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SUNDAY STARS

By The Associated Press

Quarterbacks

Drew Bledsoe, Bills, moved ahead of Joe Montana into seventh place on the career completions list with 3,412. He went 15-of-30 for 183 yards in a win over Cincinnati.

Billy Volek, Titans, had the second-best passing day in franchise history with 492 yards and threw for four touchdowns against Oakland.

Daunte Culpepper, Vikings, went 25-of-35 for 404 yards and threw three TD passes against Detroit.

Joey Harrington, Lions, was 25-of-44 for a career-high 361 yards with two TDs and two interceptions against Minnesota.

Kerry Collins, Raiders, threw for 371 yards against Tennessee and matched his career high with five TD passes.

Trent Green, Chiefs, completed 16 of 19 passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns in a win over the Broncos.

Receivers

Antonio Gates, Chargers, tied an NFL record for tight ends with his 12th TD of the season.

Drew Bennett, Titans, established a career high with 13 receptions, tying the franchise record for catches. He had 160 yards in receptions against the Raiders.

Jerry Porter, Raiders, caught scoring passes of 32, 18 and 3 yards, and had eight catches for 148 yards in a win against the Titans.

Randy Moss, Vikings, caught an 84-yard TD pass against Detroit. He had four catches for 102 yards.

Nate Burleson, Vikings, who had five receptions for 134 yards, caught a career-high two TDs.

Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals, had TD receptions of 8 and 4 yards against the Rams.

Michael Clayton, Bucs, had four receptions for 53 yards against New Orleans, becoming the first Tampa Bay rookie with a 1,000-yard season.

Running Backs

LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers, rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns against Cleveland. He has scored a TD in 11 straight games, two shy of the NFL record shared by John Riggins and George Rogers.

Larry Johnson, Chiefs, had 151 yards on 30 carries, including touchdown runs of 5 and 32 yards against Denver.

Curtis Martin, Jets, had two first-half scoring runs and established a single-season team record with 12 TDs rushing. He also set the team mark for career TDs rushing with 53, passing Emerson Boozer.

Rudi Johnson, Bengals, had 130 yards rushing, his fifth 100-yard game, tying the club record for a season.

Fred Taylor, Jaguars , rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown against the Packers.

Special Teams

Dante Hall, Chiefs, returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a TD against Denver.

Long snapper Don Muhlbach, Lions, bounced a snap to holder Nick Harris on an extra-point attempt with 8 seconds left that prevented Detroit from tying Minnesota. The Lions lost 28-27.

Aaron Stecker, Saints, took the opening kickoff 98 yards for a TD against Tampa Bay - after allowing the ball to roll through his legs before picking it up.

Joey Galloway, Bucs, scored on a 59-yard punt return against the Saints. He also had a 3-yard TD catch, and has five TDs in his last three games.

Defense

Arizona held the Rams to minus-20 yards of offense in the first quarter.

CB Rashean Mathis, Jaguars, picked off Brett Favre twice, two of four turnovers by the Packers quarterback.

LB Eric Barton, Jets, had 11 tackles, a sack, forced fumble and interception in a 37-14 win over the Seahawks.

Rookie CB Dunta Robinson, Texans, made his sixth interception of the season and forced a fumble that led to a 60-yard TD return by Charlie Anderson in a 24-5 win over the Bears.

LB Takeo Spikes, Bills, returned an interception 62 yards for a pivotal touchdown against his former team, the Bengals.

DE Leonard Little, Rams, returned a fumble 61 yards for a TD against Arizona.

DE Simeon Rice, Bucs, had 31/2 sacks against the Saints.

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