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FOOTBALL

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 8 3 0 .727 407 244

Miami 5 6 0 .455 211 226

N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 221 290

Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 243 319

South

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Houston 10 1 0 .909 327 211

Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 230 273

Tennessee 4 7 0 .364 238 335

Jacksonville 2 9 0 .182 188 308

North

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Baltimore 9 2 0 .818 283 219

Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 231 210

Cincinnati 6 5 0 .545 282 247

Cleveland 3 8 0 .273 209 248

West

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Denver 8 3 0 .727 318 221

San Diego 4 7 0 .364 245 237

Oakland 3 8 0 .273 218 356

Kansas City 1 10 0 .091 161 301

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

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N.Y. Giants 7 4 0 .636 305 226

Washington 5 6 0 .455 295 285

Dallas 5 6 0 .455 242 262

Philadelphia 3 7 0 .300 162 252

South

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Atlanta 10 1 0 .909 294 216

Tampa Bay 6 5 0 .545 310 254

New Orleans 5 6 0 .455 308 304

Carolina 2 8 0 .200 184 243

North

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Chicago 8 3 0 .727 277 175

Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 273 245

Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 248 249

Detroit 4 7 0 .364 267 280

West

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San Francisco 8 2 1 .773 276 155

Seattle 6 5 0 .545 219 185

St. Louis 4 6 1 .409 205 254

Arizona 4 7 0 .364 180 227

Thursday’s Games

Houston 34, Detroit 31, OT

Washington 38, Dallas 31

New England 49, N.Y. Jets 19

Sunday’s Games

Denver 17, Kansas City 9

Chicago 28, Minnesota 10

Cincinnati 34, Oakland 10

Cleveland 20, Pittsburgh 14

Indianapolis 20, Buffalo 13

Jacksonville 24, Tennessee 19

Atlanta 24, Tampa Bay 23

Miami 24, Seattle 21

Baltimore 16, San Diego 13, OT

St. Louis 31, Arizona 17

San Francisco 31, New Orleans 21

N.Y. Giants 38, Green Bay 10

Monday’s Game

Carolina at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 29

New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 2

Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Arizona at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

New England at Miami, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 3

N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

Steelers Summary

Browns 20, Steelers 14

Pittsburgh 7 7 0 0—14

Cleveland 3 10 7 0—20

First Quarter

Pit—Timmons 53 interception return (Suisham kick), 13:49.

Cle—FG Dawson 28, 8:25.

Second Quarter

Cle—J.Cameron 5 pass from Weeden (Dawson kick), 12:20.

Cle—FG Dawson 32, 3:26.

Pit—Rainey 1 run (Suisham kick), :01.

Third Quarter

Cle—Richardson 15 run (Dawson kick), 5:19.

Pit Cle

First downs 13 14

Total Net Yards 242 238

Rushes-yards 20-49 34-108

Passing 193 130

Punt Returns 3-5 4-43

Kickoff Returns 4-75 1-5

Interceptions Ret. 1-53 3-1

Comp-Att-Int 20-34-3 17-26-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-6 4-28

Punts 6-45.8 10-38.3

Fumbles-Lost 8-5 0-0

Penalties-Yards 9-68 10-90

Time of Possession 26:30 33:30

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Pittsburgh, Dwyer 9-19, Rainey 5-17, Redman 2-7, Mendenhall 4-6. Cleveland, Richardson 29-85, Hardesty 2-14, Weeden 2-8, Benjamin 1-1.

PASSING—Pittsburgh, Batch 20-34-3-199. Cleveland, Weeden 17-26-1-158.

RECEIVING—Pittsburgh, Miller 6-63, Sanders 5-75, Rainey 4-15, Dwyer 2-9, Redman 1-15, W.Johnson 1-13, Wallace 1-9. Cleveland, Gordon 4-60, Richardson 4-27, Massaquoi 3-27, Watson 3-26, J.Cameron 2-12, Little 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

A—69,661.

NCAA Top 25 Fared

The AP Top 25 Fared

By The Associated Press

No. 1 Notre Dame (12-0) beat Southern Cal 22-13. Next: TBD.

No. 2 Alabama (11-1) beat Auburn 49-0. Next: vs. No. 3 Georgia in SEC championship, Saturday.

No. 3 Georgia (11-1) beat Georgia Tech 42-10. Next vs. No. 2 Alabama in SEC championship, Saturday.

No. 4 Ohio State (12-0) beat No. 20 Michigan 26-21. Next: Season completed.

No. 5 Oregon (11-1) beat No. 16 Oregon State 48-24. Next: TBD.

No. 6 Florida (11-1) beat No. 10 Florida State 37-26. Next: TBD.

