SCOREBOARD

Monday, Sept. 13

Green Bay at Carolina (9 p.m. EDT). NFC champions face Brett Favre in his 190th straight start, an NFL record for quarterbacks.

Donovan McNabb, Eagles, threw for 330 yards and tied a career high with four TD passes in a 31-17 win over the Giants.Marc Bulger moved to 19-4 as the Rams' starting quarterback by going 23-for-34 for 272 yards and a TD in a 17-10 win against Arizona.Daunte Culpepper, Vikings, threw for a career-high five TDs, hitting 17 of 23 throws for 242 yards in a 35-17 victory over Dallas.Vinny Testaverde, Cowboys, hit 29-for-50 for 355 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions, in the loss to Minnesota.

Curtis Martin, Jets, ran for 196 yards and a touchdown, and had his first TD reception in four years in a 31-24 win over Cincinnati. It was the third-most yards he's gained in a game.Shaun Alexander, Seahawks, rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns and caught another score in a 21-7 win at New Orleans.LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers, ran for 121 yards and a touchdown in leading a 27-20 victory at Houston.Clinton Portis, in his first game with the Redskins, ran for 149 yards and a 64-yard TD on his first carry.Quentin Griffin, Broncos, keyed a 34-24 win over Kansas City by rushing for 156 yards and scoring three touchdowns in his first game as Portis' replacement.Priest Holmes, Chiefs, had 151 yards rushing and three touchdowns at Denver.

Isaac Bruce, Rams, caught nine passes for 112 yards and the clinching touchdown in a 17-10 win over Arizona.Keyshawn Johnson, Cowboys, caught nine passes for 111 yards in his first game with Dallas, a 35-17 loss to Minnesota.Terrell Owens, in his Eagles debut, had touchdown catches of 20, 3 and 12 yards as Philadelphia beat the Giants 31-17.Antonio Gates, who did not play college football, caught eight passes for 123 yards in San Diego's 27-20 victory at Houston.David Terrell, Bears, had the first 100-yard receiving day of his career with 126 on five catches in a 20-16 loss to Detroit.Special TeamsBracy Walker, Lions, returned a blocked field goal 92 yards for a TD, then intercepted a third-down pass in the end zone by Rex Grossman with 18 seconds to go, clinching Detroit's 20-16 victory at Chicago.Jeff Wilkins became the Rams' career leading scorer with 797 points, breaking a tie with Mike Lansford. He also hit his 13th career field goal of 50 or more yards, extending his team record, as he scored nine points in St. Louis' 17-10 victory.

Kenard Lang, Browns, had three sacks and forced a fumble in Cleveland's 20-3 victory over Baltimore.Clark Haggans, Steelers, had two sacks and two forced fumbles in his fifth career start as Pittsburgh beat Oakland 24-21.Matt Bowen, Redskins, had his first two career sacks and forced a fumble that set up a field as Washington limited Tampa Bay to 169 yards, 30 rushing, in a 16-10 win.Sam Cowart, Jets, moved back to inside LB, had 14 tackles in a 31-24 victory over Cincinnati.LB Julian Peterson, 49ers, forced two fumbles and sacked Michael Vick twice in a 21-19 loss to Atlanta.

Washington's 16-10 win over Tampa Bay was the 500th victory in the 73-year history of the Redskins franchise. Only Chicago (641), Green Bay (602) and the New York Giants (571) have more. ... Marshall Faulk's 39th career 100-yard game (128 yards) gave him 11,341 yards rushing to pass O.J. Simpson for 13th place overall.

Carson Palmer, Bengals, the 2002 Heisman Trophy winner, was 18-for-27 for 248 yards, two TDs and an interception in a 31-24 loss against the New York Jets. Palmer did not take a snap as a rookie last year. ... The Bears lost Lovie Smith's first game as their coach 20-16 to Detroit, which snapped an NFL-record 24 game road losing streak. ... Joe Gibbs' return to the Redskins was a success as he got his 125th regular season victory and 141st overall - and first since 1992 - in a 16-10 victory over Tampa Bay. ... Bills coach Mike Mularkey fell 13-10 to Jacksonville in his first game when Byron Leftwich passed 7 yards for a TD to Ernest Wilford on the final play of the game. ... WR Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals, the No. 3 overall draft pick in April, had a nice beginning with four catches for 70 yards, including a 37-yard catch on a flea-flicker on the first play from scrimmage.

