Miami miracle TD downs Patriots in NFL

A special Miami Dolphins touchdown in the final stages lifted them past the New England Patriots while New Orleans Saints won to seal their NFL division title.

Kenyan Drake

Miami Dolphins running back Kenyan Drake scored the winning touchdown against New England Patriots. (AAP)

Miami Dolphins have produced a brilliant last-gasp touchdown to beat New England 34-33 in the NFL and prevent the Patriots clinching a 10th successive AFC East title.

Miami went 69 yards with the last action of the game for a touchdown that included two lateral passes.

Kenyan Drake was the last recipient and secured a dramatic victory that overshadowed Tom Brady's latest record-breaking performance.

The Patriots quarterback surpassed Peyton Manning's mark of 579 touchdown throws with his first of three scoring passes in the first half.

Kansas City Chiefs clinched a play-off place as they produced some late drama of their own to earn a 27-24 overtime victory against the Baltimore Ravens.

The Chiefs were facing defeat with 89 seconds left and had a fourth and nine to convert but quarterback Patrick Mahomes brilliantly connected with Tyreek Hill to extend the drive and it led to a Damien Williams touchdown.

The Chiefs defence forced a turnover but Harrison Butker missed from 43 yards with a potential game-winning field goal.

Butker redeemed himself with a 35-yard field goal in overtime to secure an 11th win of the season.

New Orleans Saints clinched back-to-back NFC South titles and their place in the post season with a come-from-behind 28-14 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Saints trailed 14-3 at halftime but they scored 25 unanswered points.

Houston Texans had their nine-match winning streak end at the hands of AFC South rivals the Indianapolis Colts 24-21.

Dallas Cowboys extended their lead at the top of the NFC East with a 29-23 overtime win against division rivals the Philadelphia Eagles, their fifth win in a row putting has them two-games clear of the Supr Bowl champions.

Green Bay Packers beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-20 with Aaron Rodgers setting an NFL record for the most consecutive completed passes without an interception.

Michael Badgley kicked four field goals, including a team-record 59-yarder, as the Los Angeles Chargers held off the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21.

Carolina Panthers suffered a fifth-straight defeat as they lost 26-20 to the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants thrashed the Washington Redskins 40-16 and the New York Jets beat the Buffalo Bills 27-23.

Detroit Lions beat the Arizona Cardinals 17-3 while the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Denver Broncos 20-14.


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