Steelers win on last-second touchdown

Ben Roethlisberger ended the game the way he started it by throwing a touchdown pass to Mike Wallace, a desperation 19-yarder on the final play that rallied Pittsburgh to a 37-36 victory over Green Bay on Sunday, ending the Packers' five-game winning streak and the Steelers' five-game losing streak.

The Packers (9-5) stalled in their playoff run as they couldn't hold leads of 28-27 and 36-30 in a frantic fourth quarter that was much like Oakland's 27-23 win in Pittsburgh two weeks ago, when the lead changed hand five times in the final nine minutes. Green Bay could have secured a playoff spot with its first win in Pittsburgh since 1970 and a Giants loss or tie tonight.

Wallace also caught a 60-yard scoring pass on Pittsburgh's first play of the game as Steelers (7-7) joined four other AFC teams tied at 7-7 in the chase for the AFC's last playoff spot -- and just in the nick of time.

The Super Bowl champion Steelers have lost five times this season when ahead or tied in the fourth quarter, only to rally to win during a final quarter that featured four lead changes and a failed Pittsburgh onside kick attempt with the Steelers ahead.

Roethlisberger went 29 of 46 with three TDs and 503 yards while becoming the first Steelers quarterback in history to throw for 500 yards in a game.

Panthers 26, Vikings 7

Presented with an opportunity to get back into the race for the best record in the NFC, Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings fell flat with another Sunday night dud.

Steve Smith caught the go-ahead touchdown pass and his long catch and run set up the clinching score as the Carolina Panthers used a ferocious defense to stifle Favre, Adrian Peterson and the Vikings.

Chargers 27, Bengals 24

Nate Kaeding kicked a 52-yard field goal with 3 seconds left and the playoff-bound Chargers pulled out a dramatic win over the grieving Bengals.

The winning kick came after Philip Rivers moved the Chargers 46 yards in 51 seconds with no timeouts.

The Bengals, playing three days after the death of receiver Chris Henry, tied the game at 24-24 on Shayne Graham's 34-yard field goal with 54 seconds left.

San Diego (11-3) won its ninth straight game and clinched a playoff spot before halftime because of other results. The Chargers are in the playoffs for the fourth straight year.

The Bengals (9-5) failed for the second straight week to clinch the AFC North.

Titans 27, Dolphins 24

Rob Bironas kicked a 46-yard field goal in overtime, and the Titans won after blowing an 18-point lead.

Tennessee kept alive faint playoff hopes for another week.

Vince Young threw for a career-high three touchdowns and Chris Johnson ran for 104 yards as the Titans (7-7) reached .500 for the first time this year.

The Dolphins (7-7) trailed 24-6 in the third quarter before rallying, tying on Ricky Williams' 2-point conversion run with 1:34 left.

Miami won the toss and got the ball first in overtime. But Michael Griffin picked off Chad Henne's pass, and Bironas kicked the winner four plays later.

Browns 41, Chiefs 34

Jerome Harrison scored his third touchdown with 44 seconds left and rushed for a team-record 286 yards, and Joshua Cribbs returned two kickoffs for touchdowns.

Cribbs had kickoff returns of 100 and 103 yards in the first half for the Browns (3-11).

Harrison took it from there, scoring all of his touchdowns in the second half to break Jim Brown's team record of 237 yards, set in 1957 and 1961.

Kansas City (3-11) got a career-high 154 yards and a touchdown from Jamaal Charles.

Raiders 20, Broncos 19

JaMarcus Russell threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Chaz Schilens with 35 seconds left.

Russell was benched a month ago and passed by Charlie Frye on the depth chart this week.

The former No. 1 overall draft pick entered when Frye was knocked out of the game early in the fourth quarter by a blow to the head from linebacker Andra Davis. He went 5 of 11 for 47 yards.

The Broncos (8-6) are still in the AFC wild-card hunt, but they were expecting a win over Oakland (5-9), who won at Invesco Field for the second straight season.

Eagles 27, 49ers 13

Donovan McNabb threw for one touchdown and ran for another and DeSean Jackson had 140 yards receiving as the Eagles clinched a playoff berth for the eighth time this decade.

With San Francisco's loss, the Arizona Cardinals clinched their second straight NFC West title.

The Eagles (10-4) have won five straight games and have a one-game lead over Dallas in the NFC East.

Patriots 17, Bills 10

Randy Moss bounced back a week after being accused of quitting by Carolina Panthers defenders with five catches for 70 yards and a touchdown. Tully Banta-Cain had three of New England's six sacks to anchor a banged-up defense.

The Patriots (9-5) beat their AFC East rival for the 13th straight time and 18th time in 19 meetings.

Ravens 31, Bears 7

Joe Flacco threw a career-high four touchdown passes, and the Ravens capitalized on six Chicago turnovers.

Baltimore (8-6) led 14-0 after 13 minutes and 31-7 after three quarters. The victory solidified the Ravens' hold on the sixth and final playoff spot in the AFC and improved their record against teams currently with losing records to 6-0.

Jay Cutler threw three interceptions, upping his NFL-high total to 25, and backup Caleb Hanie was also picked off. In addition, the Bears (5-9) lost two fumbles.

Cardinals 31, Lions 24

Kurt Warner threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin with 1:54 left, as Arizona (9-5) clinched the NFC West.

The Lions (2-12) lost their fourth straight game.

Arizona led 17-0 at halftime, then let the Lions tie it 17-17 in the third quarter and 24-24 with 3:48 left.

Falcons 10, Jets 7

Tony Gonzalez caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan on a fourth-down play with 1:38 remaining.

A day after the Falcons (7-7) were eliminated from playoff contention, they likely also ended the chances for the stunned Jets (7-7), whose three-game winning streak was stopped.

Buccaneers 24, Seahawks 7

Rookie Josh Freeman shook off his ninth interception in just over two games to throw two touchdown passes in the second half.

Tampa Bay's 26th-ranked defense forced five turnovers by Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, as the Buccaneers (2-12) won for just the second time in 17 games.

-- The Associated Press