1 2 3 4 T TEN (0-6) 0 0 0 0 0 NWE (4-2) 10 35 14 0 59   FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- This was the history-making Tom Brady everyone remembers.  And those were the hapless Tennessee Titans fans are beginning to expect.

Brady Talks About Setting Record In Win

 Brady threw six touchdown passes -- five in one quarter, an NFL mark -- and the Patriots sent the Titans plummeting to a new low in their winless season with a 59-0 win on a snowy Sunday.

Brady threw those five passes in the second quarter and the Patriots built the biggest halftime lead in league history, 45-0. The six touchdown throws tied Brady's own Patriots record. And the 59-point margin matched the largest since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, the Los Angeles Rams' 59-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons in 1976.

"Every week we're learning something more about ourselves and what we can do," Brady said. "There's no doubt a game like this can give you a lot of confidence."

The Patriots (4-2) gained a club-record 619 yards, with Brady completing 29 of 34 passes for 380 yards and matching the number of scoring passes he totaled in his first five games. In 2007, he set an NFL record with 50 touchdown passes and was the league's MVP.

Sunday's performance was, by far, his best of an inconsistent comeback year after a knee injury ended his 2008 season in the opener.

"Back to his old self," said Wes Welker, who caught 10 passes for a career-high 150 yards and two touchdowns.

It was the worst game in what has become an increasingly terrible season for the Titans (0-6), who have lost their last three by 20, 22 and 59 points after posting the NFL's best record, 13-3, last year.

They took their worst loss since they began play in 1960 as the Houston Oilers, eclipsing the 61-7 setback to Cincinnati in 1989. They won their first 10 games last season.

"I don't think anybody in this league is 59 points better than us," tight end Bo Scaife said. "This is the worst it gets."

The white-and-powder-blue throwback uniforms the Titans wore to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the AFL may have been the only resemblance to that team that won that league's inaugural championship.

"I'm disappointed and embarrassed," Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher said. "Fortunately for me, career-wise, I have never been through anything like this before and, unfortunately, it happened tonight. I can assure you one thing, it's not going to happen again."

The Titans couldn't even stop New England when Brian Hoyer, a free agent rookie from Michigan State, took over for Brady on the second series of the third quarter with the score 52-0. He completed 9 of 11 passes for 52 yards in his pro debut and scored on a 1-yard run on his first series.

By that time, the wide empty spaces in the snow-covered stands matched the huge gaps in the Titans' defense that played without injured starting cornerbacks Cortland Finnegan and Nick Harper. Rookies started in their spots.

"You never go into a game thinking it's going to be like this," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "It's just our day today."

Their longest play this season had covered 36 yards, but they led 10-0 after one quarter on a 45-yard run by Laurence Maroney and a 33-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski.

Then came Brady's historic second quarter: touchdown passes to Randy Moss of 40 and 28 yards, to Kevin Faulk of 38 yards, and to Welker of 30 and 5 yards.

"I saw frustration, but not a lack of effort," Fisher said.

Titans defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch said the footing as the snow fell throughout the game but left just a light coating on the field was "no good." Brady disagreed: "We had good footing and it was fun to be a part of it."

Brady came back for the first series of the third quarter and threw a 9-yard scoring pass to Moss. Then Hoyer took over and scored on a 12-play, 61-yard drive that lasted 7:42.

"I know the score got out of hand," Belichick said, "but we were just trying to run our offense."

The Patriots missed the largest margin of victory since the NFL began in 1920. The Rochester Jeffersons won 66-0 over Fort Porter, a non-league opponent, in the second week that season.

Now the Titans have a bye week to regroup. The Patriots play next Sunday in London against another winless team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In one 17-play stretch in the second quarter, the Titans gave up three scoring passes, lost two fumbles and an interception and even had a roughing-the-passer penalty on one of those touchdowns. One positive note: Kerry Collins threw his only completion of the first half in that miserable span.

He completed only 2 of 12 passes for minus-7 yards. Vince Young replaced him after Hoyer's touchdown and threw an interception, one of five Tennessee turnovers, on his first play. His only other pass was an incompletion.

To make the collapse a complete team effort, Reggie Hodges shanked a 21-yard punt late in the second quarter.

Tennessee's defense was so bad that New England didn't punt until 4:13 remained in the game.

A rare bright spot for Tennessee was Chris Johnson, who entered as the NFL's third leading rusher. He ran for 128 of the Titans' total of 186 overall.

But that was overshadowed by all the misfires, mistakes and missed assignments.

"I've been playing sports since I was 8," Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck said, "and never have I experienced something like that."

Game notes
Patriots RB Sammy Morris didn't return after hurting his left knee on the Patriots' third offensive play. The team provided no update on his condition. ... Collins had a 4.9 quarterback rating, worse than his 7.1 in the 2001 Super Bowl when the Baltimore Ravens beat his New York Giants 34-7.

1 2 3 4 OT T BUF (2-4) 3 0 10 0 3 16 NYJ (3-3) 3 10 0 0 0 13  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Rian Lindell made good on his second chance at giving the Buffalo Bills a stunning victory.

 Lindell kicked a 47-yard field goal with 2:44 left in overtime, making up for a miss at the end of regulation in the Bills' 16-13 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.

"I told them, 'Let's get inside the 30 and hammer away,'" Lindell said. "I've got to make that."

The Bills (2-4) took advantage of rookie Mark Sanchez's fifth interception of the day to snap a three-game losing streak, and send the sputtering Jets (3-3) to their third straight loss.

"That sure was a great win for our football team," coach Dick Jauron said. "We certainly needed it. I can't say enough about that group of guys. They won't quit, no matter what happens."

Lindell was wide right on a 46-yard attempt into the wind as regulation time expired, sending it to overtime.

"We had to pick each other up," Lindell said. "We made more mistakes than we'd like to. It's nice to overcome that and battle back."

Ryan Fitzpatrick stepped in ably for an injured Trent Edwards, who left early in the second quarter with a concussion, helping the Bills overcome Thomas Jones' Jets franchise-record 210 yards rushing on 22 carries. The Jets finished with 318 yards rushing, including 99 by Leon Washington, but it went for naught.

"We lost," said Jones, who broke Curtis Martin's team mark. "I could've had 2 yards. We lost the game."

And perhaps much more.

Nose tackle Kris Jenkins left late in the second quarter with what coach Rex Ryan called a "probably severe" left knee injury.

Ryan didn't want to speculate further on the future of Jenkins, one of the team's defensive stars, until he had an MRI exam. Jenkins' leg was heavily wrapped after the game, and he left the stadium on crutches.

"We'll know much more about it [Monday]," Ryan said. "Unfortun-
ately, I think it's probably severe. I'm not sure, though."

That would be a devastating loss for a defense that has struggled to dominate as it did to start the season.

"It's a huge blow," defensive end Shaun Ellis said. "Guys are going to have to step up across the board and fill in his shoes, and those are big shoes to fill."

