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AFC

Bengals 21, Ravens 7

BALTIMORE — Shayne Graham kicked a team-record seven field goals, and the Bengals completed a season sweep of the Ravens. Cincinnati (3-6) owned the league’s 31st-ranked defense, was tied with winless Miami for most points allowed and had not yielded fewer than 20 points in any game this season. All that changed against the Ravens (4-5), who committed six turnovers. Steve McNair struggled in a second straight start, throwing for only 128 yards, losing two fumbles and throwing an interception before being replaced by Kyle Boller. Boller’s entrance in the fourth quarter brought cheers from what was left of a sellout crowd, but his first drive ended with an interception.

Bills 13, Dolphins 10

MIAMI — Winless Miami controlled the ball for nearly 37 minutes and led most of the game, but Rian Lindell kicked a 34-yard field goal with 46 seconds left and the Bills earned their fourth consecutive victory. Buffalo scored 11 points in the final 9:46 to improve to 5-4. The Bills’ winning streak is their longest since 2004. The Dolphins fell to 0-9, extending the worst start in franchise history.

Jaguars 28, Titans 13

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Quinn Gray threw for a touchdown and Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor ran for one each. The Jaguars (6-3) came in having lost two of three. They also wanted to amend for a season-opening loss to Tennessee in which they gave up 282 yards rushing. Jacksonville snapped the Titans’ three-game winning streak; the Titans (6-3) struggled with defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth and defensive end Travis LaBoy sitting out with injuries. The Titans also played without Chris Brown, who ran for a career-high 175 yards in the opener, but missed his fourth game with a sprained ankle. That put pressure on Vince Young, who threw for a career-high 257 yards and his first TD pass since Sept. 24. But the Jaguars sacked him four times, recovered a botch snap and picked Young off twice, the last with 1:14 left at the Jacksonville 1. Jones-Drew ran for 101 yards on 19 carries, and Taylor added 45 more as the Jaguars rolled up 166 yards against the NFL’s stingiest run defense, which had been giving up 66 yards a game.

Broncos 27, Chiefs 11

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Backup Selvin Young rushed for 109 yards and the Broncos (4-5) scored two touchdowns in a 9-second span of the third quarter. The Chiefs (4-5) replaced shaken-up, turnover-prone Damon Huard with second-year quarterback Brodie Croyle. In the decisive series in the third quarter, Dre’ Bly intercepted Huard and returned it 18 yards to the 31. Three plays later Young, subbing for the injured Travis Henry, broke Bernard Pollard’s tackle and went 20 yards for a touchdown and a 13-8 lead for the Broncos, who hadn’t won in Kansas City since 2002. On Kansas City’s next play from scrimmage, defensive end Elvis Dumervil crashed into Huard and knocked the ball loose. Linebacker Nate Webster scooped it up and dashed 17 yards for another touchdown.

NFC

Rams 37, Saints 29

NEW ORLEANS — Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce found the old magic, teaming with Marc Bulger to give previously winless St. Louis a surprising victory over a New Orleans Saints squad that hadn’t lost in a month. Bulger finished with 302 yards and short touchdown passes to Bruce and Drew Bennett. Steven Jackson, recovering from a back injury, rushed for a short touchdown and even threw a 2-yard halfback pass to Randy McMichael for a score. It was a demoralizing loss for New Orleans (4-5), which could have climbed into a first-place tie in the NFC South with a win. Instead, the Saints gave up 34 straight points from midway through the first quarter until early in the fourth, falling behind 34-7 to a team that not only was 0-8 coming in, but hadn’t even led on the road.

Packers 34, Vikings 0

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brett Favre passed another milestone and the Packers roughed up rookie running back Adrian Peterson. Favre joined Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for 60,000 career yards as the Packers (8-1) went back to their short passing game after winning their last two games on a pair of deep passes from Favre. The Packers were leading 27-0 late in the third quarter when Peterson caught a pass from Brooks Bollinger and was tackled low by cornerback Al Harris, injuring his knee. It was another tough blow for the Vikings (3-6), who hoped to carry over some momentum from Peterson’s NFL-record 296-yard rushing performance in a victory over San Diego last Sunday. But the Packers ganged up on Peterson and held him to 45 yards on 11 carries. Favre was 33-of-46 for 351 yards and three touchdowns before he was relieved by backup Aaron Rodgers. Favre broke Marino’s record for career touchdown passes against the Vikings earlier this year, and now trails Marino’s all-time passing yardage mark by 1,105 yards.

Eagles 33, Redskins 25

LANDOVER, Md. — With the Eagles trailing by five and three rushers closing in, Donovan McNabb threw a screen pass to Brian Westbrook over the middle. Sprung by four solid downfield blocks, Westbrook scampered for a 57-yard touchdown with 3:16 remaining.

McNabb completed 20 of 28 passes for 251 yards and four touchdowns. Westbrook caught two touchdown passes and ran for another score, finishing with 20 carries for 100 yards and five receptions for 83 yards.

Falcons 20, Panthers 13

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just before he was drilled to the turf, Joey Harrington found Alge Crumpler over the middle for a 30-yard touchdown with 20 seconds left. Crumpler, who returned after missing the previous two games with ankle and knee injuries, caught the short pass and sliced between safeties Chris Harris and Quinton Teal for the score. Harrington watched from his back after being hit by Thomas Davis, then limped off the field as the Falcons (3-6) won their second straight game. The late score ruined the return of 43-year-old Vinny Testaverde, who limped around despite a sore right Achilles’ tendon, but couldn’t lead the Panthers (4-5) to the end zone.

Cardinals 31, Lions 21

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Karlos Dansby intercepted two passes and forced a fumble to help Arizona’s defense make mistake-prone Detroit look like the lowly Lions of old. Two of Dansby’s plays led to Arizona touchdowns in his first game since getting hurt against Carolina on Oct. 14. Kurt Warner, playing with a torn ligament in his left (non-throwing) shoulder, shook off an early interception to complete 26-of-36 for 259 yards and three touchdowns, two to Larry Fitzgerald.

INTERCONFERENCE

Bears 17, Raiders 6

OAKLAND, Calif. — With one perfect deep pass, Rex Grossman might have won back his starting quarterback job and saved the Bears’ season. Grossman replaced an injured Brian Griese and threw a 59-yard pass to Bernard Berrian for the go-ahead score with 3:11 remaining.

Associated Press