1 2 3 4 T HOU (5-3) 0 6 3 22 31 BUF (3-5) 7 3 0 0 10 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- If Texans running back Steve Slaton's latest turnover means he's fumbled away his starting job in Houston, Ryan Moats is certainly ready to step in.

In a game the Texans lost star tight end Owen Daniels to what's feared to be a severe knee injury, Slaton was sent to the bench after losing his fifth fumble of the season. But Moats took control, becoming the first player in franchise history to score three touchdowns in one game in a 31-10 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

"I wasn't thinking about that," Moats said, referring to setting personal and team records. "I was thinking about the time that I would get and try to do the best that I could."

Thanks to Moats, a six-year career backup, the Texans (5-3) won their third straight, second in a row on the road, and are off to the best start in team history.

Moats finished with 126 yards rushing and another 25 yards receiving, and more important, went without a turnover in scoring touchdowns on three straight fourth-quarter possessions.

He got in the game after Slaton lost a fumble on the Texans' third drive as part of a three-turnover first half.

Coach Gary Kubiak wouldn't say whether Slaton lost his job, and was more concerned about Daniels, who didn't return after hurting his right knee. Kubiak said "It doesn't look good."

Walking on crutches, Daniels acknowledged he's afraid the injury could be season ending.

What also mattered to Kubiak was how his young team bounced back.

"Through adversity, teams get stronger or they can go the other way," Kubiak said. "This tells you about the character of the group. They didn't make excuses."

Who needs excuses when the Texans took advantage of another offensively inept performance by the Bills (3-5), who produced a meager 204 yards offense and nine first downs, three in the second half?

"I think we have to take it personal," said Terrell Owens, who had five catches for 39 yards, and scored on a 29-yard run. "We're just not getting it done offensively. That's pretty much the key thing. ... Everyone's not pleased with the way we played."

The Bills enter their bye week much like they began the season, attempting to address an offense that's faltered behind an inexperienced line and is getting no consistency at quarterback. Ryan Fitzpatrick, making his second start in place of Trent Edwards (concussion), went 15-of-23 for 117 yards and two interceptions.

The offensive struggles spoiled a solid first-half performance by a defense led by rookie safety Jairus Byrd's two interceptions. The second-round pick out of Oregon became the first player since San Francisco's Dave Baker in 1960 to have two or more interceptions in three straight games.

"We have to take advantage of every opportunity that we get, and we're not doing that," Bills running back Fred Jackson said. "Something has to change because as an offensive unit, we've got to do better."

Texans linebacker DeMeco Ryans joked about how simple it was to contain Buffalo's popgun attack.

"It was easy," Ryans said. "They kind of had the same formations, they didn't give us a lot of motions and things. So it was a simple offense to go against."

Ryans then joked about how good it was sipping Gatorade on the sideline watching the offense take over.

After settling for Kris Brown's three field goals, including a 42-yarder, to cut Buffalo's lead to 10-9 midway through the third quarter, the Texans took control to start the fourth.

Houston went ahead 17-10 in the first minute of the period when Moats scored on an 11-yard run to cap a 10-play, 72-yard drive. Quarterback Matt Schaub then hit Andre Johnson for a 2-point conversion.

The Texans scored on their next possession after they weren't fooled by the Bills' fake punt on a fourth-and-2 at the Buffalo 40. Moats scored on a 1-yard plunge and then scored again on a 3-yard run with 3:34 left.

Slaton tried to keep things in perspective.

"It's definitely frustrating," said Slaton, who had the ball punched out of his hand following a 7-yard reception. "You always want to be out there and help your team win. But I mean, my team needed me to support. So I gave 100 percent support."

Game notes
Bills DE Aaron Schobel did not return after hurting his groin, while RT Jamon Meredith did not return after spraining his right knee. Both were hurt in the first half. ... Schaub went 25-of-34 for 268 yards and two interceptions in helping the Texans gain 439 yards. It was the fourth 400-yard game for the Texans this season to match a franchise best set last year. ... Byrd, who left the game after hurting his groin late in the fourth quarter, has interceptions in four straight games to give him seven on the season.

1 2 3 4 T CLE (1-7) 0 0 6 0 6 CHI (4-3) 6 10 7 7 30 CHICAGO -- Pounded the previous week and losers of two straight, the Chicago Bears couldn't afford to go down again. Good thing for them that Derek Anderson and the Cleveland Browns were in town.

Jay Cutler threw for 225 yards, Matt Forte ran for two touchdowns and the Bears (4-3) beat the bumbling Browns 30-6 Sunday.

"We've got a lot of work to do. It's good to get a win at home but offensively we've got to get to work," Cutler said.

Anderson had another miserable day for the Browns (1-7) and was lifted for Brady Quinn, the man he replaced in Week 3, with about three minutes left in the game. Anderson completed just 6 of 17 passes for 76 yards and got intercepted twice.

That certainly didn't help a rating that was already a league-low 40.6 entering this game. And now, the Browns appear to be back in a familiar spot: trying to decide on a starting quarterback.

"We'll look at it," said coach Eric Mangini, whose team is off next week. "We'll look at every single position."

Asked why he didn't lift Anderson sooner, Mangini replied: "I thought we actually moved the ball at times earlier."

Anderson, meanwhile, said he's "not happy about anything."

"I'm not happy that I got pulled out, I'm not happy we lost, I'm not happy about anybody's play, my play, nothing," he said. "I haven't been happy."

The Bears paid tribute to Walter Payton at halftime on the 10th anniversary of his death, then delivered a performance that was far from sweet.

Chicago settled for field goals early on instead of touchdowns but did just enough to put away the team with the league's worst defense and second-worst offense. That won't settle the nerves of fans who were more than antsy after a 45-10 thumping the previous week at Cincinnati.

Cutler was on the run all day and got sacked a season-high four times despite a shakeup on the line in which Josh Beekman replaced Frank Omiyale as the starting left guard. A late hit to the chin from Kamerion Wimbley on a third down in the second quarter left him with a bloody mouth, and he got leveled by Shaun Rogers on a 31-yard pass to Johnny Knox in the third. Both plays led to touchdown runs by Matt Forte, who finished with 90 yards on 26 carries.

"Shaun Rogers is a big guy so every time he hits you that counts as two," said Cutler, whose mouth didn't stop bleeding until sometime in the fourth quarter.

