The New York Jets won the AFC East title — and shook up the entire NFL playoff picture — with an emphatic victory over Green Bay, while New England won’t get to defend its Super Bowl title.

The Jets’ 42-17 win over the Packers on Sunday knocked both the Miami Dolphins and the Patriots out of the playoffs. The Patriots made a last-ditch try for the postseason by coming back to beat the Dolphins at home, 27-24 in overtime.

The Jets, who started 1-4, not only rallied to win an unlikely division title, they sent the Cleveland Browns to the postseason and denied the Packers home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.

Atlanta got the final wild-card slot in the NFC despite losing 24-16 to the Browns. The Falcons made it in after the Saints lost to the Panthers 10-6.

In the AFC, the division winners are the Jets, Tennessee, Pittsburgh and Oakland. Cleveland and Indianapolis are the wild cards. The Colts got in when Kansas City lost to Oakland on Saturday.

In the NFC, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Green Bay and San Francisco won their divisions, with the wild-card spots going to the New York Giants and the Falcons. The Giants beat the Eagles in overtime Saturday.

Both New York teams are heading to the postseason for the first time in 16 years.

Green Bay’s loss gave the Eagles (12-4) home field throughout the NFC playoffs. The Raiders have the advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.

The playoffs open Saturday with the Colts at the Jets and the Falcons at the Packers. On Sunday, the Browns are at the Steelers and the Giants are at the 49ers. San Francisco finishes the regular season Monday night at St. Louis.

The Titans, Raiders, Eagles and Buccaneers — who beat Chicago 15-0 on Sunday night — have first-round byes.

For the second time in four years, both Super Bowl participants from the previous season failed to make the playoffs. Denver beat Atlanta for the title following the 1998 season, but both teams stayed home for the playoffs the next season. The Rams, who lost to the Patriots 20-17 in the most recent Super Bowl, are 6-9 entering Monday night’s game against San Francisco.

Miami quarterback Jay Fieldler, center, hangs onto the football on a keeper during the third quarter. The Dolphins fell to the Patriots, 27-24, on Sunday in Foxboro, Mass.

Cleveland is in the postseason for the first time since it was reborn as an expansion franchise in 1999. The door opened for the Browns when New England won, and then they had to wait hours more for the Jets to win.

Patriots 27, Dolphins 24, OT

Foxboro, Mass. — The Miami Dolphins blew two double-digit leads and the AFC East crown by losing to the Patriots.

Adam Vinatieri kicked a 35-yard field goal 2:03 into the extra session to cap the Patriots’ comeback from a 24-13 deficit in the final five minutes of regulation.

The Dolphins (9-7) and Patriots (9-7) both missed the playoffs after the Jets beat the Packers 42-17 later to win the division.

Jets 42, Packers 17

East Rutherford, N.J. — The Jets won the AFC East with a victory over Green Bay, preventing the Packers from securing home-field advantage in the NFC. Instead, the Philadelphia Eagles own that.

Chad Pennington’s final TD pass was an 18-yarder to Wayne Chrebet, who has gone from goat after a late fumble in a loss to Chicago to hero and has a career-high nine TDs this season.

Curtis Martin finished with 83 yards Sunday and 1,094 for the year, his eighth straight season over 1,000 for the Jets (9-7).

Browns 24, Falcons 16

Cleveland — Rookie William Green ran for 178 yards and scored on a 64-yard TD run with 3:53 left to lift the Browns.

Despite the loss, the Falcons (9-6-1) backed into the NFC playoffs as a wild card when New Orleans lost at home to Carolina. Atlanta last appeared in the postseason in 1998.

Browns linebacker Earl Holmes stopped Warrick Dunn at the goal line on a fourth-and-1 with 23 seconds left, and the Browns (9-7) ran out the clock for their biggest win since returning to the league as an expansion team in 1999.

Panthers 10, Saints 6

New Orleans — Carolina cornerback Terry Cousin had two interceptions and a fumble to preserve the Panthers’ victory.

After going 5-0 against first-place teams, the Saints (9-7) were 0-3 against last-place teams in the final three games. New Orleans opened 6-1, only to lose six of its last nine and miss the playoffs.

