Now the Philadelphia Eagles can start thinking about the playoffs, and ending their unenviable run of losses in the NFC title game.

While the Eagles won their fourth consecutive NFC East crown Sunday with a 27-6 victory over the New York Giants, the Atlanta Falcons moved to the verge of their third division title - ever. The Falcons beat New Orleans 24-21 and need just one more win in their final five games to secure the NFC South championship.

For the Eagles (10-1), making the playoffs is a minor step. They're determined to reach the Super Bowl after falling in the NFC championship game the last three years.

"It's an accomplishment, doing it four years in a row," Eagles defensive tackle Darwin Walker said. "How many teams can say that? But we have bigger goals and we want to reach those without a doubt."

To do so, they might have to knock off the Falcons (9-2), who look like the only other legitimate Super Bowl contender in the conference.

"We're 9-2 and we're for real," said tight end Alge Crumpler, whose 20-yard TD reception with 1:22 remaining beat the Saints.

The holiday weekend began Thursday with Indianapolis (8-3) beating Detroit 41-9 and Dallas (4-7) defeating Chicago (4-7) 21-7.

At East Rutherford, N.J., Brian Westbrook scored two touchdowns and the Eagles' defense made life miserable for rookie Eli Manning.The Eagles scored 20 second-half points and limited the Giants (5-6) to 47 yards in the final half in reaching the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.The Eagles are the third team since the 16-game schedule began in 1978 to win a division title by the 11th game, joining the Bears in 1985 and the 49ers in 1997.Manning was 6-of-21 for 148 yards and two interceptions. He was sacked five times.

At Atlanta, Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes, going 16-of-29 for 212 yards, and ran for another score. Crumpler had four catches for 103 yards.James Allen appeared to save the Saints when he stripped the ball from Warrick Dunn at the New Orleans 6 with 3:11 to go. But Vick still had to time to bail out the Falcons when the Saints (4-7) went three-and-out.

At Cincinnati, the 106 points were the most in an NFL game since the Redskins beat the Giants 72-41 on Nov. 27, 1966, for the league record. The most since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 was 99 - Seattle beat Kansas City 51-48 in overtime on Nov. 27, 1983.Carson Palmer threw a career-high four touchdowns, and Rudi Johnson ran for 202 yards and two more scores for the Bengals (5-6). Deltha O'Neal returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown with 1:43 to play.Kelly Holcomb threw for 400 yards and five touchdowns for the Browns (3-8).

At Foxboro, Mass., the Patriots scored on a fumble recovery and held the Ravens to 124 yards in rainy conditions.Adam Vinatieri kicked three field goals, stretching his streak to 21 straight successful kicks, and Corey Dillon ran for 123 yards and a touchdown.The Patriots (10-1) set an NFL record by scoring first in their 16th straight regular-season game, breaking a tie for the mark set by Miami in 1978.Baltimore (7-4) was without star running back Jamal Lewis.

At Denver, Kerry Collins threw for 339 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Raiders (4-7) to an upset in the snow.Collins hit Jerry Porter for three of the scores, including the winner on fourth-and-goal from the 5 with 1:49 remaining.After Oakland took the lead, Jake Plummer drove the Broncos (7-4) 49 yards to the 25 to set up Jason Elam's field-goal attempt. But the snap was high, Elam kicked the lace-side of the ball and Langston Walker blocked the kick.

At Kansas City, Mo., Nate Kaeding's 43-yard field goal with 2:24 left gave the Chargers (8-3) their first win in Kansas City in their last eight tries.Kansas City dropped to 3-8.

At Tempe, Ariz., Curtis Martin carried 24 times for 99 yards, and Doug Brien kicked field goals of 28 and 46 yards for New York (8-3).The Jets help the Cardinals (4-7) to 245 yards.

At Minneapolis, Kevin Williams returned Byron Leftwich's fumble 77 yards for the clinching score after rookie Kenechi Udeze sacked Leftwich from behind.Randy Moss made a noticeable impact in his return for the Vikings (7-4). He caught a go-ahead touchdown pass in the third quarter, and had four receptions for 40 yards. Fred Taylor ran for 147 yards for Jacksonville (6-5).

At Seattle, Willis McGahee ran for 116 yards and four TDs to help Buffalo (5-6) snap a six-game road losing streak.The Seahawks (6-5) lost for the second time in five home games after going 8-0 on their own field last season.

At San Francisco, Miami's Randy McMichael caught a 15-yard touchdown pass with 10:35 to play, and the 49ers fumbled five times in the fourth quarter, leaving San Francisco (1-10) as the NFL's only one-win team.Miami (2-9) snapped a three-game losing streak.

At Houston, David Carr threw for 201 yards and two TDs, and Domanick Davis ran for a season-high 129 yards and a score to help the Texans (5-6) rally from an 18-point deficit. The Titans are 4-7.

At Charlotte, N.C., Keary Colbert caught a 40-yard touchdown pass, his second of the game, with 20 seconds to play to lift Carolina (4-7) to it third straight win.The Bucs also are 4-7.