National Football League
American Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
yx-Buffalo 12 3 0 .800 445 349
Miami 10 5 0 .667 378 282
New England 6 9 0 .400 298 339
N.Y. Jets 2 13 0 .133 229 429
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 423 348
Tennessee 10 5 0 .667 450 401
Houston 4 11 0 .267 346 423
Jacksonville 1 14 0 .067 292 464
North
W L T Pct PF PA
yx-Pittsburgh 12 3 0 .800 394 288
Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 430 300
Cleveland 10 5 0 .667 384 397
Cincinnati 4 10 1 .300 308 386
West
W L T Pct PF PA
*zyx-Kan. City 14 1 0 .933 452 324
Las Vegas 7 8 0 .467 402 447
L.A. Chargers 6 9 0 .400 346 405
Denver 5 10 0 .333 292 414
National Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 6 9 0 .400 376 450
Washington 6 9 0 .400 315 315
N.Y. Giants 5 10 0 .333 257 338
Philadelphia 4 10 1 .300 320 398
South
W L T Pct PF PA
yx-N. Orleans 11 4 0 .733 449 330
x-Tampa Bay 10 5 0 .667 448 328
Carolina 5 10 0 .333 343 369
Atlanta 4 11 0 .267 369 370
North
W L T Pct PF PA
yx-Green Bay 12 3 0 .800 474 353
Chicago 8 7 0 .533 356 335
Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 393 440
Detroit 5 10 0 .333 342 482
West
W L T Pct PF PA
yx-Seattle 11 4 0 .733 433 348
L.A. Rams 9 6 0 .600 354 289
Arizona 8 7 0 .533 403 349
San Francisco 6 9 0 .400 353 364
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched first round bye
*-clinched home-field advantage
Sunday’s Games
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at New England, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Chicago, 4:25 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 4:25 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m.
Las Vegas at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
New Orleans at Carolina, 4:25 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.
Tennessee at Houston, 4:25 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.
Monday’s Summary
Buffalo 38, New England 9
Buffalo 3 21 7 7 — 38
New England 3 6 0 0 — 9
First Quarter
NE_FG Folk 45, 12:44.
Buf_FG Bass 22, 6:43.
Second Quarter
Buf_Moss 5 run (Bass kick), 14:50.
NE_Newton 9 run (kick failed), 10:39.
Buf_L.Smith 4 pass from Allen (Bass kick), 5:32.
Buf_Diggs 50 pass from Allen (Bass kick), 3:55.
Third Quarter
Buf_Diggs 18 pass from Allen (Bass kick), 11:28.
Fourth Quarter
Buf_Diggs 8 pass from Allen (Bass kick), 13:16.
A_0.
Buf NE
First downs 31 11
Total Net Yards 474 201
Rushes-yards 31-130 24-145
Passing 344 56
Punt Returns 4-25 1-5
Kickoff Returns 1-49 4-74
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 30-40-0 9-21-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 3-22
Punts 2-56.5 7-51.7
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 3-27 4-25
Time of Possession 39:41 20:19
Individual Statistics
RUSHING_Buffalo, Moss 12-57, Singletary 10-36, Allen 4-35, McKenzie 2-5, Barkley 3-(minus 3). New England, Michel 10-69, Taylor 6-38, Newton 4-24, White 4-14.
PASSING_Buffalo, Allen 27-36-0-320, J.Johnson 1-1-0-13, Barkley 2-3-0-11. New England, Stidham 4-11-0-44, Newton 5-10-0-34.
RECEIVING_Buffalo, Diggs 9-145, McKenzie 4-26, Knox 3-51, Davis 3-33, Beasley 3-17, L.Smith 2-31, Singletary 2-16, Roberts 2-12, Neal 1-13, Moss 1-0. New England, Meyers 4-45, White 3-23, Byrd 1-7, Harry 1-3.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Cheez-It Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Oklahoma St. 37, No. 18 Miami 34
Alamo Bowl
San Antonio
No. 20 Texas vs. Colorado, late
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Charlotte, N.C.
Wisconsin vs. Wake Forest, Noon (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl Classic
Arlington, Texas
No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 10 Florida, 7:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 31
Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, Texas
No. 22 Tulsa vs. Mississippi St., Noon (ESPN)
Arizona Bowl
Tucson, Ariz.
No. 19 San Jose St. vs. Ball State., 2 p.m. (CBSSN)
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn.
West Virginia vs. Army, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 1
Peach Bowl
Atlanta
No. 6 Cincinnati vs. No. 11 Georgia, Noon (ESPN)
Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
No. 15 Northwestern vs. Auburn, 1 p.m. (ABC)
College Football Playoff Semifinal Games
Arlington, Texas
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio St., 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan 2
Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla.
No. 24 NC State vs. Kentucky, Noon (ESPN)
Outback Bowl
Tampa, Fla.
No. 7 Indiana vs. Mississippi, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz.
No. 12 Iowa State vs. No. 25 Oregon, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Orange Bowl
Miami Gardens, Fla.
No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 North Carolina, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
AP Player Of The Year Voting
DeVonta Smith, Alabama - 114 (26 first-place votes)
Mac Jones, Alabama - 67 (9).