The Bears also got a minor scare when Devin Hester limped off the field with a slight left ankle sprain after making a catch late in the fourth quarter. He came back for a punt return and finished with seven receptions for 81 yards.

After giving up a season-high 448 yards against the Bengals and old friend Cedric Benson, the Bears held Cleveland to 191. They also recovered three fumbles.

"Very important, especially seeing all the guys come back and not just get a win but keep the offense down to just six points," said defensive tackle Tommie Harris, who was in on two tackles after being benched the previous week. "We did an excellent job of that, and with the turnovers, it was a great game. We just have to build on that."

The Browns didn't score until Anderson ran it in from the 1 early in the third, making it 16-6, and the Bears pulled away from there.

They might have broken it open early on if not for some missed opportunities.

The Bears finally got a touchdown after Wimbley's late hit to the chin that caused Cutler to bite his tongue on third down at the 31 in the second quarter.

Not only did the Bears finally score a touchdown, the Browns lost linebacker Eric Barton to a right shoulder injury. That happened when he and Eric Wright tackled Greg Olsen on a 12-yard pass that put the ball on the Cleveland 14. Three plays later, Forte ran it in from the 1 to make it 16-0.

"You can't depend on roughing-the-passer penalties to always be your momentum," Cutler said. "You're not always going to get those. We've got to get some big runs. We've got to get some big passes and get the wheels going a little bit."

Game notes
Browns RB Jamal Lewis said he plans to retire at the end of the year. ... Browns return specialist Josh Cribbs ran back six kickoffs for 137 yards. ... K Phil Dawson was active after missing five weeks with a strained left calf. He missed an extra point. ... Besides the change at left guard and Harris' return, the Bears juggled their defensive lineup. The Bears also went with Marcus Harrison over Anthony Adams at nose tackle, and had Hunter Hillenmeyer at middle linebacker, with Nick Roach moving to the strong side.

1 2 3 4 T SEA (2-5) 3 7 0 7 17 DAL (5-2) 7 14 14 3 38 ARLINGTON, Texas -- All offseason, Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys thought about their horrendous finale in Philadelphia. Now they're headed back, playing so well that they've turned this return trip into a showdown to decide first place in the NFC East.

Romo threw touchdown passes to three receivers, including his new favorite target Miles Austin, and didn't have an interception for a career-best third straight game, leading the Cowboys to a 38-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday and into a tie with the Eagles for the division lead.

Dallas (5-2) went ahead on its second series and never let up thanks to the kind of consistency coach Wade Phillips has been seeking. Austin scored for a third straight game, DeMarcus Ware had a sack for a third straight game and Patrick Crayton returned a punt for a touchdown for the second straight week. Most importantly, the Cowboys made it three straight wins and four in their last five games.

"I feel good about the progress we've made, but we've still got a ways to go," Phillips said.

Last December, Dallas could've clinched a playoff spot with a win in Philadelphia. Instead, the Cowboys weren't even competitive, losing 44-6 in a game that led to offseason changes ranging from Terrell Owens getting cut to defensive coordinator Brian Stewart getting fired.

Romo came away dedicated to being more careful with his passes, and it seems to be paying off. Better than three straight interception-free games is that he's done it five times this season. That's more than he's ever done in an entire season and there are nine games left.

"Shock!" he said with a smirk. "I'm seeing things. It's as simple as that. I'm not throwing and hoping."

Romo was 21 of 36 for 256 yards, hitting 10 receivers, with the touchdowns going to Austin (3 yards), Roy Williams (7) and Sam Hurd (36, putting Dallas ahead for good at 7-3). Marion Barber added a 2-yard TD run and Crayton's game-breaking return covered 82 yards, 9 more than his game-breaking score the previous week.

Austin continued his emergence with five catches for 61 yards. He might've had more yards if Marcus Trufant hadn't interfered with him twice. But Austin wasn't perfect; he fumbled at the end of an end-around run (he recovered it) and failed to get over the crossbar on a celebratory dunk after his touchdown. Teammates got a good laugh out of it.

Dallas' defense contributed three sacks and forced a fumble when the game was close, preventing Matt Hasselbeck and the Seahawks (2-5) from building an early 3-0 lead. The Cowboys have 17 sacks in the last 18 quarters after being shut out the first 10 quarters. Ware is up to five sacks, this one coming days after signing a $78 million, six-year contract extension.

"I'm just glad to see as many people really do as well and play as well as they did today," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. "[Philadelphia] is the kind of game that I think we're ready for. ... Plus, I think we all remember so much -- I know I do and so many players on this team remember -- how we left Philadelphia last year."

Seattle was coming off its bye and had Trufant recovered from a back injury for the first time all season. The Seahawks were within 14-10 late in the second quarter, but did little right after that, trailing 38-10 before getting a short touchdown after Romo fumbled inside his 10-yard line.

Hasselbeck was 22 of 39 for 249 yards, with touchdown passes to Deion Branch and Justin Griffith. A bigger problem was that a defense determined to pressure Romo sacked him only twice.

"We put two weeks into this game plan. I felt like we were ready," Hasselbeck said. "We just didn't get it done. .... I feel physically drained, emotionally drained. I'm frustrated. We're all searching for answers."

Seattle's lone star was linebacker David Hawthorne, who had both of the club's sacks and forced Romo's fumble. It was a nice homecoming for the native of nearby Corsicana and a product of nearby TCU. He had a lot of friends and family here, including a sister who is on the game-day staff at Cowboys Stadium.

Game notes
Hurd's TD was his first from scrimmage since the 2007 opener. ... Seattle CB Ken Lucas (shoulder) didn't return after a third-quarter collision with Dallas' Felix Jones. ... Romo won his 12th straight November start.

1 2 3 4 T STL (1-7) 3 7 0 7 17 DET (1-6) 0 2 0 8 10 DETROIT -- The St. Louis Rams beat the Detroit Lions in each phase to snap their 17-game losing streak.

 Offense. Defense. Special teams. Coaching.

Steven Jackson's 25-yard touchdown run with 1:38 left lifted the Rams to a 17-10 win Sunday over Detroit.

"As a rookie I said, 'That was an ugly win,' and I got chewed out," Jackson said. "I understand in the National Football League, there's no such thing as an ugly win."

"I understand in the National Football League, there's no such thing as an ugly win."

