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Sunday’s NFL summaries

Helmetless Texans linebacker and Shadle Park High graduate Bryan Braman drags down Titans wide receiver Marc Mariani during the Titans’ 23-22 win on Sunday. (Associated Press)

Ravens 24, Bengals 16

Ray Rice ran for 191 yards, including touchdown runs of 51 and 70 yards, steadying Baltimore to a victory over Cincinnati that gave the visiting Ravens their third AFC North title and the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. Baltimore (12-4) will get a first-round bye followed by a playoff game at home, where the Ravens are 8-0 this season. Despite the loss, the Bengals (9-7) also got into the playoffs, securing the final wild card as the Jets and Broncos also lost. It’s Cincinnati’s third playoff appearance in the last 21 years.

Baltimore 10 7 0 7 24
Cincinnati 3 0 7 6 16

Bal—Rice 70 run (Cundiff kick)

Bal—FG Cundiff 42

Cin—FG Nugent 46

Bal—Pitta 9 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick)

Cin—Scott 25 run (Nugent kick)

Cin—FG Nugent 46

Bal—Rice 51 run (Cundiff kick)

Cin—FG Nugent 23

A—63,439.

Bal Cin
First downs 15 19
Total Net Yards 347 336
Rushes-yards 32-221 24-105
Passing 126 231
Punt Returns 1-11 4-45
Kickoff Returns 2-22 3-72
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 15-19-0 22-44-0
Sacked-Yrds Lost 1-4 1-1
Punts 7-46.7 4-53.5
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 7-59 4-35
Time of Poss. 29:26 30:34

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Baltimore, Rice 24-191, R.Williams 6-28, Flacco 1-1, Leach 1-1. Cincinnati, Benson 13-51, Scott 6-34, Dalton 4-17, Hawkins 1-3.

PASSING—Baltimore, Flacco 15-19-0-130. Cincinnati, Dalton 22-44-0-232.

RECEIVING—Baltimore, Pitta 6-62, T.Smith 5-33, Rice 2-8, Dickson 1-20, Leach 1-7. Cincinnati, Gresham 5-72, Simpson 5-54, Hawkins 3-34, Green 2-26, Leonard 2-19, Benson 2-10, Lee 2-9, Scott 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Cincinnati, Nugent 36 (WR).

Steelers 13, Browns 9

Isaac Redman replaced injured Rashard Mendenhall and ran for a touchdown as Pittsburgh limped into the AFC playoffs with a win over host Cleveland, the Steelers’ 16th victory in 17 games against the Browns. Redman scored on a 7-yard run in the third quarter for the Steelers (12-4), who finished tied with Baltimore for first in the AFC North but lost the tiebreaker because the Ravens beat them twice. The Steelers had to survive two fumbles by Redman in the second half and a pass into the end zone by the Browns (4-12) on the final play that was batted down.

Pittsburgh 0 3 10 0 13
Cleveland 0 6 3 0 9

Cle—FG Dawson 26

Cle—FG Dawson 45

Pit—FG Suisham 19

Pit—FG Suisham 29

Pit—Redman 7 run (Suisham kick)

Cle—FG Dawson 49

A—68,266.

Pit Cle
First downs 22 14
Total Net Yards 360 240
Rushes-yards 36-161 15-72
Passing 199 168
Punt Returns 0-0 3-22
Kickoff Returns 4-92 2-23
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 23-40-0 16-41-1
Sacked-Yrds Lost 2-22 2-9
Punts 4-45.3 6-38.3
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-0
Penalties-Yards 4-37 5-40
Time of Poss. 39:11 20:49

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Pittsburgh, Redman 19-92, Mendenhall 8-38, Clay 9-31. Cleveland, Wallace 3-44, Hillis 10-30, Hardesty 2-(minus 2).

PASSING—Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 23-40-0-221. Cleveland, Wallace 16-41-1-177.

