NFL – National Football League – Week 18 (Regular Season Finale)

Yesterday

Detroit Lions 37, Green Bay Packers 30

Minnesota Vikings 31, Chicago Bears 17

Jacksonville Jaguars 26, Indianapolis Colts 11

Lions 37, Packers 30 – Rodgers fine, sits 2nd half, top seed Packers lose to Lions

Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes in the first half and sat out the second half with nothing at stake as the Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers 37-30. Jordan Love threw two interceptions late in the game, sealing a defeat that doesn’t affect Green Bay’s playoff positioning. The NFC North champion Packers rolled into the Motor City after already clinching the conference’s No. 1 seed and its only first-round bye. Rodgers was 14 of 18 for 138 yards. The Lions closed coach Dan Campbell’s first season with plenty of pride and trick plays.

Vikings 31, Bears 17 – Vikings beat Bears 31-17; futures uncertain for Nagy, Zimmer

Kirk Cousins passed for 172 yards and three touchdowns in the second half to lead a Minnesota Vikings comeback to beat the Chicago Bears 31-17. The matchup of two eliminated teams with a head coach in danger of being fired saw the Vikings outscore the Bears 28-3 in the second half. Justin Jefferson caught the tying score and K.J. Osborn had the go-ahead touchdown for the Vikings. Darnell Mooney had 12 catches for 126 yards to pass the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the Bears. The Vikings finished 8-9. The Bears went 6-11.

Jaguars 26, Colts 11 – Jaguars clown Colts 26-11, prevent Indy from making playoffs

The Indianapolis Colts got clowned in Jacksonville. This one was more embarrassing than any other loss to the Jaguars, too. Indy badly botched a chance to secure an AFC wild-card spot with a 26-11 loss to Jacksonville on Sunday in the “clown game." It was the team’s seventh consecutive road loss to the Jaguars. The Colts (9-8) still had an outside shot at making the playoffs, but those slim hopes ended when Pittsburgh beat Baltimore. Now, Indy returns home with a two-game skid and facing a long offseason that doesn’t even include a first-round draft pick. The Jaguars (3-14), meanwhile, got a much-needed celebration that ended an eight-game losing streak.

Other NFL Scores

Kansas City 28, Denver 24

Dallas 51, Philadelphia 26

Cleveland 21, Cincinnati 16

Pittsburgh 16, Baltimore 13, OT

Tennessee 28, Houston 25

Washington 22, N.Y. Giants 7

Buffalo 27, N.Y. Jets 10

Miami 33, New England 24

New Orleans 30, Atlanta 20

San Francisco 27, L.A. Rams 24, OT

Seattle 38, Arizona 30

Tampa Bay 41, Carolina 17

Las Vegas 35, L.A. Chargers 32, OT

Super Wild Card Weekend

Saturday

Las Vegas Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals, 4:30 p.m.            NBC

New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m.              CBS     

Sunday

Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:00 p.m.     FOX

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m.            CBS

Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m.         NBC

Monday

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.             ESPN/ABC

NCAAFB – College Football

Tonight

College Football Championship Game presented by AT&T – Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, IN

(1) Alabama vs. (3) Georgia, 8:00 p.m.

NCAAFB – Commissioners to report on CFP expansion talks to presidents

The administrators who manage the College Football Playoff will report on the progress of expansion talks to a presidential oversight committee on Monday. The CFP management committee wrapped up about seven hours of meetings over two days in Indianapolis. Executive Director Bill Hancock says the group made progress,