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AFC
Colts 35, Titans 3
INDIANAPOLIS -- It was another perfect day for Indianapolis. The triplets achieved milestones, the Colts' methodical offense shredded Tennessee's young defense and Indy became the first team to clinch a playoff spot by rolling to its 12th consecutive victory. Indianapolis is now the fifth team in league history to start 12-0, the first since Denver in 1998, and again looked impressive as its historic quest for an undefeated season continued. Tennessee has lost six straight to Indianapolis. The Colts followed a physically dominant game against the Pittsburgh Steelers with a second straight overwhelming performance. The Colts rushed for 105 yards, while allowing only 40 yards on the ground. Of course, it didn't take long for Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison and Edgerrin James to produce their usual show. Manning completed 13-of-17 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns, giving him 25 this season. That extended his NFL record to eight straight seasons with at least 25 touchdown passes. James carried 28 times for 107 yards and one touchdown, becoming the third-fastest player in league history to 9,000 yards. He now has 9,067 yards in 93 games. Eric Dickerson reached the milestone in 82 games and Jim Brown in 88. Harrison also joined the milestone club by becoming the 12th player in league history to top 12,000 yards receiving. He did that with his first reception, a 36-yarder on the Colts' opening drive, which also ended with Harrison's 10-yard TD reception -- extending the NFL record between the duo to 92.
Ravens 16, Texans 15
BALTIMORE -- Matt Stover kicked a 38-yard field goal with six seconds remaining. Kris Brown's fifth field goal with 1:08 to go to put Houston in position for its second win of the season. But for the second straight week, the Texans let a seemingly certain victory get away. Starting at his 13, Baltimore quarterback Kyle Boller completed a 24-yard pass to Todd Heap on third down. Boller then completed an 11-yarder to rookie Mark Clayton, and got the Ravens in field-goal position with a 35-yard pass to Clayton. Boller went 17-for-33 for 198 yards and ran for a score.
Dolphins 24, Bills 23
MIAMI -- Chris Chambers outjumped cornerback Jabari Greer for his 15th reception of the game, a 4-yard score on fourth down with 6 seconds left to help the Dolphins rally for the victory. Lee Evans caught three touchdown passes to put the Bills ahead 21-0 less than 13 minutes into the game, and they led 23-3 with 12 minutes left. Struggling Miami quarterback Gus Frerotte was forced to the bench with a concussion in the third quarter, and replacement Sage Rosenfels directed fourth-quarter touchdown drives of 70, 49 and 73 yards. Chambers set Miami records for catches and yards receiving with 238. Miami beat a division rival for the first time in four tries to remain in playoff contention in the woeful AFC East. The stunned Bills were all but eliminated from the postseason race.
Chiefs 31, Broncos 27
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs received a favorable replay ruling when they challenged the spot on a run that appeared to give Denver a first down near midfield on fourth-and-1 with 2:01 remaining. Then the Chiefs ran the clock down to three seconds and moved within one game of the Broncos, who had won four in a row. Jake Plummer was 18-of-29 for 276 with two costly interceptions, including one on fourth-and-goal from the 4. Mike Anderson was held to 37 yards on 13 carries with a touchdown.
Patriots 16, Jets 3
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Corey Dillon scored on a 1-yard run and Kevin Faulk made three big third-down catches, keeping the Patriots' AFC East lead at two games. Adam Vinatieri kicked field goals of 21, 34 and 22 yards to set a club record for points. He has 1,134 points, four more than Gino Cappelletti.
NFC
Giants 17, Cowboys 10
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A week after blowing three potential game-winning kicks against Seattle, Jay Feely clanged a 33-yard attempt off the crossbar with 5:18 left. But New York's defense held on to take sole possession of first place in the NFC East. The Giants had four sacks, forced two fumbles -- including one returned for a touchdown by linebacker Antonio Pierce -- and intercepted Drew Bledsoe twice. The second interception, by Brent Alexander, came with 1:47 left in the game.
Panthers 24, Falcons 6
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- DeShaun Foster scored two touchdowns and became the first Carolina back to go over 100 yards this season while helping the Panthers snap a three-game losing streak against Atlanta. It also gave Carolina a two-game NFC South lead over the Falcons. Michael Vick finished 17-of-35 for 171 yards. He was sacked five times, and intercepted twice. Foster finished with 131 yards on 24 carries.
Bears 19, Packers 7
CHICAGO -- Charles Tillman returned one interception of Brett Favre 95 yards to set up a field goal, and Nathan Vasher carried a fourth-quarter pick 45 yards for a clinching touchdown as the Bears ended Green Bay's domination at Soldier Field. Chicago prevented Favre from throwing a TD pass against them -- he'd done so in an NFL-record 26 straight games. The Bears got their first home victory against the Packers since 1993.
Vikings 21, Lions 16
DETROIT -- Brad Johnson threw two touchdown passes, Michael Bennett scored twice and the Vikings won their fifth straight. Detroit has lost five of six and didn't seem to be sparked by Dick Jauron in his debut as interim coach. The Lions' Artose Pinner scored on a 6-yard run to make it 21-16 with 7:38 left. The Lions got the ball back at their 7 with 2:46 left and drove to midfield before Jeff Garcia's heave was intercepted by safety Corey Chavous at Minnesota's 2 with 52 seconds left.
Buccaneers 10, Saints 3
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ronde Barber intercepted Aaron Brooks three times and Chris Simms hit Joey Galloway for the only touchdown Tampa Bay needed. On New Orleans' final drive, Brooks threw for the end zone on what could have been a tying score when Barber picked off the pass. Brooks threw four interceptions, all in Tampa Bay territory.
Redskins 24, Rams 9
ST. LOUIS -- Clinton Portis ran for 136 yards on 27 carries with a pair of touchdowns and the Redskins made Ryan Fitzpatrick run for his life as they snapped a three-game losing streak. Portis ran in untouched from 47 yards for the game's first score and Santana Moss' 30-yard catch from Mark Brunell set up Portis' second touchdown on a 1-yarder. Seattle clinched the NFC West thanks to the Rams' loss. Washington held the Rams (5-7) to a season-worst 210 total yards. Fitzpatrick, who threw for 310 yards in three quarters last week, was 21-for-36 for 163 yards, got sacked three times and was routinely flushed out of the pocket.
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