he was off to the races, weaving his way to a 105. -yard score!
Let Geno cook
Pro player Geno Smith looks like the QB that earned that honor with his brilliance over the first half of the season. He hasn’t been as good lately, but he’s regained his former self against a strong Jets defense. Through a quarter and a half, he has completed seven of his nine passes for 111 yards and touchdowns to Tyler Mabry and Colby Parkinson as Seattle looks to keep its playoff hopes alive.
It was as good a start as Jarrett Stidham could have asked for in his first start in place of Derek Carr. Despite facing the NFL’s top defense, Stidham shut down the 49ers on the opening drive, marching 70 yards in six plays and connecting with Darren Waller for a 24-yard score.
Bucs punter saves the day!
On fourth-and-10 around midfield, a bad snap left Buccaneers kicker Jake Camarda in dire straits. But with several Panthers chasing him, Camarda not only got out of the punt on the run, but the ball was dropped inside the 5-yard line. The punt didn’t end up counting because there was an ineligible man on the field, but had Camarda never taken off, Carolina would have had the ball in great field position with enough time to score the game-winning touchdown. Instead, there was a rally, which made the Panthers’ backup too far to make anything happen before the clock hit zero.
Game winning FG!
Pardon the lack of Falcons-Cardinals updates, but it was the only game in the early window without playoff implications. Still, it was a back-and-forth affair that Younghoe Koo won with a chipped field goal as time expired to lead Atlanta to victory.
TOM BRADY
Do you want to do something? do it yourself Tom Brady did it at the goal line to seal the victory for the Buccaneers and another NFC South title in what has been a disappointing season.
MIKE EVANS
Mike Evans is amazing. Not only does he have an NFL-record nine consecutive seasons with 1,000 receiving yards to start his career, but he has absolutely carried the Buccaneers with the NFC South title on the line. Just look at that stat line: 10 receptions, 207 yards and three touchdowns (from 30, 57 and 63 yards) to lead the Buccaneers to back-to-back wins and division titles.
Another pick-6!
All the Eagles need is a win in their final three games to clinch the NFC’s No. 1 seed and a first-round bye. Philadelphia looks set to lose its second straight game after quarterback Gardner Minshew’s pick-six to Marshon Lattimore put New Orleans up 10 in the final minutes.
Take your pick!
The Patriots defense saves the day once again. Ahead, 14-10, late in the third quarter, Kyle Dugger jumped in front of Dolphins pass catcher to snag the interception and return it 39 yards for the score. And to add insult to injury, Duggar’s violent stiff arm on Teddy Bridgewater near the goal line knocked the Dolphins’ starting quarterback out of the game.
Broncos? Broncos!
The Broncos, who were embarrassed in front of a national crowd on Christmas Day, somehow have the lead over the Chiefs entering the fourth quarter. Russell Wilson’s touchdown pass to Albert Okwuegbunam put Denver ahead.
Eagles have life
The Jalen Hurts-less Eagles have done basically nothing offensively against the Saints … until Gardner Minshew just decided to throw it to AJ Brown in single coverage. Paulson Adebo tangled with Brown, knocking him out of the play, and then Brown stopped Daniel Sorensen in…