No. 7 Kansas State (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 18 Texas, Saturday.

No. 8 LSU (9-2) beat Arkansas 20-13, Friday. Next: TBD.

No. 9 Texas A&M (10-2) beat Missouri 59-29. Next: TBD.

No. 10 Florida State (10-2) lost to No. 6 Florida 37-26. Next: vs. Georgia Tech in ACC championship, Saturday.

No. 11 Stanford (10-2) beat No. 15 UCLA 35-17. Next: vs. UCLA in Pac-12 championship, Saturday.

No. 12 Clemson (10-2) lost to No. 13 South Carolina 27-17. Next: TBD.

No. 13 South Carolina (10-2) beat No. 12 Clemson 27-17. Next: TBD.

No. 14 Oklahoma (9-2) beat No. 22 Oklahoma State 51-48, OT. Next: TBD.

No. 15 UCLA (9-3) lost to No. 11 Stanford 35-17. Next: vs. Stanford in Pac-12 championship, Saturday.

No. 16 Oregon State (8-3) lost to No. 5 Oregon 48-24. Next: vs. Nicholls State, Saturday.

No. 17 Nebraska (10-2) beat Iowa 13-7, Friday. Next: vs. Wisconsin in Big Ten championship, Saturday.

No. 18 Texas (8-3) lost to TCU 20-13, Thursday. Next at No. 7 Kansas State, Saturday.

No. 19 Louisville (9-2) lost to UConn 23-20, 3OT. Next: at No. 21 Rutgers, Thursday.

No. 20 Michigan (8-4) lost to No. 4 Ohio State 26-21. Next: TBD.

No. 21 Rutgers (9-2) lost to Pittsburgh 27-6. Next: vs. No. 19 Louisville, Thursday.

No. 22 Oklahoma State (7-4) lost to No. 14 Oklahoma 51-48, OT. Next: at Baylor, Saturday.

No. 23 Kent State (11-1) beat Ohio 28-6, Friday. Next: vs. No. 24 Northern Illinois in MAC championship, Friday.

No. 24 Northern Illinois (11-1) beat Eastern Michigan 49-7, Friday. Next: vs. No 23 Kent State in MAC championship, Friday.

No. 25 Mississippi State (8-4) lost to Mississippi 41-24. Next: TBD.

No. 25 Utah State (10-2) beat Idaho 45-9. Next: TBD.

Pittsburgh Summary

Pitt 27, Rutgers 6

Rutgers 0 0 6 0—6

Pittsburgh 0 21 3 3—27

Second Quarter

Pitt—Shanahan 16 pass from Sunseri (Harper kick), 13:48.

Pitt—R.Graham 1 run (Harper kick), 2:17.

Pitt—Tinker 13 pass from Sunseri (Harper kick), :07.

Third Quarter

Pitt—FG Harper 39, 6:37.

Rut—Coleman 11 pass from Nova (pass failed), 1:43.

Fourth Quarter

Pitt—FG Harper 25, 6:01.

A—38,786.

Rut Pitt

First downs 13 22

Rushes-yards 24-50 37-138

Passing 157 227

Comp-Att-Int 19-38-1 21-39-0

Return Yards 4 59

Punts-Avg. 11-36.1 8-33.1

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1

Penalties-Yards 6-54 5-49

Time of Possession 27:53 32:07

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Rutgers, James 5-22, Huggins 8-18, Jamison 9-14, Nova 2-(minus 4). Pittsburgh, R.Graham 23-113, Shell 11-43, Sunseri 3-(minus 18).

PASSING—Rutgers, Nova 18-37-1-157, Dodd 1-1-0-0. Pittsburgh, Sunseri 21-39-0-227.

RECEIVING—Rutgers, T.Wright 6-66, Harrison 3-26, Carrezola 3-24, Pratt 3-24, Huggins 3-6, Coleman 1-11. Pittsburgh, Shanahan 5-62, R.Graham 5-50, Holtz 3-45, Carswell 3-22, Tinker 2-17, Street 1-14, Shell 1-13, Giubilato 1-4.

Penn State Summary

PSU 24, Wisconsin 21, OT

Wisconsin 14 0 0 7 0—21

Penn St. 7 0 6 8 3—24

First Quarter

Wis—Gordon 57 pass from Phillips (French kick), 13:11.

PSU—Zwinak 3 run (Ficken kick), 8:17.

Wis—M.Ball 17 run (French kick), 6:27.

Third Quarter

PSU—FG Ficken 23, 10:55.

PSU—FG Ficken 32, 2:58.

Fourth Quarter

PSU—James 41 pass from McGloin (Zwinak run), 13:32.

Wis—Duckworth 4 pass from Phillips (French kick), :18.

