NFL scores and recaps for every Week 16 game

PFF broke down the numbers immediately after every NFL Week 16 game, including scores, rookie standouts and more.

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Los Angeles Rams 30, New Orleans Saints 22

Offensive spotlight: Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was the offensive spotlight player in this contest. He finished the game 24-for-34 for 328 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.

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Pittsburgh Steelers 34, Cincinnati Bengals 11

Defensive spotlight: Steelers edge rushers T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith each made multiple impactful plays in the game. Watt produced a strip-sack as part of his pass-rushing production, and Highsmith was able to add an outstanding interception to his work up front. The turnovers they created helped avert any potential Bengals comeback.

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Buffalo Bills 24, Los Angeles Chargers 22

Rookie spotlight: Quentin Johnston has had a quiet season compared to many of his classmates, which continued this week. Even with Keenan Allen out of the lineup, Johnston earned just five targets, catching two for 29 yards.

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Atlanta Falcons 29, Indianapolis Colts 10

Offensive spotlight: The move back to Taylor Heinicke at quarterback produced the desired result for the Falcons. He delivered a composed performance in the win, going 23-of-33 for 229 yards and the touchdown to Pitts while avoiding any interceptions.

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Green Bay Packers 33, Carolina Panthers 30

Defensive spotlight: Panthers linebacker Frankie Luvu was very effective in this game, not only coming up with a team-leading 10 total tackles but also delivering a sack and a forced fumble. Luvu now has 5.5 sacks on the year after delivering seven last season as a do-it-all off-ball linebacker and a highlight of this Panthers’ defense over the past couple of seasons.

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Cleveland Browns 36, Houston Texans 22

Rookie spotlight: The two rookies who featured most prominently in this game were guard Juice Scruggs for the Texans and receiver Cedric Tillman for the Browns.

Scruggs allowed just one pressure — pending grade review — though his run-blocking was less than perfect. Tillman was targeted twice, catching both of them for 13 yards. Both catches moved the chains.

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Detroit Lions 30, Minnesota Vikings 24

Offensive spotlight: The Lions started the game with solid production from their running backs, as both David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs found the end zone for both of the team’s first-half touchdowns. Both Montgomery and Gibbs had their fair share of carries with Montgomery running the ball 17 times for 55 yards while Gibbs ran 15 times for 80 yards with the two combining for three touchdowns on the day.

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New York Jets 30, Washington Commanders 28

Defensive spotlight: Jermaine Johnson had an outstanding game early to help the Jets jump out to a big lead before getting hurt and leaving the game briefly. When he returned, he wasn’t able to recapture the magic he had before. Johnson had multiple hits on Sam Howell that forced ill-advised plays, and he also blocked a punt.

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Seattle Seahawks 20, Tennessee Titans 17

Rookie spotlight: Jaxon Smith-Njigba saw seven targets and turned them into six catches for 61 yards, including one that went for 20 yards.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30, Jacksonville Jaguars 12

Offensive spotlight: Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley came to life in the second half with four receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown in the third quarter alone, though everything Jacksonville did came in garbage time.

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Chicago Bears 27, Arizona Cardinals 16

Defensive spotlight: Cardinals edge defender Dennis Gardeck sacked Justin Fields. Star safety Budda Baker led all players with six solo tackles and nine total tackles, coming up to fit the run after first and second-level defenders struggled to make tackles.

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Miami Dolphins 22, Dallas Cowboys 20

Rookie spotlight: It was a quiet game for the rookies, but we’ll give a shoutout to Dolphins running back De’Von Achane, who finished the contest with 24 rushing yards on seven carries.

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New England Patriots 26, Denver Broncos 23

Offensive spotlight: Bailey Zappe was the best quarterback in this game, and it wasn't particularly close. The Patriots quarterback completed 25 of his 33 pass attempts for 256 yards, two scores and no interceptions, and he produced a whopping six big-time throws in the contest.

In contrast, Russell Wilson finished 25-of-37 for 238 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions, but he didn't record a single big-time throw. He took five sacks and threw short of the first-down marker on 62.2% of his attempts — only Trevor Siemian (77.5%), Kyler Murray (71.0%), Case Keenum (70.6%) and Sam Howell (63.6%) threw short of the sticks at a higher rate in Week 16.

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Las Vegas Raiders 20, Kansas City Chiefs 14

Defensive spotlight: Raiders cornerback Jack Jones was targeted four times in coverage, but he allowed just one completion for 7 yards and jumped in front of an errant Mahomes pass to bring up his second pick-six in as many games.

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Philadelphia Eagles 33, New York Giants 25

Rookie spotlight: Eagles cornerback Kelee Ringo was targeted three times in coverage, and while he allowed two passes to be caught, those receptions gained a grand total of 9 yards and no first downs. Ringo picked off the other pass thrown into his coverage and tallied four solo tackles in the contest.

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Baltimore Ravens 33, San Francisco 49ers 19

Offensive spotlight: Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson continued to build his case for a second MVP award with a solid performance against a tough Niners defense. Jackson went 23-of-36 for 252 yards and two touchdowns, recording an 80.0% adjusted completion percentage. He added 45 rushing yards and two first downs on seven carries.

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