Jay Feely had a shot at a winning 50-yard attempt early in overtime, but holder Steve Weatherford couldn't handle the snap. Weatherford, the punter, ran to his left and lofted the ball, but it was picked off by John Wendling and gave the Bills possession.

Fitzpatrick went 10 of 25 for 116 yards and a touchdown to Lee Evans and one interception for the Bills after Edwards left. On third-and-2 from the Bills 43 early in the second quarter, Edwards was taken down by David Harris and Calvin Pace and remained on the turf for a few moments before being taken to the sideline, and then into the locker room.

"If Trent ends up being out, I'll get some more time with those guys," Fitzpatrick said. "I love playing the game. It was a lot of fun being out there."

A week after holding Cleveland's Derek Anderson to 2-for-17 passing for 23 yards in a 6-3 loss, Buffalo made things miserable for Sanchez. The rookie was 10 of 29 for 119 yards and the five interceptions, including two by Jairus Byrd, with the last coming by Paul Posluszny to set up the winning drive.

"I don't know if I could play any worse," a dejected Sanchez said. "It was totally my fault and I owe these guys a lot."

The Bills also took advantage of two third-quarter interceptions by Sanchez into a strong wind, getting 10 points to tie it. Ryan said he thought about pulling the rookie, but said he still believed in him.

"Of the six games, three losses, two of them I felt like you can blame No. 6 on offense," Sanchez said. "That's not a good feeling. I've got to turn this thing around."

On third-and-7 from the Jets 37, Fitzpatrick avoided a blitz and threw a short pass to Evans, who ran a slant and took off down the middle of the field to tie it at 13 with 2:30 left in the third quarter.

"He stepped in and we didn't miss a beat," Evans said of Fitzpatrick.

The crowd at a blustery Meadowlands let the Jets' defense have it with loud boos.

George Wilson intercepted Sanchez on the Jets' first possession of the second half, and Lindell kicked a 25-yard field goal to make it 13-6.

Jones' 71-yard touchdown run, the fifth-longest in team history, gave the Jets a 13-3 lead with 7:31 remaining before halftime.

"When you have a lot of penalties and a lot of turnovers and plays that get called back, just a lot of misfortunes in the game," Jones said, "you're not going to win."

Game notes
Martin had 203 yards rushing against Indianapolis in 2000. ... Jauron said safety Donte Whitner left early with an injured ankle, defensive tackle Kyle Williams has an injured shoulder, cornerback Terrence McGee has a bruised chest and tight end Shawn Nelson suffered a concussion. ... Bills WR Terrell Owens was held to three catches for 13 yards.

1 2 3 4 T ARI (3-2) 14 3 7 3 27 SEA (2-4) 0 3 0 0 3 SEATTLE -- Kurt Warner was back to throwing with MVP-like precision. Larry Fitzgerald was dominating again, catching everything near him. The defense was swarming, putting the Arizona Cardinals back to the top of the mild NFC West after early-season mediocrity.

 Determining whether the defending conference champions are back to elite status comes next.

"We just need to keep building. We're still not there yet," Warner said.

Before Seattle knew what hit it, Warner led Arizona to a 17-0 lead. He ended up completing 32 of 41 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-3 victory Sunday.

Warner tied an NFL record for being the fastest to throw for 30,000 yards in a career. Fitzgerald tied his career high with 13 receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown.

And, as defensive tackle Darnell Dockett put it, the Cardinals "whupped" the third and fourth stringers on the Seahawks' injured offensive line.

Armed with the big early lead, the Cardinals (3-2) bracketed receivers, teed off for five sacks on Matt Hasselbeck and held Seattle (2-4) to its fewest points in a home game since 2002. They also showed the Seahawks how far they have to go to return to the top of a division they ruled from 2004-07.

"It kind of puts things in perspective," Seattle wide receiver Nate Burleson said, solemnly.

Arizona led 14-0 before Seattle's offense ran its first play 12 minutes into the first quarter. That was after a 15-play, 11-minute opening drive on which Warner completed all nine throws -- the last a 2-yard touchdown to Fitzgerald -- and after the Seahawks failed to cover the ensuing pooch kickoff by Neil Rackers. That set up a 2-yard run by Tim Hightower.

The first quarter ended with Seattle's renowned crowd roasting its home team. Arizona outgained Seattle 128-3 and held the ball for all but 43 seconds of the period.

"And that was all she wrote," Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell said.

Campbell sacked Hasselbeck and forced a fumble as Arizona held Seattle, which romped 41-0 over Jacksonville last week, to 128 yards. That is tied for seventh lowest in Seattle's 34-year history. The Seahawks ran 11 times for 14 yards, their poorest rushing day ever.

The Cardinals are tied atop the NFC West with idle San Francisco. Now it's on to a truer test, at the Giants. New York has its own proving to do after losing its first game of the season to scorching New Orleans.

"Oh, that game is huge," Fitzgerald said. "It's really going to be an opportunity to see where we're at."

Added Dockett: "We better start focusing on New York. I honestly feel they are a much better team -- no disrespect to Seattle."

The Seahawks won't notice. They have enough to worry about.

Three-time Pro Bowl linebacker Lofa Tatupu is out for the season because of a torn left pectoral muscle. He appeared to get hurt while tackling Fitzgerald in the second quarter.

"Terrible, terrible news," fellow captain Hasselbeck said.

Hasselbeck threw for four touchdown passes in his return from broken ribs last week, but completed just 10 of 29 throws for 112 yards Sunday. The 34 percent completion rate was his lowest since 2004, also in a loss to Arizona.

He was sacked five times behind an offensive line missing three injured starters.

"At some point it seemed like he wasn't even looking at his receivers," Dockett said, describing Hasselbeck as "bailing out" against the onslaught. "I'm going to make no excuses that they had backup offensive linemen. They got out there and they got whupped."

The Seahawks' offense went three-and-out five times against the Cardinals, who are taking fewer risks under new coordinator Bill Davis, but looked as aggressive as ever to the besieged Seahawks. Two of Seattle's drives totaled negative yardage.

After catching a pass while on the ground after tripping in the first quarter, Fitzgerald soared above Ken Lucas, who was playing two days after burying his father in Mississippi, for a 19-yard catch late in the third quarter. That had the crowd gasping.

"That guy's remarkable," coach Jim Mora said. "You can be draped all over him, and he still makes the catch. ... He just amazes me."'

Game notes
Steve Breaston outjumped CB Kelly Jennings for a 16-yard TD pass from Warner to put Arizona up 24-3 late in the third quarter. That tied Warner with Dan Marino as the fastest to reach 30,000 yards passing. They did it in their 114th career game. Peyton Manning did it in 115. ... Seattle's best pass wasn't even Hasselbeck's. Jon Ryan faked a punt and shot putted a pass to wide-open TE John Carlson for a 42-yard gain. That led to a 28-yard field goal by Olindo Mare.

