Miami stuns New England, 38-13

By The Montana Standard News Services - 09/22/2008

The Miami Dolphins' Ronnie Brown runs for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the New England Patriots on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass. The Dolphins won 38-13. ap photo

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Ronnie Brown and the lowly Miami Dolphins ended the Patriots' record

winning streak at 21 and made New England's defense look as shaky as its Tom Brady-less offense Sunday.

Brown scored a team record four touchdowns rushing and threw for another — with four of the scores coming on direct snaps to the running back — as Miami stunned New England 38-13.

The loss ended the Patriots' NFL mark that began after a 21-0 loss to the Dolphins on

Dec. 10, 2006 in which Brady was sacked four times. It also ended New England's chance for a second straight unbeaten regular season.

The Dolphins, who lost their first 13 games last year and finished

1-15, won for just

the second time in

22 games. It was the first victory for

first-year coach Tony Sparano, and it was a stunner.

The Patriots kept

getting fooled by the same trickery: six direct snaps resulting in four touchdowns after the Dolphins didn't use the play in their other two games.

Miami 7 14 7 10 - 38

New England 0 6 7 0 - 13

First Quarter

Mia-Brown 2 run (Carpenter kick), 2:29.

Second Quarter

NE-FG Gostkowski 37, 11:31.

Mia-Brown 15 run (Carpenter kick), 8:19.

NE-FG Gostkowski 44, 4:54.

Mia-Brown 5 run (Carpenter kick), :59.

Third Quarter

Mia-Fasano 19 pass from Brown (Carpenter kick), 5:46.

NE-Gaffney 5 pass from Cassel (Gostkowski kick), 3:20.

Fourth Quarter

Mia-Brown 62 run (Carpenter kick), 14:49.

Mia-FG Carpenter 39, 6:08.

A-68,756.

Mia NE

First downs 23 14

Total Net Yards 461 216

Rushes-yards 36-216 20-79

Passing 245 137

Punt Returns 1-10 2-34

Kickoff Returns 3-47 7-248

Interceptions Ret. 1-8 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 18-21-0 22-35-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 4-19

Punts 4-47.3 3-40.3

Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1

Penalties-Yards 5-35 2-10

Time of Possession 32:33 27:27

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Miami, Brown 17-113, Williams 16-98, Cobbs 3-5. New England, Morris 9-27, Jordan 6-22, Welker 1-19, Faulk 1-6, Cassel 3-5.

PASSING-Miami, Pennington 17-20-0-226, Brown 1-1-0-19. New England, Cassel 19-31-1-131, O'Connell 3-4-0-25.

RECEIVING-Miami, Ginn Jr. 5-49, Camarillo 4-60, Fasano 3-66, Williams 2-21, Martin 1-21, Wilford 1-15, Brown 1-9, Bess 1-4. New England, Welker 6-55, Gaffney 6-51, Moss 4-25, Faulk 2-6, Aiken 1-9, Watson 1-6, D.Thomas 1-4, Morris 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-None.

Bills 24, Raiders 23

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Bills overcame a sloppy start to produce a second straight fourth-quarter comeback victory.

Rian Lindell hit a

38-yard field goal as the clock ran out. Trent Edwards engineered three scoring drives in the final quarter,

helping the Bills twice overcome 9-point deficits in the last

8 minutes.

Edwards finished

24-of-39 for 279 yards and a touchdown a week after he rallied the Bills to a 20-16 win at Jacksonville. That the victory came against

the hard-luck and dysfunctional Raiders

(1-2) didn't matter for a Bills team off to its first 3-0 start since 1992.

Oakland 6 3 7 7 - 23

Buffalo 0 7 0 17 - 24

First Quarter

Oak-FG Janikowski 23, 12:40.

Oak-FG Janikowski 35, :31.

Second Quarter

Buf-Lynch 14 run (Lindell kick), 10:30.

Oak-FG Janikowski 32, 1:56.

Third Quarter

Oak-Russell 1 run (Janikowski kick), 7:30.

Fourth Quarter

Buf-Lynch 3 run (Lindell kick), 7:59.

Oak-Higgins 84 pass from Russell (Janikowski kick), 6:23.

