CLEVELAND — Sheader Sanders threw for 186 yards and a touchdown, Cleveland's defense kept Pittsburgh out of the end zone and the Browns held on for a 13-6 win Sunday to keep the Steelers from clinching the AFC North title.
Pittsburgh (9-7) entered the weekend needing either a win or a loss against Baltimore for its first division title since 2020.
Instead, the Steelers will host the Ravens to finish the regular season, with the winner clinching the division and the AFC's fourth playoff spot.
The Browns (4-12) snapped a four-game losing streak and a seven-game skid in division play. For the first time since December 10, 2009, the Browns beat the Steelers and held them without a touchdown.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Drake May threw a career-best five touchdowns before shutting the game down in the third quarter, New England scored touchdowns on its first six drives and the Patriots finished the regular season undefeated on the road with a 42-10 domination of the New York Jets on Sunday.
Rhamondre Stevenson scored a TD run to catch the Patriots (13-3), who moved closer to winning the AFC East title for the first time since 2019. They will do so if Buffalo loses or draws against Philadelphia later in the day.
Maye was 19 of 21 for 256 yards and had a 157.0 quarterback rating with TD throws to Stevenson, Stefon Diggs, Austin Hooper, Hunter Henry and Afton Chism III before coach Mike Vrabel switched him to Joshua Dobbs with 5:31 left in the third quarter. May joined Tom Brady (11 times) and Drew Bledsoe (twice) as the only New England quarterbacks to reach 4,000 yards passing in a season.
CINCINNATI — Ja'Marr Chase caught two touchdowns from Joe Burrow, who threw for 305 yards as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Arizona Cardinals 37-14 on Sunday.
Chase finished with seven catches for 60 yards and became the first player in NFL history to have at least 80 receptions, 1,000 receiving yards and seven touchdown catches in each of his first five seasons.
Burrow passed for 300 yards or more for the 28th time, tying Andy Dalton for the most in franchise history. Chase Brown rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns as the Bengals (6-10) improved to 3-2 since Burrow returned from surgery on his left toe.
Arizona's Trey McBride had 10 catches, giving him 119 this season, breaking the NFL single-season record for tight end, surpassing Zach Ertz's 116 in 2018. He also broke DeAndre Hopkins' Cardinals record of 115 catches, set in 2020.