1 2 3 4 T DEN (6-0) 7 10 7 10 34 SDG (2-3) 10 10 3 0 23 SAN DIEGO -- Eddie Royal was running so fast that even his brown-and-white striped socks were a blur.

 Royal became the first player in Broncos history to return a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in the same game, leading undefeated Denver to a wild 34-23 win over the San Diego Chargers on Monday night.

Royal thinks one of the Chargers got a hand on him during his 93-yard kickoff return in the first quarter. He knows no one touched him on his 71-yard punt return in the second quarter.

"Man, it was a great feeling. The guys did a great job of blocking," he said of the second return. "I've got to give them a lot of credit. They opened up the seams and it was a home run."

Royal is the 11th player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in a game.

Darren Sproles, one of the other players to have a kickoff and punt return for touchdowns in the game, had a 77-yard punt return for a San Diego score.

The three returns for TDs tied the NFL record for a game.

Royal said the Chargers have aggressive special-teams players, and the Broncos knew they had to take them out.

"You've got to believe it can happen before you do it," he said. "I've got a lot of faith in the guys in front of me, so I wasn't surprised."

Coach Josh McDaniels agreed.

"I think our guys did a great job of blocking and giving Eddie a chance to get started," McDaniels said.

"It doesn't matter who you are playing; you give up two big returns on a punt and a kickoff and it makes it tough," Chargers coach Norv Turner said.

This is the fifth time the Broncos have been 6-0, the first since going 13-0 in 1998 en route to winning their second straight Super Bowl behind John Elway. They opened a 3½-game lead in the AFC West over three-time defending division champion San Diego (2-3).

"It's going to be tough," Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said. "We have to get over this one quick or we'll find ourselves in trouble in Kansas City because it's a short week."

Denver outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil had two sacks to extend his NFL lead to 10. His second sack caused Rivers to fumble, with Vonnie Holliday recovering to set up Matt Prater's 29-yard field goal. The Broncos sacked Rivers five times, three in the fourth quarter.

The Broncos didn't get an offensive touchdown until Kyle Orton threw a 19-yard pass to tight end Tony Scheffler late in the third quarter for a 24-23 lead. Denver added a field goal by Prater and a late 5-yard touchdown catch by Brandon Stokley that was upheld on review.

"It's tough to lose when you score twice on special teams," Orton said.

After the Chargers were forced to settle for a field goal following a sensational drive late in the first quarter, Royal took the kickoff at the 7, found a big hole at about the 35, cut inside of kicker Nate Kaeding at the 50 and raced down the left sideline to give the Broncos a 7-3 lead.

In the second quarter, Royal fielded Mike Scifres' punt on the bounce at the 29, worked his way inside, then outraced the coverage to the outside to give Denver a 17-10 lead.

Royal's electrifying returns at first silenced Qualcomm Stadium, then had Chargers fans booing.

Sproles got in on the action when he returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown for a 20-17 lead that held up at halftime. Sproles caught Brett Kern's punt, ran up the left sideline, got a nice block at about the 50, cut inside and was gone.

On Nov. 11, 2007, Sproles returned a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns in a 23-21 win against Indianapolis.

The Chargers ran 22 plays to only six for the Broncos in the first quarter, in what seemed more like fast-break basketball than football.

Rivers, in fact, was about to be dragged down by Dumervil when he threw a two-handed chest pass to LaDainian Tomlinson for a 21-yard gain on San Diego's second drive.

It was one of four passes by Rivers for at least 13 yards on the drive, which started at the San Diego 6-yard line.

The drive stalled, though, leading to some sideline drama involving Tomlinson.

Tomlinson wasn't on the field on third-and-goal from the 2, when Sproles was stuffed for no gain. Coach Norv Turner had a chagrined look on his face as the Chargers had to settle for Kaeding's 20-yard field goal.

Tomlinson walked down the sideline toward the bench and flipped his helmet. When he and Turner spoke a few minutes later, L.T. didn't appear to be looking at the coach.

Rivers threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Vincent Jackson with 6 seconds left in the first quarter for a 10-7 lead.

Game notes
The Broncos have outscored their opponents 76-10 in the second half and overtime this season. ... Denver held San Diego to 104 yards of offense in the second half. ... San Diego injuries were LBs Kevin Burnett and Larry English (ankles) and RG Louis Vasquez (knee). For Denver, DL Ronald Fields (hamstring), CB Jack Williams (shoulder) and LB Mario Haggan (knee).

1 2 3 4 T HOU (3-3) 7 7 14 0 28 CIN (4-2) 0 17 0 0 17 CINCINNATI -- Matt Schaub did away with the drama.

Schaub tied his career high by throwing four touchdown passes Sunday, and the Houston Texans -- a team that's had problems at the end of games -- pulled away to a 28-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, who never got a final shot.

Everyone knew if it came down to the final minutes, the Texans (3-3) would be at a disadvantage.

"Every game went down to the wire for them," Schaub said. "Credit goes to them because they were able to find ways to win those games. So it was a matter of putting the game away."

The Bengals (4-2) didn't get a chance for more last-minute magic.

Cincinnati had won three straight games in the last 22 seconds, pulling off improbable finishes after opponents failed to finish them off. They had one late escape on Sunday -- Steve Slaton fumbled with the Texans in field-goal range with 6:12 left.

Drama? Not this time. The Bengals fumbled the ball back two plays later, a sign the odds have caught up with them.

"That's our fault," receiver Chad Ochocinco said. "We've been saying that we can't keep winning with the way we've been playing. We've got to be consistent for all four quarters."

Not that Schaub left them much of a chance. He picked apart a defense that lost its top pass rusher and a starting tackle in the first quarter, going 28 of 40 for 392 yards, the second-highest total of his career. Last week at Arizona, Schaub set career highs with 35 completions in 50 attempts.

"Matt continues to put up exceptional numbers on the road," coach Gary Kubiak said.

Carson Palmer ran a Bengals offense that stayed in character -- not much got done outside the last two minutes. The Bengals scored 10 points in the final 48 seconds of the first half, putting Cincinnati up 17-14. This time, the offense went nowhere in the second half.

Houston's defense has shut out the last three opponents in the second half, and clinched this one when Brian Cushing intercepted Palmer's pass with 1:49 left. Palmer, playing with a glove on his left (non-passing) hand to support a sprained thumb, was 23 of 35 for 259 yards.

Texans defensive coordinator Frank Bush challenged his young unit to stop Cedric Benson, who was the NFL's leading rusher. Benson managed only 44 yards on 16 carries, by far his worst showing of the season.

The Texans allowed only six yards on nine plays in the third quarter, the best third-quarter performance in franchise history.

"It was swarm tackling," cornerback Dunta Robinson said. "Everybody has a job to do, and today we made this team a one-dimensional team. Overall as a defense, we played well."

