"Dee Alford's red-zone interception stopped a potential go-ahead drive by New Orleans, and the Atlanta Falcons beat the Saints 19-17 on Sunday to give the NFC South title to the Carolina Panthers. By closing the season with four consecutive wins, the Falcons (8-9) finished in a three-way tie with Carolina and Tampa Bay for first place in the NFC South. The Panthers won the tiebreaker with the best record within the division."
"Myles Garrett set the NFL's single-season record with his 23rd sack and Shedeur Sanders led a late scoring drive that was capped by Andre Szmyt's 49-yard field goal as time expired to help the Cleveland Browns rally for a 20-18 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in the season finale Sunday. Garrett sacked Joe Burrow with 4:09 remaining in the fourth quarter for the record-setting sack, surpassing the 22 and a half by Michael Strahan and TJ Watt."
Dee Alford's red-zone interception stopped a potential go-ahead drive by New Orleans and allowed the Atlanta Falcons to beat the Saints 19-17, giving the NFC South title to the Carolina Panthers. The Falcons finished 8-9 with four straight wins and tied Carolina and Tampa Bay; Carolina won the division tiebreaker. Alford returned his interception 59 yards to the Saints 27 with 3:14 remaining, setting up Zane Gonzalez's 38-yard field goal. Tyler Shough later threw a 16-yard touchdown to Ronnie Bell, but Atlanta recovered the onside kick. In Cleveland, Myles Garrett set the NFL single-season sack record with his 23rd sack, and Shedeur Sanders directed a final drive capped by Andre Szmyt's 49-yard field goal as time expired to give the Browns a 20-18 victory over Cincinnati.
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