Buf-Parrish 14 pass from Edwards (Lindell kick), 4:03.

Buf-FG Lindell 38, :00.

A-71,297.

Oak Buf

First downs 10 25

Total Net Yards 247 378

Rushes-yards 30-98 30-116

Passing 149 262

Punt Returns 3-36 2-9

Kickoff Returns 3-98 6-150

Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 9-19-0 24-39-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 3-17

Punts 6-50.8 5-47.6

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2

Penalties-Yards 4-25 4-25

Time of Possession 25:33 34:27

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Oakland, Bush 14-55, McFadden 14-42, Russell 1-1, Griffith 1-0. Buffalo, Lynch 23-83, Jackson 5-24, Edwards 2-9.

PASSING-Oakland, Russell 9-19-0-156. Buffalo, Edwards 24-39-1-279.

RECEIVING-Oakland, McFadden 3-6, Walker 2-18, Higgins 1-84, Lelie 1-23, Griffith 1-20, Bush 1-5. Buffalo, Reed 6-72, Evans 4-65, Royal 4-34, Lynch 4-31, Parrish 3-42, Barnes 2-34, Jackson 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOAL-Buffalo, Lindell 46 (WR).

Giants 26, Bengals 23, OT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Giants (3-0) are off to their best start since 2000. John Carney kicked a 22-yard field goal with 8:39 left in the extra session.

The play that set up the winning kick was a 31-yard pass from Eli Manning to Amani Toomer down the left sideline on a third-and-10 from the Bengals 38. It was difficult to tell whether Toomer got both feet in bounds. The Giants hustled to the line of scrimmage and handed the ball to Derrick Ward for a

3-yard run to the Bengals 4, precluding

a video review.

The NFL official

in the press box

conceivably could have seen that the play was OK, and opted to let it stand.

Carney kicked four field goals for New York. Brandon Jacobs scored on 1-yard run and Manning, who was 26-of-43 for 289 yards, threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Boss to seemingly give New York a 23-20 victory with 1:50 to play.

Cincinnati 3 10 0 10 0 - 23

N.Y. Giants 0 10 3 10 3 - 26

First Quarter

Cin-FG Graham 22, :38.

Second Quarter

NYG-Jacobs 1 run (Carney kick), 10:36.

Cin-Perry 25 run (Graham kick), 7:20.

NYG-FG Carney 24, 3:55.

Cin-FG Graham 30, :32.

Third Quarter

NYG-FG Carney 46, 6:23.

Fourth Quarter

NYG-FG Carney 26, 11:32.

Cin-Houshmandzadeh 17 pass from Palmer (Graham), 4:39.

NYG-Boss 4 pass from Manning (Carney kick), 1:50.

Cin-Graham 21, :00. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 1:50.

Overtime

NYG-FG Carney, 22, 8:39.

A-79,276.

Cin NY

First downs 24 24

Total Net Yards 347 406

Rushes-yards 27-102 25-117

Passing 245 289

Punt Returns 2-31 5-48

Kickoff Returns 6-114 4-112

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 27-39-0 26-43-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 6-41 0-0

Punts 5-46.6 4-43.8

Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0

Penalties-Yards 8-57 6-40

Time of Possession 33:15 33:06

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Cincinnati, Perry 20-74, C.Palmer 3-23, Watson 1-5, Chatman 1-2, Dorsey 2-(-2). N.Y. Giants, Ward 9-80, Jacobs 14-35, Bradshaw 2-2.

PASSING-Cincinnati, C.Palmer 27-39-0-286. N.Y. Giants, Manning 26-43-0-289.

RECEIVING-Cincinnati, Houshmandzadeh 12-146, Chatman 6-70, Kelly 4-22, C.Johnson 3-29, Perry 2-19. N.Y. Giants, Smith 7-60, Toomer 5-64, Boss 3-51, Burress 3-45, Hixon 3-29, Ward 3-26, Hedgecock 1-9, Bradshaw 1-5.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-None.

Buccaneers 27,

Bears 24, OT

CHICAGO (AP) — Brian Griese set up Matt Bryant's winning 21-yard field goal in overtime with a 38-yard pass to Antonio Bryant.

