FOOTBALL
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 12 2 0 .857 435 269
N.Y. Jets 9 5 0 .643 344 272
Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 341 336
Miami 5 9 0 .357 278 361
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 7 7 0 .500 275 301
Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 285 372
Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 343 380
Tennessee 3 11 0 .214 269 359
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Cincinnati 11 3 0 .786 378 243
Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 378 287
Baltimore 4 10 0 .286 292 360
Cleveland 3 11 0 .214 253 387
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 10 4 0 .714 308 259
Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 365 257
Oakland 6 8 0 .429 319 356
San Diego 4 10 0 .286 280 348
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington 7 7 0 .500 316 332
Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 318 362
N.Y. Giants 6 8 0 .429 373 358
Dallas 4 10 0 .286 246 324
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Carolina 14 0 0 1.000 449 278
Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 302 312
Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 311 353
New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 323 397
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 347 265
Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 296 272
Chicago 5 9 0 .357 289 352
Detroit 4 9 0 .308 267 336
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Arizona 12 2 0 .857 445 269
x-Seattle 9 5 0 .643 370 248
St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 241 294
San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 202 339
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
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Thursday’s Game
St. Louis 31, Tampa Bay 23
Saturday’s Game
N.Y. Jets 19, Dallas 16
Sunday’s Games
Minnesota 38, Chicago 17
Atlanta 23, Jacksonville 17
Houston 16, Indianapolis 10
Carolina 38, N.Y. Giants 35
New England 33, Tennessee 16
Washington 35, Buffalo 25
Kansas City 34, Baltimore 14
Seattle 30, Cleveland 13
Green Bay 30, Oakland 20
San Diego 30, Miami 14
Cincinnati 24, San Francisco 14
Pittsburgh 34, Denver 27
Arizona 40, Philadelphia 17
Monday’s Game
Detroit at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 24
San Diego at Oakland, 8:25 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 26
Washington at Philadelphia, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 27
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Miami, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 28
Cincinnati at Denver, 8:30 p.m.
Steelers Summary
Denver 14 13 0 0— 27
Pittsburgh 7 6 7 14—34
First Quarter
Pit—D.Williams 2 run (Boswell kick), 10:16.
Den—Thomas 18 pass from Osweiler (McManus kick), 4:41.
Den—Sanders 61 pass from Osweiler (McManus kick), 3:08.
Second Quarter
Den—Osweiler 7 run (kick failed), 11:30.
Pit—FG Boswell 24, 7:33.
Den—Thomas 6 pass from Osweiler (McManus kick), 1:56.
Pit—FG Boswell 41, :04.
Third Quarter
Pit—Brown 9 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), 7:16.
Fourth Quarter
Pit—Wheaton 9 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), 12:34.
Pit—Brown 23 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), 3:24.
A—67,234.
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Den Pit
First downs 20 28
Total Net Yards 385 377
Rushes-yards 25-104 17-23
Passing 281 354
Punt Returns 1-4 3-23
Kickoff Returns 4-74 2-49
Interceptions Ret. 2-13 1-0
Comp-Att-Int 21-44-1 40-55-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-15 3-26
Punts 6-43.0 6-38.7
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 12-127 9-63
Time of Possession 28:44 31:16
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Denver, Hillman 14-48, Sanders 1-24, Osweiler 5-19, Anderson 4-14, Siemian 1-(minus 1). Pittsburgh, D.Williams 14-26, Roethlisberger 3-(minus 3).
PASSING—Denver, Osweiler 21-44-1-296. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 40-55-2-380.
RECEIVING—Denver, Sanders 10-181, Thomas 5-61, Norwood 2-29, Daniels 2-14, Anderson 1-6, V.Davis 1-5. Pittsburgh, Brown 16-189, Bryant 10-87, Wheaton 6-62, D.Williams 5-30, Miller 3-12.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