The Rams (1-7) avoided matching their worst start in franchise history and ended talk about joining Detroit as the only teams in NFL history to have 0-16 seasons.

Coach Steve Spagnuolo earned his first victory at any level.

"It's special and I know I'll remember it for a long time," he said.

Fellow rookie head coach, Jim Schwartz, won't be able to forget it.

The Lions (1-6) spent their bye week analyzing their season, searching for ways to fix their many problems.

They overlooked one tendency and it haunted them on a trick play when St. Louis lined up to kick a long field goal late in the first half.

Holder Donnie Jones took the snap, flipped it to kicker Josh Brown, who threw a short pass to a wide-open Daniel Fells for a 36-yard TD pass that gave the Rams a 10-2 lead.

Brown wasn't surprised how bad the Lions bit on it because they had two players on his left set up to push the pile.

"We had watched tape and they came every single time when they were set up that way," Brown said. "It was ours for the taking."

Schwartz said the Lions were too aggressive, but they knew Brown was within his range.

"We expected them to kick," he said. "If we force a miss, we've got good field position to do something of our own."

Detroit scored its only points on offense early in the fourth quarter when Matthew Stafford had a 4-yard run and 2-point conversion pass to tie the game. The Lions were credited with a safety when James Butler intercepted a pass in the end zone, returned it past the goal line then went back and was tackled.

"Don't ask about that dumb play," Butler said. "I knew it wasn't going to hurt us. I just knew we were going to win because I have faith."

St. Louis hadn't won since beating Dallas on Oct. 19, 2008.

"I haven't forgotten how it feels, it's just been a long time," Jackson said.

Detroit had the league's first 0-16 season last season and St. Louis won just two games in 2008.

The Lions have won just two of their past 31 games dating to the midway point of 2007. The last team to have two victories in a 31-game stretch was the Houston Oilers during the 1982-84 seasons, according to STATS.

Since 2001, the Lions are 32-103 and their .237 winning percentage is the lowest by an NFL team during a nine-season span since World War II.

After Detroit ended its 19-game skid with a Week 3 win over Washington, center Dominic Raiola blew kisses to the crowd at Ford Field.

During the Lions' latest loss, Raiola was screaming back at fans taunting Matthew Stafford.

"I understand their frustration, I've been here 8 1/2 years, and I know what they've been through," Raiola said. "But if you say something to one of my teammates, I'm going to stand up for him. This isn't all on him."

Stafford played after missing two games with an injured right knee and getting an extra week to rest during Detroit's bye. The No. 1 pick in the draft didn't have much to work with, missing standout receiver Calvin Johnson (right knee) and having teammates drop several passes. It took three-plus quarters for a wide receiver to catch a pass and Bryant Johnson's drought-ending reception set up Stafford's game-tying run.

Stafford was 14 of 33 for 168 yards with an interception.

As expected, the lowly teams showed how bad they are with an assortment of mental and physical mistakes.

Jackson, though, ran for a season-high 149 yards on 22 carries and his go-ahead TD was St. Louis' first rushing score of the season.

"It couldn't happen to a better guy," Fells said. "Steven is the rock of this team. We all look up to him."

Game notes
Marc Bulger was 17 of 35 -- getting numerous passes batted down at the line -- for 176 yards and an interception into the arms of defensive end Dewayne White. ... Detroit's Kevin Smith, slowed by a shoulder injury, had 45 yards rushing. ... Rams TE Randy McMicheal (bruised rib), OG Jacob Bell (head) and WR/KR Danny Amendola (head) were injured during the game. ... The crowd of 40,857 was the smallest to a Lions home game in two decades.

1 2 3 4 T SFO (3-4) 7 7 0 0 14 IND (7-0) 3 6 3 6 18 INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis' 16th straight regular-season victory will fit neatly into the Colts' record book.

This week's game tapes will show the Colts how imperfect they really are.

With Peyton Manning out of sync and the offense struggling to score touchdowns Sunday, the Colts turned to a former quarterback -- Joseph Addai -- for a 22-yard TD pass that gave Indy an 18-14 victory and its own version of a perfect regular season.

"We need these games if we're going to push toward our goal, which is the Super Bowl," receiver Reggie Wayne said. "We're going to need these close games, we're going to need to fight through a little adversity and push forward. We were able to do that today. It was a grinder. We figured out a way to win."

Clearly, there's plenty of work to do after Sunday's sluggish offensive performance -- despite all the accolades.

Jim Caldwell became the first rookie coach since the 1970 merger to win his first seven NFL games. Indy extended its franchise record and became the eighth team in league history with 16 straight wins. The Colts are now the last undefeated team in the AFC again, the fourth time in five years.

But this was not typical Indy.

While Manning finished 31 of 48 for 347 yards, he missed high, wide and even short, failing to match the incredible efficiency he had in Indy's first six games. The three-time MVP also failed to throw a TD pass for the first time since Nov. 30, 2008, leaving that job to Addai, the high school All-American quarterback.

It was Addai's first TD pass as a pro and the first by a Colts non-quarterback since Ken Dilger threw one in 2001. The result was perfect: Wayne lunging toward the end line, getting both feet on the ground to give Indy its first lead 7 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Wayne had a career-high 12 catches for 147 yards.

"I was just trying to get the ball out there," Addai said. "In practice, I'm just kind of spotting up there, kind of looking, reading my keys. I don't really have a key to read, but I kind of sit back there like a real quarterback."

For San Francisco (3-4), it was another frustrating day.

The 49ers have now lost three straight despite getting a solid performance from Alex Smith in his first start in nearly two years. Smith was 19 of 32 for 198 yards with one TD and one interception. He was sacked four times behind a makeshift offensive line that may have sustained another devastating blow when left tackle Joe Staley went down on the first play of the game. The 49ers are already without right tackle Tony Pashos for the rest of the season.

Yet thanks to Smith's steadiness, Frank Gore's long run and the continual contributions of Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree, the 49ers controlled the game for most of three quarters.

It was good enough -- almost.

"A couple dropped balls make the difference in a game like this," 49ers coach Mike Singletary said. "Any missed opportunities in a game like this are going to bite you in the end. The only thing I can say is we came here to win the football game."

