Leigh Bodden had three of the four interceptions thrown by Mark Sanchez and the New England Patriots defense allowed just one touchdown in a 31-14 win. The victory gave them a two-game lead in the AFC East and sent the Jets to their sixth loss in seven games.

Philip Rivers and a dominant defense led the San Diego Chargers into sole possession of first place in the AFC West with a 32-3 drubbing of the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Ryan Succops 22-yard field goal with 8:28 left in overtime lifted the Kansas City Chiefs to a come-from-behind 27-24 victory Sunday over the Pittsburgh Steelers, breaking a team-record 10-game home losing streak.

Roethlisberger: The last time the Ravens and Steelers faced off, a trip to the Super Bowl was at stake. Next week they will just be fighting for playoff survival. Mike Tomlin said that Roethlisbergers injury is concussion oriented. The Ravens would love nothing more than to knock the Steelers down another peg, no matter who is at quarterback for them.

Jimmie Johnson bulldozed his way into the record books by becoming the first driver in NASCAR history to win four consecutive championships, finishing fifth in Sundays season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said he would have a hard time arguing if the school decides to fire him for his 6-5 record, saying it isn't good enough.

Bruce Gradkowski threw a 29-yard tying touchdown pass to Louis Murphy with 33 seconds left and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 33-yard field goal after Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving the Raiders a 20-17 victory Sunday.

Receiving an inspired performance from their defense and overcoming an uncharacteristic three turnovers, the Colts edged Baltimore 17-15 Sunday to improve to 10-0.

Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns and the Saints shrugged off a slow start defensively to remain unbeaten Sunday with a 38-7 rout of the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers and young quarterback Josh Freeman.

Lawrence Tynes kicked a 36-yard field goal 3:54 into overtime to lead the New York Giants past the Atlanta Falcons 34-31 after the defense blew a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter.

Tony Romo led only a single scoring drive, hitting Patrick Crayton for a 10-yard touchdown pass with 2:41 left, and it was enough to give Dallas a 7-6 victory over Washington on Sunday to preserve first place in the NFC East.

Brett Favre completed a career-high 88 percent of his passes for 213 yards and four touchdowns and the Minnesota Vikings delivered their most complete performance of the season in a 35-9 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass from 1 yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hansons extra point with no time on the clock gave the Detroit Lions a stunning 38-37 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

David Garrard threw a touchdown pass to Mike Sims-Walker with 56 seconds remaining and the Jaguars beat the Buffalo Bills 18-15 Sunday, spoiling Perry Fewells debut as interim coach.

Kevin Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, giving the Boston Celtics a 107-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.

Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS selection, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to become eligible for big-money bowl bids.

Opinion: On a night when Colt McCoy set the NCAA record for most wins by a quarterback in a career, this reality has come into focus: It took McCoy 43 wins to get the one victory the Texas faithful have wanted for four years: The win that sent the Longhorns as a team to the Big 12 championship game. But he may not be done there.

Comedian Stephen Colbert took the "Night Train" and it nearly left him speechless.

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson have been linked since their epic 1979 NCAA title game. Now they're going into college basketball's hall of fame together.

Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin will settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year on the final, frantic day of the season.

NEW YORK (AP) -The NFL says its teams will soon be working with independent neurologists on concussion issues.

Winderman: While 2009 NBA Draft might not produce a duo with the staying power of Deron Williams and Chris Paul, it arguably will do more to restock the league's void at point guard than any other draft in years.

The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert's combative tactics in a recent game.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and 400-meter runner Sanya Richards of the United States won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards on Sunday.

Davis: College basketball coaches face some of their toughest decisions during the offseason as they put together the final drafts of schedules they hope will help their team reach the NCAA Tournament. The emphasis in that sentence definitely is on the word hope.

KITCHENER, Ontario (AP) -Gold medals at Skate Canada came from vastly different performances for Joannie Rochette and Jeremy Abbott.

A game by game breakdown by the experts

A game by game breakdown by the experts

A game by game breakdown by the experts