Patriots, Texans claim division crowns

Tom Brady passed for 271 yards and a TD, sneaked for a third-down conversion to set up another score and threw a downfield block on another scoring drive to help the Patriots clinch their 11th AFC East title in a row by beating Bills 24-17 on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.

Both teams had already clinched playoff berths; the Patriots (12-3) remain in contention for a first-round bye or even the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

Josh Allen completed 13 of 26 passes for 208 yards and ran for 43 more, including a first down on fourth-and-1 from the Patriots 30 with about three minutes left. Facing fourth-and-goal from the 15 with just over one minute left, he had to throw the ball up for grabs in the end zone, where it was knocked down by J.C. Jackson.

Cole Beasley caught seven passes for 108 yards, and John Brown had a 53-yard TD reception for the Bills (10-5), who have qualified for the playoffs for the second time since 1999.

Texans 23, Bucs 20: Bradley Roby returned one of Jameis Winston’s four picks for a TD and Ka’imi Fairburn snapped a fourth-quarter tie with his third field goal, lifting the Texans to the road victory and their fourth AFC South title in five years.

The Texans (10-5) won despite not getting a sharp performance from Deshaun Watson, who completed 19 of 32 passes for 184 yards and one interception. The Bucs (7-8) sacked him five times and held the Texans to one offensive TD on Carlos Hyde’s 1-yard run in the second quarter.