The Colts' defense had to keep Indy in the game after allowing Gore to slip through the middle, break two tackles and sprint 64 yards for a score on San Francisco's second series. It was the first TD Indy allowed since Week 4. Gore finished with 13 carries for 91 yards and five receptions for 43 yards.

Manning, meanwhile, settled for field goals.

After the Colts closed to 7-6 early in the second quarter, the 49ers answered with Smith's 8-yard TD pass to Davis with 33 seconds left in the half.

Two problems: They left Manning enough time to move back down the field and Davis' celebration led to a 15-yard penalty that gave the Colts even better field position.

The Colts took advantage. Manning needed three plays to set up Stover for a 31-yard field goal to make it 14-9 at the half, and then Manning opened the second half by taking the Colts 52 yards for Stover's fourth field goal of the day.

That's how it stayed until the Colts pulled out the halfback option.

"I thought we weren't quite as sharp as we have been at times," Manning said. "There's definitely some areas we can improve on."

Even with 16 straight wins.

Game notes
Singletary said Staley sprained his right knee and cornerback Nate Clements had a bruised right shoulder. ... Manning had been sacked twice all season coming into Sunday. The 49ers got him three times. ... Colts cornerback Kelvin Hayden left in the third quarter with a knee injury and linebacker Tyjuan Hagler hurt his elbow in the fourth quarter.

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MIA (3-4)	0	3	21	6	30
NYJ (4-4)	0	3	16	6	25

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Ted Ginn Jr. was angry, his ego bruised by an embarrassing benching.

The Miami wide receiver took out his frustration on the New York Jets, returning two long kickoffs for touchdowns in the third quarter, and the Dolphins' defense held on for a 30-25 victory Sunday.

"Not being in that starting lineup hurt me deep down inside," Ginn said. "I just wanted to make plays. You don't always have to be a starter to make plays."

Most Kick-Return Yards
	1994	Tyrone Hughes, Saints	304
	2009	Ted Ginn Jr., Dolphins	299
	1950	Wally Triplett, Lions	294
	2002	Chad Morton, Jets	278

Ginn certainly made that point loud and clear.

Benched in favor of rookie Brian Hartline, Ginn made all the difference on special teams by returning kickoffs of 100 and 101 yards for scores. He also became the first player to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same quarter since Green Bay's Travis Williams in 1967, according to STATS LLC.

"To be who I am and to have played as many games as I have as a starter, I had to do things on the other end to keep me confident," the 2007 first-round draft pick said. "Being a pro, you understand things happen. I got my mind right."

He also helped Miami (3-4) sweep the two regular-season games against the Jets (4-4) in the teams' second meeting in 20 days.

"We're responsible for the loss," said Jets special teams ace Wallace Wright. "That killed us. If they didn't run back those two kickoffs, it's over."

"They're a great team," Jets linebacker Bart Scott said sarcastically. "They'll probably contend for the Super Bowl."

It was one more shot in a tense rivalry reignited by a big heap of trash talk from both sides. It was ramped up after Jets linebacker Calvin Pace called the Dolphins' wildcat "nonsense" after Miami's 31-27 win on Oct. 12. The bad feelings were evident even before the game, when the Jets' Kerry Rhodes and a few Dolphins players got into a shoving match during warmups.

But, this time, the Dolphins had the final word on the field.

"When you have two teams that really hate each other, that's going to be your best football," Miami linebacker Joey Porter said. "I wish you could hate every team like you hate your rivals. They brought out our best football."

And, just like the last time these teams met, the game came down to the wire.

Facing a fourth-and-13 following a sack by Randy Starks with just over a minute remaining, Mark Sanchez scrambled before firing an incomplete pass over Dustin Keller and Jerricho Cotchery in the end zone to seal the loss for the Jets.

"This stings, going into the bye with a loss like this," said Sanchez, who was 20-for-35 for 265 yards and two touchdowns. "As a competitor and as an offense, we thought we were winning that game, no doubt."

They had a chance, particularly after Keller's pretty 16-yard diving touchdown catch made it 30-25 with 5:52 remaining. Sanchez connected with Wright for the 2-point conversion, but it was negated by an illegal shift. Sanchez's next attempt missed.

After New York's defense stopped Miami, the Jets had a shot to stun the Dolphins late. But Sanchez and the offense couldn't come through in the end.

"We felt we were going to be able to go in and seal the deal," Cotchery said. "Give them credit. They kept us out of the end zone."

After Jay Feely kicked a 55-yard field goal to tie a career and team mark and give New York a 6-3 lead, Miami struck back immediately with Ginn's 100-yard return.

Jason Taylor made it 17-6 with 7:32 left in the third quarter when he returned Shonn Greene's fumble 48 yards for a touchdown.

After Sanchez scored from 1 yard on a pretty play-action fake, Ginn struck again with a 101-yard return that made it 24-13.

New York came right back on Braylon Edwards' one-handed 19-yard touchdown catch with 1:35 remaining in the quarter. The 2-point conversion failed, making it 24-19.

"I've never seen a third quarter like that," Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said. "To win this football game and have a third quarter like that, my hat's off to that group in the locker room."

Game notes
Ginn's 101-yard return was second in team history to Mercury Morris' 105-yarder in 1969 at Cincinnati. ... After running for 300-plus yards in two straight games, the Jets were held to 127 -- including 102 by Thomas Jones.
Maybe so, especially when the Jets' defense shut down the Dolphins' wildcat formation and held Miami to just 104 yards of total offense compared to New York's 378.

"Sometimes things just don't make sense," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. "Statistically, this game isn't going to look close."

Miami's second-ranked running attack rushed for just 52 yards, and Chad Henne was 12-of-21 for 112 yards and a late touchdown to Joey Haynos.

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NYG (5-3)	0	7	10	0	17
PHI (5-2)	13	17	3	7	40

PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles were in the rarest of positions on a football Sunday. They served as the opening act of a New York-Philly twinbill instead of kicking off as the main event.

Donovan McNabb and DeSean Jackson still put on a dynamic show and the first round of the doubleheader was scored in favor of the Eagles by brutal knockout.

McNabb threw three touchdown passes and Jackson had another big TD catch as the Philadelphia Eagles took a 40-17 win over a mistake-prone Eli Manning and the New York Giants on Sunday.

"When you play these NFC East teams, you prepare for a heavyweight fight," Eagles coach Andy Reid said.

