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Eagles win again, Chiefs still searching

Eagles 30, Lions 13\nDETROIT -- Donovan McNabb threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 30-13 win over the Detroit Lions in the lone game between unbeatens Sunday.\nTerrell Owens caught six passes for 107 yards and a touchdown for the Eagles, 3-0 for the first time since they won their first four in 1993.\nRookie receiver Roy Williams had nine receptions for 135 yards and two touchdowns -- for the second straight week -- for the Lions, who had a chance to go 3-0 for the first time since 1980.\nFor the Eagles, it was just another opportunity to show they're among the NFL's elite.\nMcNabb fell just 34 yards short of his career high, a 390-yard game in 2000 against Cleveland, and surpassed his 330-yard performance in this year's opening win over the Giants. He has thrown eight touchdowns and run for two without throwing an interception through four games.\nDetroit quarterback Joey Harrington was 21-of-38 for 199 yards with two touchdowns.

Texans 24, Chiefs 21\nKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kris Brown kicked a 50-yard field goal with two seconds left to give the Houston Texans a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, keeping the defending AFC West champions winless.\nThe Chiefs are the fourth team since 1990 to start 0-3 after making the playoffs the previous season.\nPriest Holmes played despite a sprained ankle, running for 134 yards and becoming the Chiefs' leading career rusher. Holmes broke Christian Okoye's record of 4,897 yards midway through the third quarter, on a seven-yard run up the middle.\nBut his failure to score from the one yard line in the third quarter kept Kansas City from taking a two-touchdown lead -- and resulted in a defensive score one play later for the Texans (1-2), when Marcus Coleman returned an interception 102 yards to tie it at 14.\nTrent Green threw three touchdown passes for Kansas City, which is off to its first 0-3 start since 1981, when they opened 0-4. Last year's team went 13-3 in the regular season.\nGreen's third touchdown pass, to tight end Jason Dunn, put the Chiefs up 21-14 with just over 11 minutes left in the game. Green, scrambling to the right on third and goal, found Dunn all alone in the front of the end zone.

Jaguars 15, Titans 12\nNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Fred Taylor ran for a one-yard touchdown with nine seconds left, and the Jaguars beat Tennessee for their first victory ever at The Coliseum.\nJacksonville is 3-0 despite scoring just 35 points this season. Of course, the Jaguars have allowed only 28.\nThe Jaguars sacked Steve McNair three times and knocked him out in the fourth quarter with a bruised sternum. He watched the final minutes from the sideline as the Titans (1-2) lost their second straight.\nByron Leftwich also threw for a touchdown as the Jaguars won their first three games for the first time since 1998 and stayed alone atop the AFC South.\nLeftwich was 14-of-20 for 124 yards, and Taylor ran 17 times for 81 yards.

Saints 28, Rams 25, OT\nST. LOUIS -- Fill-in running back Aaron Stecker had his first career 100-yard day for the New Orleans Saints. Aaron Brooks calmly directed the winning drive and John Carney kicked five field goals in a victory that ended the Rams' 15-game regular-season winning streak at home.\nThe Saints beat the Rams in St. Louis in 2000 and '01, when both teams were in the NFC West.\nIn this game, New Orleans (2-1) somehow forced overtime after the Rams (1-2) took the lead on Marc Bulger's 19-yard scramble with 28 seconds to go. Then they stuffed the Rams' once high-powered offense in overtime and drove deep into St. Louis territory to set up Carney's clinching 31-yarder with 7:59 left in overtime.\nStecker is getting regular duty because of Deuce McAllister's high ankle sprain and he had 106 yards on 18 carries, including a 42-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.\nThe Rams won the toss in overtime, and they converted a somewhat ill-advised fourth-and-one play from their 41 to keep the drive alive. But they promptly lost momentum, punting on the next series of downs, and never got the ball back.

Ravens 23, Bengals 9\nCINCINNATI -- After two subpar efforts, Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis rushed for 186 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown sprint that clinched a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.\nKyle Boller ran for a touchdown and threw for another, but had two costly fumbles that prevented the Ravens (2-1) from pulling away until Lewis' fourth-quarter run.\nHe took a handoff, changed direction twice, left two tacklers empty-handed and sped off, pulling so far ahead of the defense that everyone slowed once he reached the 20-yard line.\nLewis repeatedly plowed through the Bengals (1-2), who always have trouble bringing him down. Lewis has topped 100 yards in all seven of his career games against Cincinnati, and had a 180-yard effort against the Bengals last December.\nBoller was 11-of-18 for 126 yards, including a seven-yard touchdown run and a 38-yard touchdown pass to Randy Hymes that put the Ravens up 17-0.

