Allen hit back, declaring: "I ruled him out of the convention this year from standing as coaching officer because he wasn't a fully paidup member of a club. The county committee wouldn't have been properly constituted and would have been open to challenge, and I ruled him out on that basis there is no record in Pairc Tailteann of him being paidup to Walterstown. His membership has only kicked in.".The AFC race for the best record in the division and in football got closer on Monday after New England (103) defeated Houston (112). Both the Patriots and Texans have already clinched their divisions, but a battle is now on for the best record and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Denver (103) is also hot with eight straight wins, but a loss to the Patriots earlier in the season could come back to haunt the Broncos.

Quarterback Robert Griffin III started the game a little rusty, being that it was his first since his ACL surgery in the offseason. By halftim