The upsets continued into the early window of games on Sunday, with the most notable being the Panthers forcing three turnovers against NFL MVP front-runner Matthew Stafford and shocking the Rams, 31-28. The Texans also took down the Colts, further clogging up the AFC South standings with five weeks to play.

The Dallas Cowboys will visit the Detroit Lions on Thursday, with the loser's playoff chances taking a big hit. The Lions might have star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, who was listed as questionable on Wednesday's injury report with an ankle injury he suffered last week against the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving.

At 7-5, the Bucs still sit in first place in the NFC South as they seek a fifth straight division title. Getting Evans back would boost their chances of making a deeper run in the postseason, so they certainly will make sure he's back at full strength before his return to the field.

QB  Baker Mayfield  (left shoulder) is expected to play Sunday against the Cardinals, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. RB  Bucky Irving  (shoulder/foot), who has not played since Week 4, is expected to play Sunday, Rapoport reported. LB  Haason Reddick  (ankle/knee) is expected to play Sunday, Rapoport reported.

ESPN NFL insiders Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano recently emptied their notebooks with what they're hearing around the league. One of the topics of conversation in this week's article was Jones' injury. "He's clearly not 100 percent," wrote Folwer, "and coaches I've talked to who have watched the Colts closely say his mobility appears compromised."

The Cleveland Browns have three weeks to decide whether quarterback Deshaun Watson will be playing this season.

Harmon has been a key to the Steelers defense this season despite missing the team's first two games of the year with a different knee injury. Fellow rookie Yahya Black started in place of Harmon and will do the same this weekend.

The surprising Bears (9-3) lead the Packers by a half-game (8-3-1) in the division as the two teams, after not meeting until Week 14, play twice in the next three weeks.

The Los Angeles Chargers hit on a worst-case scenario with the Justin Herbert injury ahead of the NFL playoffs.

The resurgent New England Patriots continued their march towards the NFL playoffs on Monday with a 33-15 demolition of the New York Giants at Foxborough.