Pats dominate S.D.
Even while they are at the center of a spying storm, the New England Patriots stay calm.
The Patriots followed a week of distractions in which their coach and organization was fined and will lose a draft pick or two by routing the San Diego Chargers 38-14 on Sunday night. It never was close.
The victory came three days after the NFL fined Patriots coach Bill Belichick $500,000, the team another $250,000 and took away a first-round draft choice if they make the playoffs. New England (2-0) was caught videotaping signals by Jets coaches during the season opener, also a 38-14 Patriots win.
"At times it was challenging, but they stayed focused," Belichick said of his players.
Tom Brady threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns and got three TDs from players picked up last spring: Randy Moss with two receptions and Adalius Thomas, with a 65-yard interception return.
Favre completed his first 14 passes of the second half and threw three touchdown passes to rally the visiting Packers. The victory was the 149th of Favre's 17-year career, giving him one more win than Hall of Famer John Elway.It also gave the Packers their first 2-0 start since they won their first three in 2001.
At Denver, Jason Elam's 23-yard field goal in overtime gave the Broncos a win just minutes after the Raiders had been celebrating what they thought was their win.Sebastian Janikowski nailed a 52-yard field goal at 11:13 of overtime. But as the Raiders (0-2) rushed the field in celebration and the Broncos (2-0) hung their heads in defeat, the officials ruled Denver called a timeout just before the snap. Then Janikowski's kick hit the left upright, giving the Broncos the ball at their 42.
At Detroit, Jason Hanson's 37-yard field goal ended a 10-game losing streak in the series for the Lions (2-0).
At Cleveland, Derek Anderson threw five touchdown passes, Jamal Lewis rushed for 216 yards and the Browns outlasted the Bengals (1-1). Anderson had a breakout game, going 20-of-33 for 328 yards and the five TDs, which tied a team record. A week ago, Anderson was backing up Charlie Frye before being brought in during the first half of a lopsided loss to Pittsburgh. Two days later, the Browns dealt Frye to Seattle.Carson Palmer went 33-of-50 for 401 yards and tossed a career-high six TDs. Chad Johnson had 11 catches for 209 yards and two TDs.
Peyton Manning threw for 312 yards and a touchdown. Manning went 28-of-42 as champion Indianapolis (2-0) reminded Tennessee (1-1) who remains atop the AFC South.
But the Texans went to 2-0 for the first time in their six seasons. Matt Schaub threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns and Houston forced three turnovers.Andre Johnson caught seven passes for 120 yards and two scores.
At St. Louis, Dante Hall fumbled while catching a punt and Marcus Hudson recovered for San Francisco, setting up the winning 40-yard field goal by Joe Nedney.The Rams' Jeff Wilkins missed a 56-yard field-goal try with 59 seconds to play, the ball falling about a yard short.St. Louis (0-2) had 392 total yards to 186 for San Francisco (2-0). Frank Gore scored two touchdowns for the Niners.
At Miami, Dallas took advantage of five takeaways. The Cowboys (2-0) intercepted Trent Green four times and recovered a fumbled snap. <B>Bears 20, Chiefs 10At Chicago, Devin Hester scored on a 73-yard punt runback in the second quarter and set up a field goal in the third with another long return for the defending NFC champions.
After blowing a 17-0 lead, Arizona (1-1) won for the first time under coach Ken Whisenhunt. Darnell Dockett recovered a fumble by Matt Hasselbeck and Neil Rackers kicked a 41-yard field goal with 1 second to go.
At Tampa, Joey Galloway caught four passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns, tormenting the Saints for the sixth straight game between the NFC South rivals. Jeff Garcia completed 10 of 16 passes for 243 yards and no interceptions for the Bucs (1-1).
At Baltimore, Kyle Boller threw for two touchdowns in a matchup of backup quarterbacks. Boller played in place of Steve McNair, who hurt his groin in Baltimore's season-opening loss to Cincinnati, and went 23-for-35 for the Ravens (1-1).
At Jacksonville, the Jaguars (1-1) sacked Joey Harrington seven times, two by Mike Peterson, and held the Falcons less than 100 yards rushing.
