FC Porto is off to the Round of 16 for the second straight year following Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over Ligue 1 champion AS Monaco.

The result secured a runner-up position in Group G for the Portuguese side, as RB Leipzig, which lost to Besiktas, bowed out of the competition courtesy of the win by Porto, which had the head-to-head advantage.

Wednesday’s encounter in Porto saw the hosts jump out to a 2-0 lead courtesy of Vincent Aboubakar’s brace just 33 minutes into the match.

Minutes later, both clubs went down to 10 men when Porto’s Felipe and Monaco’s Rachid Ghezzal were shown straight red cards after an altercation.

Porto went up 3-0 before halftime and scored another two goals in the second half to offset Monaco’s two goals in the final 45 minutes.

While Porto moves onto the knockout stages, RB Leipzig must settle for a place in the Europa League.

The draw for the Round of 16 takes place Dec. 11, and will be followed by the Europa League Round of 32 draw.

The NFL has finalized its schedule for Week 17, eliminating the Sunday night game so as to ensure that all matchups with playoff implications that impact each other will be played at the same time.

The last time the NFL regular season didn’t end with a night game, either on Sunday or Monday, was in 1977 — the last season under the 14-game schedule. The last time the final NFL Sunday fell on New Year’s Eve was in 2006.

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  The field is taking shape, but there are wild-card spots up for grabs and home-field advantage to still be determined. Here’s where things stand.

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  The 0-15 Browns are one loss away from a winless season, and now they’re officially on the clock for next year’s draft. The Giants and Colts, meanwhile, are battling for the second pick.

Mark your calendar.

The Champions League group stage came to a close Wednesday, setting the field for the tournament’s round-of-16 draw, which is scheduled for Monday at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Who’s in the draw?

• AS Roma
• Barcelona
• Bayern Munich
• Besiktas JK
• Chelsea
• FC Basel 1893
• FC Porto
• Juventus
• Liverpool
• Manchester City
• Manchester United
• Paris Saint-Germain
• Real Madrid
• Sevilla
• Shakhtar Donetsk
• Tottenham Hotspur

The draw will consist of two pots – one of group winners and the other of runner-ups. Clubs from the same group or same association can’t be drawn together, meaning Chelsea, for example, can only draw one of PSG, Barcelona, and Besiktas.

Group winners will begin the round of 16 by playing away in the first leg, which is scheduled for Feb. 13 and 14, and Feb. 20 and 21. The second leg will be played on March 6 and 7, and March 13 and 14.

Group winners

Manchester United

• Can play: Bayern, Juventus, Sevilla, Shakhtar, Porto, Real Madrid

Paris Saint-Germain

• Can play: Basel, Chelsea, Juventus, Sevilla, Shakhtar, Porto, Real Madrid

Roma

• Can play: Basel, Bayern, Sevilla, Shakhtar, Porto, Real Madrid

Barcelona

• Can play: Basel, Bayern, Chelsea, Shakhtar, Porto

Liverpool

• Can play: Basel, Bayern, Juventus, Shakhtar, Porto, Real Madrid

Manchester City

• Can play: Basel, Bayern, Juventus, Sevilla, Porto, Real Madrid

Besiktas

• Can play: Basel, Bayern, Chelsea, Juventus, Sevilla, Shakhtar, Real Madrid

Tottenham Hotspur

• Can play: Basel, Bayern, Juventus, Sevilla, Shakhtar, Porto

Group runner-ups

FC Basel 1893

• Can play: PSG, Roma, Barcelona, Liverpool, Manchester City, Besiktas, Tottenham

Bayern Munich

• Can play: Manchester United, Roma, Barcelona, Liverpool, Manchester City, Besiktas, Tottenham

Chelsea

• Can play: PSG, Barcelona, Besiktas

Juventus

• Can play: Manchester United, PSG, Manchester City, Besiktas, Tottenham Hotspur

Sevilla

• Can play: Manchester United, PSG, Roma, Manchester City, Besiktas, Tottenham

Shakhtar Donetsk

• Can play: Manchester United, PSG, Roma, Barcelona, Liverpool, Besiktas, Tottenham

FC Porto

• Can play: Manchester United, PSG, Roma, Barcelona, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham

Real Madrid

• Can play: Manchester United, PSG, Roma, Liverpool, Manchester City, Besiktas

GREEN BAY, Wis. — With 2:51 remaining in the game, the Skol chant took over Titletown USA. Minnesota Vikings fans who traveled five hours to watch their team silence the crowd in Lambeau Field got an early Christmas present on Saturday night.

Minnesota recorded its first defensive shutout since 1993 when it beat NFC North rival Green Bay 16-0 in prime time.

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Another dominant performance bolstered the Vikings case as the NFL’s best defense from top to bottom. Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Hundley finished with a passer rating of 30.2 after throwing two interceptions and not being able to connect with his receivers in the end zone.

What it means: Well, it’s a rivalry again. Mike Zimmer said this week that the Vikings were still trying to make the series with the Packers a rivalry because of how many times Green Bay had been on the winning end this decade. For the first time since 2009, Minnesota swept Green Bay in the regular season.

What I liked: Harrison Smith made Pro Bowl voters look silly for his snub to this year’s game. The Packers got into the red zone for the first time just after the two-minute warning in the first half. On third down from the 15-yard line, Hundley dropped back and looked to throw a short pass over the middle. Smith, who was up near the line of scrimmage pre-snap, dropped back to cover tight end Lance Kendricks, who ran a skinny post about 10 yards before cutting up the middle of the field. Smith got in front of Kendricks at the last second and intercepted the pass for a 17-yard return. Smith picked off Hundley again late in the fourth quarter. In total, three of Smith’s five interceptions this season have been against Hundley. It’s no secret why he’s ranked as the No. 1 safety by Pro Football Focus for the success he’s having in arguably his best season to date.

The Vikings entered Week 16 as the No. 1 defense on third down, allowing teams to convert just 26.3 percent of the time. Minnesota held Green Bay to 4-of-15 on third down, but more impressively stunted the Packers on fourth down as they were 0-for-4.

What I didn’t like: Maybe it had something to do with the cold temperatures, but the passing game wasn’t as sharp as it has been in recent wins. Case Keenum was 14-of-25 for 139 yards and a 4-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs, but three drives stalled and resulted in field goals.

Injuries galore: Minnesota’s starting offensive line was intact for the first time since beating the Bears on Oct. 9. It was short lived, however, when left guard Nick Easton went down because of a right ankle injury at the end of the first quarter. Including Easton, three Vikings players were not able to return to the game after sustaining injuries Saturday night. Defensive tackle Shamar Stephen had to be carted off to the locker room when he injured his ankle late in the second quarter. Stephen was injured at some point on a play when Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson caught a 25-yard pass, which was subsequently overturned when Minnesota challenged the catch. A late substitution caused the Vikings to be penalized for having 12 men on the field as an injured Stephen couldn’t get off the field in time. Long snapper Kevin McDermott injured his shoulder with 27 seconds left in the first half and was ruled out shortly after the start of the third quarter.