NFL roundup: Eagles clinch playoff place as Cowboys avoid upset to Texans

• Jalen Hurts superb once again as Eagles move to 12-1
• Buffalo Bills overcome New York Jets in AFC East battle

Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the NFL-best Philadelphia Eagles punched their ticket to the playoffs with a 48-22 victory over the fading New York Giants on Sunday.

Hurts improved his MVP credentials by throwing for 217 yards and hitting DaVonta Smith on a 41-yard fourth-down TD strike and AJ Brown on a 33-yarder as the Eagles (12-1) scored on their first three possessions. The third-year quarterback also ran for 77 yards, highlighted by a 10-yard TD scamper late in the third quarter.