Field goal - Texanspublished at 23:37 GMT 21 December 2025

23:37 GMT 21 December 2025

Las Vegas Raiders 14-16 Houston Texans

Still no offensive touchdown on the day for Houston but they are in the lead once again.

Ka'imi Fairbairn is having himself a day, at least!

Aaron Rodgers powers a sweet side arm into DK Metcalf for a touchdown, but the flags are out and it's against Darnell Washington as the big man ran into a Lions defender.

Big shame for Pittsburgh as that was an excellent throw by Rodgers.

There are plenty of NFL teams currently watching these three scorelines as, if Jacksonville, Pittsburgh and Las Vegas all hang on, it would see six teams clinch play-off spots.

In particular, the Raiders going in front against the Texans has made people sit up and take notice as a Houston defeat alone would punch the post-season ticket for four teams.

• Jacksonville Jaguars 31-17 Denver Broncos
• Pittsburgh Steelers 12-10 Detroit Lions
• Las Vegas Raiders 14-13 Houston Texans

Aaron Rodgers is looking great here driving the Steelers down the field, even getting out for a scamper himself while also hitting Scotty Miller on a fourth down and third down conversion to keep the chains moving.

It's not quite classic Rodgers but he's moving it nicely as they get into the red zone.

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson just burst off on a 27-yard run and in doing so has surpassed 2,000 scrimmage yards on the season.

What an incredible campaign that man is having.

Image source, Getty Images

Massive error from Bo Nix as he fumbles the ball during a potential hand-off to his running back, and this Jags defence doesn't need a second invitation to go and dive on the ball and regain possession.

A really cheap turnover that by Denver and could be huge depending on what Jacksonville do with it now.

Where the Steelers offence let the team down with the Darnell Washington fumble, the defence steps up and gets a two-point safety thanks to Kyle Dugger getting the sack on Jared Goff in Detroit's own end zone.

And from that touchdown that wasn't - the Cardinals settle for a field goal and Chad Ryland misses.

He had the doink just before the break and now he misses wide right.

Boos are beginning to echo around State Farm Stadium.

Big drop for Marvin Harrison Jr - that really should have been a touchdown.

Jacoby Brissett launches one to the corner of the endzone for his number one wide receiver and it goes straight through the arms of Harrison.

File that under ones you'd love to have back.

Huge blow for Pittsburgh as Darnell Washington has fumbled the ball under pressure as he rumbled towards the end zone with the Lions picking up the loose ball.

So from closing in on a touchdown all of a sudden the Steelers come away empty handed as Aaron Rodgers trudges off the field.

Field goal - Falconspublished at 23:15 GMT 21 December 2025

23:15 GMT 21 December 2025

Atlanta Falcons 19-16 Arizona Cardinals

A positive drive for the Falcons ends with having to settle for a field goal.

Zane Gonzalez knocks it through to give Atlanta the lead for the first time today.

Ouch!published at 23:12 GMT 21 December 2025

23:12 GMT 21 December 2025

Atlanta Falcons 16-16 Arizona Cardinals

Arizona's most recent first round pick Walter Nolen has just been carted off the field in tears.

You hate to see it.

It was a non-contact injury for the big defensive end who pulled up and immediately grabbed his knee on the ground.

Not a good last couple of weeks for injuries in the NFL.

Greg Brady
NFL pundit on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

I wouldn't have the Bills winning two road games. If they don't win the AFC East, the idea of going into three different cities in three straight weeks. I wouldn't have them coming out of there. That's why winning the division is so important.

Denver and New England could be the one and two seeds, and I don't think we can rule out Jacksonville now. If they stay on this heater and win their last three games, they're a 13-4 team and they're going to be talked about.

Those wins for the Chargers and Bills earlier mean they now have better records than the Jaguars, but they remain in the fifth and seeds as they do not lead their division.

Buffalo are hoping to catch New England and the Patriots play later against the Baltimore Ravens, who are currently outside the play-off spots as they are behind the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North.

Greg Brady
NFL pundit on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

It's been tough for Trevor Lawrence in the AFC because Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are both going to the Hall of Fame. Neither's played in the Super Bowl yet. Justin Herbert hasn't won a play-off game yet and he's excellent.

It's a long list of quarterbacks that haven't been able to really do much because Patrick Mahomes has been so dominant, and Tom Brady was before him.

You just have to see games sometimes to judge players, not just the box score, as this little series shows as Trevor Lawrence shows all kinds of leadership, character and of course talent.

He's blasted but the sack is erased by the refs who don't like a body weight slam by the Broncos defender.

It's loud, very loud, in Denver but Lawrence then completes a crucial third down to Parker Washington before later firing into the end zone and getting a pass interference call.

We're back under way in the second half in Arizona and Bijan Robinson has just had a massive gain chalked off for a penalty.

On the replay, it's hard to really say what that was for...