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson - 49 (9).
Kyle Trask, Florida - 44 (3).
Kyle Pitts, Florida - 5.
Travis Etienne, Clemson - 3 (1).
Javonte Williams, UNC - 3 (1).
Zach Wilson, BYU - 3.
Najee Harris, Alabama - 2.
Ian Book, Notre Dame - 2.
Zaven Collins, Tulsa - 1.
Breece Hall, Iowa State - 1.
National Basketball Association
Monday’s Games
Atlanta 128, Detroit 120
Memphis 116, Brooklyn 111, OT
Utah 110, Oklahoma City 109
Denver 124, Houston 111
Portland 115, L.A. Lakers 107
Tuesday’s Games
Boston 116, Indiana 111
New York 95, Cleveland 86
Chicago 115, Washington 107
Golden State 116, Detroit 106
Philadelphia 100, Toronto 93
Milwaukee 144, Miami 97
Orlando 118, Oklahoma City 107
Denver at Sacramento, late
Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, late
New Orleans at Phoenix, late
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Cleveland at Indiana, 3 p.m.
Chicago at Washington, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Orlando, 6:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Houston, 7 p.m.
New York at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday’s Scores
East
Binghamton 75, UMBC 69
Monmouth (NJ) 97, Canisius 69
NJIT 81, Vermont 80, 2OT
New Hampshire 53, Hartford 51
Stony Brook 71, Mass.-Lowell 64
South
Southern Miss. 74, Loyola (NO) 54
Troy 88, Carver 35
Midwest
Drake 73, Indiana St. 66
Evansville 84, S. Illinois 72
Loyola of Chicago 86, Illinois St. 55
Maryland 70, Wisconsin 64
Minnesota 81, Michigan St. 56
N. Iowa 85, Missouri St. 75
Far West
Arizona 88, Colorado 74
CS Northridge 66, New Mexico St. 63
Colorado St. 75, Fresno St. 53
Gonzaga 88, N. Arizona 58
UC Irvine 73, UC Santa Barbara 69
Tuesday’s Scores
East
Rutgers 81, Purdue 76
West Virginia 73, Northeastern 51
South
LSU 77, Texas A&M 54
Memphis 58, South Florida 57
Virginia Tech 80, Miami 78
Wofford 78, Mercer 65
Southwest
Baylor 93, Cent. Arkansas 56
Clemson 77, Florida St. 67
Texas Tech 79, Incarnate Word 51
The AP Top 25 Women’s Basketball Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking
Record Pts Prv
1. Stanford (26) 7-0 744 1
2. Louisville (1) 5-0 692 2
3. NC State (2) 8-0 675 4
4. UConn (1) 5-0 674 3
5. South Carolina 5-1 641 5
6. Arizona 7-0 601 6
7. Baylor 7-1 557 7
8. Oregon 7-0 556 8
9. Texas A&M 8-0 498 9
10. Arkansas 9-1 447 11
11. UCLA 5-2 427 10
12. Mississippi St. 5-1 426 12
13. Kentucky 7-1 393 13
14. Maryland 5-1 382 14
15. Northwestern 4-0 330 15
16. Michigan 5-0 256 17
17. Ohio St. 4-0 253 16
18. DePaul 5-2 205 18
19. Texas 6-1 175 20
20. Indiana 4-2 172 19
21. South Florida 5-1 168 20
22. Syracuse 5-1 98 22
23. Gonzaga 5-2 86 23
24. Missouri St. 4-2 69 24
25. Michigan St. 7-0 66 25
Others receiving votes: Georgia 33, North Carolina 27, South Dakota St. 24, Oregon St. 20, Iowa St. 12, Tennessee 10, Arizona St. 8, Rutgers 6, Iowa 6, Wake Forest 4, Georgia Tech 4, Rice 3, Alabama 2.
COLLEGE HOCKEY
Monday’s Score
East
UConn 2, Providence 0
Tuesday’s Scores
East
Bowling Green 2, Robert Morris 1
RIT 4, Colgate 4, OT
Clarkson 6, Niagara 3
Home team in caps
Favorite Points Underdog
PRO FOOTBALL
Sunday
Washington 21/2 PHILA
INDIANAPOLIS 14 Jacksonville
Green Bay 51/2 CHICAGO
Dallas 21/2 GIANTS
CLEVELAND 10 Pittsburgh
Tennessee 71/2 HOUSTON
New Orleans 61/2 CAROLINA
NEW ENGLAND 3 Jets
Minnesota 7 DETROIT
TAMPA BAY 61/2 Atlanta
Baltimore 121/2 CINCY
BUFFALO 1 Miami
LA Chargers 31/2 K.C.
Seattle 51/2 SAN FRAN
Las Vegas 21/2 DENVER
LA RAMS 1 Arizona
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
Mayo Bowl
Bank of America Stadium- Charlotte, NC.
Wisconsin 91/2 Wake Forest
Cotton Bowl
AT&T Stadium-Arlington, TX.
Florida 3 Oklahoma
Thursday
Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium- Fort Worth, TX.
Tulsa 21/2 Miss St
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium-Memphis, TN.
