Bucs control Favre and beat Packers

TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay intercepted Brett Favre four times and Brad Johnson threw two second-half touchdown passes as the Buccaneers defeated the Green Bay Packers 21-7 Sunday in a showdown of the teams with the best records in the NFL.

Favre was sacked three times and had little success against the vaunted Bucs defense after taking advantage of Tampa Bay's only turnover to give the Packers (8-3) a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.

The Bucs (9-2) are off to their best start ever and thrust themselves into position to make a run for home-field advantage in the playoffs, which would be major for a franchise that's never won a postseason game on the road.

Dolphins 30, Chargers 3

MIAMI -- Ricky Williams ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns against the NFL's third-ranked run defense, while Miami limited NFL rushing leader LaDainian Tomlinson to a season-low 45 yards. Both teams are 7-4.

Ray Lucas, who lost his first three starts filling in for an injured Jay Fiedler, threw for 194 yards and won for the second week in a row to help Miami remain atop the AFC East.

Raiders 41, Cardinals 20

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Rich Gannon completed threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns and Charlie Garner ran for 100 yards and a score as Oakland (7-4) rolled past Arizona (4-7).

Gannon topped 300 yards passing for the eighth time in 10 games. The record for 300-yard games in a season is nine.

Browns 24, Saints 15

NEW ORLEANS -- Rookie William Green ran for 110 yards and a touchdown as Cleveland (6-5) took advantage of Deuce McAllister's injury to beat New Orleans (7-4).

McAllister, the NFC's leading rusher with 950 yards, did not play because of a sprained right ankle.

Patriots 24, Vikings 17

FOXBORO, Mass. -- Tom Brady's three touchdown passes in the first half were enough to lead the Patriots (6-5) past the Vikings (3-8).

The Vikings lost their 16th straight road game.

Jets 31, Bills 13

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Curtis Martin ran for 120 yards and Chad Pennington juked his way to a 1-yard touchdown run as the Jets (6-5) beat the Bills (5-6) for their fourth straight win.

Bears 20, Lions 17, OT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Sore-armed Jim Miller came off the bench and rescued Chicago with one of the grittiest efforts of his career -- with help from Detroit's unconventional overtime strategy. Both teams are 3-8.

After the Lions decided to take the wind instead of the ball to start overtime, Miller drove Chicago to Paul Edinger's 40-yard field goal, snapping the Bears' eight-game losing streak.

Miller, playing with a sore right elbow, led the Bears to 10 points in the final 2:33 of regulation, featuring two great catches by Dez White, and Chicago forced overtime on Edinger's 22-yard field goal on the final play.

Falcons 41, Panthers 0

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michael Vick threw for 272 yards and a pair of touchdowns, Warrick Dunn scored twice, and Atlanta's defense used eight sacks and six turnovers to hand Carolina its eighth straight loss.

Atlanta (7-3-1) notched its sixth straight victory over the Panthers (3-8) and ninth win in the last 10 meetings.

Steelers 29, Bengals 21

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh (6-4-1) frittered away a 17-point lead for the second straight home game, only to rally to the win when Cincinnati (1-10) fumbled away a punt and a late lead.

The Bengals led 21-20 until T.J. Houshmandzadeh's fumbled punt with 6 1/2 minutes led to rookie Jeff Reed's third field goal in his first NFL game, a 44-yarder.

Texans 16, Giants 14

HOUSTON -- The Texans (3-8) used a trick play, a big punt return and two field goals by Kris Brown -- the last one a 50-yarder with 6:57 to play -- to hand New York (6-5) a loss it couldn't afford.

Seahawks 39, Chiefs 32

SEATTLE -- Matt Hasselbeck threw for career highs with 362 yards and three touchdowns as Seattle (4-7) beat Kansas City (5-6).

Priest Holmes ran for 197 yards and two TDs for the Chiefs and caught seven passes for 110 yards and a score.

Ravens 13, Titans 12

BALTIMORE -- Tennessee (6-5) turned the ball over four times, allowed rookie Ed Reed's blocked punt for the game's only touchdown, and blew repeated chances at touchdowns in a loss at Baltimore (5-6).

Cowboys 21, Jaguars 19

IRVING, Texas -- Chad Hutchinson threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns to lead Dallas (4-7) over Jacksonville (5-6).

Colts 23, Broncos 20, OT

DENVER -- Mike Vanderjagt kicked a 54-yard field goal through a heavy snowfall with 3 seconds left in regulation, then he made a 51-yarder in overtime as the Colts (7-4) beat the Broncos (7-4).

-- From wire reports