A touchdown, a field goal, even a safety decided NFL overtime games.

For only the second time in league history, a safety provided the winning points in overtime when Chicago beat Tennessee 19-17 Sunday. Alex Brown sacked Billy Volek in the end zone, forcing a fumble recovered by Titans tackle Fred Miller for the two points.

The only other time overtime ended on a safety was Nov. 5, 1989, when Minnesota beat the Los Angeles Rams 23-21 after Mike Merriweather blocked Dale Hatcher's punt and the ball rolled out of the end zone.

"We believe that if it comes down to us we can win," Brown said.

Jacksonville beat Detroit 23-17 on David Garrard's 36-yard TD pass to Jimmy Smith with 9:32 remaining in overtime. Detroit's Eddie Drummond returned two punts for touchdowns in the fourth quarter, a 55-yarder and an 83-yarder with 46 seconds left.

"I knew if I could just get the ball to Jimmy, he could take care of the rest," Garrard said. "I knew we needed some big plays and I knew he was the man to get them."

Baltimore's man of the extra moment was Matt Stover, who kicked a 42-yard field goal to beat the New York Jets 20-17. Last season, Stover kicked two winning field goals in overtime for Baltimore (6-3).

"It comes down to being able to calm down, stay with your technique and just trust your holder and snapper," Stover said.

Elsewhere, it was: Green Bay 34, Minnesota 31; Indianapolis 49, Houston 14; Pittsburgh 24, Cleveland 10; New England 29, Buffalo 6; Atlanta 24, Tampa Bay 14; St. Louis 23, Seattle 12; New Orleans 27, Kansas City 20; Carolina 27, San Francisco 27; Cincinnati 17, Washington 10; and Arizona 17, the New York Giants 14.

On Monday night, Philadelphia is at Dallas.

Miami, Denver, San Diego and Oakland had the week off.

At Nashville, Tenn., the Bears (4-5) have a three-game winning streak for the first time since the end of the 2001 season - Chicago's last playoff appearance.Tennessee (3-6) allowed Steve McNair another week to rest his bruised and aching chest, giving Volek the fourth start of his career. The Titans came up with five sacks and forced three turnovers while holding Chicago to 176 yards total offense. But Tennessee made some costly mistakes, including an interception returned for a TD.

At Jacksonville, Fla., Garrard, making his first start in nearly two years, finished 19-of-36 for 198 yards and two TDs and added 42 yards rushing."It feels like a dream right now," he said.Smith had seven catches for 109 yards and passed James Lofton for 12th place on the career receptions list. Fred Taylor had a 144 yards rushing for the Lions (4-5).

At East Rutherford, N.J., the Jets (6-3), losers of three of their last four games, led 14-0, but Ed Reed's end-zone interception of Lamont Jordan's halfback pass and return to the New York 36 turned things around.Kyle Boller was 19-of-33 for 213 yards with two touchdowns, both to rookie Clarence Moore for Baltimore (6-3).

At Green Bay, Wis., Ryan Longwell's 33-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Packers (5-4) into a tie with the Vikings atop the NFC North.Brett Favre threw for four touchdowns, as did Minnesota's Daunte Culpepper.Minnesota All-Pro receiver Randy Moss sat out his second straight game because of a strained hamstring.

At Indianapolis, Peyton Manning threw five touchdown passes for the third time this season and had 320 yards.Indianapolis (6-3) retained its share of the AFC South lead with Jacksonville with a surprisingly staunch defense. Robert Mathis had three sacks and forced three fumbles and the Colts finished with a season-high five sacks. They also returned a fumble and an interception for touchdowns.Houston dropped to 4-5.

At Cleveland, Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger became the first rookie quarterback to begin 7-0 since the 1970 merger.Jerome Bettis had two short touchdown runs and the Steelers (8-1) showed no signs of a letdown after victories over New England and Philadelphia.Bettis, starting in place of the injured Duce Staley, gained 103 yards on 29 carries against the Browns (3-6).Before the game, Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter bloodied Browns running back William Green in a fight during team drills. Both were ejected.

At Foxboro, Mass., Tom Brady had two touchdown passes, Adam Vinatieri kicked five field goals, Corey Dillon rand for 151 yards and the Patriots picked off four passes.The Patriots (8-1) put together their second straight impressive performance after their NFL record 21-game winning streak, including the playoffs, ended in Pittsburgh.The Bills are 3-6.

At Atlanta, Alge Crumpler caught a 49-yard TD pass from Michael Vick to clinch the victory for the Falcons (7-2).Crumpler had four catches for a career-best 118 yards, and the Falcons rushed for 205 yards. Atlanta also had a season-high seven sacks, with Matt Stewart and Rod Coleman each getting two. The Bucs are 3-6.

At St. Louis, the Rams tied Seattle atop the NFC West at 5-4, holding the Seahawks to three field goals in five trips inside the 20.St. Louis' Marshall Faulk had a season-best 139 yards on 18 carries.Seattle's Shaun Alexander ran for 176 yards, giving him 531 yards in the last three games and putting him over 1,000 yards for the fourth straight season. But Alexander's fumble after a 35-yard gain to the St. Louis 9 early in the fourth quarter blew the Seahawks' chance to tie it.

At New Orleans, Aaron Brooks threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Joe Horn midway through the fourth quarter for the Saints (4-5).Horn had five catches for 167 yards, and Deuce McAllister ran for 127 yards and a touchdown. Derrick Blaylock, playing for the injured Priest Holmes, had 33 carries for 186 yards and a touchdown for the Chiefs (3-6).

At San Francisco, Muhsin Muhammad caught three touchdown passes from Jake Delhomme in the second half as Carolina (2-7) snapped a six-game slide.Punter Todd Sauerbrun made the go-ahead 34-yard field goal after regular kicker John Kasay injured his calf. Delhomme was 19-of-34 for 303 yards - 123 on six passes to Muhammad. San Francisco is 1-8.

At Phoenix, Emmitt Smith ran for two TDs and Arizona (4-5) sacked Kurt Warner six times, including four by Bertrand Berry.Smith rushed for 67 yards, passing 18,000 yards in his career.After a 4-1 start, the Giants are 5-4.

At Landover, Md., Rudi Johnson ran for 102 yards on 31 carries to help the Bengals (4-5) snap a six-game road losing streak. The Redskins dropped to 3-6.