Detroit ended its NFL-record 24-game streak of futility away from home, rallying to beat mistake-prone Chicago 20-16. It was the Lions' first road win since Dec. 17, 2000 at the Jets. ... The Rams beat the Cardinals for the fifth straight time and sent Arizona to its 14th straight road loss. ... Seattle has won four straight against New Orleans and Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren is 5-0 lifetime against the Saints. ... A 13-10 win at Buffalo snapped a nine-game road losing streak for the Jaguars. ... The Giants, in Tom Coughlin's first game as coach, lost their ninth straight. QB Kurt Warner, who led St. Louis to a Super Bowl victory in 1999, has lost his last nine starts, including to the New England Patriots in the 2001 Super Bowl.

Jerome Bettis, Steelers, relegated to the bench behind Duce Staley despite being the No. 6 rusher in NFL history, was used only in goal-line situations, but scored three touchdowns - all on 1-yard runs. ... Seattle outgained New Orleans 415 yards to 281 and outrushed the Saints 194-74. The Saints converted only three of 14 third-downs in a 21-7 loss.

Jamal Lewis, Ravens, who rushed for 500 yards, including an NFL single-game record 295 last season against Cleveland, got just 57 yards on 20 carries as the Browns' defense dominated in a 20-3 win. ... Last year, it took Curtis Martin four games to reach 196 yards for the Jets. He had that many on Sunday against Cincinnati. ... Emmitt Smith, the NFL's career leading rusher, had a resurgent game with 87 yards on 16 carries, including an 11-yard touchdown for Arizona. Smith, 35, was limited to 256 yards last year due to injuries. ... Jacksonville was 2-for-13 on third downs, but converted all three fourth downs, including the winning touchdown pass at Buffalo.POWER OUTAGEA power outage with 5:07 left in the fourth quarter halted the Chargers-Texans game for about 10 minutes at Houston's Reliant Stadium. Officials blamed the glitch on a small plastic balloon coming into contact with a power line somewhere in the area outside the stadium, knocking out three electric circuits.INJURIESWR Charles Rogers, Lions, broke his collarbone for the second straight season and probably will be out for much of the season. Pro Bowl CB Dre' Bly sprained a knee ligament. ... Rams LB Pisa Tinoisamoa dislocated his right shoulder and could miss a few weeks. Rookie DE Anthony Hargrove sustained a mild concussion, and LB Trev Faulk tore a hamstring. ... WR Joey Galloway, Bucs, strained a groin muscle at Washington. ... Browns DT Gerard Warren strained a pectoral muscle. Ravens WR Travis Taylor injured his groin, CB Gary Baxter cut his hand, DT Kelly Gregg and OT Ethan Brooks both hurt knees. ... Eagles rookie guard Shawn Andrews, the 16th overall pick in the draft, broke his leg.SPEAKING"Winning on the road, you must do that to win the championship. We understand that. But the curse and all the ghosts, I don't believe in any of that stuff. Usually if your team is a little bit better, you win on the road." - Seattle coach Mike Holmgren, whose team was 2-6 away from home last year, but opened by winning in New Orleans 21-7."Emmitt is a great back, a guy that I idolize, a guy that gets it done. If you look at him out there you wonder, 'What's he doing playing?' He makes things happen." - Rams RB Marshall Faulk after both he and Smith had big games Sunday.

WR Charles Rogers, Lions, broke his collarbone for the second straight season and probably will be out for much of the season. Pro Bowl CB Dre' Bly sprained a knee ligament. ... Rams LB Pisa Tinoisamoa dislocated his right shoulder and could miss a few weeks. Rookie DE Anthony Hargrove sustained a mild concussion, and LB Trev Faulk tore a hamstring. ... WR Joey Galloway, Bucs, strained a groin muscle at Washington. ... Browns DT Gerard Warren strained a pectoral muscle. Ravens WR Travis Taylor injured his groin, CB Gary Baxter cut his hand, DT Kelly Gregg and OT Ethan Brooks both hurt knees. ... Eagles rookie guard Shawn Andrews, the 16th overall pick in the draft, broke his leg.

"Winning on the road, you must do that to win the championship. We understand that. But the curse and all the ghosts, I don't believe in any of that stuff. Usually if your team is a little bit better, you win on the road." - Seattle coach Mike Holmgren, whose team was 2-6 away from home last year, but opened by winning in New Orleans 21-7."Emmitt is a great back, a guy that I idolize, a guy that gets it done. If you look at him out there you wonder, 'What's he doing playing?' He makes things happen." - Rams RB Marshall Faulk after both he and Smith had big games Sunday.