The game was just the appetizer in a marathon day in the contentious N.Y.-Philadelphia rivalry. The Yankees and Phillies were set for the first pitch of Game 4 of the World Series across the street only hours after the Eagles' rout ended.

The Eagles (5-2) remained undefeated in the division and host Dallas next week. Philly continued its victorious run over NFC East teams a week after beating Washington.

However, McNabb knows the NFC East race isn't over yet.

"The challenges are everyone has a big head and bouncing around like it's going to happen every week," McNabb said.

The Eagles dominated without running back Brian Westbrook, who sat out after he suffered a concussion in the win over the Redskins. His absence caused Reid to add a new wrinkle to the offense: a fullback. Rarely asked to carry the ball under Reid, Leonard Weaver was an integral part early and helped catch the scuffling Giants by surprise.

The Eagles needed only three plays to score when Weaver ran 41 yards up the middle for a touchdown.

"It felt spacious," Weaver said. "You don't get a whole lot of opportunities as a fullback to feel what 'open field' is."

It only got better from there for the Eagles -- and their fans in the home green jerseys dotted with red Phillies caps.

The next drive -- launched when Asante Samuel picked off Manning -- saw a McNabb to tight end Brent Celek TD called back on a penalty. No worries. The two connected on a 17-yard score two plays later and a 13-0 lead.

It's point totals such as this that make it all the more puzzling that the Eagles could go without a touchdown in a loss at lowly Oakland two weeks ago.

"When I can explain those things, I'll be undefeated," Reid said.

LeSean McCoy, Westbrook's backup, joined in the fun on a 66-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that made it 40-17.

By then, fans from both teams could hit the parking lots and resume their tailgating. Philly fans ended the game chanting "Let's go Phillies!" in the waning minutes.

"What a great day in Philadelphia today," Reid said. "Two games against the same city team. It's a great atmosphere for the fans of Philadelphia."

New York (5-3) has lost three straight games after starting the season 5-0 for the first time since 1990. Manning continuously threw high over his receivers or was the victim of bad route running and threw two interceptions.

"You don't expect it when you win five straight," Manning said. "You're feeling good, you're feeling great and then, to lose three in a row especially, you just don't feel like you're playing your best."

The Giants, eliminated by the Eagles in the NFC divisional game last season, were still in this one late in the second quarter after Manning's 18-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Boss made it 16-7.

Five minutes were left in the half. Enough time to get to the break and regroup.

Wrong.

McNabb went deep to a wide open Jackson for a 54-yard touchdown on the first play after the kickoff. Jackson has become the top target McNabb's lacked since Terrell Owens was in town dancing after scores and stirring the locker room.

Jackson, also a threat on punt returns, tied a team record with his sixth TD of the season of 50-plus yards.

Another overthrown Manning pass was intercepted by Quintin Demps, and McNabb needed two plays to find Jeremy Maclin on a 23-yard touchdown and a 30-7 halftime lead.

Quick strikes, long strikes. McNabb, who broke a rib in the opener and missed the next two games, threw for 240 yards and was not intercepted.

Manning brought the Giants back from a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win in overtime here in 2006.

Any thoughts of a similar comeback were squashed when Domenik Hixon fumbled the second-half kickoff. The turnover set up David Akers' 35-yard field goal, he also kicked a 30-yarder in the second quarter, and the Eagles continued their streak of having all their wins be by double-digit margins.

"That's not the kind of football we teach and that's not what we're all about, but there it was again," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said.

Game notes
Jackson tied Timmy Brown (1962) for the team single-season record of most TDs of 50-plus yards. ... Akers had a PAT attempt blocked after Celek's TD. ... The Eagles are 24-11 against the NFC in November and December since 2000.

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DEN (6-1)	0	0	7	0	7
BAL (4-3)	3	3	10	14	30

BALTIMORE -- The Denver Broncos went from unbeaten to overmatched during a 60-minute beatdown by the Baltimore Ravens.

Rookie Lardarius Webb returned the second-half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, and Baltimore ended a three-game losing streak with a surprisingly easy 30-7 victory Sunday.

It was Denver's first loss under rookie head coach Josh McDaniels. The Broncos (6-1) came in with the NFL's top-ranked defense, a plus-7 turnover differential and one of the league's best kick returners in Eddie Royal. Denver had also outscored the opposition 76-10 after halftime.

The Ravens, however, dominated every facet of the game.

"We didn't play our best ball, but they're a pretty good team and they beat us pretty good today on all sides of the ball," Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton said. "We didn't really do a whole lot."

Baltimore (4-3) limited Denver to 200 yards, scored off the game's lone turnover, won the special teams fight and outscored the Broncos 24-7 in the second half.

Denver started the day as one of three unbeaten teams in the NFL and was trying to go 7-0 for the first time since 1998. Baltimore needed a win to avoid falling under .500 and dropping two games behind Pittsburgh and Cincinnati in the AFC North.

In a duel between an undefeated team and a desperate one, the Ravens prevailed.

"They just did a better job of executing. Desperation had nothing to do with it," Broncos safety Brian Dawkins said.

Baltimore held Royal in check, bottled up Orton and became the first team this season to rush for more than 100 yards against Denver. Given two weeks to think about a three-game skid in which they lost by a combined 11 points, the Ravens started fast and never relented.

"We know we're capable of doing this kind of thing," said Joe Flacco, who went 20 for 25 for 175 yards and a touchdown. "We had a chance in the other games. Today we finished. That's why we won."

Baltimore went up 13-0 when Webb turned the second-half kickoff into his first NFL touchdown. After breaking free around his own 30, the speedy rookie cut right and outran his pursuers into the corner of the end zone.

"All 10 guys got their body on someone," Webb said. "I just saw a hole and ran."

The Broncos responded with an 86-yard march fueled by three Baltimore penalties totaling 44 yards. A 39-yard pass interference call on Domonique Foxworth and an offside by Ed Reed on a fourth-and-1 led to a 1-yard touchdown run by Knowshon Moreno.

The Ravens answered with a field goal for a 16-7 lead, then went up 23-7 on a 20-yard pass from Flacco to Derrick Mason with 13:07 left.

Ray Rice capped the rout with a 7-yard touchdown run with 1:59 to go. Rice ran for 84 yards, the most by one player against Denver this season.

And now, the Ravens have some momentum heading into next week's showdown against Cincinnati.

