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SportsOctober 1, 2006

Cowboys 45, Titans 14: In a game that featured the first NFL start for Tennessee rookie Vince Young, Drew Bledsoe and Glenn hooked up on two 13-yard touchdown passes Sunday and Dallas beat the Titans (0-4). Julius Jones ran 23 times for 122 yards and a touchdown...

Cowboys 45, Titans 14

In a game that featured the first NFL start for Tennessee rookie Vince Young, Drew Bledsoe and Glenn hooked up on two 13-yard touchdown passes Sunday and Dallas beat the Titans (0-4).

Julius Jones ran 23 times for 122 yards and a touchdown.

Young looked very much the rookie as Dallas (2-1) sacked him twice and intercepted him twice.Young also fumbled at the end of a scramble, which Dallas recovered. He finished 14-of-29 for 155 yards and ran five times for 3 yards.

Colts 31, Jets 28

Justin Miller's 103-yard kickoff return was the quick score the Jets needed. Only problem: It left Peyton Manning with plenty of time.

After Miller's dash gave New York (2-2) the lead with 2:20 left, Manning led Indianapolis (4-0) on the winning drive, capping it with a 1-yard run that gave the Colts a victory.

Ravens 16, Chargers 13

Steve McNair brought the unbeaten Ravens back for the second week in a row, throwing a 10-yard pass to Todd Heap with 34 seconds left .

The Ravens (4-0) never led until Heap bulled his way over the goal line. Until that final drive, San Diego (2-1) appeared poised to remain unbeaten.

LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 98 yards on 27 carries for the Chargers.

Redskins 36, Jaguars 30, OT

Santana Moss leaped between two defenders to catch a 68-yard touchdown pass 1:49 into overtime, the third time he left would-be tacklers behind on the way to the end zone.

The Redskins (2-2) won the toss at the start of overtime and needed only three plays to score against the Jaguars (2-2).

Patriots 38, Bengals 13

Rookie Laurence Maroney ran for125 yards and a pair of touchdowns for New England (3-1). Tom Brady was 15-of-26 for 188 yards and a pair of TDs.

Carson Palmer was sacked four times and lost a pair of second-half fumbles for the Bengals (3-1).

Chiefs 41, 49ers 0

Backup quarterback Damon Huard hit 13 of his first 15 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns while the Chiefs (1-2) seized a 24-0 halftime lead en route to its first shutout in almost four years.

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Huard finished 18-of-23 for 208 yards and the two TDs.

Larry Johnson rushed for 101 yards and two scores for the Chiefs, who handed the 49ers (1-3) their first shutout since 2004.

Texans 17, Dolphins 15

David Carr scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run and the Texans (1-3) survived a late rally by Miami for the win. The Dolphins (1-3) trailed 17-9 when Daunte Culpepper found Chris Chambers for a 16-yard touchdown with 1:39 to go. Miami went for the 2-point conversion, but the pass by running back Ronnie Brown was tipped by Mario Williams.

Falcons 32, Cardinals 10

DeAngelo Hall returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown, Jerious Norwood broke off a 78-yard scoring run and 46-year-old Morten Andersen kicked five field goals for Atlanta (3-1).

For the Cardinals (1-3),Matt Leinart took over with 13 minutes remaining for Kurt Warner. Leinart will start next week, Cardinals coach Dennis Green said.

Bills 17, Vikings 12

J.P. Losman passed for 222 yards and a touchdown and set up another score with a 15-yard scramble, and the game ended with the Vikings (2-2) on the Bills' 16-yard line.

The second-year starter completed 23 of 32 passes to help the Bills (2-2) snap a four-game home losing streak.

Panthers 21, Saints 18

Jake Delhomme threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Drew Carter midway through the fourth quarter for Carolina (2-2).

Playing on the road after an emotional Monday night rout of Atlanta in their return to the Superdome, the Saints (3-1) suffered their first loss.

The Saints' Drew Brees was 28-of-38 for 349 yards and a touchdown, and rookie Reggie Bush was held to 22 yards on 11 carries and lost a fumble.

Browns 24, Raiders 21

Charlie Frye threw three TD passes and Cleveland (1-3) used three long returns to rally from an early 18-point deficit.

A week off helped the Raiders (0-3) regroup after being outscored 55-6 in the first two games.

Bears 37, Seahawks 6

Rex Grossman threw for 232 yards and Ricky Manning Jr. intercepted two of Matt Hasselbeck's passes. Grossman had another solid performance, completing 17 of 31 passes with two touchdowns and no interceptions, and the Bears improved to 4-0 for the first time since 1991. Seattle fell to 3-1.

-- The Associated Press

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