SUNDAY STARS
Passing• J.P. Losman, Bills, overcame wet and blustery conditions and threw for three touchdowns and 200 yards in a 21-0 victory over Miami.• Chad Pennington, Jets, bounced back from a bad game with 339 yards and one TD at Minnesota, finishing 29-for-39 in a 26-13 win.• Rex Grossman, Bears, threw for 339 yards and two TDs, going 29-for-44 in a 34-31 overtime win against Tampa Bay that clinched home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs. Tim Rattay, Bucs, was 20-for-35 for 268 yards and three TDs in relief of Bruce Gradkowski.• Jeff Garcia, Eagles, went 19-for-28 for 237 yards and a touchdown, leading Philadelphia back to beat the Giants 36-22.• Jay Cutler, Broncos, completed 21 of 31 passes for 261 yards, two TDs and one INT for his first career victory, 37-20 over Arizona.
Rushingn LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers, rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns in a 20-9 win over Kansas City. Tomlinson took the NFL rushing lead from Kansas City's Larry Johnson with 1,626 yards. It was Tomlinson's eighth straight 100-yard game.• Ladell Betts, Redskins, coming off a career-high 171 yards a week earlier, gained 119 on 22 carries in a 16-10 win at New Orleans.• Willie Parker rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown to lead Pittsburgh past Carolina 37-3. Parker, a Clinton, N.C. native and a little-used running back in college at North Carolina, ran all over his local team, including a 41-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter to put it away.• Jamal Lewis, Ravens, ran 22 times for 109 yards and a touchdown in a 27-17 win over the Browns.• Steven Jackson, Rams, ran for 127 yards on 31 carries with two touchdowns in a 20-0 win over Oakland.• Brian Westbrook, Eagles, rushed 19 times for 97 yards and two TDs, and caught five passes for 40 yards in a 36-22 win at the Giants.
Receivingn Laveranues Coles, Jets, had 12 catches for 144 yards and a touchdown in a 26-13 win over Minnesota.• Demetrius Williams, Ravens, caught two passes for 100 yards and a touchdown in a 27-17 victory over Cleveland. His 77-yard TD provided the winning points.• Desmond Clark, Bears, has 125 yards on seven catches and two TDs in a 34-31 OT win against Tampa Bay. Clark's 100-yard receiving game was the first by a Bears tight end since Emery Moorehead had 114 against the Bucs in 1985.• Joey Galloway, Buccaneers, gained 107 yards on three catches, one for a TD, in the loss at Chicago.• Plaxico Burress, Giants, made six receptions for 120 yards in a 36-22 loss to Philadelphia.• Torry Holt, Rams, caught four passes for 59 yards, topping the 1,000-yard mark for the seventh straight season, and St. Louis won 20-0 at Oakland.
Special Teamsn The Steelers blocked a punt and Santonio Holmes returned another 65 yards for a touchdown in a 37-3 romp at Carolina.• Ellis Hobbs, Patriots, returned a kickoff 93 yards for a score in a 40-7 win over Houston. Rookie Stephen Gostkowski made all four of his field goal attempts, from 36, 32, 31, and 21 yards.• Mike Nugent kicked four field goals, running his string to 13 straight, in the Jets' 26-13 victory at Minnesota. Bugent was good from 25, 52, 45 and 20 yards.• Jason Elam, Broncos, converted on all three of his field goal attempts and had four extra points in a 37-20 win over the Cardinals.
Defensen Leonard Little had two sacks and the Rams allowed 57 yards rushing in a 20-0 win over Oakland.• The Bills forced two interceptions while limiting the Dolphins to 118 yards through three quarters and 212 overall in a 21-0 win. It was Buffalo's first shutout since a 2003 season-opening 31-0 win over New England, and first against the Dolphins since a 29-0 win in November 1987.• The Titans' defense was on the field 44 minutes, 22 seconds, but had five sacks and forced four turnovers in a 24-17 win over Jacksonville. Cortland Finnegan ran back a fumble by David Garrard 92 yards for a TD, Adam "Pacman" Jones (83 yards) and Chris Hope (61 yards) scored on interception returns.• The Patriots had four sacks and three interceptions, including Asante Samuel's league-leading eighth, in a 40-7 win over Houston,• Washington held Drew Brees to 207 yards passing.
