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AFC
Titans 13, Texans 3
At Houston, Eddie George scored on a 4-yard run with 5:14 to play as the Titans (11-5) earned a first-round bye.The Texans (4-12) closed out their first NFL season with three straight losses.George had 102 yards rushing on 25 carries, and Joe Nedney kicked two field goals for the Titans.A record crowd of 70,694 booed the Titans as they came on the field to play in Houston for the first time since moving to Tennessee after the 1996 season.
Colts 20, Jaguars 13
At Indianapolis, Peyton Manning threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Pollard with 2:26 left to lift the Colts (10-6) over the Jaguars (6-10).Manning went 20-of-28 for 146 yards and a touchdown. Marvin Harrison caught six passes for a season-low 28 yards, but he finished the year with an NFL-record 143 receptions and 1,722 yards -- the fourth-most in league history. The loss probably cost Jacksonville coach Tom Coughlin his job.
Bills 27, Bengals 9
At Orchard Park, N.Y., Drew Bledsoe helped Buffalo (8-8) erase memories of last year's 3-13 season.Bledsoe was 23-of-31 for 230 yards. Eric Moulds had nine catches for 75 yards and a touchdown, and became the first Bills player -- and 39th in NFL history -- to reach 100 receptions.The Bengals (2-14) set a franchise low for victories.
Seahawks 31, Chargers 28, OT
At San Diego, Matt Hasselbeck rallied the Seahawks (7-9) to victory, throwing for a career-high 449 yards.Hasselbeck scored the tying touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with a second left in regulation, and Rian Lindell kicked a 24-yard field goal with 5:02 left in overtime.Hasselbeck threw for a career-high 449 yards.It was a miserable finish for San Diego (8-8), which started 6-1 but lost seven of its last nine games.
INTERCONFERENCE
Broncos 37, Cardinals 7
At Denver, Clinton Portis ran for a career-high 228 yards and two TDs to finish with a Broncos rookie-record 1,508 yards.Denver (9-7), which lost five of eight after a 6-2 start, missed the playoffs for the third time in four years since winning consecutive Super Bowls.Arizona (5-11) lost nine of its last 10 games.
NFC
Buccaneers 15, Bears 0
At Champaign, Ill., Martin Gramatica kicked five field goals to give Tampa Bay (12-4) the No. 2 seed in the NFC and a first-round bye in the playoffs.It was a blustery 34 degrees at kickoff, giving Tampa Bay its first victory in 22 tries when the gametime temperature is 40 degrees or below.The Bears (4-12) struggled behind Henry Burris, who threw four interceptions in his first NFL start.
Panthers 10, Saints 6
At New Orleans, the Saints lost their third straight after Carolina cornerback Terry Cousin had two interceptions and a fumble to lift the Panthers.The Saints (9-7) opened the season 6-1 but lost six of its last nine. Carolina (7-9), in last place in the NFC South, snapped a 13-game losing streak in its division.
Deuce McAllister gained 117 yards on 28 carries, the first back to have a 100-yard game against Carolina this season. Saints QB Aaron Brooks was 12-of-31 for 145 yards, was sacked three times and intercepted twice.
Redskins 20, Cowboys 14
At Landover, Md., the Redskins (7-9) ended a 10-game losing streak to the Cowboys (5-11).It was Washington's first win over Dallas since Oct. 13, 1997, and it came amid a farewell party for retiring cornerback Darrell Green and tenuous futures in Dallas for coach Dave Campo and running back Emmitt Smith.Owner Jerry Jones has met with Campo's possible replacement, Bill Parcells, twice in the last two weeks.
Vikings 38, Lions 36
At Detroit, Minnesota's Daunte Culpepper was 21-of-29 for 312 yards and two TDs, and also ran for a score.Gary Anderson's 18-yard field goal put the Vikings ahead by eight with 1:09 left, but Mike McMahon's third TD pass -- a 19-yarder to Scotty Anderson -- got Detroit (3-13) within two with 13 seconds left. The Vikings (6-10) won when McMahon's 2-point conversion pass was incomplete.