Raiders 4-0 after knocking off Bills

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Rookie Phillip Buchanon returned an interception by Drew Bledsoe 81 yards with just over eight minutes left Sunday as the Oakland Raiders defeated the Buffalo Bills 49-31 to remain the NFL's only unbeaten team.

Oakland improved to 4-0 for the sixth time in franchise history and first time since 1990, and the Raiders later became the only team with an unblemished record when the San Diego Chargers were routed in Denver, falling to 4-1.

With the Raiders clinging to a 35-31 lead, Buchanon stepped in front of Bledsoe's pass toward Peerless Price and ran it back untouched up the left sideline. Buchanon had let a pass slip through his hands on the previous play.

Buchanon's interception came a week after the cornerback returned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown and had an interception to set up another TD in Oakland's 52-25 win over the Titans.

Rich Gannon finished 23-of-38 for 357 yards. The game featured two of the league's most prolific offenses, and the teams combined for 974 yards.

Bledsoe had led the Bills (2-3) to two victories in their three overtime games, but he couldn't engineer another great finish. He threw for 417 yards but also had three interceptions.

Broncos 26, Chargers 9

DENVER -- Brian Griese threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns, and Denver held San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson to 48 yards, a week after he tied the team record with 217 against New England.

Denver (4-1) bottled up San Diego's running game, forcing the Chargers to go almost exclusively with the pass. Drew Brees was 26-for-42 for 235 yards, but he was intercepted twice by Deltha O'Neal.

San Diego (4-1) crossed midfield just four times, with one drive ending on an interception by O'Neal in the end zone. O'Neal, who was ejected for bumping an official last week against Baltimore, also returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter that put Denver up 26-3.

Dolphins 26, Patriots 13

MIAMI -- Jay Fiedler threw two touchdowns and ran for another -- all on third down -- as took over sole possession of first place in the AFC East.

Coming off a 48-30 loss at Kansas City, the Dolphins (4-1) regained their dominant form on defense. End Jason Taylor had two sacks and forced a fumble by New England (3-2) quarterback Tom Brady to set up Miami's first score.

The Dolphins led 16-0 at halftime, and the Patriots' first 21 plays netted just 17 yards.

After allowing Kansas City's Priest Holmes to gain 180 yards and San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson to gain 217 in successive weeks, the Patriots did a little better job of stopping the run. But Ricky Williams still had 105 tough yards on 36 carries -- a Dolphins regular-season record. He already has four 100-yard games this season.

Brady was 17-of-31 for 240 yards and two touchdowns to go with two interceptions.

Fiedler was 17-of-27 for 190 yards and no interceptions.

Redskins 31, Titans 14

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Steve Spurrier found a new quarterback in rookie Patrick Ramsey, who relieved injured Danny Wuerffel and threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns.

The Redskins (2-2) bounced back from two straight defeats behind their first-round draft pick, who went 20-of-34 and helped his team roll up 442 yards against the hapless Titans (1-4).

Buccaneers 20, Falcons 6

ATLANTA -- Keyshawn Johnson caught a 76-yard pass for his first touchdown of the season, and the Buccaneers got another defensive TD when Warren Sapp intercepted a pass and lateraled to Derrick Brooks.

Tampa Bay (4-1) has allowed only 27 points in winning four straight games, and the defense hasn't given up a touchdown on the road all season.

The Falcons (1-3) lost quarterback Michael Vick, who sprained his right (non-throwing) shoulder early in the third quarter and didn't return.

Saints 32, Steelers 29

NEW ORLEANS -- Deuce McAllister ran for 123 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Saints (4-1).

Steelers quarterback Tommy Maddox, making his first NFL start since 1992, played well in place of the benched Kordell Stewart, but defense was again the problem for Pittsburgh (1-3).

Maddox threw a 14-yard TD pass to Terance Mathis with 1:26 left, then hit Hines Ward for the conversion pass to cut the deficit to 3 points, but New Orleans recovered the onside kick.

Jaguars 28, Eagles 25

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Rookie John Henderson sacked Donovan McNabb three times, and Bobby Shaw returned a punt 69 yards in the Jaguars' close victory.

Jacksonville (3-1) made the big plays and the right calls, especially early in the fourth quarter, when coach Tom Coughlin took a gamble, going for it on fourth-and-1 from the Philly 2 with a 14-10 lead. Stacey Mack broke Barry Gardner's tackle for the first down, and scored from the 1 on the next play for a 21-10 lead.

McNabb threw for 230 yards and ran for 100 more, but he was sacked five times. He was so exhausted trying to lead the Eagles (3-2) back late in the game that he had to pull away from center while he threw up on the field.

Chiefs 29, Jets 25

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Chiefs running back Priest Holmes ran for 152 yards and a touchdown, and his 19-yard touchdown reception from Trent Green with 27 seconds left handed the Jets their fourth straight loss.

The Chiefs are 3-2 and the Jets are 1-4.

Giants 21, Cowboys 17

IRVING, Texas -- Kerry Collins, who entered the game leading the NFC in passing yardage but had thrown for only one score, threw three TD passes to lead the Giants (3-2).

The Cowboys fell to 2-3.

Cardinals 16, Panthers 13

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bill Gramatica kicked a 50-yard field goal with 16 seconds left to lift Arizona (3-2) to its best start since 1991.

The Panthers (3-2) led 13-6 after three quarters.

Colts 28, Bengals 21

INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, while Marvin Harrison caught nine passes for 145 yards and a touchdown as Indianapolis (3-1) held off the winless Bengals (0-5).

Ravens 26, Browns 21

CLEVELAND -- Linebacker Ray Lewis had an interception, forced a fumble that he recovered and made four tackles before he injured his left shoulder and had to sit out the fourth quarter as the Ravens (2-2) held off the Browns (2-3).

Cleveland (2-3) trailed 23-0 at the start of the fourth quarter.

-- From wire reports