2021 NFL Week 18 Takeaways: What we learned from the Sat, Sun final games of regular season, Best Stats, scores..

Matthew Stafford’s late-game miscues sank the Rams against the 49ers, and the Colts laid an egg against the Jaguars, leaving the door open for the Steelers to sneak into the playoffs.

The Los Angeles Rams pushed the chips in on this season. That much was clear when the team traded for Matthew Stafford, just the sixth N.F.L. quarterback to throw for at least 40 touchdowns in multiple seasons, last January.

The Rams’ postseason imperative kept getting underscored with the massive acquisitions of linebacker Von Miller and receiver Odell Beckham Jr. as the regular season neared its second half.

But the Rams’ goal of winning a Super Bowl in their home stadium next month hinges on Stafford, who has wobbled in Los Angeles’s final regular-season games. He was outplayed by the maligned, injured Jimmy Garoppolo against San Francisco in Week 10, threw three picks against Minnesota in Week 16 and then two more at Baltimore in Week 17.

In Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the 49ers, Stafford’s interception in overtime ended any chance Los Angeles had at the N.F.C.’s No. 2 seed and flagged a troubling concern entering the postseason.

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2021 NFL season, Week 18 Results, All teams Scores, stats, facts.:

Dallas Cowboys 51 - 26 Philadelphia Eagles

Dak Prescott passed Tony Romo for the most touchdown passes by a Cowboys quarterback in a single season with 37.

Kansas City Chiefs 28 - 24 Denver Broncos

Kansas City gained 56.3 percent in win probability with Nick Bolton's fumble return for a touchdown, moving from a 32 percent chance of victory to 88.3 percent.

Mecole Hardman finished with eight receptions for 103 yards, marking the first 100-yard game of his NFL career.

Las Vegas Raiders 35, Los Angeles Chargers 32 (OT)

The Raiders are the first team in the NGS era to finish the season with two of the NFL's top four in QB pressures (Maxx Crosby first, Yannick Ngakoue third.

Rich Bisaccia is the first interim coach to lead a team to the playoffs in the Super Bowl era.

San Francisco 49ers 27, Los Angeles Rams 24 (OT)

Deebo Samuel became the first WR to throw and run for a TD in the same game since the Patriots' David Patten in 2001. Samuel is the only player in NFL History to notch 1,400-plus receiving yards and 300-plus rushing yards in the same season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41, Carolina Panthers 17

Tom Brady completed 21 of 22 passes thrown in under 2.5 seconds for 196 yards, three touchdowns and a 143.4 passer rating Sunday.

Tom Brady finished the 2021 regular season with 5,316 passing yards -- the third most in NFL history -- 43 passing touchdowns (tied for 10th-most in a season), and the most completions (485) in NFL history.

Buffalo Bills 27, New York Jets 10

The Bills defense held Jets QB Zach Wilson under 100 passing yards. It was their third such effort this season, and Wilson's second game under the 100-yard mark.

Miami Dolphins 33, New England Patriots 24

Miami's Jaylen Waddle broke the NFL rookie receptions record on the Dolphins' opening drive, a record previously held by Anquan Boldin. Waddle finished the year with 104 catches.

New Orleans Saints 30, Atlanta Falcons 20

With one sack Sunday, Cameron Jordan pushed his total to 23 sacks on Matt Ryan in his career, the most one player has against one QB since sacks became official in 1982.

Seattle Seahawks 38, Arizona Cardinals 30

Entering Wild Card Weekend, Arizona is 8-1 on the road this season (highest win percentage in NFL).

Jacksonville Jaguars 26, Indianapolis Colts 11

Lawrence notched his first game with a passer rating of 100-plus, and his first game with two-plus TD passes without an interception.

Tennessee Titans 28, Houston Texans 25

The Titans are the No. 1 seed despite not having a 1,000-yard rusher or a 1,000-yard receiver. Four teams in the last 25 seasons can make that claim, and three of them won the Super Bowl ('96 Packers, '03 Patriots, '17 Eagles).

Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Baltimore Ravens 13 (OT)

Ben Roethlisberger completed his 57th game-winning drive (including playoffs) of his career, breaking a tie with Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning and Drew Brees for the second-most in the Super Bowl era.

Minnesota Vikings 31, Chicago Bears 17

Kirk Cousins went over 4,000 yards passing Sunday for the third time in four seasons with the Vikings, who have failed to reach the playoffs in each of those.

Detroit Lions 37, Green Bay Packers 30

The Lions attempted their 40th fourth-down attempt this season on a Jared Goff TD toss in the second quarter. It marked the most fourth-down attempts by any team in a season in last 30 years (1995 Patriots had 39 attempts).

Going 2 of 3 on fourth down on the day, the Lions also set the record with 21 converted fourth downs, most in NFL history (1996 Bears were 20-28).

Washington Football Team 22, New York Giants 7

Antonio Gibson had 17 carries, 141 yards and a TD on rushes outside the tackles (8.3 avg).

Joe Judge is the first Giants coach to ever lose 13 games in a season.

Cleveland Browns 21, Cincinnati Bengals 16