West Virginia 7 Army
Arizona Bowl
Arizona Stadium-Tucson, AZ.
San Jose St 91/2 Ball St
Friday
Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium- Atlanta, GA.
Georgia 7 Cincinnati
Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium- Orlando, FL.
Northwestern 31/2 Auburn
Rose Bowl
AT&T Stadium-Arlington, TX.
Alabama 191/2 Notre Dame
Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome- New Orleans, LA.
Clemson 71/2 Ohio St
Saturday
Gator Bowl
TIAA Bank Field-Jacksonville, FL.
Kentucky 21/2 NC State
Outback Bowl
Raymond James Stadium- Tampa, FL.
Indiana 8 Mississippi
Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium-Glendale, AZ.
Iowa St 4 Oregon
Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium- Miami Garden, FL.
Texas A&M 71/2 N Carolina
PRO BASKETBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
BOSTON 31/2 Memphis
Milwaukee 41/2 MIAMI
BROOKLYN 61/2 Atlanta
DALLAS 8 Charlotte
LA Lakers 6 SAN ANT
LA CLIPPERS 41/2 Portland
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
VA Commonwealth 101/2 ST. JOE’S
Furman 7 CHATTA
FORDHAM 31/2 Geo Wash
OHIO 41/2 Bowl Green
Smu 8 TEMPLE
RHODE ISLAND 2 St. Bona
COLORADO ST 10 Fresno St
PROVIDENCE 5 Butler
MASSACHUSETTS 51/2 Geo Mason
Virginia 6 N DAME
OHIO ST 14 Nebraska
EAST TENN ST 3 W Carolina
DAYTON 121/2 La Salle
NC Greensboro 13 CITADEL
SAINT LOUIS 9 Duquesne
BELMONT 4 Murray St
GEORGIA 31/2 Miss St
Arkansas 2 AUBURN
CENTRAL FLA 10 Tulane
DAVIDSON 2 Richmond
XAVIER 3 Seton Hall
N CAROLINA ST 91/2 Boston Co
SAMFORD 2 Vmi
North Carolina 3 GA TECH
E KENTUCKY 31/2 E Illinois
INDIANA 5 Penn St
J’VILLE ST 12 Tenn Martin
TENNESSEE TECH 2 SE MizzSt
CONNECTICUT 71/2 DePaul
Austin Peay 41/2 TENN ST
Tennessee 3 MISSOURI
Florida 7 VANDY
SEATTLE 21/2 Portland
SAINT MARY’S CA 14 Sacra St
(c) Tribune Content Agency
Monday
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Traded LHP Jose Alvarado to Philadelphia in exchange for LHP Garrett Cleavinger. Traded LHP Garrett Cleavinger to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor league INF Dillon Paulson and a player to be named later.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Activated LB Jordan Glasgow from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Activated S Ibraheim Campbell and DT Rob Windsor from the practice squad COVID-19 list. Released LB Chris Covington from the practice squad.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
FC CINCINNATI — Acquired D Ronald Matarrita from New York FC in exchange for $500,000 in general allocation money. Signed D Ronald Matarrita to a multi-year contract extension.
National Women’s Soccer League
SKY BLUE FC — Acquired two 2021 first-round picks, a conditional first-round pick in 2022 and international slots for 2021 and 2022 from Chicago in exchange for F Mallory Pugh and M Sarah Woldmoe.
WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Announced Y. Michele Kang has joined the ownership group.
Tuesday
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Hansel Robles on a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Traded LHP Jose Alvarado to Philadelphia in exchange for LHP Garrett Cleavinger. Traded LHP Garrett Cleavinger to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor league INF Dillon Paulson and a player to be named later. Signed C Kevan Smith to a minor league contract.
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Tommy Kahnle on a two-year contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Traded Cs Blake Hunt and Francisco Mejia and RHPs Cole Wilcox and Luis Patino to Tampa Bay in exchange for LHP Blake Snell.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Re-signed S Trayvon Henderson to the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed TE Harrison Bryant and S Andrew Sendejo on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived OT Jordan Mills.
DETROIT LIONS — Signed DB Josh Hawkins to the practice squad. Placed CB Alex Myres on the practice squad injured list.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Activated LB Jordan Glasgow from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Activated S Ibraheim Campbell and DT Rob Windsor from the practice squad COVID-19 list. Released LB Chris Covington from the practice squad.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Activated LB Nicholas Morrow and DE David Irving from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed WR Cooper Kupp on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Placed RB Darrell Henderson on injured reserve. Signed QB Blake Bortles. Activated OT Bobb Evans from injured reserve. Released DB Dee Virgin from the practice squad.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed TE Kyle Rudolph on injured reserve. Signed G Kyle Hinton.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released OL Earl Watford from the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS — Activated TE Ryan Griffin from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed OT John Leglue and LB Christian Kuntz to the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed LS Colin Holba off the practice squad. Activated TE Charlie Woerner from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released CB DeMarkus Acy and DT Myles Adams from the practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Activated RB Ronald Jones from the reserve/COVID-19 list.TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed P Brett Kern on the reserve/COVID-19 list.