By The Associated Press

SCOREBOARD

Monday, Oct. 18

Tampa Bay (1-4) at St. Louis (3-2) (9 p.m. EDT). Two teams coming off big victories, with Tampa Bay getting its first of the year against New Orleans and St. Louis staying close in the NFC West by beating Seattle.

STARS

Quarterbacks

Daunte Culpepper, Minnesota, completed 26 of 37 for 425 yards and five touchdowns in a 38-31 victory over New Orleans.

Jeff Garcia, Cleveland, was 16-for-23 with 310 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-17 victory over Cincinnati.

Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks, completed 27 of 50 passes for 349 yards, but Seattle lost 30-20 at New England.

Byron Leftwich, Jaguars, threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns, including a 14-yard toss to Cortez Hankton with 45 seconds to play, lifting Jacksonville past Kansas City 22-16.

Jake Plummer, Broncos, passed for 190 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-3 rout of the Raiders.

Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers, completed 21 of 25 passes, threw two touchdowns and connected on 11 straight throws on Pittsburgh's last two scoring drives in a 24-20 comeback win at Dallas.

Trent Green, Chiefs, was 23-for-33 for 315 yards and two touchdowns, but Kansas City lost 22-16 at Jacksonville.

Running Backs

Reuben Droughns, Broncos, rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown in a 31-3 win against Oakland. Droughns ran for 193 yards last week against Carolina.

Curtis Martin, Jets, ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns in a 22-14 victory over San Francisco, his fourth 100-yarder this year.

Clinton Portis, Redskins, carried 36 times for 171 yards in Washington's 13-10 victory at Chicago.

Willis McGahee, Bills, rushed for 111 yards in his first NFL start, lifting Buffalo to a 20-13 win over Miami.

Corey Dillon, Patriots, ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns in New England's 20th straight victory - 30-20 over Seattle.

Receivers

Koren Robinson, Seahawks, caught nine passes for 150 yards but it wasn't enough for Seattle, which lost 30-20 at New England.

Terrell Owens, Eagles, had 123 yards receiving on four catches as Philadelphia beat Carolina 30-8.

Lee Suggs, Browns, caught five passes for 100 yards - including a 59-yard TD grab - to become the first Cleveland running back to reach the mark since Eric Metcalf (101) in 1993. Suggs also ran for 19 yards in the 34-17 win over Cincinnati.

Terry Glenn, Cowboys, had seven catches for 140 yards in Dallas' 24-20 loss to Pittsburgh.

Donald Driver, Packers, had nine receptions for 110 yards and two touchdowns in Green Bay's 38-10 victory at Detroit.

Johnnie Morton, Chiefs, had 111 yards on seven receptions, but Kansas City lost 22-16 at Jacksonville.

Special Teams

Josh Brown, Seahawks, was 4-for-4 on field goals but it wasn't enough to rally Seattle, which lost 30-20 to New England.

Ola Kimrin, cut twice by the Redskins, returned from his native Sweden to fill in for injured kicker John Hall. He kicked a 41-yard field goal to open the scoring and hit a 26-yarder to start the fourth quarter in Washington's 13-10 win at Chicago.

Defense

James Farrior, Steelers, had two sacks and forced three fumbles, including the final one that set up the winning score in Pittsburgh's 24-20 victory at Dallas.

Lito Sheppard, Eagles, returned an interception 64 yards for a touchdown to lead undefeated Philadelphia to a 30-8 victory against Carolina.

Aaron Schobel had 21/2 sacks and Ron Edwards added two, leading Buffalo's strong defensive effort in which the Bills limited Miami to just 212 yards net offense in a 20-13 victory.

Linebacker Akin Ayodele and defensive tackle Marcus Stroud, Jaguars, each had two sacks in Jacksonville's 22-16 victory over Kansas City.

Jerry Azumah, Bears, returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown in Chicago's 13-10 loss to Washington.

MILESTONES

Jets running back Curtis Martin ran for 111 yards in a 22-14 victory over San Francisco, moving him past Marcus Allen (12,243) for eighth place on the NFL career rushing list. Martin has 12,282 yards. ... Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia and wide receiver Andre' Davis tied an NFL record with a 99-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter of a 34-17 victory against Cincinnati. It was the 10th 99-yard pass in league history and first since Kansas City's Trent Green and Marc Boerigter did it against San Diego in 2002. Tony Dorsett has the only 99-yard TD run in league history, for Dallas in 1983 against Minnesota. ... Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger is the first rookie quarterback to go 4-0 since Phil Simms on the 1979 New York Giants. He also became the first Pittsburgh quarterback to beat Dallas since Terry Bradshaw in 1982.

