ORCHARD PARK, New York: The New England Patriots clinched the top seed in the AFC playoffs Sunday thanks to Tom Brady's three touchdown passes in a 34-3 rout over a familiar pushover, the Buffalo Bills. The Patriots (13-2) rolled to their seventh straight victory in winning the AFC East division and beating the Bills (4-11) for the 15th game in a row dating to 2003. New England is 20-1 in its past 21 meetings against Buffalo. Two of Brady's TD passes went to rookie tight end Rob Gronkowski. Alge Crumpler and Danny Woodhead also scored for the Patriots, who forced seven turnovers. Brady finished 15 of 27 for 140 yards and set the NFL record for most attempts (319) without an interception. He topped the mark set by Bernie Kosar in the 1990-91 seasons. Rams 25, 49ers 17: At St. Louis, Sam Bradford set an NFL record for completions in a rookie season and his first touchdown pass in four games gave St. Louis breathing room in its playoff quest. The Rams (7-8) need to win at Seattle next week to clinch their first playoff berth since 2004. Troy Smith was benched in the fourth quarter of a loss that eliminated the 49ers (5-10) from playoff consideration in the weak NFC West. Ted Ginn Jr. scored on a 78-yard punt return for San Francisco, his fourth career touchdown return. Ravens 20, Browns 10: At Cleveland, Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes and the Ravens clinched their third straight playoff appearance. Ed Reed intercepted rookie Colt McCoy twice as the Ravens (11-4) stayed in contention for the AFC North title. They remain tied with Pittsburgh for the division lead with one game left. McCoy threw three interceptions and the Browns (5-10) did nothing to help embattled coach Eric Mangini, who fell to 10-21 in two seasons and will await a postseason review by president Mike Holmgren. Chiefs 34, Titans 14: At Kansas City, Missouri, Matt Cassel threw three touchdown passes and Eric Berry returned an interception 54 yards for another score for Kansas City. Cassel hit 12 of his first 13 passes for the Chiefs (10-5), including touchdown tosses to Jamaal Charles on their first two possessions. The Titans (6-9) spent much of the game dropping passes, missing arm tackles and piling up penalties while losing for the seventh time in eight games. Dwayne Bowe had six catches for 153 yards, including a career-best 75-yard touchdown as the Chiefs remained unbeaten in seven home games. If they win at home next week against Oakland, they'll clinch their first AFC West title since 2003. Bears 38, Jets 34: At Chicago, Jay Cutler threw three touchdown passes and Chicago closed in on a first-round bye. The Jets (10-5) lost for third time in four games, but clinched their second straight postseason trip under coach Rex Ryan when Jacksonville lost 20-17 in overtime to Washington. The win was the seventh in eight games for the Bears (11-4), who blew an early 10-point lead and regrouped in the second half after being picked apart by Mark Sanchez early. Now, they're in good position to lock up that bye, a scenario that seemed unlikely at best when they stumbled into their bye-week break. Sanchez was intercepted by Chris Harris with about a minute left, ending the Jets' comeback bid. Redskins 20, Jaguars 17, OT: At Jacksonville, Florida, Kevin Barnes intercepted David Garrard's second pass in overtime, setting up Graham Gano's 31-yard field goal. Lions 34, Dolphins 27: At Miami, Detroit took advantage of two interceptions to score 17 points in the final 4:37. Buccaneers 38, Seahawks 15: At Tampa, Florida, Josh Freeman threw for 237 yards and a career-best five touchdowns to help Tampa Bay keep its playoff hopes alive. Bengals 34, Chargers 20: At Cincinnati, Carson Palmer threw four touchdown passes during a near-perfect performance to end the Chargers' run of four straight AFC West titles. Packers 45, Giants 17: At Green Bay, Wisconsin, Aaron Rodgers threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns in his return from a concussion to lead Green Bay to an easy victory over New York. Colts 31, Raiders 26: At Oakland, California, Peyton Manning threw three touchdown passes in a game that turned out to have little playoff meaning. Broncos 24, Texans 23: At Denver, Tim Tebow scored with three minutes left in his first home start to cap Denver's comeback from a 17-0 halftime deficit.
