Patriots, Bengals win division titles, Colts beaten

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals clinched division titles and playoff spots but in a stunning upset, the previously unbeaten Indianapolis Colts lost to the New York Jets on Sunday.

The Jets scored 19 consecutive points after the Colts had taken a 15-10 lead and pulled quarterback Peyton Manning and several other starters.

"Our guys played great. We found a way to win," Jets coach Rex Ryan told reporters. "We were just going to line up and play, whoever was out there."

Colts coach Jim Caldwell downplayed the loss.

"A perfect season has never been one of our goals," said Caldwell, adding that the playoffs were more important.

In other NFL action, the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys advanced to the post-season and defending Super Bowl champions Pittsburgh kept their slim playoff hopes alive.

But the playoff-bound New Orleans Saints joined the Colts in posting a surprising home loss, falling to Tampa Bay 20-17.

The Patriots'' (10-5) Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns, three to Randy Moss, to help his team beat the Jacksonville Jaguars (7-8) 35-7 at Foxborough, Massachusetts, and wrap up the AFC East title for the seventh time in nine years.

"It''s the time of year we really need to start playing good football and I think today was one of our best 60 minutes that we have played all year," Brady told reporters after completing 23 of 26 passes for 267 yards.

EMOTIONAL WIN

Cincinnati (10-5) needed a six-yard touchdown pass from Carson Palmer to Chad Ochocinco with 2:03 left to claim the AFC North championship with a 17-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs (3-12).

The win was an emotional one for the Bengals, after wide receiver Chris Henry was buried during the week following his death in a fall from a pickup truck.