Drew Brees reaches 70,000 career yards as New Orleans Saints seal play-off spot

Drew Brees’ New Orleans Saints secured a play-off berth after beating the Atlanta Falcons 23-13 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Brees joined Peyton Manning and Brett Favre as the only quarterbacks in the history of the NFL to throw for more than 70,000 yards.

The Saints quarterback threw for 239 yards and a 54-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn Jr as the Saints dominated on both sides of the ball.

Sean Payton’s defence forced a Falcons fumble on the Saints’ two-yard line at the start of the third quarter and stopped Atlanta on fourth and goal from the one-yard line at the start of the fourth quarter to frustrate the visitors.

Carolina’s 22-19 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers means the NFC South title won’t be decided until the final week of the season.

The Panthers needed Cam Newton’s two-yard fumble recovery with 35 seconds remaining to finally get the better of the Buccaneers.

Jared Goff threw four touchdown passes as the LA Rams wrapped up the NFC West division for the first time since 2003 with a 27-23 win over the Tennessee Titans.

Todd Gurley had another big game with 276 total yards, including 118 yards on 22 carries. Rams quarterback Jared Goff connected with him for 10 catches for 158 and two touchdowns.

The New England Patriots edged closer to securing the top spot in the AFC by beating the Buffalo Bills 37-16 at Foxboro.

Tom Brady threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns to make it eight successive seasons with at least 12 wins.

The Kansas City Chiefs clinched back-to-back AFC West titles for the first time in their history as they beat the Miami Dolphins 29-13 at Arrowhead Stadium.

Detroit Lions’ playoff hopes took a blow after they were beaten 26-17 in Cincinnati. The Bengals running back Giovani Bernard rushed for 116 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown for the home team.

Antonio Gates grabbed his 87th touchdown pass from Philip Rivers for the Los Angeles Chargers, who beat the New York Jets 14-7 in New Jersey.

Kirk Cousins threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns as the Washington Redskins beat the Denver Broncos 27-11 in what could be the quarterback’s last home game for the Redskins amidst reports of an off-season trade.

The Cleveland Browns secured the number one draft pick after losing their 15th straight game this season 20-3 at the Chicago Bears.

Jordan Howard scored two of the Bears’ three touchdowns on runs of two and 16 yards, while Mitchell Trubisky ran four yards for another.