Cool-hand Kitna sets record as Detroit shoot down Cowboys

DETROIT shocked Dallas 39-31 to deny the Cowboys the NFC East title on the final day of the NFL’s regular season.

San Francisco’s 26-23 overtime win in Denver kept the Broncos out of the play-offs but ushered in Kansas City, who beat Jacksonville 30-35.

The New York Jets hammered Oakland 23-3 to join the Giants in the post-season, while New England ended Tennessee’s hopes with a 40-23 win in Nashville.