Steelers 34, Ravens 31

Pittsburgh — The Steelers overcame two more Tommy Maddox interceptions that set up touchdowns, rallying from 11 points down in the fourth quarter.

Pittsburgh (10-5-1) reached double digits in victories for the seventh time in coach Bill Cowher’s 11 seasons, though the victory didn’t really mean all that much.

Tennessee’s 13-3 victory at Houston meant the Titans get a first-round playoff bye. The Steelers will play an AFC wild-card game at home next weekend.

Titans 13, Texans 3

Houston — The Titans blocked a punt and field goal and Eddie George scored the game’s only touchdown with 5:14 to play.

Tennessee (11-5), already the AFC South champions, gained a first-round bye with the victory. The Texans (4-12) closed out their first NFL season with three straight losses.

A record crowd of 70,694 booed the Titans as they came on the field to play in Houston for the first time since moving to Tennessee after the 1996 season. The Oilers spent the franchise’s first 37 years in Houston.

Bills 27, Bengals 9

Orchard Park, N.Y. — Drew Bledsoe ran for a touchdown and passed for another as Buffalo (8-8) erased memories of last year’s 3-13 season.

Buffalo’s five-win improvement from last season matched a franchise record set three other seasons — the last time when Buffalo finished 12-4 in 1988 after going 7-8 the previous year.

The Bengals (2-14) set a franchise low for fewest wins in a season.

Buccaneers 15, Bears 0

Champaign, Ill. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked the perfect time to beat their cold-weather jinx.

With a first-round bye on the line, the Buccaneers’ defense hounded the short-handed Bears, and Martin Gramatica kicked five field goals to give Tampa Bay the No. 2 seed in the NFC.

Tampa Bay (12-4) will have next weekend off, and the NFC South champs will host the winner of a home game in the second round.

It was a blustery 34 degrees at kickoff, giving Tampa Bay its first victory in 22 tries when the gametime temperature is 40 degrees or below.

Redskins 20, Cowboys 14

Landover, Md. — The Redskins ended a 10-game losing streak to the Cowboys as LaVar Arrington scored one touchdown and set up another with a pair of fumble recoveries.

It was Washington’s first win over Dallas since Oct. 13, 1997, and it came amid a farewell party for retiring cornerback Darrell Green and tenuous futures in Dallas for coach Dave Campo and running back Emmitt Smith.

Vikings 38, Lions 36

Detroit — Daunte Culpepper threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as the Vikings won their third straight.

Gary Anderson’s 18-yard field goal put the Vikings ahead by eight with 1:09 left, but Mike McMahon’s third TD pass — a 19-yarder to Scotty Anderson — got Detroit within two with 13 seconds left. The Vikings won when McMahon’s 2-point conversion pass was incomplete.

The Vikings (6-10) surpassed last season’s win total by one with a strong finish. The Lions (3-13) also improved on last year’s 2-14 record, but that won’t be much consolation to coach Marty Mornhinweg or chief executive Matt Millen.

Broncos 37, Cardinals 7

Denver — Rookie Clinton Portis ran for a career-high 228 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Broncos.

Denver (9-7), which lost five of eight after a 6-2 start, missed the playoffs for the third time in four years since winning consecutive Super Bowls.

Arizona (5-11) closed out the season by losing nine of 10 after a 4-2 start.

Portis set team rookie records with 1,508 yards and 17 touchdowns. He had seven 100-yard games and finished with the fourth-highest rushing total in team history.

Colts 20, Jaguars 13

Indianapolis — The Colts needed an 11-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Manning to Marcus Pollard with 2:26 left to put away the Jaguars (6-10).

Manning went 20-of-28 for a modest 146 yards and a touchdown. Edgerrin James carried 15 times for 86 yards for the Colts (10-6).

Seahawks 31, Chargers 28, OT

San Diego — Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck scored the tying touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with a second left in regulation, and Rian Lindell kicked a 24-yard field goal with 5:02 left in overtime as the Seahawks stunned the Chargers.