After blowing a

14-point lead in a

20-17 loss at Carolina last week, the Bears

(1-2) couldn't protect a 24-14 advantage in the fourth quarter.

The Buccaneers got a 35-yard field goal from Bryant with 3:11 left, and Griese orchestrated a 79-yard touchdown drive in the final

1:49, hitting Jerramy Stevens with a 1-yard pass in the closing

seconds of regulation.

After Tampa Bay

(2-1) punted in overtime, Rashied Davis dropped a third-down pass at the Buccaneers 35. Tampa Bay then took over at its 7 and had third-and-9 at the 8 when Griese hit Stevens with a 2-yard pass.

Tampa Bay 7 7 0 10 3 - 27

Chicago 6 3 8 7 0 - 24

First Quarter

Chi-FG Gould 40, 12:43.

Chi-FG Gould 43, 6:10.

TB-Hilliard 4 pass from Griese (M.Bryant kick), 1:50.

Second Quarter

TB-Adams 45 interception return (M.Bryant kick), 5:26.

Chi-FG Gould 28, :00.

Third Quarter

Chi-Forte 6 pass from Orton (Lloyd pass from Orton), 2:54.

Fourth Quarter

Chi-Lloyd 19 pass from Orton (Gould kick), 6:38.

TB-FG M.Bryant 35, 3:11.

TB-Stevens 1 pass from Griese (M.Bryant kick), :07.

Overtime

TB-FG M.Bryant 21, 4:21.

A-62,051.

TB Chi

First downs 28 21

Total Net Yards 454 405

Rushes-yards 17-47 37-158

Passing 407 247

Punt Returns 3-1 3-25

Kickoff Returns 5-109 4-108

Interceptions Ret. 2-45 3-15

Comp-Att-Int 38-67-3 22-34-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 3-21

Punts 6-44.7 6-45.8

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0

Penalties-Yards 6-61 8-64

Time of Possession 31:22 39:17

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Tampa Bay, Dunn 5-31, Graham 12-16. Chicago, Forte 27-89, Wolfe 1-38, Orton 6-21, Jones 3-10.

PASSING-Tampa Bay, Griese 38-67-3-407. Chicago, Orton 22-34-2-268.

RECEIVING-Tampa Bay, A.Bryant 10-138, Hilliard 6-57, Stevens 5-61, Clayton 5-54, Dunn 4-27, Smith 3-33, Askew 2-18, Stovall 2-16, Gilmore 1-3. Chicago, Forte 7-66, Lloyd 6-124, R.Davis 3-37, McKie 2-17, Olsen 2-16, Clark 2-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-Chicago, Gould 49 (WR).

Jaguars 23, Colts 21

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After wearing out the Indianapolis defense on the ground, Jose Scobee saved the game — and perhaps the season — by making a 51-yard field goal with 4 seconds left.

It didn't look like Jacksonville (1-2) would need Scobee's boot after consuming more than

12 minutes on a marathon drive to open the fourth quarter capped by Scobee's

21-yarder for a

20-14 lead with 2:33 left.

But Peyton Manning nearly pulled off his

second improbable comeback in two weeks. The two-time league MVP needed just 1:26 to take the Colts 77 yards before giving the ball

to Joseph Addai for a

2-yard TD run.

Jacksonville 0 10 7 6 - 23

Indianapolis 7 7 0 7 - 21

First Quarter

Ind-Harrison 4 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), 11:03.

Second Quarter

Jac-FG Scobee 26, 12:33.

Jac-Mathis 61 interception return (Scobee kick), 5:10.

Ind-Addai 3 run (Vinatieri kick), 1:28.

Third Quarter

Jac-Jones-Drew 6 run (Scobee kick), 1:17.

Fourth Quarter

Jac-FG Scobee 21, 2:33.

Ind-Addai 2 run (Vinatieri kick), 1:07.

Jac-FG Scobee 51, :04.

A-65,938.

