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SportsOctober 17, 2005

Chargers 27, Raiders 13 LaDainian .Tomlinson became the first player since 2001 to run, catch and throw for a touchdown as the Chargers shut down an Oakland offense slowed by an injury to Randy Moss, winning their fourth straight over the Raiders. The Chargers (3-3) hadn't won four straight in a rivalry dominated by the Raiders (1-4) since taking the first six meetings from 1960-62, when Al Davis was their defensive ends coach...

Chargers 27, Raiders 13

LaDainian .Tomlinson became the first player since 2001 to run, catch and throw for a touchdown as the Chargers shut down an Oakland offense slowed by an injury to Randy Moss, winning their fourth straight over the Raiders.

The Chargers (3-3) hadn't won four straight in a rivalry dominated by the Raiders (1-4) since taking the first six meetings from 1960-62, when Al Davis was their defensive ends coach.

Tomlinson had three first-half touchdowns, 140 yards rushing and 39 yards receiving.

Cowboys 16, Giants 13 (OT)

IDespite four turnovers and two missed field goals, the Cowboys (4-2) overcame it all with a 45-yard field goal by Jose Cortez on the opening drive of overtime.

Eli Manning the Giants (3-2) 52 yards to a tying TD on a 24-yard pass to Jeremy Shockey with 19 seconds left in regulation.

Broncos 28, Patriots 20

Jake Plummer hit on throws of 72 and 55 yards to give the Denver passing game big-play power for the first time this season in a victory over the two-time defending champions.

Tatum Bell had a 68-yard run and finished with 114 yards to surpass 100 yards for the second straight week, as the Broncos (5-1) won their fifth straight with a victory over the Patriots (3-3).

Jaguars 23, Steelers 17 (OT)

Rashean Mathis scored on a 41-yard return of a Tommy Maddox interception in overtime and Jacksonville (4-2) took advantage of four Maddox turnovers against the injury-thinned Steelers.

The Steelers (3-2) lost their second straight at home. They looked to be in position to win following Quincy Morgan's 71-yard kickoff return to start the overtime. But Maddox fumbled the ball away at the 27.

Chiefs 28, Redskins 21

Priest Holmes ran for a touchdown and caught five passes for 100 yards, including a 60-yard catch-and-run for the go-ahead score.

Santana Moss caught 10 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns for the Redskins (3-2), who lost their second in a row after a 3-0 start. Sammy Knight had an 80-yard fumble return for a touchdown for the Chiefs (3-2).

Falcons 34, Saints 31

Todd Peterson's 36-yard field goal won it for Atlanta (?-?) in the final seconds. But only after a miss from 41 yards was negated by a holding penalty on Saints defensive end Tony Bryant, a play that had no effect on the miss.

New Orleans (2-4), embarrassed at Green Bay 52-3 a week earlier, had tied it at 31-31 when Aaron Brooks hit Devery Henderson in the back of the end zone for a 15-yard TD with under a minute left.

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Buccaneers 27, Dolphins 13

Ricky Williams is back, but it could be some time before the Miami Dolphins can boast the same about their offense.

Michael Pittman ran for 127 yards and a touchdown, leading Tampa Bay (5-1) to a victory that ruined Williams' return from a one-year retirement and four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.

Williams ran just five times for 8 yards for the Dolphins (2-3).

Bills 27, Jets 17

Kelly Holcomb threw two touchdown passes in winning his second straight start. Willis McGahee had a career-high 143 yards rushing and a score, while receivers Eric Moulds and Jonathan Smith also scored touchdowns for Buffalo (3-3).

Bengals 31, Titans 23

Carson Palmer tossed a 15-yard touchdown pass to Chad Johnson with 4:19 left that gave Cincinnati the lead for good, and the Bengals (5-1) bounced back from their first loss of the season.

The Titans (2-4) had won nine of the last 10 in the series between old AFC Central rivals.

Ravens 16, Browns 3

The Baltimore Ravens forced three turnovers and sacked former teammate Trent Dilfer four times in a win over the Browns (2-3) .

Todd Heap scored the only touchdown for the Ravens (2-3).

Bears 28, Vikings 3

Brian Urlacher had two sacks to lead the Bears (2-3) over a Vikings team reeling after allegations of drunkenness and sexual misbehavior on a charter cruise last week. It was the fourth loss in five games for Minnesota (1-4).

Panthers 21, Lions 20

Playing in his first game since 2002, Chris Weinke threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Proehl with 32 seconds left to send the Panthers (4-2) past the Lions (2-3).

Seahawks 42, Texans 10

The NFC West-leading Seattle Seahawks methodically plundered Houston with Shaun Alexander's four touchdown runs, dropping the NFL's only winless team to 0-5.

Seattle set a franchise record 320 yards rushing. Alexander ran for 141, and his backup, Maurice Morris, added 104.

-- From wire reports

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