The Bengals suffered a significant loss when defensive end Antwan Odom -- tied for the NFL lead in sacks -- suffered an Achilles tendon injury that coach Marvin Lewis described as "probably pretty severe." Tests will determine the extent of the injury.

Odom barged through the line and blocked Kris Brown's 28-yard field goal try on Houston's first possession. He hurt his right Achilles on Schaub's 12-yard touchdown pass to Owen Daniels later in the first quarter and was taken off the field on a cart, costing the Bengals their best pass rusher.

They also lost starting defensive tackle Domata Peko to a knee injury in the first quarter, evening things up on the line. The Texans were missing their two starting guards, out with season-ending injuries.

Game notes
There was a moment of silence before the game for Vikki Zimmer, wife of defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. She died unexpectedly of natural causes on Oct. 8. ... Former University of Cincinnati star Connor Barwin got his first career sack on Palmer in the third quarter. Barwin had about 70 friends and relatives in the stands. ... Schaub's career high is 414 yards against Green Bay last Dec. 7. ... Andre Johnson caught eight passes for 135 yards, and Slaton had six for 102 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown. ... Ochocinco had 103 yards on five catches, his first 100-yard receiving day since the final game of the 2007 season. ... The Bengals have scored 54 of their 118 points in the final two minutes of halves and overtime.

1 2 3 4 T DET (1-5) 0 0 0 0 0 GNB (3-2) 14 9 3 0 26  GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Donald Driver made his mark in franchise history, and rookie linebacker Clay Matthews III had a breakout performance to help the defense post a shutout.

Still, the Green Bay Packers know what worked in Sunday's 26-0 victory over a Detroit Lions team playing its third-string quarterback won't necessarily get them where they want to be at the end of the season.

Green Bay's offensive line gave up five more sacks in yet another shaky performance, left tackle Chad Clifton hurt his ankle again and the Packers (3-2) left plenty of points on the field in the red zone.

"When you're playing a team that maybe has a little more experienced offense, we're going to have to cash in those opportunities for seven, not three," Aaron Rodgers said. "Because those are big momentum swings in a game."

Despite getting knocked around again, Rodgers threw for 358 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He found Driver in the first quarter, making him the franchise's career receptions leader.

It was the 596th career catch for Driver, passing Sterling Sharpe's mark.

"It couldn't it come in a better place -- at home in front of the fans I've played in front of for so many years," Driver said, holding the record-setting ball in the locker room. "It feels good. Now I just have to wait on Sterling to call me and congratulate me."

Matthews had two sacks as the Packers turned in a commanding defensive effort against an undermanned Lions offense.

Detroit (1-5) was without rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Calvin Johnson because of injuries -- and it showed, as the Lions managed only 79 yards of total offense in the first half and 149 for the game.

Backup quarterback Daunte Culpepper hurt his hamstring in the third quarter and was replaced by third-stringer Drew Stanton.

"It's very disappointing, very frustrating," Culpepper said. "It's embarrassing to me not to be able to move it on the field and get points on the board. We've got to figure out a way to do that, simple as that."

The Lions came into this season with a new coach and a new attitude, but so far have only one win to show for it going into a bye week. Detroit also has lost 19 straight games in the state of Wisconsin -- including last year's painful loss at Lambeau Field that sealed their 0-16 season.

"You can't sugarcoat it," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. "You'll have a hard time finding the silver lining in this one."

Sunday was a wild romp for a Packers defense that has struggled at times with the transition to Dom Capers' 3-4 defense this season.

Green Bay had five sacks and interceptions by defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins, cornerback Al Harris and safety Atari Bigby, who returned to the field after missing three games with a knee injury.

"Guys were ready to play today," safety Nick Collins said. "We just had fun and flew to the ball all over the place. That was a lot of fun out there."

But the Lions' loss wasn't nearly as lopsided as it could have been, thanks in large part to continued breakdowns and penalties by the Packers' offensive line.

Rodgers put two quick touchdowns on the board, the first a 47-yarder to James Jones and the second 1-yard pass to fullback John Kuhn. But the offense fell into a lull after that, at one point settling for four straight field goals on drives inside the Detroit 30-yard line.

"It feels like a 50 to zero game, but we didn't quite get there," cornerback Tramon Williams said. "I felt we should've put more points on the board."

Things got even worse in the third quarter for the Lions, when Culpepper hurt his hamstring on a scramble and Stanton took over.

Stanton's second series resulted in an interception by Harris off a deflection and the Packers' offense appeared to get back on track when Driver made a one-handed catch on a deep pass by Rodgers. The Packers drove to the Lions 3, but Rodgers was sacked and fumbled on first-and-goal to scuttle yet another chance at a touchdown.

Even worse, Clifton came up limping after the play and left the game. Packers coach Mike McCarthy confirmed that Clifton re-injured the ankle that kept him out of the previous two games, but a timeline for his return remains unclear.

Game notes
It was the Packers' first shutout since a November 2007 home game against Minnesota. ... Driver has caught a pass in each of his last 116 games, also a Packers' franchise mark. ... Packers WR Jordy Nelson bruised his knee in the first quarter and did not return, but McCarthy said X-rays were negative. ... Lions LB Julian Peterson had 2 1/2 sacks. ... Mason Crosby's four field goals tied a career high.

1 2 3 4 OT T STL (0-6) 7 3 0 10 0 20 JAC (3-3) 6 0 0 14 3 23 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Maybe Maurice Jones-Drew was right.

Maybe the Jacksonville Jaguars needed to run the ball more. It certainly worked well against the winless St. Louis Rams.

Then again, so did everything else.

Jones-Drew ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns, David Garrard threw for 335 yards and the Jaguars rebounded from their worst loss in coach Jack Del Rio's seven seasons with a 23-20 victory in overtime Sunday.

Josh Scobee provided the winner, a 36-yard field goal with 8 minutes to play in the extra frame, and Torry Holt got to celebrate a win in his first game against his former team.

St. Louis (0-6) extended the NFL's longest current losing streak to 16 games. The Rams had two shots at snapping the skid. They took a 17-13 lead with 4:36 remaining on Leonard Little's 36-yard interception return for a score, but couldn't stop the Jaguars (3-3) on the ensuing drive. They got near the goal line in the final seconds, but settled for a tying field goal.

Jacksonville won the toss, made a few plays and got Scobee in position for the winner.

And Jones-Drew looked like a genius.

"I just wanted to show people my frustration of losing," Jones-Drew said. "I feel we are on the verge of being great, but we just have to feel the same way about frustration. I lashed out a little bit. I think I went overboard, but the coaches understood after I talked to them and told them what it was about."

Jacksonville finished with 492 yards and was 11 for 16 on third down, but turnovers kept it close.

Jones-Drew fumbled deep in St. Louis territory on the first play of the second quarter, then Garrard threw two interceptions in the second half. The first came at the 5-yard line, the second was returned for a touchdown.

The Rams used those mistakes to stay out front most of the game.

