NFL roundup
Blocked field goal turns tables as Eagles stun Chargers PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Quintin Mikell blocked a field goal and Matt Ware returned it 65 yards for a touchdown with 2:25 left, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 20-17 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.
San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson was held to a career-low 7 yards rushing on 17 carries and failed to score, ending his NFL record-tying streak of consecutive games with a touchdown at 18.
Drew Brees rallied the Chargers from a 10-0 deficit with a pair of TD passes, but San Diego couldn’t put the game away after the Eagles failed to convert a fourth-and-1 at their own 30 late in the game.
Mikell leaped in the air to swat away Nate Kaeding’s 40-yard attempt, Ware picked it up after one bounce and raced into the end zone.
The Chargers drove to Philadelphia’s 19 on the ensuing possession, but Sheldon Brown stripped Reche Caldwell and Darwin Walker recovered.
Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb set a team record with 35 completions in 54 attempts for 287 yards and one TD, and Terrell Owens caught his 100th career TD pass to help the Eagles improve to 4-2. The Chargers dropped to 3-4.
Seahawks 13, Cowboys 10
SEATTLE – Jordan Babineaux intercepted Drew Bledsoe’s sideline pass with 5 seconds left and Josh Brown kicked a 50-yard field goal as time expired to give the Seahawks a stunning victory over Dallas.
The Seahawks tied it with 40 seconds left on Matt Hasselbeck’s 1-yard TD pass to tight end Ryan Hannam. Seattle (5-2) then won on Brown’s long kick after Babineaux intercepted the pass intended for Terry Glenn and returned it 25 yards.
Last year in a Monday night game in Seattle, Dallas overcame a 10-point deficit with less than 2 minutes to play to beat the Seahawks 43-39.
Brown, who made a 55-yarder in the second quarter, converted the winning kick four weeks after he hit the left upright from 49 yards on the final play of regulation in a 20-17 overtime loss in Washington.
Dallas is 5-3.
Giants 24, Broncos 23
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Eli Manning threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Amani Toomer with 8 seconds left to lift New York past Denver.
Manning finished 23-of-42 for 214 yards and two touchdowns for the Giants (4-2), who trailed from midway through the second quarter until the final drive. Manning also connected with Plaxico Burress on a first-quarter scoring play.
Jake Plummer finished 18-of-29 for 194 yards and one touchdown, and Jason Elam kicked three field goals for the Broncos (5-2). But Elam missed a 49-yarder with 5:18 left after New York’s Tiki Barber scored on a 4-yard run to make it 23-17.
The loss snapped the Broncos’ five-game winning streak.
Colts 38, Texans 20
HOUSTON – Peyton Manning was 21-of-27 for 237 yards and two touchdowns, and Edgerrin James ran for 139 yards and two touchdowns to held Indianapolis improve to 7-0 for the first time in franchise history.
Indianapolis’ Tony Dungy became the 34th NFL coach to win 100 games, while the Colts won for the 70th time since 1999, tops in the league.
The Colts reeled off 24 straight second-half points and held the Texans (0-6) to minus-4 yards after halftime after allowing Houston to head into halftime tied at 14.
The Texans got their only points of the second half in the fourth quarter when rookie Jerome Mathis, a former track star, returned a kickoff 89 yards. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown in Texans history.
Redskins 52, 49ers 17
LANDOVER, Md. – Mark Brunell completed 13 of 20 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns and Washington (4-2) piled up 448 yards and scored on seven of its first nine possessions to snap a two-game losing streak.
Clinton Portis ran 19 times for 101 yards and three touchdowns, Mike Sellers caught scoring passes of 2 and 19 yards, and Santana Moss had a 32-yard TD reception and finished with five catches for 112 yards, his fourth 100-yard game in five weeks.
The 52 points were the most for the Redskins since a 56-17 win over Atlanta on Nov. 10, 1991. They forced two turnovers, their first since the opening game of the season, and had five sacks – doubling their number for the entire season.
