NFL standings

National Football League

All Times EST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 9 3 0 .750 362 247

N.Y. Jets 7 5 0 .583 290 260

Buffalo 5 7 0 .417 278 304

Miami 4 8 0 .333 246 220

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 9 3 0 .750 310 189

Tennessee 7 5 0 .583 249 229

Jacksonville 3 8 0 .273 138 200

Indianapolis 0 12 0 .000 174 358

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 296 192

Pittsburgh 9 3 0 .750 268 195

Cincinnati 7 5 0 .583 266 250

Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 175 240

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 7 5 0 .583 256 292

Oakland 7 5 0 .583 274 308

Kansas City 5 7 0 .417 163 268

San Diego 4 7 0 .364 249 275

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Dallas 7 5 0 .583 283 244

N.Y. Giants 6 6 0 .500 287 315

Philadelphia 4 8 0 .333 271 282

Washington 4 8 0 .333 202 256

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 393 269

Atlanta 7 5 0 .583 269 244

Carolina 4 8 0 .333 290 324

Tampa Bay 4 8 0 .333 218 329

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Green Bay 12 0 0 1.000 420 262

Chicago 7 5 0 .583 291 242

Detroit 7 5 0 .583 333 277

Minnesota 2 10 0 .167 246 330

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-San Francisco 10 2 0 .833 288 161

Seattle 5 7 0 .417 216 246

Arizona 5 7 0 .417 232 269

St. Louis 2 10 0 .167 140 296

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 1

Seattle 31, Philadelphia 14

Sunday, Dec. 4

Kansas City 10, Chicago 3

Houston 17, Atlanta 10

Denver 35, Minnesota 32

Carolina 38, Tampa Bay 19

Pittsburgh 35, Cincinnati 7

N.Y. Jets 34, Washington 19

Miami 34, Oakland 14

Tennessee 23, Buffalo 17

New England 31, Indianapolis 24

Baltimore 24, Cleveland 10

San Francisco 26, St. Louis 0

Arizona 19, Dallas 13, OT

Green Bay 38, N.Y. Giants 35

New Orleans 31, Detroit 17

Monday, Dec. 5

San Diego at Jacksonville, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 8

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 11

New Orleans at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Houston at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 1 p.m.

New England at Washington, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Buffalo at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.

Oakland at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 12

St. Louis at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

 

Bengals’ stats

Cincinnati 0 7 0 0 — 7

Pittsburgh 0 28 7 0 — 35

Second Quarter

Pit—Mendenhall 3 run (Suisham kick), 12:47.

Pit—Mendenhall 5 run (Suisham kick), 10:12.

Pit—Wallace 12 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 8:33.

Cin—Green 11 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 4:06.

Pit—A.Brown 60 punt return (Suisham kick), 1:16.

Third Quarter

Pit—Wallace 19 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 3:26.

A—63,697

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Cin Pitt

First downs 13 22

Total Net Yards 232 295

Rushes-yards 22-104 33-136

Passing 128 159

Punt Returns 5-54 3-65

Kickoff Returns 4-103 1-16

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-0

Comp-Att-Int 14-30-1 15-23-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 3-24 3-17

Punts 7-45.3 5-54.2

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0

Penalties-Yards 10-109 4-29

Time of Possession 27:16 32:44

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Cincinnati, Benson 13-52, Scott 5-30, Green 1-15, Dalton 2-6, Gradkowski 1-1. Pittsburgh, Mendenhall 16-60, Redman 8-51, Moore 1-13, A.Brown 1-9, Dwyer 3-8, C.Batch 3-(minus 2), Wallace 1-(minus 3).

PASSING—Cincinnati, Dalton 11-24-0-135, Gradkowski 3-6-1-17. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 15-23-0-176.

RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Green 6-87, Leonard 4-20, Gresham 3-37, Hawkins 1-8. Pittsburgh, Ward 5-30, Wallace 3-38, A.Brown 2-67, Miller 2-12, Saunders 1-14, Johnson 1-9, Sanders 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Cincinnati, Nugent 33 (BK). Pittsburgh, Suisham 50 (WR).

 

Browns’ stats

Baltimore 0 10 7 7 — 24

Cleveland 0 0 3 7 — 10

Second Quarter

Bal—Rice 6 run (Cundiff kick), 13:17.

Bal—FG Cundiff 21, :13.

Third Quarter

Cle—FG Dawson 21, 5:55.

Bal—R.Williams 1 run (Cundiff kick), 4:56.

Fourth Quarter

Bal—Webb 68 punt return (Cundiff kick), 6:58.

Cle—Moore 22 pass from McCoy (Dawson kick), 4:22.

A—63,648.