Overtime

PSU—FG Ficken 37.

A—93,505.

Wis PSU

First downs 16 20

Rushes-yards 43-158 45-163

Passing 191 200

Comp-Att-Int 12-25-1 19-37-0

Return Yards (-3) 16

Punts-Avg. 8-39.6 7-38.1

Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0

Penalties-Yards 4-45 2-25

Time of Possession 28:15 31:45

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Wisconsin, M.Ball 27-111, Abbrederis 1-24, White 7-13, Gordon 1-9, Watt 1-2, Phillips 6-(minus 1). Penn St., Zwinak 36-179, Zordich 5-8, Team 1-(minus 1), McGloin 3-(minus 23).

PASSING—Wisconsin, Phillips 12-25-1-191. Penn St., McGloin 19-37-0-200.

RECEIVING—Wisconsin, Abbrederis 3-35, Watt 2-45, Fredrick 2-28, Gordon 1-57, Doe 1-10, Pedersen 1-7, Hammond 1-5, Duckworth 1-4. Penn St., Robinson 4-35, James 3-90, Kenney 3-28, Zwinak 3-5, Lehman 2-22, Moseby-Felder 1-10, Zordich 1-7, Gilliam 1-5, Williams 1-(minus 2).

BCS Standings

BCS Standings List

Nov. 25, 2012

Avg Pv

1. Notre Dame .9979 1

2. Alabama .9236 2

3. Georgia .8911 3

4. Florida .8882 4

5. Oregon .8626 5

6. Kansas St. .7735 6

7. LSU .7357 7

8. Stanford .7299 8

9. Texas A&M .6861 9

10. South Carolina .6689 12

11. Oklahoma .6129 13

12. Nebraska .5393 14

13. Florida St. .4645 10

14. Clemson .4570 11

15. Oregon St. .3790 15

16. UCLA .3304 17

17. Kent St. .2512 23

18. Texas .2492 16

19. Michigan .2094 19

20. Boise St. .2030 22

21. N. Illinois .1936 NR

22. Northwestern .1865 NR

23. Oklahoma St. .1646 21

24. Utah St. .1171 NR

25. San Jose St. .0974 NR

CFL Playoffs

By The Associated Press

Sunday, Nov. 11

Division Semifinals

East Division

Toronto 42, Edmonton 26

West Division

Calgary 36, Saskatchewan 30

Sunday, Nov. 18

Division Finals

East Division

Toronto 27, Montreal 20

West Division

Calgary 34, B.C. 29

Sunday, Nov. 25

Grey Cup

At Toronto

Toronto 35, Calgary 22

NCAA D-II Playoffs

By The Associated Press

First Round

Saturday, Nov. 17

Shippensburg 58, Bloomsburg 20

Indiana (Pa.) 27, Shepherd 17

Indianapolis 31, Midwestern State 14

West Alabama 41, Miles 7

Lenoir-Rhyne 21, Fort Valley State 6

Northwest Missouri State 35, Harding 0

Missouri Western State 57, Minnesota Duluth 55

West Texas A&M 38, Chadron State 30

Second Round

Saturday, Nov. 24

West Texas A&M 33, Ashland 28

Indiana (Pa.) 17, New Haven 14

Valdosta State 49, West Alabama 21

Carson-Newman 38, Lenoir-Rhyne 35

Winston-Salem 37, Shippensburg 14

Minnesota State Mankato 38, Northwest Missouri State 35

Missouri Western State 45, Henderson State 21

Colorado State-Pueblo 28, Indianapolis 7

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Dec. 1

Indiana (Pa.) (12-1) at Winston-Salem (12-0), Noon

Carson-Newman (9-2) at Valdosta State (9-2), Noon

Missouri Western State (12-1) at Minnesota State Mankato (12-0), 1 p.m.

West Texas A&M (11-2) at Colorado State-Pueblo (12-0), 2 p.m.

High School Scores

Saturday’s Scores

By The Associated Press

PREP FOOTBALL

District 10 Class AA Championship

Hickory 39, Wilmington 7

District 9 Class A Championship

Port Allegany 47, Clarion 8

PIAA Class AAAA State Championship

First Round

Erie McDowell 42, State College 0

Parkland 49, Delaware Valley 41

Spring-Ford 35, Pennridge 24

PIAA Class AAA State Championship

First Round

Allentown Central Catholic 23, Abington Heights 0

Selinsgrove 41, University Prep 14

PIAA Class AA State Championship

First Round

Pen Argyl 21, Wyoming Area 7

PIAA Class A State Championship

First Round

Bellwood-Antis 54, Bishop McCort 3

Bristol 20, Williams Valley 0

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