San Diego 23, Tennessee 17, OT: Philip Rivers had been a choking machine this season in the fourth quarter, unable to pull off a signature comeback. And then he led the Chargers on two effective fourth quarter scoring drives, capped with TD passes, sending the game into OT, where LT won it with a 16-yard TD run. The Titans are now 7-6 and dangerously close to missing the playoffs.

Miami 17, Buffalo 38: The Fish fell to 0-13 and the defense has completely given up. How else to explain the offensively-challenged Bills scoring 38 points? Rookie Trent Edwards tossed four TD passes, and two guys on the Bills (one named Fred Jackson from a college named Coe) rushed for over 100 yards.

Dallas 28, Detroit 27: Even when they trailed 20-7, did you really think the Lions would pull this off? You probably were closer to being convinced when it was 27-14 early in the fourth quarter. Hopefully, common sense grabbed hold of your mind and you remembered, ‘these are the Lions!’ Romo hit Jason Whitten with the game winning TD pass with 15 seconds left and Detroit’s playoffs hopes died a painful death at home. It was fun while it lasted.

New York Giants 16, Philadelphia 13: And there will be no late-season collapse for New York this year. David Akers missed a 57-yarder with one second left and the Giants survived to lock up a playoff berth. Plaxico was a beast in the second half, which was crucial, because Brandon Jacobs fumbled twice. At 5-8, the Eagles are done, and there were lots of boos. Let the D Mac speculation begin!

Carolina 6, Jacksonville 37: Other than a rare Matt Jones sighting (TD catch!), there’s really nothing to say here. The Jags improved to 9-4, and the Panthers continued to ponder whether or not John Fox would return as coach next year.

Tampa Bay 14, Houston 28: If we toss around the word fraud too much, briefly look away: the Bucs are frauds. They won’t beat anyone in the playoffs, and nothing about this team (even when Jeff Garcia starts) remotely strikes fear into the hearts of anyone. They’re a good team that has a few nice home wins, and they’re benefitting from playing in a terrible division.

Oakland 7, Green Bay 38: Josh McCown or Andrew Walter? What? You’d rather give it a shot with … Cade McNown? Would not have mattered. Will Blackmon returned a punt for a TD and scooped up a fumble and ran it back for a score as the Pack rolled at home and kept the pressure on the Cowboys in the race for homefield advantage in the playoffs. Ryan Grant, whom everybody loves, rushed for 156 yards and a score, and Brett Favre started his 2,572th game in a row and passed for two TDs.

St. Louis 10, Cincinnati 19: Carson Palmer threw two picks, including one that was run back for a score, but former high school legend Brock Berlin could do nothing with the Rams moribund offense, and St. Louie fell to 3-10, keeping hope alive that they’ll get a good draft pick, like, perhaps, Glenn Dorsey.