AFC

AFC

Bills 19, Ravens 14

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Making good on an opportunity to secure the starting job, rookie quarterback Trent Edwards went 11-of-21 for 153 yards and engineered five scoring drives for Buffalo (2-4). Rian Lindell hit four field goals, including a 41-yarder, and Marshawn Lynch scored on a 1-yard plunge.

Bengals 38, Jets 31

CINCINNATI — Kenny Watson ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns in the best performance of his career, and the Bengals (2-4) turned the Jets’ second-half meltdown into their first victory in five games. New York (1-6) has already matched its loss total from last season, when coach Eric Mangini was dubbed the “Mangenius” for taking a previously 4-12 team to the playoffs.

Titans 38, Texans 36

HOUSTON — Rob Bironas made an NFL-record eight field goals, with a 29-yarder as time expired the winner. Bironas also connected from 52, 43, 25, 21, 30, 29 and 28 yards to break the previous record of seven field goals held by four players. His 26 points also established a mark for a kicker in one game. The kick foiled a spirited comeback by the Texans (3-4), who scored 29 points in the fourth quarter, capped by a 53-yard touchdown pass from Sage Rosenfels to Andre’ Davis to take a 36-35 lead with 57 seconds remaining.

Patriots 49, Dolphins 28

MIAMI — Tom Brady was flawless, even returning to the game to throw a team-record sixth touchdown pass. Brady’s TD total exceeded his career high of five, set last week against Dallas. Brady now has 27 TD passes after seven games. The NFL record is 49 set by Peyton Manning in 2004. If Brady maintains his current pace over 16 games, he would finish with 61. Brady completed his first 11 passes for 220 yards and four scores, including throws of 35 and 50 yards to Randy Moss. His other touchdown passes covered 14 and 16 yards to Wes Welker, 30 to Donte Stallworth and 2 to Kyle Brady. Willie Andrews returned a kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown to help the Patriots lead 42-7 at the half.

Chiefs 12, Raiders 10

OAKLAND, Calif. — Larry Johnson scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter and the Chiefs beat the Raiders for the ninth straight time, winning in Priest Holmes’ return from a two-year absence. Holmes, Kansas City’s career leader in yards rushing and touchdowns, was activated this week for the first time since suffering a neck injury on a vicious hit from San Diego’s Shawne Merriman on Oct. 30, 2005.

NFC

Redskins 21, Cardinals 19

LANDOVER, Md. — In a game marred by bad penalties and boneheaded mistakes, the Redskins (4-2) had the only thing resembling a normal scoring drive. But they finished the day with only 160 total yards and survived a 55-yard field goal attempt by Neil Rackers that was barely wide left with 2 seconds remaining. Rackers’ attempt was set up when the Cardinals recovered an onside kick following a touchdown and a failed 2-point conversion. There were a combined 15 penalties for 128 yards, a blocked punt by the Cardinals and a blocked extra point by the Redskins.

Lions 23, Buccaneers 16

DETROIT — The Lions scored touchdowns after Jeff Garcia’s two fumbles, including wide receiver Calvin Johnson’s 32-yard run midway through the fourth quarter, to beat their former teammate. Garcia, who played in Detroit for one forgettable season two years ago, didn’t have a turnover in his first six games with the Bucs. Perhaps pressing against one of his former teams, he botched a handoff in Detroit territory in the first quarter. He also mishandled a snap on a first-and-goal when the Bucs were 1 yard from pulling within two points early in the fourth period. Garcia finished 37-of-45 for a season-high 316 yards with two TDs and kept his streak alive without an interception, dating to last season when he was playing for Philadelphia.

Saints 22, Falcons 16

NEW ORLEANS — Reggie Bush’s power running with a short pass gave New Orleans (2-4) a 4-yard touchdown to win it. Bush spun free and overpowered three Falcons and dived across the goal line on a crucial third-and-goal screen pass. While fans chanted his name in celebration, Bush took a handoff on a 2-point conversion, raced to the sideline and dived past the pylon. Bush finished with only 54 yards rushing and 19 yards receiving on a difficult day during which New Orleans’ offense often sputtered. He also had several good gains called back on holding penalties.

Bears 19, Eagles 16

PHILADELPHIA — Desperately needing a victory to stay in the NFC hunt, Chicago’s Brian Griese connected with Muhsin Muhammad for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 9 seconds left. The Bears didn’t even need Devin Hester to bail them out of jam with an explosive return. Instead, the final, thrilling drive was all Griese. The Bears (3-4) were pinned on the 3-yard line with 1:57 left. Griese completed a series of short passes over the middle. And Hester, the dynamic kick returner shut down on special teams by the Eagles (2-4), had a 21-yard catch that brought Chicago to the 15. Then Muhammad made his winning catch in the back of the end zone.

Cowboys 24, Vikings 14

IRVING, Texas — Chris Canty swatted a potential go-ahead field goal by Minnesota and Pat Watkins returned it 68 yards for a go-ahead touchdown. Dallas bounced back from a lopsided home loss to New England and guaranteed itself at least two more weeks atop the NFC because of an upcoming bye. During the time off, the Cowboys can savor being 6-1 for the first time since 1995 (their last Super Bowl season) and having beaten the Vikings for the first since 1996.

Seahawks 33, Rams 6

SEATTLE — Nate Burleson returned the second-half kickoff 91 yards for a game-changing touchdown and the sputtering Seahawks (4-3) pulled away from winless St. Louis (0-7), sending the Rams to their worst start in their 70 years in the NFL. Seattle (4-3) led 10-3 at the half, even though St. Louis had just 41 total yards. Matt Hasselbeck, the only constant in a skittish offense this season, was feeling the sting of a rib cage hit by Claude Wroten. Then Burleson took the second-half kickoff, ran through a tackle near midfield and shook off Jonathan Wade at about the 20 for his first career kickoff score. Seattle took off from there.

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