Falcons, Steelers win to clinch division titles

by Barry Wilner
| January 3, 2011 8:00 PM

Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis have won division titles on the final weekend of the NFL season.

Atlanta (13-3) wins the NFC South with a 31-10 rout of Carolina. The Falcons get home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and a bye next week.

The Steelers (12-4) take the AFC North with a 41-9 romp at Cleveland. They edge Baltimore in the division, making the Ravens (12-4) play a wild-card game next weekend at AFC West winner Kansas City (10-6).

Indianapolis (10-6) captures the AFC South with a 23-20 victory over Tennessee. The Colts will host the wild-card Jets (11-5) next weekend.

Defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans (12-4) is a wild card and will play at the NFC West winner, either St. Louis or Seattle, next weekend.

NFC East champion Philadelphia (10-6) hosts wild-card qualifier Green Bay (10-6) next weekend.