FOOTBALL
By The Associated Press
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 12 3 0 .800 432 290
Buffalo 8 7 0 .533 280 343
Miami 6 9 0 .400 265 371
N.Y. Jets 5 10 0 .333 292 356
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Jacksonville 10 5 0 .667 407 253
Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 319 346
Houston 4 11 0 .267 325 414
Indianapolis 3 12 0 .200 241 391
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Pittsburgh 12 3 0 .800 378 284
Baltimore 9 6 0 .600 368 272
Cincinnati 6 9 0 .400 259 322
Cleveland 0 15 0 .000 210 382
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Kansas City 9 6 0 .600 388 315
L.A. Chargers 8 7 0 .533 325 262
Oakland 6 9 0 .429 291 343
Denver 5 10 0 .333 265 355
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Philadelphia 13 2 0 .877 457 289
Dallas 8 7 0 .533 348 332
Washington 7 8 0 .467 332 370
N.Y. Giants 2 13 0 .133 228 378
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 11 4 0 .733 424 295
x-Carolina 11 4 0 .733 353 305
Atlanta 9 6 0 .600 331 305
Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 304 358
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Minnesota 12 3 0 .800 359 242
Detroit 8 7 0 .533 375 365
Green Bay 7 8 0 .467 309 349
Chicago 5 10 0 .333 254 297
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-L.A. Rams 11 4 0 .733 465 295
Seattle 9 6 0 .600 342 306
Arizona 7 8 0 .467 269 337
San Francisco 5 10 0 .333 297 370
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
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Saturday's Games
Baltimore 23, Indianapolis 16
Minnesota 16, Green Bay 0
Sunday's Games
Chicago 20, Cleveland 3
New England 37, Buffalo 16
L.A. Chargers 14, N.Y. Jets 7
Washington 27, Denver 11
Carolina 22, Tampa Bay 19
Cincinnati 26, Detroit 17
Kansas City 29, Miami 13
L.A. Rams 27, Tennessee 23
New Orleans 23, Atlanta 13
Seattle 21, Dallas 12
Arizona 23, N.Y. Giants 0
San Francisco 44, Jacksonville 33
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh 34, Houston 6
Philadelphia 19, Oakland 10
Sunday, Dec. 31
N.Y. Jets at New England, 1 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 4:25 p.m.
Buffalo at Miami, 4:25 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Chargers, 4:25 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 4:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh 10 10 7 7—34Houston 0 0 0 6— 6First QuarterPit—FG Boswell 34, 10:40.Pit—Hunter 5 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), 6:59.Second QuarterPit—Nix 1 run (Boswell kick), 4:14.Pit—FG Boswell 36, :53.Third QuarterPit—Bell 10 run (Boswell kick), 1:48.Fourth QuarterHou—Hopkins 3 pass from Yates (pass failed), 12:30.Pit—Smith-Schuster 18 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), 9:26.———Pit HouFirst downs 20 13Total Net Yards 330 227Rushes-yards 28-104 28-176Passing 226 51Punt Returns 5-82 1-7Kickoff Returns 1-0 2-41Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0Comp-Att-Int 20-30-0 8-17-1Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 7-42Punts 3-47.7 7-48.9Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1Penalties-Yards 4-24 7-80Time of Possession 30:56 29:04———INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING—Pittsburgh, Bell 14-69, Ridley 9-28, Bryant 1-8, Nix 1-1, Roethlisberger 1-(minus 1), Jones 2-(minus 1). Houston, Blue 16-108, L.Miller 10-55, Yates 1-11, Heinicke 1-2.PASSING—Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 20-29-0-226, Jones 0-1-0-0. Houston, Yates 7-16-1-83, Heinicke 1-1-0-10.RECEIVING—Pittsburgh, Smith-Schuster 6-75, Bell 5-28, McDonald 4-52, Bryant 3-60, Rogers 1-6, Hunter 1-5. Houston, Hopkins 4-65, L.Miller 1-10, W.Fuller 1-10, B.Miller 1-5, Malleck 1-3.
Saturday, Dec. 23Birmingham (Ala.) BowlSouth Florida 38, Texas Tech 34Armed Forces BowlFort Worth, TexasArmy 42, San Diego State 35Dollar General BowlMobile, Ala.Appalachian State 34, Toledo 0Sunday, Dec. 24Hawaii BowlHonoluluFresno State 33, Houston 27Tuesday, 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)