PITTSBURGH – On the day Jerome Bettis and Curtis Martin went over 13,000 yards rushing, Bettis will be remembered most for, of all things, his passing.

Bettis flipped a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jerame Tuman three plays after surpassing the 13,000-yard barrier early in the fourth quarter, fooling what had been a nearly impenetrable Jets defense and sending the Pittsburgh Steelers to a team record-tying 17-6 victory Sunday.

Bettis, unused early this season except during goal-line situations, also ran for a late touchdown – his career-high 12th this season – after rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s longest completion in four games, a 46-yarder to Lee Mays.

Until then, their offense didn’t look Super Bowl-ready – they have been held to 19 or fewer points in four consecutive games – but the Steelers (12-1) overcame a spotty game by Roethlisberger to win a club record-tying 11th in a row. The 1975 Super Bowl champion Steelers won 11 straight during a 12-2 season.

Pittsburgh’s victory, its 15th in 17 games against the Jets (9-4), also secured the AFC North championship that has been a foregone conclusion for weeks and kept the Steelers in the lead for home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. New England also is 12-1 after beating Cincinnati 35-28 earlier Sunday, but lost earlier to the Steelers.

Colts 23, Texans 14

HOUSTON – Peyton Manning broke one of Dan Marino’s touchdown records, just not the one everybody has been talking about.

But Manning got the only things that really matter to him – an Indianapolis win and a playoff berth. The Colts beat the Houston Texans 23-14 to clinch their second straight AFC South title with their sixth consecutive win.

Manning threw touchdown passes on the first two Colts drives to get within two of Marino’s 20-year-old record of 48 TDs in a season. It was his 13th straight multi-TD game, breaking the NFL record held by Marino, Johnny Unitas, Don Meredith and Brett Favre.

Ravens 37, Giants 14

BALTIMORE – Kyle Boller threw a career-high four touchdown passes, and the Ravens forced six turnovers in a 37-14 rout.

Coming off two straight losses in which they allowed a combined 39 fourth-quarter points, the Ravens’ defense held New York scoreless until late in the game, when the decision was no longer in doubt.

Baltimore (8-5) converted four of the turnovers into 20 points and made life miserable for Manning, the top pick in the 2004 draft.Eli Manning went 4-for-18 for 27 yards and two interceptions – a 0.0 quarterback rating – before being replaced in the fourth quarter by Kurt Warner.

Bills 37, Browns 7

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Troy Vincent made the most of his first game in two months – playing at a new position, to boot. Contributing to one of the stingiest defensive performances in NFL history, Vincent had an interception, fumble recovery and sack in sparking the Buffalo Bills’ 37-7 win over the Cleveland Browns.

The Bills (7-6) generated five turnovers, added eight sacks and limited the blundering Browns to 17 yards of offense on 46 plays.

Cleveland had 2 yards with 9:34 left in the game, flirting with the NFL record of minus-7 yards, set by Seattle in 1979.

Jaguars 22, Bears 3

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Byron Leftwich threw two touchdown passes and the defense constantly harassed Chad Hutchinson in a 22-3 victory over the injury-depleted Chicago Bears.

The Jaguars (7-6) ended a three-game losing streak and remained a game back in the crowded AFC wild-card race. The Bears (5-8), with yet another poor offensive outing, were all but eliminated from the muddled NFC postseason picture.

Falcons 35, Raiders 10

ATLANTA – T.J. Duckett set a team record by rushing for four touchdowns and the Falcons clinched just the third division title in franchise history, wrapping up the NFC South with a 35-10 rout of the Oakland Raiders.

Atlanta, which last won a division title in 1998 on the way to its only Super Bowl, flopped badly in its first chance to win the division. The Falcons (10-3) were blown out 27-0 at Tampa Bay last week.

Saints 27, Cowboys 13

IRVING, Texas – Deuce McAllister ran for two touchdowns, John Carney kicked two field goals and Joe Horn added a 31-yard touchdown catch in the closing minutes, carrying the New Orleans Saints to a 27-13 victory that seriously dampened the Cowboys’ wild-card chances.

The Cowboys led 10-0 after one quarter, but managed only one field goal the rest of the game. An offense that put up 22 points in the fourth quarter against the Seahawks six days earlier hardly spent any time across midfield over the final three quarters.

Seahawks 27, Vikings 23

MINNEAPOLIS – Michael Boulware intercepted an ill-advised pass by Randy Moss in the end zone just before the 2-minute warning, allowing the Seahawks to hang on for a wild 27-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

Matt Hasselbeck’s three first-half touchdown passes proved to be enough for Seattle (7-6), which came away with a crucial win – just its fourth in the last 10 games – for its playoff chances in the diluted NFC.

Packers 16, Lions 13

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Ryan Longwell’s 23-yard field goal gave Green Bay a 16-13 win over the Lions and lifted the Packers (8-5) into first place in the NFC North by a game over Minnesota, which lost at home to Seattle.

The Lions blew a 13-0 halftime lead and also wasted a prime chance to get into the playoff picture in the muddled NFC, falling to 5-8.

Panthers 20, Rams 7

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Playing nearly as well as they did during their run to the Super Bowl last season, Carolina pulled into the thick of the NFC wild-card hunt with a 20-7 victory over St. Louis.

It was the fifth consecutive win for the Panthers (6-7) and moved them into a tie for the final NFC wild-card berth – unimaginable after Carolina opened 1-7 and lost starter after starter to season-ending injuries.

Broncos 20, Dolphins 17

DENVER – Tatum Bell ran for 123 yards and Jason Elam kicked a 50-yard field goal with 2:50 left to help the Broncos eke out a strange and less-than-satisfying 20-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins.

Bell replaced fumble-prone Reuben Droughns early in the game and ran for two scores, but shortly after, he left with a sprained shoulder that could end his season. That forced Droughns back into the backfield after he had fumbled twice – losing one – on his first four carries. Jake Plummer threw for 219 yards and two interceptions, yet the Broncos (8-5) kept pace with Baltimore for the AFC’s final wild-card spot.

Eagles 17, Redskins 14

LANDOVER, Md. – In a game much tighter than form would have predicted, the Philadelphia Eagles held off the Washington Redskins 17-14, winning their fifth straight and propelling Andy Reid past Joe Gibbs into first place in winning percentage among active coaches.

A 10-point third quarter, capped by Dorsey Levens’ 1-yard touchdown run, gave the Eagles a 17-7 lead and just enough cushion to withstand a fourth-quarter Redskins comeback.

Washington converted an interception from Donovan McNabb into a 2-yard TD run from Clinton Portis with 12:04 remaining, and the Redskins drove to the Eagles 27 in the final two minutes. But Brian Dawkins intercepted Patrick Ramsey’s pass in the back corner of the end zone with 1:46 to play, just getting his knee down as he bobbled the ball – a decision upheld by video review.

49ers 31, Cardinals 28

TEMPE, Ariz. – The San Francisco 49ers blew a 25-point lead, but not the game.

Todd Peterson kicked a 31-yard field goal with 8:38 left in overtime to give the 49ers a 31-28 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. It was the exact same score as in the teams’ first meeting on Oct. 10, when visiting Arizona blew a 16-point lead with 5 minutes to go .

in regulation and lost in overtime on Peterson’s 32-yarder.

Ken Dorsey and Maurice Hicks, starting in place of injured quarterback Tim Rattay and running back Kevan Barlow, made the big plays for San Francisco (2-11).

– which had a 28-3 lead early in the third quarter.

San Francisco is 2-0 against Arizona this season, and 0-11 against everyone else.