ROUNDUP | Sunday's other games
AFC
Colts 31, Titans 17
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Peyton Manning threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns to win the first game between the NFL's defending co-MVP quarterbacks. Steve McNair was 25-of-39 for 273 yards and ran for a TD, but was intercepted in the end zone, sacked three times and had his final drive ended when he was sacked and fumbled. Edgerrin James ran for two touchdowns and 124 yards for the Colts.
Raiders 13, Bills 10
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jerry Rice's streak of 274 games with a catch ended, while Ronald Curry caught five passes for 89 yards and a touchdown in the Raiders' victory. The last time Rice didn't catch a pass was Dec. 1, 1985.
Jaguars 7, Broncos 6
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Quentin Griffin fumbled on the 23-yard line with about a minute to play, allowing Jacksonville to escape with the victory. Jake Plummer drove Denver into field goal range with less than a minute to play, thanks partly to defensive end Lionel Barnes' personal foul penalty. The Broncos had a third-and-10 on the 23 -- what would have been a 40-yard field goal for Jason Elam. But Griffin bobbled the handoff, Akin Ayodele recovered and the Jaguars ran out the remaining 31 seconds. The Jaguars held Griffin to 66 yards, extending their streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher to an NFL-best 17 games.
Jets 34, Chargers 28
SAN DIEGO -- Curtis Martin scored on the Jets' first two possessions and became the team's all-time rushing leader. He scored on runs of 1 and 2 yards and finished with 119 yards on 32 carries. With 8,185 yards in seven seasons with the Jets, he broke Freeman McNeil's old team record of 8,074. Martin has 11,984 yards in 10 NFL seasons, good for 11th on the career list. Chad Pennington threw two touchdown passes for the Jets and safety Erik Coleman had an interception and a fumble recovery.
NFC
Bears 21, Packers 10
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Mike Brown's 95-yard fumble return for a touchdown sparked the Bears to only the third win over their rivals in their last 21 meetings. It was Brown's fifth defensive score, a team record, and the second-longest fumble return in Bears history, surpassed only by team founder George Halas' 98-yard return in 1923. It was also the second-longest fumble return for a score ever given up by Green Bay. Brett Favre threw two interceptions, and the killer was Ahman Green's fumble just before halftime that Brown returned for the touchdown.
Falcons 34, Rams 17
ATLANTA -- Defensive end Brady Smith scored a fourth-quarter touchdown when he stripped the ball from Marc Bulger in the end zone and caught the fumble in the air. Aaron Beasley ended the Rams' next drive with an interception. Warrick Dunn ran for two touchdowns for Atlanta before leaving with a sprained left knee. Michael Vick had 12 carries for 109 yards, the third 100-yard rushing game of his career. Bulger completed 24 of 31 passes for 285 yards with a touchdown and an interception, but he was sacked five times. The Rams were held to 30 yards rushing.
Giants 20, Redskins 14
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Linebacker Barrett Green scored on a 16-yard fumble return and New York forced seven turnovers to hand Joe Gibbs his first loss in his second stint with Washington. Kurt Warner threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Tim Carter and Steve Christie kicked two field goals in a game the Giants enjoyed a plus-6 edge in turnovers. Patrick Ramsey, who took over in the third quarter when Mark Brunell went out with a hamstring injury, threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Clinton Portis with 12:01 to play.
Seahawks 10, Buccaneers 6
TAMPA, Fla. -- Marcus Trufant returned an interception 41 yards to set up Matt Hasselbeck's second-quarter touchdown pass to Koren Robinson and the Seahawks opened a season with consecutive road wins for the first time in 10 years. Shaun Alexander, playing with a bruised bone in his right knee, was limited to 45 yards on 17 carries.
INTERCONFERENCE
Patriots 23, Cardinals 12
TEMPE, Ariz. -- A sloppy performance by New England to win its 17th straight game. Corey Dillon gained 158 yards on 32 carries and Tom Brady threw two first-half touchdown passes to Daniel Graham. Eugene Wilson intercepted Josh McCown twice, leading to 10 New England points. After a bye next week, the Patriots can tie the NFL record of 18 straight victories with a win at Buffalo on Oct. 3.
Lions 28, Texans 16
DETROIT -- Joey Harrington beat David Carr in the first matchup of the top two quarterbacks from the 2002 draft. Harrington threw three touchdown passes, two thanks to rookie Roy Williams' spectacular catches. Harrington, the No. 3 pick two years ago, was 18-of-25 for 176 yards with one interception. Carr completed 23 of 34 passes for 313 yards with two TDs and one interception.
Panthers 28, Chiefs 17
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- DeShaun Foster, subbing for injured Stephen Davis, came within 4 yards of erasing Davis' team record for yards rushing in a game. Foster carried 32 times for 174 yards, including a team-record 71-yard burst. Davis is out indefinitely with a knee sprain.
Source: Associated Press
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