Jones-Drew's second TD run put the Jaguars ahead 13-10 early in the fourth. They had the ball near midfield on the next possession, but Garrard's pass to Greg Jones in the flat got intercepted. Little, the oldest player on the team, made an athletic catch and took it to the end zone.

Jacksonville came right back, putting together a 75-yard drive and moving in front 20-17 on Jones-Drew's third TD run.

The Rams had the ball with 1:53 to play and just one timeout, but Marc Bulger found Steven Jackson open in the flat for a 38-yard gain. A few passes later, and St. Louis had first-and-goal at the 9.

Bulger spiked the ball to stop the clock and threw it away on second down. With 7 seconds left -- maybe enough time for one more throw to the end zone -- coach Steve Spagnuolo turned to Josh Brown. He kicked a 27-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining.

Should the winless Rams have gone for the win?

"It was too close," Spagnuolo said. "We never wanted something [bad] to happen and we just couldn't take the chance. I think it was the right thing to do."

Bulger, back in the starting lineup after missing two games because of a bruised shoulder, completed 22 of 34 passes for 213 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. Jackson had 50 yards rushing and 78 receiving.

Spagnuolo had little to say to his players after being so close to their first win.

"I don't have any magical words," he said. "But I asked them to hang together and hang tough. Basically that's what I said and let's go home."

The losing streak could stretch to 17 games next week against Indianapolis (5-0).

"Anytime you lose in this league, frustrating," Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis said. "But the guys fought extremely hard. The thing about the guys in this locker room is that we're not into moral victories. This team wants to win. Doesn't taste good right now. Have to swallow it and move on. Can't sulk on losses in this league because the team you're playing next doesn't care."

Garrard completed 30 of 43 passes. He also ran for 31 yards. Mike Sims-Walker, a week after getting benched for violating curfew, caught nine passes for 120 yards. Holt finished with five receptions for 101 yards, his first 100-yard receiving game in nearly two years.

Jones-Drew, though, got the game ball. The Jaguars also got some confidence back.

"This offense can battle even when the situation looks kind of bleak," Garrard said. "To have that composure, that poise ... that was huge for us. That was a good test for us to be able to move forward."

Game notes
Holt became the third-fastest in NFL history to reach 13,000 yards receiving. Only Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison were faster to the milestone. ... The Rams had a slew of injuries. WR Donnie Avery (hip), CB Justin King (groin), DE James Hall (groin), CB Ron Bartell (possible concussion) and LB Will Witherspoon (hip/back) all were dinged up in the game. ... Jags KR Brian Witherspoon (hamstring) left the game and did not return.

1 2 3 4 T BAL (3-3) 0 3 7 21 31 MIN (6-0) 14 0 6 13 33 MINNEAPOLIS -- As great as Brett Favre was Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback was pretty sure he wasn't good enough.

So sure that the Vikings were headed to their first defeat of the season, Favre couldn't even bear to watch as Baltimore kicker Steven Hauschka lined up for a 44-yard field goal with 2 seconds to play.

Yet thanks to Favre, receiver Sidney Rice and a whole lot of luck, the Vikings are 6-0.

Favre's 58-yard completion to Rice set up Ryan Longwell's fourth field goal, and Hauschka's kick was wide left at the final whistle, allowing the Vikings to remain undefeated, 33-31.

"I hate to say that I was not real confident because I'm confident in our team, period," said Favre, who completed 21 of 29 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns. "But offensively, they probably just felt like, 'We could do whatever."

The game turned from blowout to nail-biter in a sensational final period, with the Ravens erasing a 17-point deficit with 10 minutes to play.

Joe Flacco threw for 385 yards and two touchdowns for the Ravens (3-3), who scored twice on drives that totaled just 56 seconds to take a 31-30 lead with 3:37 to play.

But Hauschka pushed his field goal try, and the Ravens' once-impenetrable defense has shown plenty of cracks in their three-game losing streak.

"It's tough for me," Hauschka said. "I feel like I let them down. That's something I have to live with."

The Ravens told Matt Stover, who had 14 game-winning kicks during a 19-year career with the original Browns and Ravens, that they were going in another direction. Stover was picked up by Indianapolis this week.

"We didn't lose that game because of Hauschka's miss," said Ravens running back Ray Rice, who had 117 yards receiving, 77 yards rushing and two touchdowns. "If we start fast and put points on the board, our defense starts fast, I think the game is a totally different outcome. But that's what happens when you play against great teams."

The Vikings took a 14-0 lead in the first 9 minutes and led 27-10 when Visanthe Shiancoe caught his second TD of the game with 10:08 to play. But Flacco was just getting started.

He threw a 32-yard TD to Mark Clayton. After a field goal by Longwell, Flacco capped a 49-second drive with a 12-yard TD to Derrick Mason, and it was 30-24.

Ray Lewis and the Ravens' proud defense came up with their first big stop all day, and Ray Rice's 33-yard run gave Baltimore its first lead 7 seconds after it got the ball back.

"We realize what kind of fighters we have in our locker room and that's what we're going to use the rest of the year," said Flacco, who helped the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game as a rookie last year. "I think we were 3-3 last year, not that that matters, but we can overcome anything."

Stunned and reeling, the Vikings turned to Favre -- this was just the situation they signed him for two weeks into training camp. He pump-faked and unloaded to Minnesota's Rice, who beat Frank Walker for the 58-yard catch.

"We have been in this situation before and I had faith that we would make a play," said Sidney Rice, who had six catches for a career-high 176 yards.

But coach Brad Childress played it conservative with three straight runs, and Longwell's 31-yard field goal gave Flacco one more chance with 1:49 to go.

Childress called a timeout just before the final play to ice Hauschka, and he thought it may have been a mistake when he saw the youngster stumble on his approach for his initial kick.

"He kind of false-started himself and I was like, 'I wish I would have had that one before the timeout," Childress said. "But you've got to believe and I was telling Adrian [Peterson] right before the kick that we were going to win the game."

Peterson became the second running back in a row to top 100 against the Ravens' defense after Baltimore had gone 39 games not allowing one. He finished with 143 yards on 22 carries, but Pro Bowl cornerback Antoine Winfield left in the second quarter with a foot injury.

The Ravens have lost three in a row by a combined 11 points.

"Every game has been a game of inches," Ray Lewis said. "But for me, being in this business for so long, it just speaks volumes for our team in the way we fight, regardless of the circumstance we've been put in."

Game notes
There were no turnovers in the game. ... Flacco threw for 196 yards and two TDs in the fourth quarter alone. ... Childress said Winfield asked to return to the game, but the Vikings played it safe by holding him out. Backup CB Karl Paymah struggled at times in his place. ... Vikings KR Percy Harvin aggravated a left shoulder injury in the fourth quarter. Childress said X-rays showed no more extensive damage than was already there.

1 2 3 4 T NYG (5-1) 3 14 0 10 27 NOR (5-0) 14 20 7 7 48 NEW ORLEANS -- Who dat knew them Saints were this good?

