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NFL Week 14 winners and losers: Vikings receivers shine, Browns’ drought continues originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Several playoff contenders were on bye in Week 14 — but that didn’t make Sunday any less exciting.
Four of the seven games in the early window were decided by six points or less, including one that went to overtime and three others that were a late play away from a different outcome.
This week could be a precursor to a hectic conclusion to the regular season. Bye weeks are now over, Saturday games will be added soon and there’s even a Christmas tripleheader in the near future.
Here are the winners and losers from Week 14:
WINNER: Vikings wide receivers put on a show
Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison have made life easy for Sam Darnold.
The Minnesota Vikings’ star duo combined for 15 receptions, 265 yards and five touchdowns in Sunday’s 42-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Darnold, to his credit, made a handful of big throws after evading a suddenly frisky Falcons pass rush. The veteran QB was 22 of 28 for 347 yards with all of his scores going to Jefferson (2) and Addison (3).
While the Vikings are now 11-2, the Falcons fell to 6-7 with their fourth straight loss. Minnesota is still in the mix to get the NFC’s top seed, while Atlanta is in danger of a complete collapse. Kirk Cousins had two interceptions in his return to Minneapolis, giving him eight picks and no touchdowns during the Falcons’ losing streak.
LOSER: Browns drought continues
Another year without a win in Pittsburgh for the Cleveland Browns.
After Sunday’s 27-14 Steelers victory, the Browns have now lost 21 straight regular season games at Acrisure Stadium. Cleveland did win a playoff game in Pittsburgh, but their regular season drought now dates back to October 2003. The result also meant that Cleveland still hasn’t swept Pittsburgh in a season since 1988.
The Steelers (10-3) got another step closer to returning to the postseason for the second straight year, while the Browns…
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Publish date : 2024-12-08 22:00:00
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