FOOTBALL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 12 2 0 .857 365 233
Miami 9 5 0 .643 315 314
Buffalo 7 7 0 .500 358 314
N.Y. Jets 4 10 0 .286 242 358
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 8 6 0 .571 250 294
Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 340 323
Indianapolis 7 7 0 .500 362 339
Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 260 359
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 341 276
Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 306 263
Cincinnati 5 8 1 .393 288 293
Cleveland 0 14 0 .000 220 408
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Oakland 11 3 0 .786 377 336
Kansas City 10 4 0 .714 319 274
Denver 8 6 0 .571 299 258
San Diego 5 9 0 .357 366 366
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Dallas 12 2 0 .857 366 258
N.Y. Giants 10 4 0 .714 272 250
Washington 7 5 1 .577 330 317
Philadelphia 5 9 0 .357 316 299
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 469 358
Tampa Bay 8 6 0 .571 313 322
New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 406 392
Carolina 5 8 0 .385 311 337
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 9 5 0 .643 301 285
Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 363 339
Minnesota 7 7 0 .500 264 259
Chicago 3 11 0 .214 248 320
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Seattle 9 4 1 .679 298 235
Arizona 5 8 1 .393 340 325
Los Angeles 4 10 0 .286 197 328
San Francisco 1 13 0 .071 264 434
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
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Thursday’s Games
Seattle 24, Los Angeles 3
Saturday’s Games
Miami 34, N.Y. Jets 13
Sunday’s Games
Indianapolis 34, Minnesota 6
N.Y. Giants 17, Detroit 6
Buffalo 33, Cleveland 13
Tennessee 19, Kansas City 17
Baltimore 27, Philadelphia 26
Green Bay 30, Chicago 27
Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 20
Houston 21, Jacksonville 20
Atlanta 41, San Francisco 13
New England 16, Denver 3
New Orleans 48, Arizona 41
Oakland 19, San Diego 16
Dallas 26, Tampa Bay 20
Monday’s Games
Carolina at Washington, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 8:25 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24
Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at New England, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.
San Francisco at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m.
Cincinnati at Houston, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 25
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.
Denver at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 26
Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Steelers Summary
Pittsburgh 3 6 6 9—24
Cincinnati 10 10 0 0—20
First Quarter
Cin—FG Bullock 23, 7:39.
Pit—FG Boswell 45, 3:42.
Cin—Dalton 1 run (Bullock kick), :00.
Second Quarter
Cin—Hill 4 run (Bullock kick), 9:02.
Pit—FG Boswell 49, 5:25.
Cin—FG Bullock 22, 2:51.
Pit—FG Boswell 49, :06.
Third Quarter
Pit—FG Boswell 40, 10:38.
Pit—FG Boswell 49, 2:05.
Fourth Quarter
Pit—FG Boswell 30, 12:25.
Pit—Rogers 24 pass from Roethlisberger (pass failed), 7:29.
A—62,096.
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Pit Cin
First downs 26 19
Total Net Yards 382 222
Rushes-yards 29-97 28-76
Passing 285 146
Punt Returns 1-5 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-76 5-166
Interceptions Ret. 1-16 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 21-36-0 16-27-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-1 1-11
Punts 1-40.0 3-47.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-104 8-86
Time of Possession 32:32 27:28
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Pittsburgh, Bell 23-93, Coates 2-9, Roethlisberger 4-(minus 5). Cincinnati, Hill 20-43, Burkhead 7-32, Dalton 1-1.
PASSING—Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 21-36-0-286. Cincinnati, Dalton 16-27-1-157.
RECEIVING—Pittsburgh, Rogers 5-75, L.Green 5-72, Bell 5-38, Brown 3-58, Hamilton 1-21, D.Johnson 1-12, Coates 1-10. Cincinnati, LaFell 7-91, Burkhead 2-18, Core 2-13, Boyd 2-13, Eifert 1-9, Hill 1-8, Wright 1-5.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Bowl Glance
By The Associated Press
Saturday, Dec. 17
Celebration Bowl
At Atlanta
Grambling State 10, NC Central 9
New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque
New Mexico 23, UTSA 20
Las Vegas Bowl
San Diego State 34, Houston 10
Camellia Bowl
Montgomery, Ala.
Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28
Cure Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Arkansas State 31, UCF 13
New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss. 28, Louisiana-Lafayette 21
Monday, Dec. 19
Miami Beach Bowl
Tulsa (9-3) vs. Central Michigan (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Memphis (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 21
Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego
BYU (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Boise
Idaho (8-4) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 23
Bahamas Bowl
Nassau
Eastern Michigan (7-5) vs. Old Dominion (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, Texas
Navy (9-4) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dollar General Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Ohio (8-5) vs. Troy (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
