Former Denver QB Kyle Orton got his revenge in leading Kansas City (7-9) to a 7-3 win over host Denver on Sunday, but it's the Broncos (8-8) who clinched the AFC West and is headed to the postseason.

After congratulating their former starting quarterback, the Broncos celebrated the end to their six-year playoff drought once San Diego beat Oakland 38-26 later Sunday.

Denver QB Tim Tebow, completed four passes all afternoon with the Broncos running 47 times for 216 yards, including 145 by Willis McGahee.

Losers of their last three games, the Broncos won their first division title since 2005, based on record versus common opponents.

Ravens 24, Bengals 16: Ray Rice had a pair of long touchdown runs that gave visiting Baltimore (12-4) its third AFC North title and the No. 2 seed in the playoffs by beating Cincinnati (9-7).

Rice had a career-best 70-yard touchdown run and also broke a 51-yard touchdown run with 5:41 to go and finished with 191 yards on 24 carries.

Chargers 38, Raiders 26: Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes and Richard Goodman returned a kickoff 105 yards for another score as host Oakland's (8-8) playoff hopes ended in a loss to San Diego (8-8).

Steelers 13, Browns 9: Isaac Redman replaced an injured Rashard Mendenhall and ran for a touchdown as visiting Pittsburgh 912-4) limped into the AFC playoffs, beating Cleveland (4-12).

Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passed for 221 yards on a severely sprained ankle.

Patriots 49, Bills 21: At Foxboough, Mass., Tom Brady led the Patriots (13-3) back from a three-touchdown deficit as they scored 49 straight points and clinched home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs by beating Buffalo (6-10).

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, added 389 Sunday for the New Orleans Saints and ended with 5,486.

Jaguars 19, Colts 13: Indianapolis (2-14) locked up the top pick in April's NFL draft, setting the stage to select Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck with a loss to host Jacksonville (5-11).

Maurice Jones-Drew ran for a season-high 169 yards, clinching the NFL rushing title and breaking Fred Taylor's single-season franchise record in the Jaguars' victory.

Titans 23, Texans 22: Former Seattle Seahawk Matt Hasselbeck threw two touchdown passes and host Tennessee (9-7) beat Houston (10-6).

The Texans 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.

Dolphins 19, Jets 17: Mark Sanchez threw three interceptions and visiting New York (8-8) was eliminated from the wild-card race with a loss the Miami (6-10).

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.

Saints 45, Panthers 17: Drew Brees threw for 389 yards and five touchdowns, and host New Orleans (13-3) set a slew of NFL and club records in beating Carolina (6-10).

The NFL single-season records set by the Saints 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.

Tight end Jimmy Graham had 97 yards receiving, finishing with an NFL record 1,310 for a tight end.

The Panthers finished 6-10.

Packers 45, Lions 41: At Green Bay, Wis., backup quarterback Matt Flynn threw a touchdown pass to Jermichael Finley with 1:10 left to lift the Packers (15-1) past Detroit (10-6).

Bears 17, Vikings 13: At Minneapolis, Charles Tillman's interception return in the second quarter gave Chicago (8-8) the lead for good, and the Bears stopped their five-game losing streak by beating Minnesota (3-13).

Eagles 34, Redskins 10: Michael Vick threw three touchdown passes, including a 62-yarder to DeSean Jackson, as host Philadelphia (8-8) beat Washington 95-11) to close the season with four straight wins.

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.

49ers 34, Rams 27: Michael Crabtree caught two touchdown passes, one from kicker David Akers on a perfectly executed trick play, and visiting San Francisco (13-3) wrapped up the No. 2 playoff seed in the NFC and a first-round bye by beating St. Louis (2-14).

Falcons 42, Buccaneers 24: Julio Jones caught two touchdown passes in a span of 26 seconds, Michael Turner ran for two scores and host Atlanta (10-6) beat Tampa Bay (4-12).

Giants 31, Cowboys 14: At East Rutherford, N.J., Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes and New York (8-8) won an all-or-nothing game to claim the final spot in the NFL playoffs, beating Dallas (9-7).