RECEIVING—Pittsburgh, A.Brown 6-90, Ward 5-24, Cotchery 3-28, Redman 3-18, Miller 2-23, Sanders 1-14, Wallace 1-11, Mendenhall 1-7, Johnson 1-6. Cleveland, Cribbs 7-91, Moore 4-39, Massaquoi 2-16, C.Mitchell 1-19, Cameron 1-15, Hillis 1-(minus 3).

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Pittsburgh, Suisham 45 (WL).

Packers 45, Lions 41

Backup quarterback Matt Flynn threw a touchdown pass to Jermichael Finley with 1:10 left, giving Green Bay a victory over Detroit in a wild regular-season finale in cold and windy conditions in Green Bay, Wis. With Aaron Rodgers resting for the playoffs, Flynn set Packers franchise records with 480 yards passing and six touchdowns. It was an ideal afternoon for the Packers (15-1) who got to rest Rodgers and several other big-name players without losing playoff momentum. Not to be outdone by Flynn, Matthew Stafford threw for 520 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions for the Lions (10-6). Detroit has lost 21 straight road games to the Packers, including the postseason.

Detroit 9 10 15 7 41
Green Bay 10 14 7 14 45

Det—T.Young 8 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick)

Det—Team safety

GB—FG Crosby 22

GB—Nelson 7 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick)

Det—Johnson 13 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick)

GB—Grant 80 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick)

Det—FG Hanson 30

GB—Nelson 36 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick)

Det—T.Young 2 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick)

GB—Nelson 58 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick)

Det—K.Smith 5 pass from Stafford (Scheffler pass from Stafford)

GB—Driver 35 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick)

Det—Scheffler 12 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick)

GB—Finley 4 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick)

A—70,294.

Det GB
First downs 32 27
Total Net Yards 575 550
Rushes-yards 15-73 24-81
Passing 502 469
Punt Returns 2-8 1-0
Kickoff Returns 4-103 3-39
Interceptions Ret. 1-30 2-6
Comp-Att-Int 36-59-2 31-44-1
Sacked-Yrds Lost 2-18 3-11
Punts 3-47.0 4-44.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1
Penalties-Yards 11-101 6-78
Time of Poss. 28:20 31:40

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Detroit, K.Smith 9-35, Logan 1-16, Morris 4-13, Burleson 1-9. Green Bay, Grant 12-48, Saine 8-28, Kuhn 2-5, Flynn 2-0.

PASSING—Detroit, Stafford 36-59-2-520. Green Bay, Flynn 31-44-1-480.

RECEIVING—Detroit, Johnson 11-244, Pettigrew 7-116, Burleson 6-45, Scheffler 4-65, K.Smith 4-26, T.Young 4-24. Green Bay, Nelson 9-162, Finley 7-64, J.Jones 6-89, Saine 3-17, Driver 2-52, Kuhn 2-10, Grant 1-80, D.Williams 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Detroit, Hanson 39 (WR). Green Bay, Crosby 47 (WL).

Titans 23, Texans 22

Matt Hasselbeck threw two touchdown passes and Tennessee temporarily kept alive its playoff hopes with a victory over host Houston. The Titans (9-7) earned their first winning record since 2008 in Mike Munchak’s first season, but they were eliminated from the playoffs when the Chargers beat the Raiders and the Broncos fell to the Chiefs. The Titans lost the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Bengals and would have needed a three-way tie for the wild card spot to advance. Houston (10-6) will head into its first postseason on a three-game losing streak. The Texans were locked into the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs and coach Gary Kubiak played mostly reserves in the second half.

Tennessee 0 13 3 7 23
Houston 7 3 3 9 22

Hou—Tate 4 run (Rackers kick)

Ten—FG Bironas 21

Ten—Avery 1 pass from Hasselbeck (Bironas kick)

Hou—FG Rackers 52

Ten—FG Bironas 43

Hou—FG Rackers 37

Ten—FG Bironas 33

Hou—FG Rackers 22

Ten—Washington 23 pass from Hasselbeck (Bironas kick)

Hou—B.Johnson 5 pass from Delhomme (run failed)

A—71,512.

