The Detroit Lions own a dubious piece of NFL history – with perhaps more on the way. Detroit became the first 0-15 team ever when it was routed 42-7 by the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. The Lions will try to avoid a perfectly awful season in the finale at Green Bay, where they haven't won since 1991. Drew Brees threw for 351 yards and two touchdowns after four Saints ran for scores in the first half. Brees stayed in the game with a 35-point lead late in the fourth quarter to move closer to Dan Marino's single-season record for yards passing. He needs 402 at home against Carolina to break Marino's record of 5,084 set in 1984. The Lions were outscored by a combined 176 points at home this season, smashing the previous record of 146 set by the 1981 Colts. Only the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976 went through a season winless in the modern era, but it was a 14-game schedule. Brees connected with Marques Colston twice in the third quarter for a 42-7 lead and a single-season franchise record of 29 touchdowns. The Saints also set a team record with their 50th TD of the year. Giants 34, Panthers 28: At East Rutherford, Derrick Ward ran for career-best 215 yards and set up Brandon Jacobs' winning 2-yard touchdown run with 9:57 left in overtime as the Super Bowl champion New York Giants earned the NFC's top playoff seed with a 34-28 comeback victory over the Carolina Panthers. New York (12-3) forced the overtime when Jacobs plowed into the end zone from a yard out, and Eli Manning hit Domenik Hixon on a slant pattern for the tying 2-point conversion with 3:21 to play. New York clinched a first-round bye earlier in the day when Atlanta beat Minnesota, but added the icing on this frosty night by beating Carolina (11-4) in the winner-take-all game for the NFC's top seed. Titans 31, Steelers 14: At Nashville, Tennessee, Kerry Collins threw for a touchdown, while Chris Johnson and LenDale White ran for a score apiece as the Titans routed the Steelers in a showdown of the AFC's best teams. Tennessee clinched the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Other results: Falcons 24, Vikings 17; Chargers 41, Buccaneers 24; Dolphins 38, Chiefs 31; Patriots 47, Cardinals 7; 49ers 17, Rams 16; Bengals 14, Browns 0; Seahawks 13, Jets 3; Redskins 10, Eagles 3; Raiders 27, Texans 17.
