The Patriots and Jets still are spotless, although neither looked invincible in improving to 5-0. The Eagles, however, have an unbeatable look about them.

Philadelphia also moved to 5-0 Sunday, routing Carolina 30-8 in a rematch of last January's NFC championship game. The Eagles have won every game by double digits and the injury-ravaged Panthers couldn't slow them.

"To be 5-0 means you have no flaws as far as the record goes," safety Brian Dawkins said, "but we know as a team there are things we need to work on and get better. We understand it's a long season. We could easily go from 5-0 to losing three in a row or two in a row. Keeping that in mind, we'll stay humble."

Terrell Owens had all of his 123 yards receiving in the first half and Lito Sheppard returned an interception 64 yards for a score.

The Patriots needed an offensive outburst to outlast Seattle 30-20 and push their NFL record for consecutive victories, including the playoffs, to 20. They also have 17 straight regular-season wins, tying the Chicago Bears' record set in 1933-34.

Corey Dillon scored two touchdowns, the clincher set up by Bethel Johnson's diving 48-yard reception.

"Without that catch we can't even begin to say what could have happened," Dillon said.

The Patriots host the Jets next Sunday. If New York plays the way it did in the first half against San Francisco in a 22-14 victory, it will be in trouble.

But after falling behind 14-0, the Jets against showed their resilience. Chad Pennington was 11-of-14 for 117 yards in the second half, throwing for one TD. Curtis Martin ran for 111 yards and two scores.

After halftime, the Jets shut out the 49ers and limited Tim Rattay to 93 yards passing.

"It means a lot," rookie linebacker Jonathan Vilma said of the 5-0 start. "We have been talking about it for the longest time, and we have just been executing and playing."

At Philadelphia, Donovan McNabb, off to the best start of his six-year career, didn't have a touchdown pass for the first time this season. But he completed passes of 53 and 51 yards to Owens that led to 10 points.Jake Delhomme threw four interceptions and Carolina fell to 1-4. Defensive end Mike Rucker joined the long list of injured Panthers, leaving after the first series with an irregular heartbeat. Stephen Davis had 66 yards rushing for Carolina in his first game back after missing three games with a knee injury.

At Foxboro, the Seahawks (3-2) cut New England's lead to 23-20 on Josh Brown's fourth field goal with 3:01 remaining.Then on third-and-7 at its 40, New England's Tom Brady and Johnson hooked up on the long pass to the Seattle 12. Dillon put the game away with his second touchdown on a 7-yard run.

New York is 5-0 for the first time. Martin passed Marcus Allen for eighth place on the NFL career rushing list. Martin, who has 12,282 career yards, has four 100-yard rushing games this season."It's a big deal," tackle Jason Ferguson said. "But the season doesn't end at 5-0."

Takeo Spikes returned an interception 11 yards for a touchdown in a matchup of the only winless teams. Aiding the defense for host Buffalo (1-4) were Aaron Schobel with 21/2 sacks and Ron Edwards with two.Willis McGahee had 111 yards rushing in his first NFL start. He put away the game with a 31-yard run that allowed the Bills to run out the clock.Miami, 0-6 for the first time, was held to just 212 yards on offense.

At New Orleans, Daunte Culpepper became the first player to throw five touchdown passes in a game three times in one season. He did it without having favorite receiver Randy Moss (hamstring injury) in the second half.Culpepper completed 26 of 37 passes for a career-high 425 yards. The Vikings had 605 yards of offense.Rookie running back Mewelde Moore had another big game for Minnesota (4-1), running for 109 yards and catching seven passes for 78 yards.Nate Burleson had six receptions for 134 yards against the Saints (2-4).

At Jacksonville, Byron Leftwich, playing with a sore shoulder and ankle, threw two touchdown passes, his 14-yarder to Cortez Hankton with 45 seconds to play winning it. Leftwich also ran for a score as the Jaguars (4-2) won in the final minute for the fourth time this season.Kansas City (1-4) took a 16-14 lead when Trent Green, about to be sacked, flipped the ball to Priest Holmes and he scrambled to the end zone for a 28-yard score with about 5 minutes remaining. The Chiefs lost only three times last year.

At Oakland, Jake Plummer passed for three touchdowns and new running sensation Reuben Droughns rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown, giving the Broncos (5-1) a two-game lead in the AFC West over San Diego.Jeb Putzier, Dwayne Carswell and Ashley Lelie caught first-half touchdown passes from Plummer, who led the Broncos to 444 yards. Droughns had his second straight 100-yard game, a week after going for 193 yards in a win over Carolina.The inept Raiders (2-4) were held to 145 yards.

At Nashville, the Texans (3-3) scored their first victory over the team they replaced in Houston. David Carr threw for 266 yards and a TD, and the Texans had four interceptions of Steve McNair.The loss dropped the Titans (2-4) into sole possession of the AFC South cellar. They have lost three straight at home.

At Atlanta, the Chargers (3-3) were sharp for much of the game, but were Vicktimized in the final quarter.Michael Vick overcame a 10-point deficit by running for one touchdown and throwing for another as the Falcons (5-1) matched their win total from all of last season. Vick, whose draft rights were traded from San Diego to Atlanta in 2001, threw for 130 of his 218 yards in the fourth quarter and had a hand in all three Atlanta TDs."We were on the sideline telling Vick to be Vick," defensive tackle Chad Lavalais said. "He may look bad at the beginning, but he always finishes strong."

At Detroit, the Packers (2-4) broke a four-game slide when Brett Favre threw two touchdown passes and moved past Fran Tarkenton into fourth place on the NFL career list with 47,106 yards passing. Favre extended his streak with a TD pass to 31 games, passing Dan Marino and trailing only Johnny Unitas' record run of 47 straight.Darren Sharper intercepted a pass early in the third quarter and returned it 36 yards into the end zone to give the Packers a 24-10 lead. Detroit (3-2) didn't threaten after that.

At Cleveland, Jeff Garcia threw four touchdown passes, trying an NFL record with a 99-yarder to Andre' Davis, the 10th such pass play in league history.William Green ran for 115 yards and Lee Suggs caught a 59-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter from Garcia as the Browns (3-3) moved to 3-0 at home for the first time since 1973. The Bengals fell to 1-4.

At Chicago, the Redskins (2-4) ended a four-game losing streak by sacking struggling Bears quarterback Jonathan Quinn three times in the final three minutes before rookie Sean Taylor's closing-seconds interception. Clinton Portis ran for 171 yards, 103 by the half.The Bears (1-4) managed only 160 yards total offense and crossed midfield just three times.