Jac Ind

First downs 25 19

Total Net Yards 403 325

Rushes-yards 48-236 19-114

Passing 167 211

Punt Returns 2-1 1-0

Kickoff Returns 3-72 3-52

Interceptions Ret. 2-88 1-28

Comp-Att-Int 16-22-1 15-29-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-5

Punts 1-60.0 3-45.0

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0

Penalties-Yards 5-44 6-37

Time of Possession 41:35 18:25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Jacksonville, Taylor 26-121, Jones-Drew 19-107, Garrard 2-8, R.Williams 1-0. Indianapolis, Addai 16-78, Rhodes 2-24, Manning 1-12.

PASSING-Jacksonville, Garrard 16-22-1-167. Indianapolis, Manning 15-29-2-216.

RECEIVING-Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 4-59, M.Jones 4-32, M.Lewis 2-21, Taylor 2-9, G.Jones 1-17, R.Williams 1-11, Owens 1-10, Walker 1-8. Indianapolis, Clark 4-47, Harrison 4-40, Wayne 3-74, Gonzalez 2-37, Addai 1-10, Santi 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-None.

Broncos 34, Saints 32

DENVER (AP) —

No gutsy 2-point call this week. Just a

gut-wrenching close call. Martin Gramatica's 43-yard field goal try with 1:55 remaining was wide right, and the Broncos escaped.

They improved to

3-0 for the first time in five years despite

allowing Drew Brees to complete 39 of 48 passes for 421 yards and a touchdown, and Reggie Bush to pile up

178 all-purpose yards and two TDs.

The Saints (1-2) never led, but they made a game of it after falling behind 21-3 early in the second quarter.

Leading 34-32 late in the fourth quarter, the Broncos were going in for a touchdown when Tony Scheffler fumbled away a reception at the New Orleans 5 as he was hit by linebacker Scott Shanle. Jason David scooped it up, giving New Orleans the ball at its 25-yard line with

5:33 remaining.

New Orleans 3 16 7 6 - 32

Denver 14 10 10 0 - 34

First Quarter

Den-N.Jackson 1 pass from Cutler (Prater kick), 9:01.

NO-FG Gramatica 43, 2:07.

Den-Marshall 35 pass from Cutler (Prater kick), :27.

Second Quarter

Den-Webster 34 fumble return (Prater kick), 14:11.

NO-Thomas 5 run (Gramatica kick), 9:16.

NO-Bush 23 run (Gramatica kick), 6:51.

Den-FG Prater 27, 2:55.

NO-Safety, Hall tackled in end zone.,:23.

Third Quarter

Den-Pittman 2 run (Prater kick), 7:37.

NO-Bush 6 pass from Brees (Gramatica kick), 7:02.

Den-FG Prater 34, 2:20.

Fourth Quarter

NO-Thomas 10 run (pass failed), 10:00.

A-75,713.

NO Den

First downs 27 20

Total Net Yards 502 369

Rushes-yards 25-88 24-105

Passing 414 264

Punt Returns 2-30 1-22

Kickoff Returns 3-60 4-97

Interceptions Ret. 1-14 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 39-48-0 21-34-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 0-0

Punts 2-57.0 2-52.5

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1

Penalties-Yards 4-51 3-20

Time of Possession 32:48 27:12

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-New Orleans, Bush 18-73, Thomas 6-15, Brees 1-0. Denver, Young 11-65, Hall 6-25, Cutler 1-7, Royal 1-6, Pittman 5-2.

PASSING-New Orleans, Brees 39-48-0-421. Denver, Cutler 21-34-1-264.

RECEIVING-New Orleans, Bush 11-75, Shockey 8-75, Moore 7-78, Thomas 3-8, Meachem 2-86, Henderson 2-42, Miller 2-41, Patten 2-12, Karney 2-4. Denver, Marshall 6-155, Scheffler 4-32, Royal 4-11, Stokley 3-29, Graham 1-21, Pittman 1-8, Young 1-7, N.Jackson 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-New Orleans, Gramatica 51 (BK), 43 (WR).

Eagles 15, Steelers 6

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brian Westbrook limped off the field in the first half. Donovan McNabb missed part of the third quarter. With their best player

sidelined and star

quarterback hurting,

the Eagles did it with defense.

