NFL Scores Week 16: AFC, NFC Playoff Picture, Standings and Results

It's Week 16 in the NFL, the penultimate round of games for the 2018 season.

That means finals matchups in plenty of leagues around the country. And it also means playoff positioning in the real games, for both the AFC and the NFC.

As usual, some of the game's biggest stars are having their say in both formats, real and fantasy. The top fantasy performers from each game can be found below, followed by standings and write-ups on the week's leaders.

Away	Score	Home	Fantasy Star
Redskins	16-25	Titans	Derrick Henry	84 yds, TD
Ravens	22-10	Chargers	BAL D/ST	10 points allowed, 2 INT, FMBL recovered, TD
Bengals	18-26	Browns	Baker Mayfield	27-of-37, 284 yds, 3 TD, 16 rush yds
Jaguars	17-7	Dolphins	JAX D/ST	7 points allowed, INT, FMBL recovered, TD
Buccaneers	20-27	Cowboys	Dak Prescott	20-of-25, 161 yds, TD, 2 rush yds, TD
Giants	27-28	Colts	Andrew Luck	31-of-47, 357 yds, 2 TD, INT, 13 rush yds
Bills	12-24	Patriots	Sony Michel	116 rush yds, TD
Falcons	24-10	Panthers	Matt Ryan	15-of-26, 239 yds, 3 TD
Vikings	27-9	Lions	Kyle Rudolph	9 rec, 122 yds, 2 TD
Texans	30-32	Eagles	Deshaun Watson	29-of-40, 339 yds, 2 TD, 49 rush yds, 2 TD
Packers	44-38	Jets	Aaron Rodgers	37-of-55, 442 yds, 2 TD, 32 rush yds, 2 TD
Rams	31-9	Cardinals	CJ Anderson	167 rush yds, TD
Bears	14-9	49ers	Jordan Howard	53 rush yds, TD, 2 rec, 17 yds
Steelers	28-31	Saints	Antonio Brown	14 rec, 185 yds, 2 TD
Chiefs	31-38	Seahawks	Russell Wilson	18-of-29, 271 yds, 3 TD

Standings	AFC	NFC
1	Chiefs (11-4)	Saints (13-2)
2	Patriots (10-5)	Rams (12-3)
3	Texans (10-5)	Bears (11-4)
4	Ravens (9-6)	Cowboys (9-6)
Wild Card	Chargers (11-4)	Seahawks (9-6)
Wild Card	Colts (9-6)	Vikings (8-6-1)
7	Titans (9-6)	Eagles (8-7)
8	Steelers (8-6-1)	Redskins (7-8)
9	Browns (7-7-1)	Packers (6-8-1)
10	Dolphins (7-8)	Falcons (6-9)
11	Broncos (6-8)	Panthers (6-9)
12	Bengals (6-9)	Giants (5-10)
13	Bills (5-10)	Buccaneers (5-10)
14	Jaguars (5-10)	Lions (5-10)
15	Jets (4-11)	49ers (4-11)
16	Raiders (3-11)	Cardinals (3-12)

Nick Foles

For the second year in a row, Philadelphia Eagles backup quarterback Nick Foles is more than rising to the occasion with Carson Wentz sidelined.

After leading the Eagles to a Super Bowl victory last season, Foles has his team charging again. Back-to-back wins have given Philadelphia a 31 percent shot at the postseason, per FiveThirtyEight.

And Sunday's win came in large part because of Foles, who went 35-of-49 for 471 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.

The NFL posted video of one of his best throws of the day, a bomb that led to an 83-yard touchdown for Nelson Agholor:

If he didn't already have folk-hero status among Philadelphia-area sports fans, resurrecting this season should surely do the trick.

Deshaun Watson

Foles wasn't the only quarterback who put up big numbers in the Eagles' 32-30 win over the Houston Texans.

Deshaun Watson went toe-to-toe with him on the way to 29-of-40 passing, 339 yards, two passing touchdowns, 49 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

The NFL shared one of his most impressive plays of the day, in which he shook off three would-be sacks before connecting downfield:

The Texans may have lost two of three, but they're all but in the postseason already. And Watson is one of the league's most dangerous offensive weapons.

If he gets hot, Houston could make an interesting run.

Aaron Rodgers

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had his highest total of the season for standard fantasy points in Sunday's 44-38 win over the New York Jets. Rodgers had a whopping 44 fantasy points.

He went 37-of-55 for 442 yards and two touchdowns through the air. He added another 32 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. The NFL shared video of the game-winning score in overtime:

Tales of Rodgers' demise may have been exaggerated.

Prior to this season, he had averaged 20.3 fantasy points per game, first all time among players with at least 100 games. After Sunday's performance, his 2018 average is up to 20.8.

Kyle Rudolph

The Minnesota Vikings pushed their shot at the playoffs up over 75 percent, per FiveThirtyEight, with a 27-9 beatdown of the Detroit Lions on Sunday. And tight end Kyle Rudolph did a big chunk of the damage.

Prior to this one, Rudolph had only cleared double-digit fantasy points once this season. He racked up a whopping 26 against Detroit.

Rudolph reeled in nine receptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns, the second of which was shared by the NFL:

If Rudolph has finally clicked in this season, he picked a pretty good time to do it. Riding the momentum of this Sunday's performance would give Minnesota a more dynamic offense and a chance to live up to the team's preseason hype.

Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown

In the second slate of games, the Pittsburgh Steelers nearly upset the NFC-leading New Orleans Saints, thanks in large part to the quarterback-wide receiver tandem of Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown.

They had a combined 59 fantasy points (30 for Brown and 29 for Roethlisberger).

Big Ben went 33-of-50 for 380 yards, three touchdowns and no picks. His favorite target, Brown, had 14 catches for 185 yards and two touchdowns.

The NFL posted video of the duo's second scoring connection:

Coming up short on Sunday put the Steelers' season in jeopardy. FiveThirtyEight now gives them a 16 percent shot at the playoffs. They not only need to win but also need the Cleveland Browns to beat the Baltimore Ravens.

If you're in one of those leagues that are still up and running for Week 17, expect plenty of AFC North players to be going all out.

Russell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes

We were treated to a quarterback duel on Sunday Night Football. The Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson and the Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes each put up at least 26 fantasy points, but it was Wilson's squad that walked away with the 38-31 victory.

Wilson went 18-of-29 for 271 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, to go along with 57 rushing yards. Mahomes was 23-of-40 for 273 yards, three touchdowns and no picks, with 33 rushing yards.

Unless otherwise noted, stats courtesy of Pro Football Reference or ESPN's FantasyCast.