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SportsOctober 20, 2008

The Tennessee Titans haven't been this good and the Kansas City Chiefs haven't been this bad in 31 years. With Chris Johnson running for 168 yards and LenDale White 149, the Titans (6-0) remained the NFL's lone unbeaten team by rushing for a franchise-record 332 yards in a 34-10 blowout Sunday. The record that fell was set with 296 yards the Houston Oilers amassed on the ground against Kansas City on Nov. 27, 1977, almost two decades before the team moved to Tennessee...

The Tennessee Titans haven't been this good and the Kansas City Chiefs haven't been this bad in 31 years.

With Chris Johnson running for 168 yards and LenDale White 149, the Titans (6-0) remained the NFL's lone unbeaten team by rushing for a franchise-record 332 yards in a 34-10 blowout Sunday. The record that fell was set with 296 yards the Houston Oilers amassed on the ground against Kansas City on Nov. 27, 1977, almost two decades before the team moved to Tennessee.

The Chiefs (1-5) also saw a record take a tumble in what's shaping up as one of their worst seasons since moving to Kansas City in the early 1960s. The 332 yards erased the record of 330 by the 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers which had stood as the most ever allowed by KC.

White scored on runs of 6, 2 and 80 yards, the franchise's longest since 1983. Johnson had a 66-yard touchdown run that made it 34-3 late in the fourth quarter.

Bears 48, Vikings 41

The Bears' Kyle Orton threw two touchdown passes and special teams chipped in with two more.

Chicago (4-3) intercepted Gus Frerotte four times even though its injury-riddled secondary was missing starting cornerbacks Nathan Vasher and Charles Tillman.

The Bears survived a late push by Minnesota (3-4) after building a 17-point lead and won even though Adrian Peterson ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns.

Raiders 16, Jets 13,OT

Sebastian Janikowski bailed out Oakland coach Tom Cable in his home debut as Raiders coach.

Janikowski's team-record 57-yard field goal with 2:30 left in overtime won it. The game only went to overtime because Cable called a late timeout that negated Jay Feely's missed field goal at the end of regulation. Feely made good on his second attempt, a 52-yarder with 3 seconds left that sent the game to overtime.

Packers 34, Colts 14

An undermanned defense returned two Peyton Manning passes for touchdowns.

Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers gutted out his third straight game with a sprained right shoulder, going 21-for-28 for 186 yards and a touchdown despite 30 mph wind gusts at Lambeau Field.

Ryan Grant had his first 100-yard game of the season, carrying 31 times for 105 yards and a touchdown. The Packers (4-3) have won two straight.

Their defense held Manning to 21-of-42 for 229 yards and two interceptions. Both were returned for touchdowns, by Nick Collins (62 yards) and Aaron Rouse (99 yards).

It's the worst start to a season for Indianapolis (3-3) since 2001.

Redskins 14, Browns 11

Clinton Portis broke a scoreless tie with a 3-yard run in the third quarter and rushed for 175 yards on 27 carries, and Santana Moss spun his way to an 18-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter for Washington (5-2).

The Browns (2-4) had won two straight, including last week's upset win over the New York Giants.

Texans 28, Lions 21

Owen Daniels scored two touchdowns and rookie Steve Slaton and Ahman Green added a touchdown each for the Texans (2-4). Andre Johnson had 11 receptions for 141 yards for his third straight 100-yard game.

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Detroit (0-6) has been outscored 54-0 in the opening quarter this year.

Bills 23, Chargers 14

Trent Edwards went 25-of-30 for 261 yards and a touchdown, and Kawika Mitchell intercepted a pass from Philip Rivers at the goal line to thwart a potential go-ahead score.

Mitchell's interception allowed Edwards to engineer a seven-play, 43-yard drive to set up Rian Lindell's 44-yard field goal with 3:17 remaining.

The Bills improved to 5-1, while the Chargers fell to 3-4.

Steelers 38, Bengals 10

Mewelde Moore scored three touchdowns, and the Steelers (5-1) got to the Bengals' quarterback seven times.

The Bengals fell to 0-7 for the fifth time since 1991.

Giants 29, 49ers 17

Brandon Jacobs ran for two touchdowns, Eli Manning threw for one, Michael Johnson had two interceptions and the Giants managed to make fewer mistakes than the woeful 49ers.

The victory was the fourth straight at home for the Giants (5-1) and it sent the 49ers (2-5) to their fourth straight loss.

Panthers 30, Saints 7

A week after giving up sole possession of first place in the NFC South with a poor road performance, the Panthers (5-2) were dominant again at home.

Jake Delhomme threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns, Jonathan Stewart rushed for another score and the Panthers' defense shut down the Saints (3-4).

Ravens 27, Dolphins 13

Cam Cameron's play-calling worked better for Baltimore than it did last year in Miami.

The Baltimore Ravens' offensive coordinator orchestrated four scoring drives against the team he coached to only one win last year.

The Ravens (3-3) broke a three-game losing streak . The Dolphins fell to 2-4 and remained last in the AFC East.

Buccaneers 20, Seahawks 10

Jeff Garcia completed 26 of 37 passes for 310 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Bryant on Tampa Bay's opening drive, and the Buccaneers beat struggling Seattle.

Garcia helped the NFC South-leading Bucs (5-2) improve to 4-0 at home. Seattle (1-5) has lost three straight.

-- AP

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