A swarming D had nine sacks, forced a safety and got three turnovers. Just six days earlier, Philly's defense couldn't stop anybody. The Dallas Cowboys moved the ball at will in a 41-37 victory last Monday.

But this unit was rejuvenated against the Steelers (2-1). Ben Roethlisberger had no time to throw and Willie Parker couldn't find any room to run. Juqua Parker had 2½ sacks as the Eagles (2-1) banged around Big Ben, eventually knocking him out of the game.

Pittsburgh 3 3 0 0 - 6

Philadelphia 0 10 0 5 - 15

First Quarter

Pit-FG Reed 37, 2:51.

Second Quarter

Phi-Buckhalter 20 pass from McNabb (Akers kick), 9:23.

Phi-FG Akers 31, 2:36.

Pit-FG Reed 53, :13.

Fourth Quarter

Phi-Team safety, 8:00.

Phi-FG Akers 31, 2:26.

A-69,144.

Pit Phi

First downs 14 16

Total Net Yards 180 260

Rushes-yards 19-33 23-65

Passing 147 195

Punt Returns 1-5 2-11

Kickoff Returns 3-72 4-76

Interceptions Ret. 2-0 1-0

Comp-Att-Int 17-32-1 26-38-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 9-44 3-19

Punts 5-41.4 5-44.4

Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1

Penalties-Yards 7-35 7-62

Time of Possession 27:26 32:34

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Pittsburgh, Parker 13-20, Roethlisberger 4-6, Moore 1-6, C.Davis 1-1. Philadelphia, Buckhalter 10-43, Westbrook 5-12, Booker 5-11, D.Jackson 1-1, McNabb 2-(-2).

PASSING-Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 13-25-1-131, Leftwich 4-7-0-60. Philadelphia, McNabb 24-35-1-196, Kolb 2-3-1-18.

RECEIVING-Pittsburgh, Washington 5-51, Miller 4-63, Ward 4-34, Holmes 3-32, Mendenhall 1-11. Philadelphia, Baskett 8-85, Buckhalter 6-44, D.Jackson 5-40, Avant 2-24, Hunt 2-12, Booker 2-5, Lewis 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-None.

49ers 31, Lions 13

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Frank Gore rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, and Mike Martz's new offense methodically chewed up his former team's defense.

Isaac Bruce and Delanie Walker caught TD passes from J.T. O'Sullivan, and kick returner Allen Rossum scored a 1-yard TD rushing on fourth down near the goal line to all but clinch the win for San Francisco, which is 2-1 for the second straight season.

O'Sullivan went

16-for-23 for 189 yards for the 49ers, who went 3-10 after their promising start to last season. But the current Niners clearly have more

offensive talent — and a much better idea what to do with it, thanks to Martz, who joined San Francisco a few days after Detroit fired him as the scapegoat for the Lions' second-half

collapse in 2007.

Detroit 0 3 3 7 - 13

San Francisco 7 14 0 10 - 31

First Quarter

SF-Bruce 6 pass from O'Sullivan (Nedney kick), 2:16.

Second Quarter

SF-Gore 4 run (Nedney kick), 12:52.

Det-FG Hanson 44, 7:23.

SF-Walker 24 pass from O'Sullivan (Nedney kick), 5:48.

Third Quarter

Det-FG Hanson 51, 1:43.

Fourth Quarter

SF-Rossum 1 run (Nedney kick), 9:31.

Det-R.Johnson 34 pass from Kitna (Hanson kick), 6:57.

SF-FG Nedney 25, 4:25.

A-67,249.

Det SF

First downs 14 25

Total Net Yards 240 370

Rushes-yards 20-116 39-182

Passing 124 188

Punt Returns 1-8 3-38

Kickoff Returns 6-140 4-99

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-1

Comp-Att-Int 15-31-2 16-23-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 4-22 1-1

Punts 5-47.8 4-37.0

Fumbles-Lost 3-0 0-0

Penalties-Yards 9-61 3-30

Time of Possession 24:06 35:54

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Detroit, R.Johnson 14-83, Kitna 3-19, Kev.Smith 3-14. San Francisco, Gore 27-130, O'Sullivan 8-32, Battle 1-18, Foster 2-1, Rossum 1-1.

