NFL roundup: Patriots earn top seed in AFC

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots locked up the No. 1 seed in the AFC and home-field advantage in the playoffs with a 26-6 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon in arctic conditions at Gillette Stadium.

Dion Lewis totaled 133 yards (93 rushing, 40 receiving) and scored two touchdowns while Tom Brady completed 18 of 37 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns for the Patriots (13-3).

New York (5-11) finished last in the AFC East for the second straight season and the third time in four years.

Steelers 28, Browns 24

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh beat Cleveland to make the Browns the second 0-16 team in NFL history. The 2008 Detroit Lions also went 0-16.

The Steelers jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but the Browns came back to tie the score at 21-21. However, JuJu Smith-Schuster’s 96-yard kickoff return on the ensuing kickoff put the Steelers back up 28-21 and the Browns could only add a 51-yard field goal and fell short once again.

The Steelers (13-3) started Landry Jones at quarterback in place of Ben Roethlisberger and Jones completed 23 of 27 passes for 239 yards and a touchdown in guiding the Steelers to their 13th win of the season.

Vikings 23, Bears 10

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota had a few flaws on offense and special teams but now will have an extra week to work on them before opening the playoffs at home.

The Vikings (13-3) clinched a first-round bye with the win over Chicago and might have spelled the end for Bears head coach John Fox, who is widely expected to be dismissed after his team finished 5-11.

Vikings running back Latavius Murray had a pair of touchdowns, while quarterback Case Keenum was 21 of 29 for 189 yards and one touchdown. Bears rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky was 20 of 36 for 176 yards and was sacked once. He also gave up a safety.

Giants 18, Redskins 10

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York scored two touchdowns in just over two minutes with the first score coming when running back Orleans Darkwa scampered 75 yards for a touchdown on the second play of the opening drive.

The Giants then got an interception by linebacker Kelvin Sheppard, who picked off Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins’ pass intended for receiver Josh Doctson. Sheppard returned the interception 12 yards to give the Giants (3-13) the ball on the Washington 19-yard line.

Two plays later, Eli Manning connected with receiver Hunter Sharp for a 16-yard touchdown reception to make it 12-0 after the two-point conversion fell short. Manning was making his 216th appearance, which ties Hall-of-Fame defensive end Michael Strahan’s franchise record for the most games played in a Giants uniform, The Redskins finish 7-9.

Lions 35, Packers 11

DETROIT — Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes and also caught a two-point conversion as the Detroit (9-7) closed out its season routing Green Bay.

Stafford, who completed three passes of over 50 yards, went 20 of 29 through the air for 323 yards. Golden Tate caught seven passes for 104 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown reception.

Brett Hundley completed 14 of 24 passes for 172 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for Green Bay (7-9), which finished the season on a three-game losing streak.

Cowboys 6, Eagles 0

PHILADELPHIA — Quarterback Dak Prescott threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Brice Butler early in the fourth quarter and Dallas held on against Philadelphia (13-3).

Despite having already been eliminated from playoff contention, the Cowboys still finished with a winning record at 9-7.

After last week’s ineffective performance in a 19-10 win over the Oakland Raiders, head coach Doug Pederson opted to bring back starter Nick Foles against the Cowboys. He went 4 of 11 for 39 yards, one interception and a miniscule 9.3 passer rating before being replaced by Nate Sudfeld.

Colts 22, Texans 13

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis running back Frank Gore rushed for 100 yards on 24 carries to help lead Indianapolis to the win.

The Colts limited the Texans to 209 total yards and got a safety. Each AFC South team finished with a 4-12 record.

Jacoby Brissett completed 15-of-24 passes for 114 yards and one touchdown for Indianapolis.