Ten Hou
First downs 17 22
Total Net Yards 361 387
Rushes-yards 22-86 30-152
Passing 275 235
Punt Returns 4-43 1-11
Kickoff Returns 1-23 1-32
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 22-35-0 22-32-0
Sacked-Yrds Lost 3-22 3-23
Punts 6-47.7 6-44.7
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 6-47 7-55
Time of Poss. 25:22 34:38

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Tennessee, C.Johnson 15-61, Harper 4-19, Hall 2-7, Hasselbeck 1-(minus 1). Houston, Tate 16-97, Ward 12-50, Jones 1-4, B.Johnson 1-1.

PASSING—Tennessee, Hasselbeck 22-35-0-297. Houston, Delhomme 18-28-0-211, Yates 4-4-0-47.

RECEIVING—Tennessee, Washington 4-92, Cook 4-63, C.Johnson 4-49, Avery 3-45, L.Hawkins 3-19, Williams 2-21, Hall 1-4, Harper 1-4. Houston, Casey 7-91, Tate 4-24, Jones 3-35, Dreessen 3-18, B.Johnson 2-45, A.Johnson 2-21, Graham 1-24.

Bears 17, Vikings 13

Charles Tillman’s interception return in the second quarter gave Chicago the lead for good, and the Bears stopped their five-game losing streak with a victory over Minnesota in Minneapolis. Joe Webb relieved Christian Ponder at quarterback for the Vikings (3-13) for the third time in the last month, but the wild-scrambling Webb wasn’t able to keep the Vikings from their worst record in franchise history, matching the 1984 team. The Vikings had the ball with no timeouts at their 6-yard line and 1:51 left, but D.J. Moore’s interception at the Chicago 29 sealed it for the Bears (8-8).

Chicago 0 14 0 3 17
Minnesota 10 3 0 0 13

Min—FG Longwell 26

Min—Harvin 5 run (Longwell kick)

Chi—R.Williams 22 pass from McCown (Gould kick)

Chi—Tillman 22 interception return (Gould kick)

Min—FG Longwell 26

Chi—FG Gould 27

A—62,867.

Chi Min
First downs 10 16
Total Net Yards 209 301
Rushes-yards 25-92 27-79
Passing 117 222
Punt Returns 2-4 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-39 2-58
Interceptions Ret. 3-24 1-0
Comp-Att-Int 15-25-1 21-42-3
Sacked-Yrds Lost 7-43 2-6
Punts 7-47.9 6-46.0
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-20 5-38
Time of Poss. 28:46 31:14

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Chicago, Bell 17-54, McCown 4-30, Allen 4-8. Minnesota, Gerhart 15-67, Harvin 5-13, Webb 4-2, Kluwe 1-0, Booker 2-(minus 3).

PASSING—Chicago, McCown 15-25-1-160. Minnesota, Webb 17-32-2-200, Ponder 4-10-1-28.

RECEIVING—Chicago, Bell 5-28, R.Williams 4-60, Bennett 3-31, Sanzenbacher 2-27, Hester 1-14. Minnesota, Harvin 10-115, Aromashodu 3-53, Booker 3-33, Rudolph 3-15, Camarillo 1-9, Gerhart 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Minnesota, Longwell 48 (BK).

Saints 45, Panthers 17

Drew Brees passed for 389 yards and five touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints set a slew of NFL and club records in a blowout of visiting Carolina. The NFL single-season records set by the Saints (13-3), who head into the playoffs on an eight-game winning streak, included offensive yards with 7,474, team yards passing with 5,347 and first downs with 416. Brees, who was 28 of 35, finished with a record 468 completions this season, breaking Peyton Manning’s 2010 mark of 450. He finished the season completing 71.6 percent of his passes, breaking his own 2009 NFL record 70.6 completion percentage.