Vikings 27, Bears 22\nMINNEAPOLIS -- Daunte Culpepper threw two touchdown passes to Randy Moss and ran for another score, helping the Minnesota Vikings hold off the Chicago Bears.\nOnterrio Smith had 94 yards rushing and 104 yards receiving for Minnesota (2-1), wich has a week off to heal. Chicago (1-2) came within five points when quarterback Rex Grossman scored on a six-yard scramble at the two-minute warning, but he hurt his right leg and had to leave on a cart.\nChicago got the ball back and backup quarterback Jonathan Quinn was sacked by Kevin Williams on fourth down. Grossman was 21-for-31 for 248 yards.\nCulpepper completed 19 of 30 passes for 360 yards, 119 of them to Moss. Thomas Jones rushed for 110 yards and added 71 yards receiving for Chicago.\nMorten Andersen, who made field goals of 42 and 24 yards, broke George Blanda's NFL record for career games played when he missed a 46-yard kick in the first quarter. This was the 44-year-old Andersen's 341st appearance, spanning 23 seasons.

Falcons 6, Cardinals 3\nATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons improved to 3-0 for the first time since 1986 by forcing Arizona quarterback Josh McCown into three fumbles and getting a pair of field goals by Jay Feely, beating the winless Cardinals in a downright ugly game.\nThere were nine fumbles (seven resulting in turnovers), five calls that had to be reviewed by the referee (two were overturned) and not one touchdown despite countless opportunities by both teams. The Cardinals (0-3) lost three fumbles inside the Falcons 20.\nAtlanta did its best to give the game away in the fourth quarter. Michael Vick threw a pass that was intercepted by Adrian Wilson and returned to the Falcons 18, but the Cardinals had to settle for Neil Rackers' 30-yard field goal with 9:24 remaining.\nWarrick Dunn, who rushed for 117 yards, fumbled at the Atlanta 19 with 3:19 remaining, giving the Cardinals a chance to at least kick a tying field goal. Of course, they promptly gave the ball right back.

Giants 27, Browns 10\nEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kurt Warner set up a touchdown run by Tiki Barber with a long pass, and the veteran quarterback capped another drive with his second career regular-season touchdown run in a win over the Cleveland Browns.\nMichael Strahan had two sacks and two fumble recoveries and the defense made life miserable for Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia to help New York (2-1) win its second straight under Tom Coughlin and hand Cleveland (1-2) its second straight loss.\nThe two-game winning streak matched the Giants' high for last season, when they went 4-12 under Jim Fassel.\nSteve Christie added field goals of 43 and 25 yards and Mike Cloud iced the game with a late five-yard touchdown run for New York.\nJeff Garcia, who had a 0.0 quarterback rating against Dallas last weekend, hit Quincy Morgan on a three-yard touchdown pass and Phil Dawson kicked a 49-yard field goal for the Browns, who got all their points after falling behind 17-0.

Broncos 23, Chargers 13\nDENVER -- Ashley Lelie caught a momentum-shifting touchdown on a fourth-down play in the third quarter and the Denver Broncos beat the San Diego Chargers.\nLelie's 33-yard touchdown gave the Broncos (2-1) a 10-point lead late in the third quarter. Just as importantly, it stifled the momentum San Diego (1-2) gained moments earlier when the Chargers recovered Quentin Griffin's third lost fumble of the season and converted it into a touchdown to cut Denver's lead to 13-10.\nThe San Diego score turned an already slumbering Invesco Field into a library, and it got even quieter when the Broncos stalled at midfield on their next drive.\nSan Diego's Kassim Osgood roughed the punter, however, and three plays later, Mike Shanahan opted against a field goal and called the play that resulted in Plummer hanging one high into the back, right corner of the sunsplashed end zone for Lelie. Pinned behind Jammer, Lelie fought him off, caught the ball and landed hard on the ground, his helmet coming off as he hit.\nLaDanian Tomlinson ran for 60 yards for San Diego and still has yet to break the 100-yard mark in four games at Denver. Drew Brees threw for 121 yards, and never got into the flow.

Seahawks 34, 49ers 0>/b>\nSEATTLE -- Matt Hasselbeck threw for 254 yards with two touchdowns, Shaun Alexander scored three touchdowns and Seattle's defense was magnificent in a win over the San Francisco 49ers.\nIt was the first time San Francisco failed to score since a 7-0 loss to Atlanta at Candlestick Park on Oct. 9, 1977, breaking its league record spanning 420 regular-season and 36 playoff games.\nSeattle (3-0), which has allowed only 13 points in its first three games, simply shut down the 49ers (0-3). Second-year quarterback Ken Dorsey was 19-of-32 for 153 yards with two interceptions and San Francisco had only 48 yards rushing.\nWhen the 49ers finally threatened midway through the fourth quarter, Ken Hamlin made an interception in the end zone when Dorsey threw into double coverage.\nAlexander didn't have a huge day rushing, gaining 52 yards on 19 carries. But as usual, he was hard to keep out of the end zone, scoring on two one-yard runs along with a three-yard touchdown pass from Hasselbeck.

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