"Around the locker room it's going to be more upbeat," Foxworth said. "It's amazing how winning heals all wounds."

The Broncos, for the first time under McDaniels, will have to rebound from a defeat.

"Anytime you have a game like this, it forces you to look in a mirror," McDaniels said. "Hopefully we can find out just as much about one another ... through the adversity of a loss as you can through six wins."

The Broncos managed only 79 yards in being held scoreless in the first half for the first time this season.

The tone was set on first play from scrimmage, when Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson blitzed untouched from the left side and sacked Orton for an 8-yard loss.

"That's not the way you want to start the game, for sure," Orton said. "It's not just one play. We had a number of plays where we just didn't execute. They were just better than us."

Denver made only one first down in the first quarter, and Moreno's fumble on a screen pass led to Steve Hauschka's field goal for a 3-0 lead.

The Ravens added a field goal in the second quarter.

Game notes
Ravens DT Haloti Ngata left with a sprained ankle. X-rays were negative. ... Denver RT Ryan Harris sustained a toe injury. ... Flacco has thrown a TD pass in seven straight games. ... Denver fell to 15-6 after an off week.

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JAC (3-4)	0	7	6	0	13
TEN (1-6)	3	10	10	7	30

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee owner Bud Adams isn't taking credit for the decision to start Vince Young and bench Kerry Collins, even if the move helped snap the Titans' winless skid.

The owner is giving Young a high grade for his first start since the 2008 season opener.

"He looked all right out there," Adams said. "I think he's coming around a lot. I think there's some things that happened to him early in his career that didn't let him concentrate on football. I think he realized he needed to work at it hard. And he has shown that."

Young threw for a touchdown, Chris Johnson set a franchise record by rushing for 228 yards, and the Titans won their first game of the season by routing the Jacksonville Jaguars 30-13 Sunday.

The NFL said it was the only game in league history with four touchdowns rushing of 50 yards or longer.

Johnson scored on runs of 52 and 89 yards and Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew scored from 80 and 79 yards out.

The Titans (1-6) had been the only winless team left in the NFL along with Tampa Bay, which had an off week, and Tennessee's skid of eight straight went back to the end of last season.

"It's just one week at a time now we got the first win," Fisher said. "Unfortunately, it took us a little bit too long. Now we're going to take it and just move on."

That skid is why Adams wanted Young to start, especially since Tennessee needs to see if he'll be worth keeping around with a $4.25 million roster bonus due in March.

Johnson helped Young with the highest rushing total in the NFL since Adrian Peterson had 296 against San Diego in November 2007. The Titans also eased Young in with lots of short throws and runs to work off any rust. It worked as Young was 15 of 18 for 125 yards, and ran 10 times for 32 yards not counting two final kneel downs.

"The year off has helped me a whole lot," said Young, who got a big hug from offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger as the final seconds ticked off.

Jacksonville (3-4) now has lost two of three. Jones-Drew provided the only highlights, running for 177 yards and taking the NFL lead with 10 touchdowns rushing. But the Jaguars only gave him eight carries.

David Garrard shredded Tennessee for 323 yards when the Jaguars routed the Titans 37-17 on Oct. 4. They never let him get started this time, sacking him four times, intercepting him twice and hitting him repeatedly. The Titans held the ball for more than 39 minutes and outgained the Jaguars 430-330.

Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio took the blame. Garrard disagreed.

"We appreciate Jack saying that, but we have to do better as players executing the game plan. Everybody has to get better, period," Garrard said.

Tennessee couldn't have opened the game with a much better script.

The change to Young was made to try sparking an offense that had been outscored 127-26 over the past three games and hadn't scored a touchdown since that visit to Jacksonville.

All eyes were on Young, the No. 3 overall pick in 2006 and that season's Offensive Rookie of the Year.

He got a bit lucky when Jaguars cornerback Derek Cox dropped a would-be interception in the end zone on the opening drive. But he made plenty of nice throws, including his 6-yarder to Nate Washington at 9:19 of the second quarter that ended Tennessee's TD drought at nine quarters.

He also kept the go-ahead TD drive alive when he backpedaled away from pressure, then found Kenny Britt on the sideline with a good pass for a 7-yard completion on third-and-6.

"That throw ... was classic Vince," Fisher said. "I said all along he stayed focused. He's been preparing himself. This game, He had fun tonight, and it was good to see.

With Jones-Drew ripping off runs, it looked as if the Jaguars could keep pace with Tennessee as the Titans settled for three field goals from Rob Bironas. Jones-Drew's second TD run tied it at 13 just 23 seconds into the third quarter, but Michael Griffin blocked Josh Scobee's extra point attempt to keep Jacksonville from taking the lead.

Johnson answered by capping a seven-play drive with a 52-yard TD run to put the Titans ahead to stay at 20-13, and his 89-yard TD run at the start of the fourth pushed it to 30-13. That gave him 220 yards rushing and the franchise record, topping 216 yards by both Eddie George and Billy Cannon.

Game notes
The Titans now are 13-8 after a bye. ... The Jaguars missed at their chance to be 3-1 in the AFC South for the first time under Del Rio. ... The Jaguars now are 18-5 when rushing for at least 150 yards since 2006. ... Jones-Drew came in needing 5 yards to reach 3,000 yards rushing for his career. ... Young needed 21 yards rushing to reach 1,000 for his career. He now is 19-11 as a starter with wins in six of his last seven starts.

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OAK (2-6)	0	10	3	3	16
SDG (4-3)	7	14	0	3	24

SAN DIEGO -- LaDainian Tomlinson did what he always does against the Oakland Raiders.

Shawne Merriman got to break out his spasmodic "Lights Out" sack dance for the first time since 2007.

It was simply business as usual for the San Diego Chargers, who got two touchdowns from Tomlinson -- one out of the wildcat -- in beating Oakland 24-16 on Sunday, their 13th straight against the hapless Raiders. It's the longest active NFL winning streak by one team over another.

The Chargers (4-3) have swept the series for the sixth straight season. Many Chargers, including quarterback Philip Rivers, have never lost to the Raiders (2-6). It was San Diego's seventh straight home win against the Raiders.

"When I first got here, the intensity and atmosphere of the game, it rubbed me the wrong way," said Tomlinson, who was drafted by the Chargers in 2001. "By beating them 13 times, it means 13 times their fans went home with their heads hanging."

