FOOTBALL
By The Associated Press
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 10 3 0 .769 349 287
Miami 7 6 0 .538 286 276
N.Y. Jets 6 7 0 .462 226 337
Buffalo 4 9 0 .308 273 334
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Indianapolis 8 5 0 .615 313 316
Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 292 318
Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 201 372
Houston 2 11 0 .154 250 350
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 9 4 0 .692 334 244
Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 278 261
Pittsburgh 5 8 0 .385 291 312
Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 257 324
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Denver 11 2 0 .846 515 345
Kansas City 10 3 0 .769 343 224
San Diego 6 7 0 .462 316 291
Oakland 4 9 0 .308 264 337
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 8 5 0 .615 334 301
Dallas 7 5 0 .583 329 303
N.Y. Giants 5 8 0 .385 251 334
Washington 3 10 0 .231 279 407
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 343 243
Carolina 9 4 0 .692 298 188
Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 244 291
Atlanta 3 10 0 .231 282 362
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 7 6 0 .538 346 321
Chicago 6 6 0 .500 323 332
Green Bay 6 6 1 .500 316 326
Minnesota 3 9 1 .269 315 395
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Seattle 11 2 0 .846 357 205
San Francisco 9 4 0 .692 316 214
Arizona 8 5 0 .615 305 257
St. Louis 5 8 0 .385 289 308
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
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Thursday’s Game
Jacksonville 27, Houston 20
Sunday’s Games
Green Bay 22, Atlanta 21
Baltimore 29, Minnesota 26
Kansas City 45, Washington 10
Tampa Bay 27, Buffalo 6
Miami 34, Pittsburgh 28
Philadelphia 34, Detroit 20
Cincinnati 42, Indianapolis 28
New England 27, Cleveland 26
N.Y. Jets 37, Oakland 27
Denver 51, Tennessee 28
San Francisco 19, Seattle 17
San Diego 37, N.Y. Giants 14
Arizona 30, St. Louis 10
New Orleans 31, Carolina 13
Monday’s Game
Dallas at Chicago, 8:40 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 12
San Diego at Denver, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 15
Philadelphia at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Seattle at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
New England at Miami, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 4:05 p.m.
Arizona at Tennessee, 4:25 p.m.
New Orleans at St. Louis, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 16
Baltimore at Detroit, 8:40 p.m.
Steelers Summary
Miami 3 7 14 10—34
Pittsburgh 7 0 14 7—28
First Quarter
Pit—Sanders 5 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 4:20.
Mia—FG Sturgis 30, :40.
Second Quarter
Mia—Clay 6 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick), 8:15.
Third Quarter
Mia—Dan.Thomas 4 run (Sturgis kick), 10:50.
Pit—A.Brown 43 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 8:58.
Pit—Polamalu 19 interception return (Suisham kick), 8:05.
Mia—Hartline 4 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick), 4:52.
Fourth Quarter
Pit—Cotchery 16 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 14:56.
Mia—Clay 12 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick), 2:53.
Mia—FG Sturgis 27, 1:08.
A—52,489.
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Mia Pit
First downs 18 16
Total Net Yards 360 412
Rushes-yards 24-181 21-84
Passing 179 328
Punt Returns 3-23 5-14
Kickoff Returns 4-82 5-103
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-19
Comp-Att-Int 20-33-1 23-39-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-21 3-21
Punts 5-46.4 6-39.2
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-36 9-63
Time of Possession 28:55 31:05
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Miami, Dan.Thomas 16-105, Tannehill 2-56, Miller 6-20. Pittsburgh, Bell 15-61, Dwyer 3-8, Roethlisberger 1-8, F.Jones 2-7.
PASSING—Miami, Tannehill 20-33-1-200. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 23-39-0-349.
RECEIVING—Miami, Clay 7-97, Hartline 5-51, Wallace 2-19, Miller 2-13, Sims 1-7, Matthews 1-5, Thigpen 1-4, Dan.Thomas 1-4. Pittsburgh, A.Brown 5-137, Cotchery 5-62, Bell 5-28, Sanders 4-57, Miller 3-56, W.Johnson 1-9.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Miami, Sturgis 52 (SH).
Bowl Glance
By The Associated Press
All Times EST
Saturday, Dec. 21
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
Fresno State (11-1) vs. Southern Cal (9-4), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
New Orleans Bowl
Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 23
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Ohio (7-5) vs. East Carolina (9-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Oregon State (6-6) vs. Boise State (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Utah State (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
At Annapolis, Md.
Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Texas Bowl
At Houston
Minnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
BYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 28
Pinstripe Bowl
At New York
Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6), Noon (ESPN)
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 30
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (7-4), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN)
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 31
AdvoCare V100 Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Jan. 1
Heart of Dallas Bowl
At Dallas
UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), Noon (ESPNU)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ABC)
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Jan. 2
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 3
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, Texas
Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 4
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Jan. 5
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 6
BCS National Championship
At Pasadena, Calif.
Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)