Warner, Cards outduel Favre, Vikings

Two old quarterbacks with golden resumes and ageless arms took the field Sunday night. Kurt Warner was marvelous, Brett Favre was miserable.

Warner, back after missing a game with a concussion, threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns and Arizona's defense stifled Favre and the Minnesota Vikings in a stunningly one-sided 30-17 victory for the Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz.

Favre set an NFL record for consecutive appearances, but game No. 283 in a row was no night to remember for him or the rest of the Vikings (10-2). The 40-year-old quarterback, with just three interceptions in the first the first 11 games, was pick off twice and sacked three times.

Even more startling, Arizona (8-4) held Adrian Peterson to a season-low 19 yards in 13 carries and outrushed Minnesota 113-62.

Raiders 27, Steelers 24

Louis Murphy caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Bruce Gradkowski with nine seconds remaining, his second score in the final 6 minutes, and Oakland scored three late touchdowns to deal Pittsburgh its fourth consecutive loss.

The Steelers (6-6), in danger of missing the playoffs after winning the Super Bowl for a second time in four seasons, went ahead 24-20 on Ben Roethlisberger's 11-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward with 1:56 remaining, only to have the Raiders (4-8) rally and win it.

Dolphins 22, Patriots 21

When Tom Brady missed repeated chances to put the game away in the fourth quarter, Chad Henne and the Miami Dolphins took advantage.

Henne threw for a career-high 335 yards and directed a 51-yard drive for the winning field goal with 1:02 left, and Miami rallied past New England.

Eagles 34, Falcons 7

Making quite a return to the Georgia Dome, Michael Vick accounted for a pair of touchdowns -- one running, the other passing -- and basked in the cheers of his former home as Philadelphia thoroughly dominated short-handed Atlanta.

The Eagles (8-4) pulled two games ahead of the reeling Falcons (6-6) in the NFC wild-card standings, bringing a little more clarity to the playoff race. But most of the attention was on Vick's first game in Atlanta since he went off to prison for dogfighting.

Giants 31, Cowboys 24

Brandon Jacobs covered 74 yards after taking a short pass from Eli Manning, his touchdown putting the Giants ahead 21-17 in the third quarter. Not to be outdone, Domenik Hixon went 79 yards with a punt return for a 31-17 lead in the final period.

Chargers 30, Browns 23

LaDainian Tomlinson scored his 150th career TD and passed Hall of Famer Jim Brown for eighth place on the career rushing list as San Diego won its seventh straight.

Antonio Gates set a career high with 167 yards receiving for the Chargers (9-3).

The Browns (1-11) have lost seven straight games.

Bengals 23, Lions 13

Running back Cedric Benson returned from a two-game layoff because of an injured hip and tied the team record with his fifth 100-yard game of the season, as the Bengals (9-3) assured themselves of a winning record for only the second time in 19 years.

Jaguars 23, Texans 18

David Garrard threw two touchdown passes, Josh Scobee kicked three field goals and Jacksonville (7-5) stayed in the AFC wild-card hunt with a victory over Houston.

Panthers 16, Buccaneers 6

Jonathan Stewart rushed for 120 yards and the game's only touchdown, and the Panthers intercepted rookie Josh Freeman five times -- three times near the goal line -- in a victory over Tampa Bay.

Broncos 44, Chiefs 13

Kyle Orton threw two touchdown passes and Denver used a punishing running game to manhandle Kansas City.

Denver had 245 yards rushing. Correll Buckhalter ran for 113 yards and Knowshon Moreno had two touchdown runs to help the Broncos (8-4) stay within reach of San Diego in the AFC West.

The Chiefs (3-9) didn't put up much of a fight on the day they retired Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas' number.

Seahawks 20, 49ers 17

Olindo Mare kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to send Seattle over San Francisco, which wasted a career passing day from Alex Smith.

-- The Associated Press