PASSING-Detroit, Kitna 15-30-1-146, Orlovsky 0-1-1-0. San Francisco, O'Sullivan 16-23-0-189.

RECEIVING-Detroit, C.Johnson 4-40, R.Johnson 3-48, Williams 2-18, McDonald 2-13, Furrey 2-8, Gaines 1-15, FitzSimmons 1-4. San Francisco, Gore 4-32, Walker 3-44, Battle 3-22, Bruce 2-19, Johnson 1-25, Morgan 1-18, Davis 1-17, Keasey 1-12.

MISSED FIELD GOAL-San Francisco, Nedney 43 (WR).

Seahawks 37, Rams 13

SEATTLE (AP) — Julius Jones ran for

140 yards on 22 carries and T.J. Duckett had his first two-touchdown rushing day in four years as the Seahawks sidestepped six injuries at wide receiver and rolled over the

malfunctioning Rams.

Despite a mostly

disappointing September, Seattle

(1-2) headed into its off week with the promise of a return to health while just one game out of the NFC West lead. The Seahawks have won the last four division titles.

The Rams (0-3) lost for the 16th time in

19 games, and for the seventh consecutive time to Seattle. They have been outscored 116-29 this season.

St. Louis 0 6 7 0 - 13

Seattle 17 10 0 10 - 37

First Quarter

Sea-FG Mare 28, 11:19.

Sea-Bumpus 10 pass from Hasselbeck (Mare kick), 6:44.

Sea-J.Jones 29 run (Mare kick), 1:16.

Second Quarter

StL-FG J.Brown 43, 13:26.

Sea-Duckett 4 run (Mare kick), 8:39.

StL-FG J.Brown 29, 2:52.

Sea-FG Mare 38, :03.

Third Quarter

StL-Looker 21 pass from Bulger (J.Brown kick), 9:07.

Fourth Quarter

Sea-Duckett 1 run (Mare kick), 8:39.

Sea-FG Mare 38, 4:46.

A-68,012.

StL Sea

First downs 14 24

Total Net Yards 240 407

Rushes-yards 24-65 46-245

Passing 175 162

Punt Returns 2-28 4-20

Kickoff Returns 6-135 4-93

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-31

Comp-Att-Int 18-31-1 12-20-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-9 1-10

Punts 4-54.5 3-42.0

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1

Penalties-Yards 7-51 5-55

Time of Possession 25:02 34:58

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-St. Louis, Jackson 23-66, Minor 1-(-1). Seattle, J.Jones 22-140, Duckett 19-79, Hasselbeck 2-19, Weaver 2-5, O.Schmitt 1-2.

PASSING-St. Louis, Bulger 18-31-1-184. Seattle, Hasselbeck 12-20-0-172.

RECEIVING-St. Louis, Jackson 5-62, Holt 4-37, Avery 3-24, Minor 2-20, McMichael 2-12, Looker 1-21, D.Hall 1-8. Seattle, McMullen 4-76, Carlson 2-38, Bumpus 2-29, Taylor 1-11, Colbert 1-8, Heller 1-6, J.Jones 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-None.

Ravens 28, Browns 10

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore turned two of Derek Anderson's interceptions into a pair of touchdowns during a

50-second span of the third quarter.

Ed Reed returned

one of the interceptions 32 yards for a score, and Le'Ron McClain scored his first two NFL touchdowns on a pair of

1-yard runs — both

during a 21-point third quarter that turned a

3-point halftime deficit into a 28-10 lead.

Back from a knee injury, Willis McGahee rushed for 64 yards and a score for the Ravens (2-0), who were forced to take last week off when Hurricane Ike postponed their game at Houston.

Cleveland 0 10 0 0 - 10

Baltimore 0 7 21 0 - 28

Second Quarter

Cle-Harrison 19 pass from Anderson (Dawson kick), 14:52.

Bal-McGahee 5 run (Stover kick), 6:40.

Cle-FG Dawson 38, 1:04.

Third Quarter

Bal-L.McClain 1 run (Stover kick), 11:13.

