A rough season for the Silver and Black ends on a high note with defense and special teams coming through big in the Week 18 win.

Here are five takeaways from the game: Minnesota's complex, blitz-heavy defense dominated most of the game against No. 3 QB Clayton Tune and a somewhat makeshift offensive line. The Packers had only eight first downs in the game until their final possession, when they managed to drive for a field goal on the game's last play to avoid a shutout.

The Bears concluded a magical regular season with a 19-16 loss to the Lions Sunday at Soldier Field, but the NFC North champions secured the No. 2 seed in the playoffs with Philadelphia’s 24-17 home defeat to Washington.

Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe recap the Browns' win over the Bengals, talking Myles Garrett, Shedeur Sanders and Kevin Stefanski's future.

Led by quarterback Matthew Stafford four passing touchdowns, the Rams close out the regular season with a win over the Cardinals at SoFi Stadium.

The Panthers could not get going on the ground, rushing for just 19 yards on 14 carries. Conversely, the Bucs lived off the run, amassing 138 rushing yards on 41 totes and helping them dominate the time-of-possession battle at 37:25 to 22:35.

Philly will either end up with the 2nd or 3rd seed in the NFC playoffs. Washington, with a win, is locked in at the #7 pick in April’s draft; with a loss, the Commanders could end up picking earlier if one of the 3-win teams ahead of them in the draft order were to win today. Little else hangs in the balance for either team.

The Bears totaled 440 yards and found the end zone five times in Sunday night's road battle with the 49ers, but Jauan Jennings' 38-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter gave San Francisco a 42-38 victory at Levi's Stadium.

The Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators met for the first time this season tonight. The Red Wings are coming off back-to-back losses to the Penguins, while Ottawa came in off back-to-back wins, most recently beating the Winnipeg Jets.

Calvin Pickard makes a season-high 41 saves in his hometown while Max Jones & Jack Roslovic each provide depth goals for the Oilers in a 3-1 victory over the Jets on Monday at Canada Life Centre

Sixth-round rookie Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field goal attempt at the buzzer as the Ravens fell to the Steelers in the AFC North title game.