 Drew Brees torched the Giants' league-leading defense, swarming Saints defenders ruined Eli Manning's homecoming and undefeated New Orleans matched its best start since 1993 with a 48-27 throttling of previously unbeaten New York on Sunday.

"We wanted to really dictate the tempo of the game the whole way through," Brees said. "Seven different guys scored touchdowns. That's big. That's the type of rhythm that, when you get in, you feel like you can call anything and it's going to work."

Brees ended his two-game streak without a touchdown throw by completing 23 of 30 passes for 369 yards and four scores, giving him 101 TD passes since the Saints signed him as a free agent in 2006.

The Giants (5-1) came into the game giving up averages of 210.6 yards and 14.2 points. The Saints (5-0) had 34 points and 315 yards by halftime.

The Saints have beaten all comers by 14 points or more and have yet to trail this season, looking more and more like the team to beat in the NFC. They became the fourth team to have seven players score TDs in a game since the 1970 merger.

Yet the architect of this juggernaut, coach Sean Payton, bristled at the notion that New Orleans' latest convincing victory over an undefeated team from New York -- they beat the Jets 24-10 in Week 4 -- meant that the Saints had established themselves as clear Super Bowl favorites.

"I don't think you can talk about big pictures after [Game] 5," Payton said.

Manning looked like his father Archie sometimes did when he played for woeful Saints teams of old, fumbling on a sack by Roman Harper to set up a Saints score and throwing an interception under pressure that stalled a promising drive.

It was Manning's first game in the Superdome, but not a memorable one for him -- or for fellow Louisiana natives Brandon Jacobs and Corey Webster. Manning was 14 of 31 for 178 yards. He lost his cool at least once, yelling at Ahmad Bradshaw and slapping his shoulder pad after the running back's lapse in protection precipitated a rushed throw that Jabari Greer intercepted early in the third quarter.

"It's not the way I imagined it during the week, but you're going to encounter all sorts of games and all sorts of situations," Manning said before walking across the Superdome field to the team bus, his mother on one side, his father on the other. "I look at it as a loss. We need to go back to work this week, fix some things and try to improve."

Manning connected with Mario Manningham for a 15-yard score in the second quarter, but also overthrew an open Steve Smith on a deep pass that could have resulted in a touchdown in the first half. He was replaced by David Carr late in the fourth quarter.

By contrast, Brees connected on 15 straight throws at one point, two short of the franchise record he already owns. That stretch included his first three touchdown passes: 1 yard to former Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey, 36 yards to Robert Meachem and 12 yards to Lance Moore.

Saints players and coaches praised the offensive line, which routinely gave Brees time and did not allow him to be sacked.

"I don't know that we ever hit him," Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said of Brees, exaggerating only slightly. "At this level, if you're going to stop the pass, you've got to get pressure. You've got to force the quarterback not to throw it on his tempo."

Former Hofstra standout Marques Colston put on a show for his fans watching back in the New York area, often victimizing Webster as he caught eight passes for 166 yards and a 12-yard touchdown. He twisted gracefully in the air to snag passes thrown high and behind him, held the ball while absorbing hard hits and broke tackles while struggling for extra yards.

New Orleans gained more than 500 total yards before a sack of backup Mark Brunell made it 493. Moore caught six passes for 78 yards and Meachem had two catches for 70. New Orleans had 133 yards on the ground, led by Pierre Thomas' 72. Mike Bell, Reggie Bush and fullback Heath Evans all scored on runs.

The Giants were held to a season-low 84 yards rushing.

By the end, jubilant fans rained down chants of "Who dat say they gonna' beat them Saints. Who dat! Who dat!"

Colston said he was confident he and his teammates would not let their explosive start go to their heads, though -- not after missing the playoffs the past two seasons.

"This group has been together long enough to see some of the great times [the NFC championship game in 2006] and the last two years have been pretty difficult for us, so staying grounded is definitely not an issue in this locker room," Colston said. "We've got some great veteran leadership."

NOTES: The Saints have scored on each of their opening drives this season, with four TDs and one field goal. ... Brees joined Archie Manning and Aaron Brooks as the only other QBs to pass for 15,000 yards and 100 TDs as a Saint. ... Giants right tackle Kareem McKenzie left with a groin injury in the second quarter. ... Saints LB Scott Fujita went out with a left calf injury in the first half.

1 2 3 4 T PHI (3-2) 3 3 0 3 9 OAK (2-4) 7 3 0 3 13 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Louis Murphy sprinted upfield and laid out a defender with a punishing block. Not satisfied, he caught up to the play again and delivered a second block that allowed Zach Miller to cruise into the end zone on an 86-yard catch-and-run.

For an offense criticized for lacking big plays, intensity and leadership, a rookie receiver gave the Oakland Raiders all three in one play that answered the skeptics.

Miller scored the only touchdown of the game, Justin Fargas helped control the clock by rushing for 87 physical yards and Oakland's defense harassed Donovan McNabb all day in a 13-9 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

"We went out and threw a fight on somebody and said, 'Enough. Let's play,'" coach Tom Cable said. "That's all you can say. There's no magic words or anything like that."

It was a major turnaround from the last three weeks when the Raiders (2-4) lost by at least 20 points for the first time in franchise history, capped by a 44-7 loss to the Giants last week.

After that game, New York linebacker Antonio Pierce said it felt like playing a scrimmage. Those comments were posted in the Raiders' locker room this week and the team responded to the critics in impressive fashion.

"That gave me extra fuel," Murphy said. "You have to look yourself in the mirror and man up. His comments were true. We played flat. We didn't play with any emotion. This game was totally different. We took those comments to heart."

The key Sunday was the Oakland defense. Coordinator John Marshall mixed in more zone coverages and blitzes than usual to combat a high-powered Philadelphia offense that was averaging the second-most points in the league.

The Eagles abandoned the run early, only had Michael Vick on the field for two plays, allowed six sacks and were the first team in three years to fail to score a touchdown against the Raiders.

"They were able to get home and hit our quarterback," coach Andy Reid said. "When we did have opportunities we didn't take advantage of opportunities."

Philadelphia's last chance ended when McNabb underthrew DeSean Jackson on fourth-and-4 from the Oakland 44 with 2:14 remaining.

David Akers missed a pair of field goals for the Eagles, a 43-yarder wide left in the first quarter and a 47-yarder wide right in the third quarter that proved crucial down the stretch.

McNabb finished 22 for 46 for 269 yards. He struggled without left tackle Jason Peters, who left in the first quarter with an injured left knee.

"I'm embarrassed by the way we came out here and played. We're a much better football team," McNabb said.

Richard Seymour and Trevor Scott each had a pair of sacks for Oakland as the Eagles ran the ball just 14 times against a defense missing star cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha for much of the game with an eye injury.

"I'm sure they watched the Giants game and thought we were sorry," Scott said. "But all week coach Cable talked about persevering and forget the past and move forward so we can get to where we want to go."

