Patriots clinch home-field advantage

LOS ANGELES - Tom Brady passed for 276 yards and three touchdowns as New England clinched home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, beating Miami 35-14 at Hard Rock Stadium Sunday. Brady completed 25 of 33 passes and was not intercepted or sacked. Wide receiver Julian Edelman caught eight passes for 151 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown. The Patriots (14-2), who have won the AFC East in 14 of the past 16 years and taken four Super Bowls during that span, will get a first-round playoff bye. The Dolphins (10-6), who had already clinched their first playoff berth since 2008, will play in the first round of the playoffs in Pittsburgh against the Steelers. Eagles 27, Cowboys 13: With nothing at stake except pride, Philadelphia beat NFC-best Dallas at Lincoln Financial Field. Dallas, already assured of home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs, finished 13-3, while the Eagles improved to 7-9. Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz set an NFL rookie record when he completed a pass in the opening drive, which passed the record of 354 completions set by the Rams’ Sam Bradford in 2010. With the Cowboys resting some key players during the game, Tony Romo came on in relief of starting quarterback Dak Prescott early in the second quarter. Romo, who missed 12 games last year with a broken collarbone and hadn’t played all this season after injuring his back, led Dallas to a touchdown in his only drive. Buccaneers 17, Panthers 16: Jameis Winston threw the winning touchdown pass to Mike Evans with 3:13 to play, leading Tampa Bay to victory over Carolina at Raymond James Stadium. Carolina drove for a touchdown in the closing seconds but opted to go for two points with 17 seconds left rather than a tying extra-point kick, and Greg Olsen slipped in the end zone as Cam Newton’s pass fell incomplete. Tampa Bay (9-7) completed a season sweep of Carolina (6-10) but fell short of a playoff berth. Titans 24, Texans 17: Fill-in quarterback Matt Cassel threw for 150 yards and a touchdown as Tennessee finished their first winning season since 2011 with victory over AFC South champions Houston. Playing in place of Marcus Mariota, who broke his leg last week, Cassel completed 16 of 26 passes as Tennessee ended the season 9-7. Houston (9-7) quarterback Tom Savage, making his second career start, left the game in the second quarter and was checked for a possible concussion. Steelers 27, Browns 24 (OT): Landry Jones threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Cobi Hamilton in overtime and playoff-bound Pittsburgh won their seventh in a row by rallying past mistake-prone Cleveland after the Browns blew a two-touchdown lead. The Browns (1-15) were in a position to win it late in regulation but running back Isaiah Crowell fumbled at the 3-yard line and the Steelers (11-5) recovered. In other games it was: Vikings 38, Bears 10; Bengals 27, Ravens 10; Jets 30, Bills 10; Colts 24, Jaguars 20; Seahawks 25, 49ers 23; Broncos 24, Raiders 6; Giants 19, Redskins 10; Chiefs 37, Chargers 27; Cardinals 44, Rams 6; Falcons 38, Saints 32; Packers 31, Lions 24.