With just two weeks left in the season, it’s time to put up or shut up. Some teams were ready on Sunday; others were not. The disappointing Buccaneers rose to the challenge, coming back to beat the Panthers and wrest the division title from them. The Jets and Commanders, by contrast, lost games that dashed their playoff hopes.
The Jets complete their second-half implosion.
It’s not an N.F.L. season without one team crashing and burning over the second half of the year. Last year it was the Ravens, who started 8-3 before dropping their final six games to fall out of playoff contention.