Oakland coach Tom Cable called it "a big hump to get over. We've had two good opportunities this year. Are we closer? Yes. But you don't take anything from it until you get over the hump."

With the Denver Broncos losing 30-7 at Baltimore, the Chargers pulled within two games of the AFC West lead. San Diego is trying to win its fourth straight division title.

Merriman got his first two sacks since 2007, dropping JaMarcus Russell late in the second quarter and again late in the fourth. The outside linebacker has been working his way back from knee surgery that cost him the final 15 regular-season games and both playoff games last year.

"It's one of those things that was long coming," Merriman said. "I don't put as big an emphasis on sacks as everybody else does. But they are important. I realize I've got to go out and make plays and get those sacks in order for us to be a better defense. As long as I'm doing that and putting pressure on the quarterback and forcing him to do things that he doesn't want to do, we're going to be better."

San Diego had a season-high five sacks and allowed a season-low 180 yards. The other outside linebacker, Shaun Phillips, also had two.

Rivers, who was sacked only once, was impressed watching his defense.

"Not that they haven't been applying pressure, but it's good to see. There's something to getting the quarterback on the ground," Rivers said. "I think it's huge. The thing about sacks, just what I've seen from the sideline, these guys have had a force in some of these games. But when you don't see it in sacks, it doesn't get the attention.

"The thing with sacks that's funny is you can have a spurt in a few games and all of a sudden have six, seven. I think it just shows what a huge pro he is, all these guys, that they just kept hammering away."

The Chargers didn't have to rally to win as they did in the season opener at Oakland, when they were physically beaten up by the Raiders despite taking a 24-20 victory.

Cornerback Antonio Cromartie intercepted Russell when tight end Zach Miller fell down. It was the first pickoff in 20 games for Cromartie, who had 10 in 2007 but dropped off to two last season.

The Chargers' first play from scrimmage was a 53-yard pass from Rivers to Malcom Floyd, who replaced struggling Chris Chambers in the starting lineup. It gave San Diego first-and-goal on the 6. Tomlinson took the direct snap and ran around the right end for a 7-0 lead.

Oakland tied it early in the second quarter after Rivers' pass to Vincent Jackson glanced off the receiver's hands and was intercepted by Chris Johnson, who returned it 20 yards to the San Diego 27. Justin Fargas scored on a 3-yard run to cap the short drive.

San Diego scored on its next two drives to go up 21-7. Rivers hit a wide-open Jackson on an 8-yard scoring pass and Tomlinson scored on a 10-yard run.

Rivers was 16 of 25 for 249 yards. Tomlinson had 56 yards on 18 carries. Fargas also carried 18 times for 59 yards.

Tomlinson has accounted for 28 touchdowns against Oakland in his nine-year career: 22 rushing, three receiving and three passing.

All the Raiders got the rest of the way were three field goals by Sebastian Janikowski, of 48, 41 and 28 yards.

Russell, benched in a 38-0 home loss to the New York Jets a week earlier, was 14 of 22 for 109 yards.

"He seemed very much to be in control today," Cable said. "A couple throws he'd probably like to have over again, but for the most part he gave us a chance to win today."

Game notes
Chargers ILB Tim Dobbins left on a cart with a knee injury but returned. ... The Raiders reported these injuries: CB Chris Johnson (groin), DT Tommy Kelly (elbow), DT Gerard Warren (toe), LB Jon Alston (shoulder).shoulder

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CAR (3-4)	7	21	0	6	34
ARI (4-3)	7	0	7	7	21

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Jake Delhomme left Arizona a winner, even if he had to take a trip to the hospital before he left town.

The embattled Carolina quarterback, whose downward spiral began with a playoff loss at home against Arizona last season, threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith before leaving with a chest injury in the Panthers' 34-21 victory over the Cardinals on Sunday.

The Panthers, in a turnover-free performance, rolled up 270 yards on the ground against what had been the No. 1 rushing defense in the NFL.

It was the second-most yards rushing in franchise history, behind 299 against Tampa Bay last season, and a measure of revenge after Arizona beat the Panthers 33-13 at Carolina in last season's playoffs.

"There was a special interest on this game," Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams said.

Arizona's Kurt Warner was intercepted five times and fumbled the ball away once. Julius Peppers returned one of the picks 13 yards for a touchdown.

Coincidentally, Delhomme was intercepted five times and fumbled once in that playoff loss. He had a league-worst 13 picks this season entering Sunday.

Delhomme played a series after he was hurt, then was taken to a hospital for tests. He said after returning to the stadium that nothing serious was discovered. He described the injury as a "chest contusion."

After throwing three interceptions in last Sunday's home loss to Buffalo, Delhomme had to wait until Wednesday to find out if he still was the starter.

"To say it was the lowest point I ever had as a Panther, probably," he said. "So after a ton of self-searching and soul searching, I was looking forward to going back out there and play, just play."

His statistics weren't impressive, but he made no big mistakes and the Panthers' punishing ground game did the rest.

"That is the way we like to play," Delhomme said. "We have been turning it over and I have been the big culprit and we didn't do that today. That was the big thing, and the defense got a ton of turnovers."

Delhomme was 7 of 14 for 90 yards, including the first scoring pass to a wide receiver for the Panthers this season.

Williams rushed for 158 yards on 23 carries, including a 77-yarder to set up Stewart's 10-yard touchdown run that put Carolina (3-4) up for good 14-7 on the first play of the second quarter. Stewart gained 87 yards in 17 attempts.

"We knew what they were going to do and we couldn't stop it," Arizona nose tackle Bryan Robinson said.

Warner completed 27 of 46 for 242 yards and two touchdowns. Two of his interceptions were tipped.

"It just seemed like every time the ball was bouncing somewhere, it went into their hands," Warner said. "It's to their credit. They were hustling. They were running all over the football field."

Delhomme was hurt on a hard hit by Arizona's Chike Okeafor and Darnell Dockett with 5:59 left in the third quarter. He got to his knees, then slowly walked off the field, but was back for the next series before leaving for good.

On the bench, he said he began to feel "a little chilly" and "kind of a little weak." That led to the trip to the hospital.

The Cardinals (4-3) remained in first in the NFC West because San Francisco lost at Indianapolis, but the ugly performance often drew boos from the capacity crowd. Arizona has lost more home games than it did all of last season.

