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Eagles win to clinch No.1 seed in NFL NFC

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have won their NFL games on Boxing Day to secure first-round byes in the playoffs.

Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles
Stand-in Philadelphia QB Nick Foles has led the Eagles to a hard-fought win over Oakland. (AAP)

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Philadelphia Eagles have clinched the No.1 seed for the NFC playoffs with a sloppy 19-10 NFL victory over the Oakland Raiders.

Ronald Darby intercepted Derek Carr's pass and ran it back 52 yards with 54 seconds left, but was ruled down by contact at the spot of the pick. Nick Foles then completed four straight passes for 21 yards. After an incomplete pass, before Jake Elliott kicked a 48-yard field goal.

Derek Barnett returned a fumble for a touchdown after picking up a lateral on Oakland's final play from scrimmage.

The Eagles (13-2) went to the Super Bowl and lost 24-21 to the New England Patriots the last time they had home-field advantage after the 2004 season.

Coming off a 12-4 season, the Raiders (6-9) were a popular pick to challenge the Patriots for the AFC title.

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But they've had a disappointing season and have been eliminated from the playoff chase.

In Houston, Ben Roethlisberger threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns, as the Pittsburgh Steelers clinched a first-round playoff bye with a 34-6 win over the Texans.

Roethlisberger threw passes to six players as Pittsburgh (12-3) romped over the lowly Texans (4-11) despite missing NFL leading receiver Antonio Brown, who sat out with a calf injury.


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