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AFC
Broncos 34, Chiefs 24
DENVER -- Quentin Griffin ran for 156 yards and scored three touchdowns in his first game as Clinton Portis' replacement. Denver traded Portis to Washington to get cornerback Champ Bailey, a potentially risky move because Portis rushed for over 1,500 yards in each of his first two seasons. But Griffin dashed and dived his way to touchdown runs of 25 and 47 yards and caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Jake Plummer.
Chargers 27, Texans 20
HOUSTON -- LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 121 yards and a touchdown and San Diego used a mistake-free passing game and an opportunistic defense to beat Houston. Drew Brees was 17-of-24 for 209 yards and two touchdowns. He hit Eric Parker with a 19-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter that provided the winning points. Antonio Gates caught eight passes for 123 yards. The Texans offense did its part for San Diego with four turnovers: two interceptions by David Carr and two fumbles lost by Domanick Davis.
Jaguars 13, Bills 10
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Byron Leftwich threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Ernest Wilford as time expired. Leftwich finished 18-of-36 for 147 yards passing. He also threw two interceptions, both of which led to Buffalo scores. Jimmy Smith had four catches for 83 yards, and Fred Taylor had 61 yards rushing for Jacksonville. Drew Bledsoe finished 17-for-26 for 153 yards and Buffalo's Willis McGahee made his NFL debut. The 2003 first-round pick finished with 31 yards on nine carries and a catch for 12 yards.
NFC
Lions 20, Bears 16
CHICAGO -- Detroit ended its record 24-game streak of futility away from home, rallying to beat mistake-prone Chicago in Lovie Smith's debut as coach. Bracy Walker, who earlier returned a blocked field goal 92 yards for a third-quarter TD, intercepted a third-down pass in the end zone by Rex Grossman with 18 seconds to go, preserving the win. Joey Harrington tossed a 4-yard go-ahead pass to Az-Zahir Hakim in the fourth quarter and Detroit held on for its first road victory since beating the Jets on Dec. 17, 2000. Eddie Drummond's 41-yard kickoff return and Harrington's 30-yard pass to Corey Schlesinger set up the touchdown pass to Hakim with 9:54 to go, putting Detroit ahead 20-14.
Redskins 16, Buccaneers 10
LANDOVER, Md. -- Clinton Portis ran for 149 yards and a touchdown, and Washington welcomed coach Joe Gibbs back with a victory. Portis went 64 yards for a touchdown on Washington's first series. But Washington's offense began to sputter, and it took John Hall's 30-yard field goal with 8:55 remaining to break a 10-10 tie. Hall added a 34-yard field goal with 16 seconds to play. Gibbs earned his 125th career regular season win and it was the 500th regular season victory in Redskins franchise history. The Bucs tied the score at 10 on Ronde Barber's 9-yard fumble return in the third quarter.
Vikings 35, Cowboys 17
MINNEAPOLIS -- Daunte Culpepper threw a career-high five touchdown passes, two to Randy Moss. Against a depleted Dallas defense, Culpepper went 17-for-23 for 242 yards with no turnovers. Forty-year-old Vinny Testaverde was 29-for-50 for 355 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions for the Cowboys. His favorite target, Keyshawn Johnson, caught nine passes for 111 yards in his first game with Dallas. Moss had only 27 yards on four catches, but he made a big impact as usual. He threw a reverse pass for 37 yards to Robinson, made some key blocks downfield and drew two pass interference penalties. Eddie George, signed just before training camp by Dallas, finished with 25 yards on eight rushes.
Eagles 31, Giants 17
PHILADELPHIA -- Terrell Owens had three touchdown catches, Donovan McNabb threw for 330 yards and tied a career high with four TD passes and Brian Westbrook ran for 119 yards for Philadelphia. Two-time NFL MVP Kurt Warner had a lackluster debut for the Giants, who lost their ninth straight game and first under new coach Tom Coughlin. Heralded rookie Eli Manning made his NFL debut in the final minutes, handing off to Tiki Barber for a 72-yard TD run on his first play. Owens, playing his first game with the Eagles after eight seasons in San Francisco, made an immediate impact, scoring on his first two receptions in the first quarter. He finished with eight catches for 68 yards. McNabb completed 26 of 36 passes and had no interceptions.
Seahawks 21, Saints 7
NEW ORLEANS -- Shaun Alexander scored three touchdowns to get Seattle off to a good start on the road. Playing behind one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, Alexander rushed for 135 yards on 28 carries. He ran for two touchdowns and caught another. Matt Hasselbeck completed 19 of 29 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown. Darrell Jackson had seven receptions for 98 yards.
Rams 17, Cardinals 10
ST. LOUIS -- Marshall Faulk ran for 128 yards on 22 carries while sharing time with first-round pick Steven Jackson in the Rams' victory. Faulk, who has missed 11 games due to injuries the last two seasons, helped the Rams overcome three costly turnovers. Jackson also played well, running for 50 yards on seven carries. The Rams beat the Cardinals for the fifth straight time and sent Arizona to its 14th straight road loss. Emmitt Smith, the NFL's career leading rusher, had 87 yards on 16 carries, including an 11-yard touchdown run that put the Cardinals ahead 10-9 in the final minute of the third quarter. Cardinals first-round pick Larry Fitzgerald had four catches for 70 yards, including a 37-yard catch on a flea-flicker from Josh McCown on the first play from scrimmage.
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