Eagles NFL's lone unbeaten team
The Philadelphia Eagles keep rolling.
They had just enough to edge the Ravens, 15-10, on Terrell Owens' 11-yard TD catch and David Akers' three field goals Sunday. Owens, who made a few enemies in Baltimore after he spurned the Ravens and forced a trade to the Eagles in March, had eight catches for 101 yards.
The Eagles are 7-0 for the first time in club history and are the NFL's lone unbeaten team.
"T.O.'s good for the game," Baltimore cornerback Deion Sanders said. "He's great for the game of football. He brings a lot of flavor to a somewhat boring sport. I'm OK with it."
After breaking several tackles to score in the fourth quarter, Owens, known for his innovative celebrations, imitated the dance Baltimore's Ray Lewis does when he's introduced before home games.
"I had a little fun out there," Owens said. "I can't do it like he does, but I tried my best. If you don't like what I do, stop me from getting in the end zone."
Baltimore (4-3) couldn't.
At Kansas City, Mo., the Chiefs (3-4) have scored 101 points in winning their last two games.Trent Green threw for 389 yards and three scores, two to tight end Tony Gonzalez, and Priest Holmes finished with 143 yards rushing, 225 yards overall, and three touchdowns. He has seven TDs in the last two games.The Chiefs broke a seven-game losing streak to the Colts (4-3), who got big production again from Peyton Manning. He passed for 472 yards and five touchdowns, two to Reggie Wayne and two to Marvin Harrison.The Chiefs finished with 590 yards, the Colts with 505.
At San Diego, the surprising Chargers (5-3) tied Denver for the AFC West lead behind a career day by Drew Brees. He threw five touchdown passes and set the team single-game record for pass efficiency (22-of-25 overall - 88 percent) for 281 yards. He had no interceptions for the fifth time in six games."It was fun," Brees said. "It felt like we could run anything in our base offense and we knew it was going to work. We had that confidence."The Raiders (2-6) lost their fifth straight. Kerry Collins was intercepted twice and went 24-of-39 for 263 yards.
At Denver, the Falcons (6-2) recovered from being annihilated at Kansas City last week. Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes to Peerless Price and accounted for 367 yards of offense. Atlanta gained 467 yards against a defense allowing less than 240 a game.Jake Plummer threw for a Denver-record 499 yards - a career high and the best mark in the league this year - but also had three interceptions as the Broncos (5-3) added this upset to last week's 23-10 loss to Cincinnati.
At Houston, the Texans (4-3) won for the fourth time in their last five game and are above .500 for the first time in franchise history this late in a season.Demarcus Faggins returned Byron Leftwich's errant pass 43 yards for a score with 42 seconds left. David Carr went 26-of-34 for 276 yards and a touchdown and the Texans held Jacksonville (5-3) to 39 yards rushing.Jaguars running back Fred Taylor left in the third quarter with a hip pointer.
At Landover, Md., Brett Favre ignored a sprained throwing hand to complete 20 of 33 passes for 289 yards and a touchdown for Green Bay (4-4), extending his streak to 33 games with at least one TD pass in his 199th consecutive regular-season game.The Packers won their third straight game.The Redskins (2-5), trailing 20-14, thought they scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 43-yard reception by Clinton Portis with 2:35 to play. But the celebrations died quickly when the play was called back for an illegal-motion penalty on receiver James Thrash. On the next play, Al Harris intercepted Mark Brunell's pass and Ahman Green scored on an 11-yard run four plays later to seal the victory.
At Minneapolis, the Giants (5-2) continued their mastery of the Vikings (5-2). Tiki Barber ran 24 times for 101 yards and two short touchdowns to give the Giants their third straight win over the Vikings - all on the road.New York solved its red zone struggles by scoring all five times it reached the Minnesota 20, including four TDs.Randy Moss was in street clothes after halftime, going without a catch for the second straight game while a strained right hamstring kept him from running at full speed. Rookie Mewelde Moore, who had 610 total yards in the last three games, was held to 29 yards on eight carries.
At Seattle, Shaun Alexander gained 195 yards on 32 carries and the Seahawks (4-3) snapped a three-game losing streak. Josh Brown kicked three field goals in the second half, connecting from 27, 45 and 22 yards.The Panthers (1-6) lost their fifth straight. They were driving for a possible late score, but Jake Delhomme threw an interception straight to Seattle's Marcus Trufant, who returned it 57 yards.
At Irving, Texas, the passing and running of 40-year-old QB Vinny Testaverde keyed Dallas' victory. He had a 7-yard run on fourth-and-3 to set up a tying touchdown, then scrambled 3 yards for the go-ahead score to help the Cowboys (3-4) end a three-game losing streak.Keyshawn Johnson, the only receiver in the lineup who'd ever caught a pass, had two TD receptions.Joey Harrington was 19-of-32 for 255 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Detroit (4-3).
At Nashville, Tenn., Billy Volek replaced injured Steve McNair (chest) by throwing for two touchdowns and 210 yards for the Titans' first victory at home this season.Gary Anderson kicked two field goals, and Chris Brown ran for 147 yards, his fifth 100-yard performance this season.The Titans (3-5) earned their ninth victory in 10 games against their old AFC Central foe Cincinnati (2-5), sacking Carson Palmer four times, batting down four passes behind the line and forcing him into an interception and a fumble.
At Orchard Park, N.Y., Willis McGahee ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns. In two starts this season, McGahee has rushed for more than 100 yards and led the Bills (2-5) to both of their victories.The Cardinals (2-5) have lost 17 straight on the road, the worst current streak in the NFL, dating to a win at Carolina on Oct. 6, 2002.
At Chicago, Nathan Vasher's stumbling interception and 71-yard return clinched the victory. Anthony Thomas replaced the injured Thomas Jones and ran for 98 yards on 25 carries for Chicago (2-5).The Bears prevailed behind Vasher's interception of Ken Dorsey's throw and three field goals by Paul Edinger.Chicago rookie Craig Krenzel made his first NFL start and Dorsey got the nod for the third time this season when 49ers starter Tim Rattay was a no-go because of an injury to his right forearm. Krenzel and Dorsey had squared off in the national title game following the 2002 season when Krenzel led Ohio State past Dorsey and Miami in the Fiesta Bowl.
