With Super Bowl LIX on the horizon, Sky Sports NFL’s Neil Reynolds, Phoebe Schecter and Jason Bell have selected their top five plays from the 2024 campaign – and you can vote for your favourite!
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson torched the San Francisco 49ers with a 97-yard touchdown in a 23-17 victory in Week Two and Jayden Daniels stunned the Chicago Bears with a dramatic Hail Mary touchdown amid his glittering rookie year, while the Washington Commanders and Saquon Barkley dropped jaws around the NFL with a backwards hurdle as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Elsewhere, Josh Allen enjoyed an MVP-calibre moment as he rushed for a 26-yard touchdown on fourth down to help the Buffalo Bills beat the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, while Lamar Jackson did Lamar Jackson things with an absurd touchdown scramble and pass against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Seedings are to be decided and division titles are still to be won as the NFL regular season reaches its conclusion with the playoffs in sight.
Baker Mayfield’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7) know they can clinch the NFC South division title if they beat the New Orleans Saints (5-11) at home, live on Sky Sports with coverage from 5pm ahead of kick-off at 6pm.
It is then over to Colorado where the Kansas City Chiefs (15-1), having already clinched the No 1 seed in the AFC, host Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos (9-7), who can secure the final wild-card spot with victory over Andy Reid’s side.
The Chiefs are expected to be led by Carson Wentz at quarterback while resting a number of starters as they gear up for the postseason.
The battle of the NFC North then takes place in Detroit when the Minnesota Vikings (14-2) visit the Lions (14-2), the winner of which will be division champions, with the No 1 seed in the NFC also still up for grabs.
Saturday January 4 – Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens – KO 9.30pm
Sunday January 5 – New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers – KO 6pm
Sunday January 5 – Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos – KO 9.25pm
Monday January 6 – Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions – KO 1.20am
Wild card weekend will take place from Saturday January 11 to Monday January 13 before the playoffs enter the Divisional Round on Saturday January 18 and Sunday January 19, at which point the respective No 1 seeds will join the action following their bye.
It is then onto the AFC and NFC Championship Games on Sunday January 26, before Super Bowl LIX takes place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9.
Week 18 will kick off with an AFC North double-header on Saturday ahead of a 14-game slate on Sunday to round out the regular seaso
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