Carolina 7 10 0 0 17
New Orleans 14 10 14 7 45

NO—Ivory 35 run (Kasay kick)

Car—Smith 12 pass from Newton (Mare kick)

NO—Colston 15 pass from Brees (Kasay kick)

Car—FG Mare 41

NO—FG Kasay 43

Car—Stewart 29 run (Mare kick)

NO—Colston 42 pass from Brees (Kasay kick)

NO—Graham 19 pass from Brees (Kasay kick)

NO—Collins 1 pass from Brees (Kasay kick)

NO—Sproles 9 pass from Brees (Kasay kick)

A—73,065.

Car NO
First downs 21 33
Total Net Yards 301 617
Rushes-yards 24-164 35-208
Passing 137 409
Punt Returns 0-0 3-45
Kickoff Returns 2-37 2-54
Interceptions Ret. 1-53 1-0
Comp-Att-Int 15-25-1 31-38-1
Sacked-Yrds Lost 2-21 0-0
Punts 4-45.8 1-44.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 1-5 6-60
Time of Poss. 25:26 34:34

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Carolina, Stewart 9-79, D.Williams 7-53, Newton 6-32, Smith 1-1, D.Anderson 1-(minus 1). New Orleans, Ivory 19-127, Sproles 6-40, P.Thomas 5-30, Henderson 1-9, Brees 1-5, Daniel 3-(minus 3).

PASSING—Carolina, Newton 15-25-1-158. New Orleans, Brees 28-35-1-389, Daniel 3-3-0-20.

RECEIVING—Carolina, Smith 6-86, Shockey 3-18, LaFell 2-27, D.Williams 2-20, Stewart 2-7. New Orleans, Graham 8-97, Colston 7-145, Sproles 5-29, P.Thomas 3-36, Henderson 2-48, Meachem 2-30, Collins 2-3, Arrington 1-17, Higgins 1-4.

Patriots 49, Bills 21

Tom Brady led New England (13-3) back from a three-touchdown deficit as it scored 49 straight points and clinched home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with a win over Buffalo (6-10) in Foxborough, Mass. Brady finished the regular season with the second most yards passing in NFL history (5,235) after throwing for 338. Drew Brees, who last week broke Dan Marino’s record of 5,084 with the Miami Dolphins in 1984, ended with 5,486. New England’s Rob Gronkowski set the single-season record for tight ends with 1,327 yards receiving after gaining 108 on eight catches. That broke the mark of 1,310 set earlier Sunday by Jimmy Graham of the Saints.

Buffalo 21 0 0 0 21
New England 0 14 14 21 49

Buf—Choice 4 run (Coutu kick)

Buf—St.Johnson 18 pass from Fitzpatrick (Coutu kick)

Buf—Spiller 15 pass from Fitzpatrick (Coutu kick)

NE—Green-Ellis 1 run (Gostkowski kick)

NE—Hernandez 39 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)

NE—FG Gostkowski 47

NE—FG Gostkowski 20

NE—Gronkowski 17 pass from Brady (Woodhead run)

NE—Green-Ellis 3 run (Gostkowski kick)

NE—Gronkowski 7 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)

NE—Moore 21 interception return (Gostkowski kick)

A—68,756.

Buf NE
First downs 26 28
Total Net Yards 402 480
Rushes-yards 20-106 29-138
Passing 296 342
Punt Returns 1-5 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-42 4-77
Interceptions Ret. 1-33 4-77
Comp-Att-Int 29-46-4 24-36-1
Sacked-Yrds Lost 2-11 4-18
Punts 3-41.3 2-48.5
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0
Penalties-Yards 5-45 4-77
Time of Poss. 30:22 29:38

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Buffalo, Spiller 13-60, Fitzpatrick 5-36, Wilson 1-6, Choice 1-4. New England, Ridley 15-81, Hernandez 2-26, Green-Ellis 7-22, Edelman 1-6, Woodhead 1-5, Hoyer 3-(minus 2).

PASSING—Buffalo, Fitzpatrick 29-46-4-307. New England, Brady 23-35-1-338, Hoyer 1-1-0-22.