Bal-Reed 32 interception return (Stover kick), 10:23.

Bal-L.McClain 1 run (Stover kick), 4:49.

A-71,104.

Cle Bal

First downs 11 21

Total Net Yards 169 273

Rushes-yards 15-73 44-151

Passing 96 122

Punt Returns 2-24 1-21

Kickoff Returns 5-73 3-78

Interceptions Ret. 2-16 3-46

Comp-Att-Int 14-37-3 13-19-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 5-29 1-7

Punts 7-43.0 3-48.7

Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 9-65 5-40

Time of Possession 22:12 37:48

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Cleveland, Lewis 12-56, J.Wright 1-11, Vickers 1-4, Anderson 1-2. Baltimore, L.McClain 17-66, McGahee 15-64, Rice 5-21, Neal 1-2, Flacco 6-(-2).

PASSING-Cleveland, Anderson 14-37-3-125. Baltimore, Flacco 13-19-2-129.

RECEIVING-Cleveland, Edwards 3-27, Lewis 3-21, Vickers 2-21, Winslow 2-14, Steptoe 2-6, Harrison 1-19, Cribbs 1-17. Baltimore, Mason 4-42, Williams 3-26, Heap 2-32, Clayton 2-14, McGahee 1-11, L.McClain 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOAL-Baltimore, Stover 48 (WR).

Vikings 20, Panthers 10

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Antoine Winfield's sack of Jake Delhomme and subsequent 19-yard fumble return for a touchdown right before halftime spurred the Vikings, handing the Panthers their first defeat.

Replacing Tarvaris Jackson after a pair of woeful games by the offense, Gus Frerotte might have helped save the season for Minnesota (1-2) by

completing 16 of

28 passes for 204 yards, with a touchdown to Visanthe Shiancoe.

The 37-year-old

wasn't very sharp in the first half, but he made some crisp throws down the stretch to keep the Vikings in front.

Carolina 3 7 0 0 - 10

Minnesota 0 10 7 3 - 20

First Quarter

Car-FG Kasay 43, 12:53.

Second Quarter

Car-Stewart 2 run (Kasay kick), 9:55.

Min-FG Longwell 28, 1:46.

Min-Winfield 19 fumble return (Longwell kick), 1:04.

Third Quarter

Min-Shiancoe 34 pass from Frerotte (Longwell kick), 12:53.

Fourth Quarter

Min-FG Longwell 32, 9:07.

A-62,628.

Car Min

First downs 14 17

Total Net Yards 204 305

Rushes-yards 20-47 32-119

Passing 157 186

Punt Returns 5-50 2-0

Kickoff Returns 5-146 2-44

Interceptions Ret. 1-19 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 17-29-0 16-28-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 5-34 3-18

Punts 5-39.8 5-52.6

Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0

Penalties-Yards 12-67 9-100

Time of Possession 25:42 34:18

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Carolina, Williams 10-27, Stewart 7-15, Hoover 1-3, Goings 1-2, Delhomme 1-0. Minnesota, Peterson 17-77, Taylor 11-44, Frerotte 4-(-2).

PASSING-Carolina, Delhomme 17-29-0-191. Minnesota, Frerotte 16-28-1-204.

RECEIVING-Carolina, Smith 4-70, Muhammad 3-25, King 3-22, Hackett 2-37, Rosario 2-18, Williams 2-17, Goings 1-2. Minnesota, Berrian 3-79, Wade 3-35, Taylor 3-22, Shiancoe 2-38, Tahi 2-6, Mills 1-10, Ferguson 1-9, Allison 1-5.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-None.

Titans 31, Texans 12

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — LenDale White ran for two touchdowns, Kerry Collins threw for another and Tennessee rolled to improve to

3-0 for only the third time in franchise

history.

The Titans last won their first three games in 1999 — their first

season in their current stadium — and in

1991 while still in Houston and playing as the Oilers. They have beaten the team that replaced them in Houston seven straight times and 11 of the

13 games in this series.

The Texans (0-2) wanted to provide an emotional boost to their hometown, where most people remain without power more than a week after Hurricane Ike hit. The hurricane forced the postponement of the Texans' home opener.