FOOTBALL
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 11 3 0 .786 395 274
Buffalo 8 6 0 .571 264 306
Miami 6 8 0 .429 252 342
N.Y. Jets 5 9 0 .357 285 342
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Jacksonville 10 4 0 .714 374 209
Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 296 319
Houston 4 10 0 .286 319 380
Indianapolis 3 11 0 .214 225 368
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Pittsburgh 11 3 0 .786 344 278
Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 345 256
Cincinnati 5 9 0 .357 233 305
Cleveland 0 14 0 .000 207 362
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 8 6 0 .571 359 302
L.A. Chargers 7 7 0 .500 311 255
Oakland 6 8 0 .429 281 324
Denver 5 9 0 .357 254 328
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Philadelphia 12 2 0 .857 438 279
Dallas 8 6 0 .571 336 311
Washington 6 8 0 .429 305 359
N.Y. Giants 2 12 0 .143 228 355
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 401 282
Carolina 10 4 0 .714 331 286
Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 294 261
Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 264 312
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Minnesota 11 3 0 .786 343 242
Detroit 8 6 0 .571 358 339
Green Bay 7 7 0 .500 309 333
Chicago 4 10 0 .286 234 294
West
W L T Pct PF PA
L.A. Rams 10 4 0 .714 438 272
Seattle 8 6 0 .571 321 294
Arizona 6 8 0 .429 246 337
San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 253 337
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday's Games
Denver 25, Indianapolis 13
Saturday's Games
Detroit 20, Chicago 10
Kansas City 30, L.A. Chargers 13
Sunday's Games
Minnesota 34, Cincinnati 7
Washington 20, Arizona 15
Baltimore 27, Cleveland 10
Buffalo 24, Miami 16
Carolina 31, Green Bay 24
Jacksonville 45, Houston 7
New Orleans 31, N.Y. Jets 19
Philadelphia 34, N.Y. Giants 29
L.A. Rams 42, Seattle 7
New England 27, Pittsburgh 24
San Francisco 25, Tennessee 23
Dallas 20, Oakland 17
Monday's Games
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 23
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 24
Cleveland at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Denver at Washington, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Miami at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
L.A. Rams at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.
Seattle at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 25
Pittsburgh at Houston, 4:30 p.m.
Oakland at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.
New England 7 3 6 11—27Pittsburgh 7 10 7 0—24First QuarterNE—Burkhead 1 run (Gostkowski kick), 9:00.Pit—Rogers 18 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), 5:32.Second QuarterPit—FG Boswell 51, 12:15.NE—FG Gostkowski 32, 9:04.Pit—Bryant 4 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), :25.Third QuarterNE—Cooks 4 pass from Brady (kick failed), 8:50.Pit—Bell 3 run (Boswell kick), 1:33.Fourth QuarterNE—FG Gostkowski 46, 3:56.NE—Lewis 8 run (Gronkowski pass from Brady), :56.A—68,574.———NE PitFirst downs 21 21Total Net Yards 360 413Rushes-yards 19-77 31-143Passing 283 270Punt Returns 1-11 1-2Kickoff Returns 4-74 5-85Interceptions Ret. 1-0 1-13Comp-Att-Int 22-35-1 22-30-1Sacked-Yards Lost 2-15 2-11Punts 2-48.0 4-42.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 2-4 6-63Time of Possession 24:53 35:07———INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING—New England, Lewis 13-67, Burkhead 4-12, Brady 2-(minus 2). Pittsburgh, Bell 24-117, Conner 3-13, Roethlisberger 3-10, Toussaint 1-3.PASSING—New England, Brady 22-35-1-298. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 22-30-1-281.RECEIVING—New England, Gronkowski 9-168, Cooks 4-60, Amendola 2-23, White 2-8, Lewis 1-13, D.Allen 1-10, Britt 1-7, Burkhead 1-5, Dorsett 1-4. Pittsburgh, Smith-Schuster 6-114, Bell 5-48, Bryant 4-59, A.Brown 2-24, James 2-7, Rogers 1-18, Grimble 1-8, Heyward-Bey 1-3.MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Bowl GlanceBy The Associated PressSaturday, Dec. 16Celebration BowlAt AtlantaNC A&T 21, Grambling State 14New Orleans BowlTroy 50, North Texas 30Cure BowlOrlando, Fla.Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17Las Vegas BowlBoise State 38, Oregon 28New Mexico BowlAlbuquerqueMarshall 31, Colorado State 28Camellia BowlMontgomery, Ala.Middle Tennessee 35, Arkansas State 30Tuesday, Dec. 19Boca Raton (Fla.) BowlAkron (7-6) vs. FAU (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)Wednesday, Dec. 20Frisco (Texas) BowlLouisiana Tech (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)Thursday, Dec. 21Gasparilla BowlAt St. Petersburg, Fla.Temple (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)Friday, Dec. 22Bahamas BowlNassauOhio (8-4) vs. UAB (8-4), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)Famous Idaho Potato BowlBoiseCentral Michigan (8-4) vs. Wyoming (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)Saturday, Dec. 23Birmingham (Ala.) BowlSouth Florida (9-2) vs. Texas Tech (6-6), Noon (ESPN)Armed Forces BowlFort Worth, TexasSan Diego State (10-2) vs. Army (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)Dollar General BowlMobile, Ala.Appalachian State (8-4) vs. Toledo (11-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)Sunday, Dec. 24Hawaii BowlHonoluluFresno State (9-4) vs. Houston (7-4), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Tuesday, Dec. 26Heart of Dallas BowlWest Virginia (7-5) vs. Utah (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)Quick Lane BowlDetroitNorthern Illinois (8-4) vs. Duke (6-6), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)Cactus BowlPhoenixKansas State (7-5) vs. UCLA (6-6), 9 p.m. (ESPN)Wednesday, Dec. 27Independence BowlShreveport, La.Southern Mississippi (8-4) vs. Florida State (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)Pinstripe BowlBronx, N.Y.Boston College (7-5) vs. Iowa (7-5), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)Foster Farms BowlSanta Clara, Calif.Arizona (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 8:30 p.m. (FOX)Texas BowlHoustonTexas (6-6) vs. Missouri (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)Thursday, Dec. 28Military BowlAnnapolis, Md.Virginia (6-6) vs. Navy (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)Camping World BowlOrlando, Fla.Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech (9-3), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)Alamo BowlSan AntonioStanford (9-4) vs. TCU (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)Holiday BowlSan DiegoWashington State (9-3) vs. Michigan State (9-3), 9 p.m. (FOX)Friday, Dec. 29Belk BowlCharlotte, N.C.Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN)Sun BowlEl Paso, TexasNC State (8-4) vs. Arizona State (7-5), 3 p.m. (CBS)Music City BowlNashville, Tenn.Kentucky (7-5) vs. Northwestern (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)Arizona BowlTucson, Ariz.New Mexico State (5-6) vs. Utah State (6-6), 5:30 p.m. (CBSSN)Cotton Bowl ClassicArlington, TexasSouthern Cal (11-2) vs. Ohio State (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Saturday, Dec. 30TaxSlayer BowlJacksonville, Fla.Louisville (8-4) vs. Mississippi State (8-4), Noon (ESPN)Liberty BowlMemphis, Tenn.Iowa State (7-5) vs. Memphis (10-2), 12:30 p.m. (ABC)Fiesta BowlGlendale, Ariz.Washington (10-2) vs. Penn State (10-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN)Orange BowlMiami Gardens, Fla.Wisconsin (12-1) vs. Miami (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)Monday, Jan. 1Outback BowlTampa, Fla.Michigan (8-4) vs. South Carolina (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)Peach BowlAtlantaUCF (12-0) vs. Auburn (10-3), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)Citrus BowlOrlando, Fla.Notre Dame (9-3) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal)Pasadena, Calif.Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Georgia (12-1), 5:10 p.m. (ESPN)Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal)New OrleansClemson (12-1) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:45 p.m. (ESPN)Monday, Jan. 8College Football ChampionshipAtlantaRose Bowl winner vs. Sugar Bowl winner, 8 p.m. (ESPN)Saturday, Jan. 20East-West Shrine ClassicAt St. Petersburg, Fla.East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN)NFLPA Collegiate BowlAt Carson, Calif.American vs. National, 4 p.m. (FS1)Saturday, Jan. 27Senior BowlAt Mobile, Ala.North vs. South, 2:30 p.m. (NFLN)
