Patriots, Bengals win division titles; Steelers stay alive

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals clinched division titles and playoff spots while the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers kept their slim post-season hopes alive on Sunday.

Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns, three to Randy Moss, as the Patriots (10-5) wrapped up the AFC East Division title for the seventh time in nine years with a 35-7 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars (7-8) at Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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, whose team mate Chris Henry was buried during the week following his death in a fall from a pickup truck.

Cincinnati won its second division title in five years to join the Patriots, Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers as AFC division champions.

Pittsburgh (8-7) knocked off the error-prone Baltimore Ravens (8-7) 23-20 on Jeff Reed''s 38-yard field goal with 5:25 remaining at Pittsburgh. Both teams remained in the scrambled AFC wildcard playoff picture.

Baltimore twice had touchdowns because of penalties and receiver Derrick Mason dropped another potential touchdown when wide open in the end zone.

Houston (8-7) also kept its slender playoff hopes alive by outlasting the Miami Dolphins 27-20 in Miami.

PACKERS WIN

Green Bay (10-5) earned a playoff spot thanks to a 48-10 rout of the Seattle Seahawks (5-10) in Wisconsin and the New York Giants'' 41-9 loss to the Carolina Panthers (7-8).

The Packers'' defense intercepted Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck four times.

The Giants'' loss all but eliminated New York (8-7) from the playoffs after starting the season 5-0.