Texans 21, Dolphins 20\nBrown kicked his fifth field goal, a 35-yarder with 25 seconds left, as the second-year Texans stunned Miami 21-20. The Texans staged another season-opening upset to leave the Dolphins 0-1 for the first time in 12 years.
49ers 49, Bears 7\nSAN FRANCISCO -- Jeff Garcia passed for 229 yards and two touchdowns, and Garrison Hearst caught a TD pass and rushed for another score as the 49ers sparkled in new coach Dennis Erickson's debut.
Cowboys 27, Falcons 13\nIRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys bumbled in the debut of new coach Bill Parcells, and Doug Johnson threw third-quarter touchdown passes to the lead the Falcons.
Seahawks 27, Saints 10\nSEATTLE -- Matt Hasselbeck threw two touchdown passes and Shaun Alexander ran for 108 yards and scored twice to lead Seattle.
Bills 31, Patriots 0\nORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Lawyer Milloy and Drew Bledsoe led Buffalo to victory over their former team. The win snapped Buffalo's five-game losing streak against New England and it capped a hectic, emotional week after the Bills snagged Milloy, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, on Wednesday, a day after the Patriots released him for salary cap reasons.
Panthers 24, Jaguars 23 \nCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Jake Delhomme replaced an ineffective Rodney Peete at the start of the second half and energized Carolina's rally with three touchdown passes.
Giants 23, Rams 13\nEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kenny Holmes recovered one of Kurt Warner's six fumbles for a touchdown, and the Giants sacked the St. Louis Rams' quarterback six times and intercepted him once. Warner went to the hospital after the game with a concussion.
Vikings 30, Packers 25\nGREEN BAY, Wis. -- Randy Moss caught nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown as the Vikings won in front of a record crowd of 70,505 at remodeled Lambeau Field.
Chiefs 27, Chargers 14\nKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Priest Holmes showed no ill effects from offseason hip surgery, rushing for two touchdowns. Holmes had TD runs of 5 and 24 yards and 159 total yards in the first half as the Chiefs took a 24-0 lead.
Lions 42, Cardinals 24\nDETROIT -- Joey Harrington threw a career-high four touchdown passes as the Lions spoiled Emmitt Smith's debut with the Cardinals and Anquan Boldin's record for a receiver in his NFL debut. Detroit rookie receiver Charles Rogers had two TD receptions.
Steelers 34, Ravens 15\nPITTSBURGH -- Tommy Maddox threw three touchdowns passes and Pittsburgh's Joey Porter-less defense roughed up Baltimore rookie quarterback Kyle Boller in his NFL debut.
Broncos 30, Bengals 10\nCINCINNATI -- Clinton Portis ran for 120 yards and two first-half touchdowns, and the NFL's worst team of the past 12 years went on another self-destructive binge that helped the Broncos roll.
Colts 9, Browns 6\nCLEVELAND -- Peyton Manning drove Indianapolis 65 yards to set up Mike Vanderjagt's 45-yard field goal with 1 second left.
Oakland at Tennessee\nGame still in progress when IDS went to press.
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia\nMonday Night Football\n8 p.m., ABC