JaMarcus Russell iced the game with a 12-yard pass to Gary Russell on third-and-10. He ran out the clock after that to the delight of the fans, who began the game by booing their quarterback.

Russell completed 17 of 28 passes for 224 yards, with two interceptions and the touchdown to Miller that was the longest pass play in 25 years for the Raiders.

Russell found Miller open over the middle on a pass 16 yards downfield. Miller then ran up the sideline and got sprung by a devastating block by Murphy that flattened Quintin Mikell. As Miller got close to the end zone, he slowed up to give Murphy time to catch up and block Ellis Hobbs to help complete the 86-yard catch and run.

"I came over to him and was like, 'Man, that's the best two blocks I've ever seen from a wide receiver,'" Miller said. "I have to buy him something now. He deserves it."

Game notes
Miller had six catches for 139 yards. ... The last Oakland pass play that long was a 92-yarder from Marc Wilson to Marcus Allen on Oct. 7, 1984, against Seattle. ... Philadelphia DE Victor Abiamiri (knee) and LB Omar Gaither (foot) will have MRIs on Monday. ... Vick had one carry for minus-4 yards and was on the field for one incomplete pass by McNabb.

1 2 3 4 T CLE (1-5) 0 7 7 0 14 PIT (4-2) 0 17 7 3 27 PITTSBURGH -- No matter how you measure it, the Cleveland Browns can't beat the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes in an increasingly wide-open Pittsburgh offense and the Steelers benefited from a debatable first-down measurement to beat the rival Browns 27-14 on Sunday, their 12th consecutive victory against their oldest rival.

Roethlisberger, second in the league in passing and on pace for what would easily be his best statistical season, was 23 of 35 for 417 yards in his second career 400-yard game. Hines Ward made eight catches for 159 yards and a touchdown, Santonio Holmes had five for 104 and tight end Heath Miller caught his fourth TD pass in three games.

"He's in total command of the offense," coach Mike Tomlin said of Roethlisberger, who has thrown for 1,887 yards and 10 touchdowns in six games. "It's fun to watch."

Even if all the turnovers weren't -- four for each team, including two apiece in a span of 1:25 late in the third quarter.

Pittsburgh outgained Cleveland 543-197, yet the Steelers led only 17-14 in the third quarter. And they might not have had that lead if they hadn't been given a first down after Roethlisberger looked to be stopped inches short on a fourth-down sneak from Cleveland's 14 late in the second quarter.

TV replays appeared to show the ball short of the stick on a play in which Roethlisberger tried to lure Cleveland offside before slamming headfirst into the middle of the defense. As the Browns players yelled and began running off the field, referee Walt Anderson surprised both teams by signaling first down.

"It was a close play -- and we got lucky," Roethlisberger said.

"I saw all the Cleveland guys arguing and yelling, so it was, well, the referee knows the rules better than I do," tackle Max Starks said. "If he says first down, it's a first down."

Even if the Browns, obviously, didn't think it was.

"He made the call; you have to live with it," linebacker David Bowens said. "I don't know if there was [an explanation]. He just said first down and that's it."

Anderson explained the TV angle might have been deceptive.

"If you shot that angle from the other side, it might actually look like it's further in advance of the stake of what it was," said Anderson, who was certain the call was correct.

Roethlisberger's apparent 13-yard TD pass to Ward two plays later was overturned on replay because the ball came out of Ward's hands as he rolled out of bounds, and Pittsburgh settled for the field goal.

Because of the first-down ruling, the Browns trailed 17-14 instead of being tied after driving for only their fourth touchdown on offense in 12 games -- they've lost 11 -- on Derek Anderson's 1-yard pass to Lawrence Vickers early in the third quarter.

Anderson was 9 of 24 for 122 yards.

"We're not trying to lose every time we go out here," Anderson said, referring to Cleveland's 1-9 record in Heinz Field. "We put tons of hours in and ... it's frustrating. Every single week, it's frustrating."

The Steelers, winning their third in a row, made it 24-14 when Roethlisberger hit Ward for 45 yards and Mike Wallace for 21 ahead of Rashard Mendenhall's 2-yard touchdown run.

"I think we haven't played our best ball yet and that's pretty comforting," Miller said. "We've gotten a few wins here without playing our best."

The Browns' other score came on Joshua Cribbs' 98-yard kickoff return late in the second quarter that followed Roethlisberger's touchdown passes of 8 yards to Miller and 52 to Ward. Cribbs ran untouched along the Steelers' sideline for his club-record eighth kick return score, six on kickoff returns, and his third against the Steelers.

"I heard 'Return one for me' from 1,000 fans back home in Cleveland and I got up for this game," Cribbs said.

After the flurry of turnovers, Reed kicked a 39-yard field goal, and the Browns gave the ball back yet again -- their fourth turnover and 32nd in 12 games -- when Anderson was intercepted by Ryan Clark.

Cribbs also was intercepted, by Troy Polamalu, out of the wildcat formation during the first half.

Game notes
The Steelers hadn't produced 500 yards in 50 games -- while beating Cleveland 27-7 in 2006. ... The Steelers have won 18 of 19 against the Browns, counting a playoff game. ... Polamalu, who missed four games with a torn left knee ligament, discarded his protective brace after the pregame warmups. ... Browns LB Kamerion Wimbley (flu-like symptoms) did not play after having a sack in three consecutive games. LB D'Qwell Jackson left in the second half with an unspecified shoulder injury. ... Roethlisberger threw for 433 yards during a 31-20 loss to Denver in 2006.

1 2 3 4 T CAR (2-3) 0 7 14 7 28 TAM (0-6) 7 0 7 7 21 TAMPA, Fla. -- With the game on the line, Carolina's Jake Delhomme found a way to make up for costly mistakes the Panthers made to earlier help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pull even.

 The struggling quarterback turned and handed the ball to DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart. Over and over.

"I'm sure everybody in the stadium knew what we were going to do," Williams said after the defending NFC South champions drove 80 yards in the closing minutes to beat the winless Bucs 28-21 on Sunday.

"There were times they had nine in the box," the running back added, "and we were still getting 7 or 8 yards."

A week after getting their first win over lowly Washington, the Panthers (2-3) rushed for 267 yards and three touchdowns to extend Tampa Bay's worst start in 24 years.

The Bucs (0-6) have started a season with six straight losses for the first time since 1985. They've dropped 10 in a row dating to a lopsided defeat at Carolina in December, a slide that's their longest since 1977, when Tampa Bay was in the middle of an NFL-record 26-game skid.

Williams gained a season-best 152 yards on 30 carries and scored twice, including the winning TD with 29 seconds left. The 1-yard dive capped a 16-play drive that took more than 8 minutes.

"That takes tough guys, and we try to breed that," Panthers coach John Fox said.