Each team scored on its first possession. Stewart scored on a 6-yard run, then Warner threw 14 yards to rookie LaRod Stephens-Howling for his NFL touchdown.

"It's very disappointing that we aren't playing better at home right now," coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "We have the same record that we were at this time last year. I still feel like we're a better football team. We just didn't play that way today."

With the Panthers leading 21-7, Arizona Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie bit on Delhomme's pump fake, freeing Smith to run alone downfield on a 50-yard touchdown pass play and it was 21-7 with 7:33 left in the half.

Five seconds later, on the Cardinals' next play from scrimmage, Peppers stepped in Warner's way and picked off the short pass, running untouched to make it 28-7.

The Cardinals cut it to 28-14 and 31-21 but could get no closer as John Kasay kicked field goals of 35 and 31 yards in the fourth quarter.

"To come on the road, playing a good football team, one that handled us pretty good in the playoffs a year ago," Carolina coach John Fox said, "it was a big win for a lot of reasons."

Arizona's Anquan Boldin played despite an ankle injury that limited him in practice all week. However, he aggravated the injury in the third quarter, left the game and did not return. He caught three passes to make him the Cardinals' career leader in receptions.

Game notes
Peppers also forced a fumble by Warner. ... Martin started because Charles Godfrey is out with an injury. ... Arizona's next opponent, Chicago, rushed for 170 yards against Cleveland, one of the NFL's worst defenses, on Sunday.

1 2 3 4 T ATL (4-3) 14 0 7 3 24 NOR (7-0) 7 21 0 7 35  NEW ORLEANS -- Drew Brees and the Saints are so good right now they can't even beat themselves.

New Orleans overcame four turnovers for a second straight week to stay perfect with a 35-27 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night, matching the best start in franchise history.

Brees, responsible for two turnovers, passed for 308 yards and two scores. Pierre Thomas, who fumbled, also scored two touchdowns. Jabari Greer, who got burned for a deep touchdown, also returned an interception for a 48-yard score, helping the Saints improve to 7-0.

Only the 1991 Saints began a season with as many wins.

"We did a lot of things well and yet we did a lot of things that made it close at the end," coach Sean Payton said. "I'm excited to win though. I'm excited to win this game and get to 7-0. It was an important game against a division team and I'm proud of our players. They fought."

Greer's touchdown was the Saints' fifth score on an interception this season, tying a single-season franchise mark set in 1998. Tracy Porter also had an interception on the Saints 1-yard line on a pass tipped by Jonathan Vilma in the fourth quarter, preserving a 28-24 lead after Thomas' fumble had given Atlanta the ball on the Saints 35.

Atlanta's Matt Ryan was intercepted three times, his third consecutive game with at least two picks.

"I'm not concerned at all," coach Mike Smith said of his second-year quarterback. "We're going to be judged on 16 games. Not one game and not three games."

Still, the Falcons stayed in it until the end, getting a 40-yard field goal from Jason Elam with 28 seconds left, then recovering an onside kick. Ryan only had time for a desperation heave in the final seconds, and Darren Sharper turned it into his seventh interception of the season.

Sharper's pick also was the Saints' 16th overall this season, surpassing New Orleans' total of 15 from 2008. The Saints have at least one interception in every game this season.

"The way we've been able to [get turnovers] and score is a big reason we're where we're at right now," Payton said.

Brees hit Marques Colston for an 18-yard score. Thomas scored on a 22-yard run in the first quarter and a 1-yard catch out of the backfield with 3:03 to go, flipping backward over a tackler and into the end zone. That touchdown made it 35-24 and led to Superdome chants of "Who dat say they gonna' beat them Saints?"

"Pierre did a good job of getting through that last defender," Payton said. "It was following the series where he fumbled and it was good to see him respond."

Reggie Bush had a 1-yard TD run late in the first half, giving the Saints a lead they would not relinquish.

Roddy White beat Greer on a 68-yard scoring pass from Ryan early in the third quarter, and the Falcons pulled to 28-24 on Elam's 25-yard field goal with 11:33 to go.

That field goal, however, came only after Payton sprinted down the sideline and launched his red flag about 20 yards, just in time to challenge a tying touchdown catch by White in the back of the end zone. Replays showed White allowed the ball to touch the turf as he bobbled the catch.

Atlanta's second consecutive loss dropped the Falcons (4-3) three games behind the Saints in the NFC South. It marked the first time the Falcons had lost two straight under second-year coach Smith.

"It's a disappointing loss but it's a long season," Ryan said. "There's a lot that can between now and Week 17. We've just got to take care of our business."

Atlanta also squandered Michael Turner's best game of the season. He had 151 yards rushing, including a 13-yard touchdown.

The Falcons' defense also produced a score. Thomas DeCoud's jarring sack on a delayed blitz up the middle dislodged the ball from Brees and Kroy Biermann returned it 4 yards, giving Atlanta a 14-7 lead late in the first quarter.

Brees also was intercepted on a spectacular leaping grab by Brent Grimes. The QB never got rattled though, completing 15 of his first 17 passes and leading three scoring drives in the first half.

"I don't think we played that great today," Brees said. "I think our best is yet to come."

Two of Brees' top targets were Colston, who finished with 85 yards on six catches, and tight end Jeremy Shockey, who caught five passes for 72 yards.

Atlanta had two first-half drives end on missed field goal attempts by Elam from 34 and 51 yards.

A little more than three years ago, the Falcons were the visitors when the Saints returned to the newly reopened Louisiana Superdome for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. That Monday night had a storybook start for the Saints, who scored on a blocked punt on Atlanta's opening drive.

With those vivid memories still fresh, the Superdome crowd was cheering wildly as the Saints defense took the field after the opening kickoff.

This time, however, Ryan calmly led the Falcons 77 yards for a score, with Turner gaining 38 of those yards, including his lone TD.

New Orleans answered when Thomas broke former LSU star Chevis Jackson's tackle near the line of scrimmage, then cut left away from John Abraham to tie it at 7.

Game notes
Saints center Jonathan Goodwin left late in the fourth quarter with a right knee injury and was replaced by Jamar Nesbit. ... Payton said WR Lance Moore had a shin injury. ... Brees has turned the ball over six times (four interceptions, two fumbles) in the past two games. ... Ryan has seven interceptions in his last three games.