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Dallas 13
Philadelphia 44

Donovan McNabb completed 24-of-37 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed for 67 yards, including scrambles of 26 and 25 yards. Reggie Swinton's 100-yard kickoff return helped Dallas to a 10-3 first-quarter lead, before the Eagles ran off 31 unanswered points to take control of the contest.

New England 41
Kansas City 38 OT

It took an extra period to do it, but the New England Patriots remain undefeated thanks in part to a 410-yard passing performance by Tom Brady on Sunday and an Adam Vinatieri 35-yard field goal in overtime. Priest Holmes scored two touchdowns for the Chiefs in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime, before Kansas City finally fell to the reigning Super Bowl champs.

Cleveland 31
Tennessee 28 OT

Phil Dawson's 33-yard field goal with 10:47 left in overtime gave Cleveland a victory over Tennessee. Tim Couch brought the Browns back by throwing three second-half touchdowns, including two in the final 2:35 of regulation. Couch, who sat out the first two games, finished the day 36-of-50 for 326 yards.

Indianapolis 23
Houston 3

Peyton Manning went 21-of-28 for 272 yards and two touchdowns, while the Indy defense came up with a solid performance. Manning connected with Qadry Ismail for 42 yards and a touchdown to open the scoring in the first quarter. He later hit Reggie Wayne for a 43-yard TD in the fourth. David Carr was held to just 99 yards passing and the Texans' offense managed only 225 total yards.

New Orleans 29
Chicago 23

The New Orleans Saints overcame an early 20-0 deficit to rally past the Bears and remain undefeated on the season. The Saints got back into the game by scoring two touchdowns in a 58-second span in the second quarter. Rookie Donte' Stallworth scored the game-winning touchdown on a 29-yard pass from Aaron Brooks with 1:11 left in the game.

Carolina 21
Minnesota 14

Lamar Smith rushed 30 times for 154 yards and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead Carolina over the Minnesota Vikings. The Panthers played stingy defense, holding Minnesota to just 2-of-10 on third down conversions and taking the ball away on turnovers four times. The Panthers are now 3-0 while the Vikings have stumbled to an 0-3 start.

NY Jets 3
Miami 30

Ricky Williams led the way Sunday with 151 yards rushing on 24 carriers, including a 53-yard touchdown run with 4:54 left. The Dolphins' defense forced four turnovers as Miami held the Jets to just 158 yards and put an end to the eight-game winning streak New York held over them.

Buffalo 23
Denver 28

Brian Griese threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns, and Clinton Portis rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown as the Broncos beat the Bills 28-23. Drew Bledsoe was 27-of-41 for 283 yards and two touchdowns for the Patriots, but it wasn't enough as the Broncos held the Bills to just 39 yards on the ground.

San Diego 23
Arizona 15

The Chargers had not allowed a touchdown in their first two games, but gave up two to the Cardinals. Jake Plummer was 17-of-35 for 229 yards and two touchdowns, but was intercepted twice. The first set up a San Diego touchdown and the second was returned 20 yards by Donnie Edwards for a score.

Washington 10
San Francisco 20

The San Francisco 49ers racked up 254 yards on the ground while their defense kept Steve Spurrier's offense grounded. Spurrier again showed he is not afraid to pull his starting quarterback, as he replaced Shane Matthews for the second week in a row. Backup Danny Wuerffel was also ineffective, and the offense gained just 41 yards in the second half.

Seattle 6
NY Giants 9

Rookie Matt Bryant kicked a game-winning 47-yard field goal with 2:04 to play as the New York Giants beat the Seahawks in a grinding 9-6 battle. Quarterback Kerry Collins, who was trying to tie the NFL record of six consecutive 300-yard games, came up just short with 282 yards, completing 23-of-38 attempts.

Green Bay 37
Detroit 31

Brett Favre completed 31-of-47 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns and the Packers held off a late charge by the Lions to hold onto a 37-31 victory. Rookie quarterback Joey Harrington had the Lions driving late, but Tod McBride intercepted an overthrown pass at the Green Bay 3-yard line with 30 seconds left to lock up the game. Harrington finished 15-of-35 for 182 yards with two TDs, but also tossed four interceptions.

Sunday Night
Cincinnati 30
Atlanta 3

Monday Night
St. Louis 14
Tampa Bay 26

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