Delhomme, who had thrown two interceptions in the second half, only attempted one pass in the winning drive -- a 4-yarder for Steve Smith's only reception of the game.

Meanwhile, Williams carried eight times for 33 yards and Stewart gained 43 on seven attempts.

"We got overpowered at the end, and really throughout the game," Bucs rookie coach Raheem Morris said.

Carolina (2-3) squandered a 21-7 lead, giving up a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the third quarter and watching Tampa Bay tie the game on Tanard Jackson's 26-yard interception return.

But once the Panthers took the ball out of Delhomme's hands, Williams and Stewart took over. Eleven of the 15 runs on the final drive gained 5 or more yards; none of them ended with no gain or a loss.

Williams also scored on a 20-yard run in the second quarter. Stewart's 26-yard TD run put Carolina up 21-7 late in the third quarter.

Both also had big days in the last meeting between the NFC South rivals, when the Panthers ran for a franchise-record 299 yards. Heading into Sunday, Carolina was averaging 97.3 yards on the ground -- 23rd in the league.

Delhomme was 9 of 17 for 65 yards and one TD. His two interceptions helped the Bucs get back in the game, and Tampa Bay forced a third turnover when Jackson caused Stewart's fumble at the Bucs 3 in the second quarter.

Carolina also had to overcome losing safety Dante Wesley, who was ejected late in the first half after he launched himself into Bucs punt returner Clifton Smith, who had signaled for a fair catch.

The hit with 10 seconds left in the second quarter brought players from both teams off the sidelines. Wesley appeared to leave his feet and strike Smith in the upper body with his left shoulder.

Smith remained on the ground for a few minutes, then was helped to his feet and walked off the field. He missed the remainder of the game with a concussion.

"I was just trying to make a play," said Wesley, adding that he wasn't trying to hurt Smith, who was a Pro Bowl kick returner as a rookie last season.

The eighth-year pro said he hopes he doesn't draw a fine from the league.

"You can check my record. .... I've never really tried to hurt anybody. I've never tried to take a cheap shot on anybody," Wesley said.

Cadillac Williams gave Tampa Bay an early 7-0 lead with a 20-yard TD run. Sammie Stroughter's long kickoff return trimmed Carolina's lead to 21-14, then Jackson's TD tied it with 8:33 remaining.

Tampa Bay's Josh Johnson finished 11 of 17 for 147 yards and one interception, which linebacker Thomas Davis ran back 24 yards to set up Delhomme's 1-yard TD pass to Jeff King.

Cadillac Williams rushed for 77 yards on 16 carries. Johnson had 45 yards rushing, however he was sacked four times, with Julius Peppers and Charles Johnson each having two for the Panthers.

Game notes
Tampa Bay has been outscored 47-7 in the third quarter, its only points coming on Stroughter's kickoff return. ... Delhomme has thrown 10 interceptions in five games.

1 2 3 4 T KAN (1-5) 0 3 3 8 14 WAS (2-4) 0 0 6 0 6 LANDOVER, Md. -- In the locker room, the quarterback presented the game ball to the rookie head coach, who was still wet from the celebratory sideline ice bath. The coach then gave the ball to Mr. Irrelevant, a player no longer worthy of his nickname.

The Kansas City Chiefs are winless no more. Neither is coach Todd Haley, who earned victory No. 1 with an assist from the last player taken in this year's draft. Ryan Succop kicked four field goals in Sunday's 14-6 win over the Washington Redskins, whose season is tanking toward oblivion because of losses to winless teams.

"We made it pretty difficult, right down to the end," Haley said. "We've pushed through a very difficult period. We needed to get some positive reinforcement with a win."

Succop, chosen No. 256 from South Carolina, converted from 39, 46, 46 and 24 yards, and Tamba Hali added a safety for good measure, sacking Todd Collins in the end zone in the final minute. The Chiefs (1-5), who had lost 28 of their previous 30, avoided the first 0-6 start in team history.

"There's been a lot of change, but this has definitely been special," said quarterback Matt Cassel, who got his first Chiefs win after coming from New England in an offseason trade. "We rose to the occasion. We made some big plays. We put ourselves in a position to score points."

The dreary game between two dreary teams on a dreary day produced two simple truths: The Chiefs won't go 0-16, and the Redskins can't get in the end zone regardless of who is playing quarterback.

Booed mercilessly again -- as they have been at every home game -- the Redskins failed to get more than a temporary boost after embattled coach Jim Zorn benched Jason Campbell at halftime and opted for Collins.

Collins immediately led two drives for field goals that gave Washington a 6-3 lead, but the Redskins failed to score a touchdown at home for the second time this season.

"I felt the need to create a spark on our football team offensively and went with Todd," said Zorn, whose postgame news conference was punctuated with frequent, deep sighs. "I think the guys responded well. We kept our spark, at times, and then we refizzled."

The Redskins already had embarrassing losses to Detroit and Carolina. They are 2-4 despite being the first team in NFL history to open the season with six straight games against winless opponents. The questions about Zorn's job security and the overall future of the franchise will only intensify as the schedule gets tougher.

"When you lose to teams that you know you should beat, when teams that hadn't won a game come in and beat us, it just makes it tough," defensive end Phillip Daniels said inside a quiet and sparsely populated locker room. "Everybody's looking at us as a win right now, and until we change things and turn that around, they're going to continue to look at us that way."

Nobody was expecting a classic, and it sure wasn't one. There were 15 punts, including one that was blocked. Cassel was sacked five times. Clinton Portis had a career-long 78-yard run, but the Redskins had only 30 yards rushing otherwise. The teams combined to convert only 6 of 31 third downs. Washington had just seven first downs. Two of the Chiefs' scoring drives were aided by personal foul penalties.

Campbell went 9 for 16 for 89 yards, including an interception on a downfield heave on the final play of the half. With a big zero on the scoreboard, Zorn went with Collins, who hadn't played since the end of the 2007 season. The move energized the crowd, with stadium-wide cheers greeting No. 15 as he ran onto the field.

Collins' first pass was a 42-yard completion deep over the middle to Santana Moss, but Collins had only 33 yards passing the rest of the game.

A personal foul on Kareem Moore during a Kansas City punt return gave the Chiefs good field position for the go-ahead score. Starting at Washington's 36, they picked up one first down before Succop made it 9-6 with 3:36 to play.

The fourth field goal and the safety were gravy -- and made for a happy Chiefs locker room for the first time in a long time.

"We got haters everywhere we go," sang tight end Leonard Pope.

Haters? But you won.

"They'll love us this week. Hate us next week. It's a yo-yo," said Pope, who then spread his arms wide and smiled. "Hey, I'm happy. By any means necessary. That was the thing today -- whatever it takes."

Game notes
Portis' long run came after he sat out a series with a sprained ankle. He finished with 109 yards rushing, topping 100 for the first time this season. ... Neither team had its regular left tackle: Kansas City's Brandon Albert (ankle) and Washington's Chris Samuels (neck) were both inactive.