RECEIVING—Buffalo, Hagan 7-89, Martin 4-42, St.Johnson 4-40, Spiller 4-40, Chandler 3-29, Roosevelt 3-29, Nelson 2-23, Choice 1-9, Brock 1-6. New England, Gronkowski 8-108, Hernandez 7-138, Welker 6-51, Woodhead 2-10, Green-Ellis 1-53.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Buffalo, Coutu 45 (WL).

49ers 34, Rams 27

Michael Crabtree caught two touchdown passes, one from kicker David Akers on a perfectly executed trick play, helping San Francisco withstand a late rally by host St. Louis and wrap up the No. 2 playoff seed in the NFC and a first-round bye with the victory. Crabtree and Vernon Davis had big days for a team short of pass catchers and Tarell Brown had a pair of interceptions that led to touchdowns as the 49ers (13-3) beat the Rams (2-14) for the second time the last five games.

San Francisco 7 13 7 7 34
St. Louis 7 0 3 17 27

StL—Clemens 18 run (Jo.Brown kick)

SF—Ale.Smith 8 run (Akers kick)

SF—Crabtree 28 pass from Ale.Smith (Akers kick)

SF—FG Akers 36

SF—FG Akers 42

StL—FG Jo.Brown 49

SF—Crabtree 14 pass from Akers (Akers kick)

StL—FG Jo.Brown 48

SF—Dixon 1 run (Akers kick)

StL—Lloyd 36 pass from Clemens (Jo.Brown kick)

StL—Williams 1 run (Jo.Brown kick)

A—55,990.

SF StL
First downs 21 18
Total Net Yards 321 311
Rushes-yards 36-110 25-111
Passing 211 200
Punt Returns 4-37 2-7
Kickoff Returns 3-75 5-130
Interceptions Ret. 2-16 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 22-32-0 14-34-2
Sacked-Yrds Lost 3-22 3-26
Punts 5-56.8 6-50.7
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 5-80 6-50
Time of Poss. 35:08 24:52

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—San Francisco, Hunter 16-76, Dixon 8-21, Gore 7-9, Ale.Smith 5-4. St. Louis, S.Jackson 16-76, Clemens 2-18, Williams 7-17.

PASSING—San Francisco, Ale.Smith 21-31-0-219, Akers 1-1-0-14. St. Louis, Clemens 14-31-1-226, Brandstater 0-2-0-0, Norwood 0-1-1-0.

RECEIVING—San Francisco, Crabtree 9-92, V.Davis 8-118, Hunter 2-11, Dixon 1-6, Swain 1-6, Miller 1-0. St. Louis, Lloyd 6-100, Kendricks 3-54, Alexander 3-36, B.Gibson 1-21, S.Jackson 1-15.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—San Francisco, Akers 48 (WR).

Dolphins 19, Jets 17

Mark Sanchez threw three interceptions and the New York Jets were eliminated from the AFC wild-card playoff race when they lost to host Miami. Each turnover led to a field goal, and the Jets gave up six third-down conversions during the Dolphins’ 21-play, 94-yard drive for their only touchdown. The Jets (8-8) came into the game needing a win along with losses by three other teams to reach the playoffs. The Dolphins (6-10) completed their third straight losing season.

N.Y. Jets 7 3 0 7 17
Miami 3 3 0 13 19

Mia—FG Carpenter 44

NYJ—Keller 1 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick)

NYJ—FG Folk 31

Mia—FG Carpenter 58

Mia—Clay 1 pass from Mat.Moore (Carpenter kick)

Mia—FG Carpenter 40

Mia—FG Carpenter 44

NYJ—P.Turner 10 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick)

A—65,811.

NYJ Mia
First downs 20 14
Total Net Yards 374 210
Rushes-yards 27-129 26-82
Passing 245 128
Punt Returns 2-26 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-51 2-42
Interceptions Ret. 2-0 3-76
Comp-Att-Int 22-33-3 22-32-2
Sacked-Yrds Lost 2-3 1-7
Punts 5-38.2 4-48.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-40 5-35
Time of Poss. 28:53 31:07

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—N.Y. Jets, Tomlinson 11-56, Greene 14-55, Kerley 1-16, Sanchez 1-2. Miami, Slaton 11-55, Thomas 12-28, Mat.Moore 3-(minus 1).

