SUNDAY'S GAMES
Patriots 23, Steelers 20
Adam Vinatieri's 43-yard field goal with 1 second remaining gave New England a 23-20 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Tom Brady completed his last 12 passes and went 31-of-41 for 372 yards.
The Patriots (2-1), coming off a loss at Carolina, held Willie Parker, coming off consecutive 100-yard games, to 55 yards rushing. It was the first regular-season loss for the Steelers (2-1) in 16 games.
Eagles 23, Raiders 20
David Akers, fighting through a strained right hamstring, kicked a 23-yard field goal with 9 seconds left for Philadelphia.
Donovan McNabb threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns for the Eagles (2-1), while Brian Westbrook caught a TD pass, ran for a score and had 140 yards receiving. Terrell Owens had nine catches, including his 100th career touchdown.
Randy Moss had five catches for 86 yards, but didn't score as Oakland fell to 0-3 for the first time since 1992.
Buccaneers 17, Packers 16
Tampa Bay's Carnell "Cadillac" Williams broke Alan Ameche's NFL record for most yards in his first three NFL games by rushing 37 times for 158 yards.
Green Bay's Ryan Longwell missed an extra point for the first time in 157 attempts, and that was the difference as the Packers fell to 0-3 for the first time since 1988.
The Buccaneers are 3-0 for the first time since 2000.
Dolphins 27, Panthers 24
Lance Schulters intercepted Jake Delhomme with 2 minutes left to set up Olindo Mare's game-winning field goal, as Miamie improved to 2-1 under new coach Nick Saban.
For the Panthers (1-2), Steve Smith had 11 catches for 170 yards and three touchdowns.
Atlanta 24, Buffalo 16
Shaking off a tender hamstring he hurt last weekend, Atlanta's Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes and scrambled for 64 yards on nine carries.
Warrick Dunn rushed for 97 yards and T.J. Duckett added 75 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Falcons (2-1). Willis McGahee led Buffalo (1-2) with a career-high 140 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Colts 13, Browns 6
Edgerrin James ran 27 times for 108 yards and scored on a 2-yard run, while Mike Vanderjagt made two short field goals for the Colts (3-0).
The Colts have allowed 16 points in three games, their lowest total in the first three games in franchise history.
Trent Dilfer was 22-of-29 for 208 yards for the Browns (1-2).
Jaguars 26, Jets 20, OT
Byron Leftwich threw a 36-yard touchdown to Jimmy Smith in overtime for Jacksonville.
For the Jets (1-2), quarterback Chad Pennington left in the third quarter after straining his shoulder, the same one in which he had a torn rotator cuff repaired in the offseason,. He returned in the fourth when backup Jay Fiedler hurt his shoulder.
Fred Taylor had a career-high 37 carries for 98 yards and a touchdown for the Jaguars (2-1).
Vikings 33, Saints 16
Daunte Culpepper threw for 300 yards and Minnesota (1-2) took advantage of two Saints turnovers deep in their end to take a 24-0 lead in the first half.
The Saints (1-2), rendered nomads after Hurricane Katrina devastated their city and tore up the Superdome, were listless and sloppy again in their third straight road game.
Bengals 24, Bears 7
Cincinnati, which entered the game with a league-leading 10 takeaways, picked off Chicago quarterback Kyle Orton five times and became the first NFL team in 34 years to intercept five passes in consecutive games.
Madieu Williams, Keiwan Ratliff, Tory James, Deltha O'Neal and Brian Simmons each intercepted Orton. The Bengals (3-0) intercepted Minnesota's Daunte Culpepper five times last week.
Thomas Jones rushed for 106 yards and scored the lone touchdown for the Bears (1-2).
Seahawks 37, Cardinals 12
Shaun Alexander scored twice in a 30-second span early in the third quarter for Seattle.
Darrell Jackson had eight catches for 125 yards for the Seahawks (2-1).
Arizona (0-3) lost quarterback Kurt Warner to a right groin injury in the first half. He was 8-of-13 for 105 yards and was sacked once.
Cowboys 34, 49ers 31
Keyshawn Johnson caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Drew Bledsoe with 1:51 to play to complete Dallas' rally from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Johnson's score capped a 76-yard scoring drive by the Cowboys (2-1).
Bledsoe was 24-of-38 for 363 yards, passing Joe Montana for eighth place on the NFL's career passing list with his first 300-yard game since Sept. 14, 2003. Terry Glenn had 137 yards receiving and Julius Jones rushed for two scores.
Brandon Lloyd caught an 89-yard touchdown pass and safety Tony Parrish returned one of his two interceptions for a score for the 49ers (1-2).
-- From wire reports
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