The 49ers (1-5) have lost five straight.
Rams 28, Saints 17
ST. LOUIS – Steven Jackson had a pair of short scoring runs and Kevin Curtis scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 5-yard reverse with 5:58 to go for the Rams (3-4).
A pair of failed trick plays came back to haunt the Saints (2-5), who squandered a 14-point first-quarter lead and have lost three in a row. A quarterback sneak on a fake field goal on fourth-and-1 was stuffed for no gain near the end of the third quarter and Donte’ Stallworth’s fumble on a fourth-quarter reverse led to the go-ahead score.
Jamie Martin, subbing for the injured Marc Bulger, hit Curtis for a 42-yard gain to the 6 to set up the winning score, and then led the blocking on Curtis’ clinching score after the wide receiver took a handoff from Jackson.
Mike Furrey’s 67-yard interception return with 1:55 to go wrapped it up for the Rams, who ended a three-game losing streak.
They’re 1-1 without coach Mike Martz, who is hospitalized with a bacterial infection of a heart valve. Assistant head coach Joe Vitt has been running the show.
Lions 13, Browns 10
CLEVELAND – Jeff Garcia, kicked out of Cleveland after one tumultuous season, ran for a touchdown and Jason Hanson kicked two field goals to lead Detroit (3-3).
Garcia, making his first start this season in place of Joey Harrington, was 22-of-34 for 210 yards and didn’t turn the ball over. Garcia missed Detroit’s first five games with a broken left leg.
Cleveland (2-4) scored its only touchdown on rookie Joshua Cribbs’ 90-yard kickoff return in the second quarter after Garcia’s 1-yard TD run.
Bears 10, Ravens 6
CHICAGO – Kyle Orton threw a first-quarter touchdown pass to Marc Edwards, and Thomas Jones ran for 83 of his 139 yards in the final period for Chicago (3-3).
Tank Johnson helped seal the victory in rainy conditions with two fourth-quarter sacks of Ravens quarterback Anthony Wright on third-down plays.
Baltimore (2-4) got only 34 yards rushing from Jamal Lewis on 15 carries. Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis left the game in the fourth quarter with a thigh injury.
Raiders 38, Bills 17
OAKLAND, Calif. – LaMont Jordan ran for 122 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, and Randy Moss added a 22-yard TD catch after being listed as doubtful to play for the Raiders.
Kerry Collins, sacked on Oakland’s opening drive and booed afterward, completed nine of 10 passes on consecutive touchdown drives late in the second quarter and early in the third for the Raiders (2-4). He finished 19-for-27 for 261 yards to help Oakland scored more than 20 points for the first time all season.
The Bills are 3-4.
Cardinals 20, Titans 10
TEMPE, Ariz. – Josh McCown threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald with 5:20 remaining to help Phoenix beat Tennessee.
David Macklin returned an interception 61 yards for a touchdown and Arizona turned three Tennessee turnovers into 17 points.
Neil Rackers kicked field goals of 33 and 24 yards to improve to 20-for-20 this season for the Cardinals (2-4), who trailed 10-0 in the first quarter.
Vikings 23, Packers 20
MINNEAPOLIS – Paul Edinger kicked a franchise-record 56-yard field goal as time ran out, lifting momentum-starved Minnesota past Green Bay.
The Vikings (2-4) trailed 17-0 in the third quarter, but Daunte Culpepper, who went 23-for-31 for 280 yards and two TDs with no interceptions, came to life – and Edinger made his third field goal of the game.
Green Bay’s Ryan Longwell tied it at 20 with 24 seconds remaining on a 39-yard kick. After the kickoff, Culpepper threw a 14-yard pass to Mewelde Moore and a 12-yard pass to Marcus Robinson – who stepped out and stopped the clock with 2 seconds left.
Brett Favre played a near-flawless first half, but couldn’t rally Green Bay (1-5), finishing 28-for-36 for 315 yards and two scores.