PASSING—N.Y. Jets, Sanchez 21-32-3-207, Kerley 1-1-0-41. Miami, Mat.Moore 22-32-2-135.

RECEIVING—N.Y. Jets, Keller 7-45, Kerley 4-71, Burress 4-57, Tomlinson 4-23, Mulligan 1-41, P.Turner 1-10, Slauson 1-1. Miami, Bess 6-45, Marshall 5-50, Fasano 4-11, Hartline 2-16, Thomas 2-12, Clay 1-1, Hilliard 1-1, Slaton 1-(minus 1).

Jaguars 19, Colts 13

Indianapolis locked up the top pick in April’s NFL draft, setting the stage to select Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. Maurice Jones-Drew ran for a season-high 169 yards, clinching the NFL rushing title and breaking Fred Taylor’s single-season franchise record, and Jacksonville beat the Colts in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jaguars (5-11) became the first AFC South opponent to sweep Indianapolis (2-14) since 2002 and gave outgoing owner Wayne Weaver a victory in his final game.

Indianapolis 0 3 3 7 13
Jacksonville 7 3 6 3 19

Jac—West 23 pass from Gabbert (Scobee kick)

Ind—FG Vinatieri 48

Jac—FG Scobee 25

Ind—FG Vinatieri 20

Jac—FG Scobee 32

Jac—FG Scobee 47

Jac—FG Scobee 39

Ind—Collie 12 pass from Orlovsky (Vinatieri kick)

A—62,481.

Ind Jac
First downs 19 15
Total Net Yards 298 261
Rushes-yards 22-56 35-190
Passing 242 71
Punt Returns 1-(-1) 2-13
Kickoff Returns 3-30 3-79
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-19
Comp-Att-Int 27-40-2 11-19-0
Sacked-Yrds Lost 3-22 3-21
Punts 3-45.3 2-43.5
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 4-40 1-10
Time of Poss. 29:12 30:48

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Indianapolis, D.Brown 8-24, Addai 8-19, Orlovsky 1-7, Carter 5-6. Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 25-169, D.Harris 3-12, Karim 2-6, Owens 1-3, Thomas 1-3, Gabbert 3-(minus 3).

PASSING—Indianapolis, Orlovsky 27-40-2-264. Jacksonville, Gabbert 11-19-0-92.

RECEIVING—Indianapolis, Collie 9-96, Wayne 8-73, Clark 5-53, Garcon 2-22, D.Brown 2-15, Carter 1-5. Jacksonville, Lewis 3-33, Osgood 2-19, West 1-23, Dillard 1-8, D.Harris 1-4, Jones-Drew 1-4, Cloherty 1-3, Thomas 1-(minus 2).

Eagles 34, Redskins 10

Michael Vick threw three touchdown passes, including a 62-yarder to DeSean Jackson, and host Philadelphia beat Washington for its fourth straight win. The Eagles (8-8) are hoping to carry the momentum from their strong finish into next season. But they can’t be satisfied after entering the year with Super Bowl aspirations. It’s the first time since 2007 that Philadelphia didn’t qualify for the postseason and just the fourth time in coach Andy Reid’s 13 seasons. The Eagles set a franchise record for total yards on offense with 6,386. The Redskins (5-11) finished in last place in the NFC East for a franchise-worst fourth straight year. It was Mike Shanahan’s worst full season in 18 years as a coach.

Washington 0 0 7 3 10
Philadelphia 3 7 3 21 34

Phi—FG Henery 35

Phi—Hall 7 pass from Vick (Henery kick)

Was—Helu 47 pass from Grossman (Gano kick)

Phi—FG Henery 20

Was—FG Gano 27

Phi—D.Jackson 62 pass from Vick (Henery kick)

Phi—Celek 4 pass from Vick (Henery kick)

Phi—Lewis 9 run (Henery kick)

A—69,144.

