Sunday's NFL results

Lions 20, Bears 16

Detroit ended its NFL-record 24-game streak of futility away from home Sunday, rallying to beat the mistake-prone Chicago Bears in Lovie Smith's debut as head coach. Bracy Walker, who earlier returned a blocked field goal 92 yards for a third-quarter TD, intercepted a third-down pass in the end zone by Rex Grossman with 18 seconds to go, preserving the win.

Redskins 16, Buccaneers 10

Clinton Portis ran for 149 yards and a touchdown, and Washington welcomed coach Joe Gibbs back to the NFL with a victory. Gibbs led the Redskins to three Super Bowl titles in his first stint with the team from 1981-92, and it appeared the old magic was still there when his team dominated the first half.

Vikings 35, Cowboys 17

Daunte Culpepper threw a career-high five touchdown passes, two to Randy Moss, to lead Minnesota.

Vinny Testaverde was 29-for-50 for 355 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions for the Cowboys. His favorite target, Keyshawn Johnson, caught nine balls for 111 yards in his first game with Dallas.

Eagles 31, Giants 17

Terrell Owens had three touchdown catches, Donovan McNabb threw for 330 yards and tied a career high with four TD passes and Brian Westbrook ran for 119 yards for Philadelphia.

Two-time NFL MVP Kurt Warner had a lackluster debut for the Giants, who lost their ninth straight game and first under new coach Tom Coughlin.

Falcons 21, 49ers 19

Aaron Beasley returned a goal-line interception 85 yards in the fourth quarter, and Rod Coleman batted down Tim Rattay's pass on a 2-point conversion attempt with 40 seconds left to secure a win for Atlanta.

Steelers 24, Raiders 21

Jerome Bettis ran for three touchdowns, Duce Staley had 91 yards and Jeff Reed's 42-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining won it for Pittsburgh.

Browns 20, Ravens 3

For the first time since their NFL rebirth in 1999, the Cleveland Browns opened the season as winners. Jeff Garcia threw a 46-yard touchdown pass and ran for another TD in his Cleveland debut.

Jets 31, Bengals 24

Curtis Martin ran for 196 yards and a touchdown, and added another score on a 3-yard TD reception to help New York ruin the regular-season debut of Carson Palmer. Palmer was 18-of-27 for 248 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.

Seahawks 21, Saints 7

Shaun Alexander scored three touchdowns to get the Seahawks off to a good start on the road.

Seattle was 2-6 on the road last season, but used its first trip this year to start working on expectations the Seahawks will be strong contenders for the NFC title. Alexander rushed for 135 yards on 28 carries.

Chargers 27, Texans 20

LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 121 yards and a touchdown and the Chargers used a mistake-free passing game and an opportunistic defense to beat Houston. Chargers quarterback Drew Brees was 17-of-24 for 209 yards and two touchdowns. He hit Eric Parker with a 19-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter that provided the winning points.