Sunday's NFL slate delivered one laugher and one near-disaster-turned-walk-off, as the Green Bay Packers blew past the New England Patriots 45-27 and the Chicago Bears survived five turnovers to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-24 on a last-second field goal, according to live scoring tracked by CBS Sports.

Green Bay's offense was in control from early on against New England, piling up 45 points in a game that was never seriously in doubt in the second half. The Bears' win was a far messier affair — Chicago turned the ball over five times against Tampa Bay yet still found a way to escape with a win, thanks to a field goal as time expired.

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Elsewhere on Sunday's card: the Denver Broncos held off the Carolina Panthers 26-21, the Detroit Lions beat the Miami Dolphins 19-9, the Cleveland Browns outlasted the New Orleans Saints 23-22 in overtime, the Dallas Cowboys edged the Indianapolis Colts 27-23, the Los Angeles Rams beat the Washington Commanders 20-13, and the San Francisco 49ers routed the Las Vegas Raiders 38-17.

The week's slate still has one game left to decide: the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings close things out on Monday Night Football.

With a third of the season in the books, Sunday's results continued to scramble the playoff picture in both conferences, as teams that looked settled into their seeding just weeks ago find themselves fighting for tiebreakers heading into the second half of the year.