Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (No.10) of the Chicago Bears carries the ball against Kyler Fackrell (left) and Dean Lowry of the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: VCG

The Chicago Bears clinched their first NFL playoff berth since 2010 with a win over bitter division rivals Green Bay on Sunday, but New England, Seattle and Dallas failed to produce the wins they needed to punch their postseason tickets.

The Bears secured the NFC North ­division title with a 24-17 victory over the Packers.

The Patriots, seeking a record-setting 10th straight AFC East division title, fell 17-10 to the Steelers in Pittsburgh, the Seahawks succumbed 26-23 to the San Francisco 49ers in overtime, and the Cowboys were embarrassed 23-0 by the Colts in Indianapolis.

Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky bounced back from a subpar performance against the Los Angeles Rams in the previous week, completing 20 of 28 passes for 235 yards (215 meters) and two touchdowns.

The Bears' defense ended Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' NFL-record streak of pass attempts without an interception at 402, when safety Eddie Jackson picked off a pass intended for Jimmy Graham in the end zone with 3:14 left to play.

"We've accomplished a lot," Trubisky said of the Bears' worst-to-first campaign. "We know that nobody really believed in us on the outside in the preseason - or even throughout the season. But we knew what type of team we had."

In the night game, backup Nick Foles took over from injured starter Carson Wentz and threw for 270 yards to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 30-23 upset win over the NFC West champions Los Angeles Rams.

Low expectations aren't something associated with the five-time Super Bowl champion Patriots and their superstar quarterback Tom Brady.

But for the second week in a row the Pats were unable to lock up a playoff berth, this time against a Steelers team desperate to revive its playoff push after three straight defeats.

Pittsburgh's rookie running back Jaylen Samuels, making his second start for injured James Conner, ran for a career-high 142 yards and made a key reception in the fourth quarter as the Steelers strengthened their hold on the NFC North lead.

"His whole game was awesome," Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said.

Roethlisberger threw for 235 yards with two first-half touchdowns and two interceptions. Kicker Chris Boswell nailed a 48-yard field goal with 2:30 remaining and Pittsburgh's defense, which surrendered fourth-quarter leads in the past two games held off New England the rest of the way.

Morgan Burnett knocked down Brady's last-gasp pass to Julian Edelman in the end zone to seal the win over a Patriots team that hurt itself with an uncharacteristic 14 penalties that cost them 106 yards.

"Just didn't get the job done," a dejected Brady said, although the Patriots still hold a comfortable lead in the AFC East at 9-5. "We're going to have to just grind it out."