STREAKS

New England (5-0) extended its NFL record winning streak to 20 with a 30-20 home victory against Seattle (3-2), which dropped its second straight. ... The Buffalo Bills (1-4) snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 20-13 victory over the Miami Dolphins (0-6), who are off to their worst start. It was the first career win for Bills coach Mike Mularkey.

STATS

The New York Jets improved to 5-0 for the first time with a 22-14 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. ... Washington's Mark Brunell was only 8-for-22 for 95 yards in the Redskins' 13-10 win against Chicago. Bears QB Jonathan Quinn - in his fifth NFL start - had just as much trouble, connecting on 10 of 22 passes for 95 yards. Chicago managed only 160 yards total offense and crossed midfield three times. ... The Chiefs didn't score on their opening possession for the first time this season and lost 22-16 to Jacksonville. The Jaguars scored in the first quarter for the first time, and had their first opening-drive TD since December 2002. ... Cincinnati's offense didn't cross midfield until the final play of the third quarter and moved into Cleveland territory just twice in a 34-17 road loss. The Bengals gained only 189 yards, committed 10 penalties and went 1-for-13 on third downs. ... Oakland (2-4) was outgained 279-115 in the first half by Denver (5-1). ... The Raiders have allowed 100 yards to the last three backs they have faced after giving up 176 to the Broncos' Reuben Droughns.

STRONG START

Willis McGahee, subbing for the injured Travis Henry, had 111 yards rushing and put away Buffalo's 20-13 victory over Miami with a 31-yard run. ... With a 21-20 victory over San Diego, the Atlanta Falcons improved to 5-1 and matched their win total from last season (5-11). Atlanta ended the Chargers' two-game winning streak and kept San Diego (3-3) from matching its win total from last season.

SETTLED STOMACHS

Cincinnati's brash wide receiver Chad Johnson got a taste of his own medicine from the Cleveland Browns. Johnson sent Cleveland's four defensive backs bottles of Pepto-Bismol and a notes last week, implying they would get sick trying to cover him. Instead, Johnson was the one feeling ill after he had three catches for 37 yards and dropped four passes in a 34-17 loss.

STRIKING BACK

Philadelphia beat Carolina 30-8 nine months after the Panthers denied the Eagles their first trip to the Super Bowl since the 1980 season. The Eagles, who have lost three consecutive conference championship games, are 5-0 for the first time since 1981 - winning each game by double digits.

SHAKEN UP

Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Rod Coleman missed a 21-20 victory over San Diego after hurting his knee and shoulder in a car accident Saturday.

SWINGS

San Francisco tight end Eric Johnson, who came in leading the NFL in receiving, was held to four catches for 24 yards while playing with cracked ribs during a 22-14 loss to the New York Jets.

SWEET REVENGE

David Carr threw for 266 yards and a touchdown, and Kris Brown kicked field goals of 21 and 50 yards, as the Texans beat the Titans 20-10 for their first victory over the team that left Houston for Tennessee. The Texans improved to 3-3 for the first time in the franchise's three-season history by winning in the stadium Nashville built to lure the former Oilers away from Houston.

STRONG WORDS

After San Francisco took a 14-0 lead over New York midway through the second quarter, Jets defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson left his usual spot up in the coaches box and went down to the sideline. That was enough to motivate the players, who got an earful from their coach and went on to win 22-14. ... Green Bay Packers coach Mike Sherman gave his struggling club a pep talk the night before playing at Detroit. Green Bay (2-4) had lost four straight for the first time in 13 years, but Brett Favre threw two touchdown passes to lead the Packers to a 38-10 victory.

INJURIES

The injury-depleted San Francisco 49ers lost cornerback Ahmed Plummer early in the fourth quarter with a bruised thigh. ... Carolina defensive end Mike Rucker left after the first series with an irregular heartbeat. Rucker also experienced the symptoms last week, coach Mike Fox said. ... Lions rookie receiver Roy Williams was active but didn't play in Detroit's 38-10 loss to Green Bay.

SPEAKING

"The frustrating part is that we're the worst team in the NFL. We are the jokes on Jay Leno." - Miami linebacker Zach Thomas after the Dolphins (0-6) lost 20-13 to Buffalo (1-4) in a matchup of the NFL's remaining winless teams.