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Bal Cle

First downs 24 13

Total Net Yards 448 233

Rushes-yards 55-290 17-59

Passing 158 174

Punt Returns 2-72 1-9

Kickoff Returns 2-34 4-95

Interceptions Ret. 1-32 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 10-23-0 18-36-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-0 3-22

Punts 3-36.0 8-39.6

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0

Penalties-Yards 4-18 3-37

Time of Possession 37:34 22:26

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Baltimore, Rice 29-204, R.Williams 16-76, Leach 4-12, Taylor 1-2, Flacco 4-(minus 1), T.Smith 1-(minus 3). Cleveland, Hillis 12-45, McCoy 4-12, Ogbonnaya 1-2.

PASSING—Baltimore, Flacco 10-23-0-158. Cleveland, McCoy 17-35-1-192, Wallace 1-1-0-4.

RECEIVING—Baltimore, Dickson 3-47, Boldin 2-32, Rice 2-10, T.Smith 1-32, Pitta 1-26, Leach 1-11. Cleveland, Ogbonnaya 5-28, Watson 3-34, Norwood 3-29, Little 3-18, Moore 2-28, Hillis 1-52, Massaquoi 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Baltimore, Cundiff 34 (WR), 41 (WR).

 

H.S. playoffs

Ohio High School Athletic Association

State Football Champmionships

Championship Game Pairings

Friday’s Games

Division II

Trotwood-Madison 42, Avon 28

Division III

Youngs. Mooney 20, Spring. Shawnee 14

Division V

Kirkland 28, Coldwater 7

Saturday’s Games

Division I

Cleveland St. Ignatius 34, Pickerington Central 13

Division IV

Creston Norwayne 48, Kenton 42

Division VI

Maria Stein Marion Local 61, New Washington Buckeye Cent. 21

 

College bowls

College Football FBS Bowls

Subject to Change

All Times EST

Saturday, Dec. 17

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Wyoming (8-4) vs. Temple (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Utah State (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. San Diego State (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

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Tuesday, Dec. 20

Beef ’O’Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Wednesday, Dec. 21

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Thursday, Dec. 22

MAACO Bowl

At Las Vegas

Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Saturday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Monday, Dec. 26

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

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Tuesday, Dec. 27

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Wednesday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl

At Washington

Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Thursday, Dec. 29

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

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Friday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Dallas

Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), Noon (ESPN)

Pinstripe Bowl

At Bronx, N.Y.

Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 6:40 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN)

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Saturday, Dec. 31

Meinke Car Care Bowl

At Houston

Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), Noon (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Monday, Jan. 2

TicketCity Bowl

At Dallas

Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), Noon (ESPNU)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN2)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Tuesday, Jan. 3

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Wednesday, Jan. 4

Orange Bowl

At Miami

West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Friday, Jan. 6

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)

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Saturday, Jan. 7

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), Noon (ESPN)

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Sunday, Jan. 8

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

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Monday, Jan. 9

BCS National Championship

At New Orleans

LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Saturday, Jan. 21

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN)

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Saturday, Jan. 28

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

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Saturday, Feb. 5

Texas vs. Nation At San Antonio

Texas vs. Nation, 2 p.m. (CBSSN)

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 27 16 7 4 36 85 66

N.Y. Rangers 23 15 5 3 33 69 51

Philadelphia 25 15 7 3 33 88 73

New Jersey 25 12 12 1 25 62 72

N.Y. Islanders 24 8 11 5 21 52 78

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 24 16 7 1 33 85 51

Toronto 26 14 10 2 30 83 85

Buffalo 26 14 11 1 29 72 69

Ottawa 26 12 11 3 27 79 89

Montreal 27 11 11 5 27 67 69

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 26 14 8 4 32 73 65

Washington 25 13 11 1 27 75 79

Winnipeg 26 11 11 4 26 75 82

Tampa Bay 25 11 12 2 24 67 80

Carolina 28 8 16 4 20 66 94

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 27 16 8 3 35 90 84

Detroit 25 16 8 1 33 75 56

St. Louis 26 14 9 3 31 63 58

Nashville 26 12 10 4 28 68 71

Columbus 26 7 16 3 17 62 88

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Minnesota 27 17 7 3 37 69 60

Vancouver 26 15 10 1 31 83 67

Edmonton 27 13 11 3 29 76 71

Colorado 27 13 13 1 27 75 78

Calgary 26 11 13 2 24 60 72

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 26 15 10 1 31 69 72

Los Angeles 26 13 9 4 30 60 58

San Jose 23 14 8 1 29 67 56

Phoenix 25 13 9 3 29 67 62

Anaheim 26 7 14 5 19 60 86

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s Games

Montreal 2, Los Angeles 1

Boston 4, Toronto 1

Washington 3, Ottawa 2, OT

Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 2

Winnipeg 4, New Jersey 2

N.Y. Rangers 4, Tampa Bay 2

Chicago 5, St. Louis 2

Buffalo 3, Nashville 2

Philadelphia 4, Phoenix 2

N.Y. Islanders 5, Dallas 4

Calgary 5, Edmonton 3

Florida 5, San Jose 3

Sunday’s Games

Colorado 4, Detroit 2

Minnesota 5, Anaheim 3

Vancouver 5, Calgary 1

Monday’s Games

Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Boston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Boston at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Carolina at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.