Was Phi
First downs 21 24
Total Net Yards 377 390
Rushes-yards 25-130 19-75
Passing 247 315
Punt Returns 2-(-1) 2-32
Kickoff Returns 2-53 2-43
Interceptions Ret. 1-28 1-31
Comp-Att-Int 22-45-1 24-39-1
Sacked-Yrds Lost 1-9 2-20
Punts 5-36.6 4-50.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 6-71 8-75
Time of Poss. 30:41 29:19

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Washington, Royster 20-113, Young 1-12, Helu 4-5. Philadelphia, Lewis 12-58, Brown 6-14, Vick 1-3.

PASSING—Washington, Grossman 22-45-1-256. Philadelphia, Vick 24-39-1-335.

RECEIVING—Washington, Royster 5-52, Gaffney 4-28, Moss 3-45, Young 3-32, Helu 2-48, Paulsen 2-29, Banks 1-10, Stallworth 1-8, Austin 1-4. Philadelphia, Maclin 8-105, Celek 6-86, D.Jackson 4-86, Avant 4-42, Harbor 1-9, Hall 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Washington, Gano 36 (BK).

Falcons 45, Bucs 24

Julio Jones caught two touchdown passes in a span of 26 seconds, Michael Turner ran for two scores and Atlanta used a team-record 42 first-half points to cruise to a win over visiting Tampa Bay to clinch the No. 5 seed in the NFC playoffs. Atlanta (10-6), which beat Detroit on Oct. 23, won the tiebreaker with the Lions for the more favorable seeding. The Falcons will visit the New York Giants in the first round of the playoffs next weekend. Josh Freeman threw two interceptions and lost a fumble in the first half as the Buccaneers (4-12) closed their season with their 10th straight loss, leaving the status of coach Raheem Morris in doubt. Turnovers were a problem for the Buccaneers all season. Freeman began the day tied for the league lead with 19 interceptions before adding a total of three to the dismal count, the last with 1:39 remaining.

Tampa Bay 0 7 11 6 24
Atlanta 21 21 0 3 45

Atl—Rodgers 1 run (Bryant kick)

Atl—Jones 17 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)

Atl—Jones 48 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)

Atl—Turner 1 run (Bryant kick)

Atl—Lofton 26 interception return (Bryant kick)

Atl—Turner 81 run (Bryant kick)

TB—Briscoe 2 pass from Freeman (Barth kick)

TB—FG Barth 41

TB—Mack 40 interception return (Winslow pass from Freeman)

TB—Briscoe 5 pass from Freeman (run failed)

Atl—FG Bryant 20

A—68,167.

TB Atl
First downs 18 22
Total Net Yards 294 428
Rushes-yards 14-35 38-251
Passing 259 177
Punt Returns 2-15 1-9
Kickoff Returns 3-53 0-0
Interceptions Ret. 1-40 3-49
Comp-Att-Int 31-45-3 13-21-1
Sacked-Yrds Lost 2-15 0-0
Punts 3-49.7 2-50.5
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 2-20 3-20
Time of Poss. 29:52 30:08

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Tampa Bay, Freeman 3-14, Blount 6-12, J.Johnson 1-5, Madu 2-4, Lumpkin 2-0. Atlanta, Turner 17-172, Snelling 9-50, Rodgers 8-24, Jones 1-9, Redman 3-(minus 4).

PASSING—Tampa Bay, Freeman 31-45-3-274. Atlanta, Ryan 6-9-0-106, Redman 7-12-1-71.

RECEIVING—Tampa Bay, Briscoe 8-53, Winslow 7-56, Lumpkin 5-27, Parker 4-74, Madu 3-19, Blount 3-14, Williams 1-31. Atlanta, Jones 4-76, White 4-69, Gonzalez 1-8, Weems 1-8, Palmer 1-7, Rodgers 1-5, Snelling 1-4.