Priceless wins for Favre, Lions
Brett Favre was leading fourth-quarter drives for the Green Bay Packers the last time the Detroit Lions won a game.
Now the Lions are winners again after 19 straight losses, and Favre's leading those last-minute comebacks for the Minnesota Vikings.
Neither win was pretty. Both were pretty much priceless.
Favre took the Vikings 80 yards in 87 seconds before finding Greg Lewis in the back of the end zone for a 27-24 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Rookie Matthew Stafford threw an early TD pass for the Lions, who played mostly mistake-free to end their streak with a 19-14 win over the Washington Redskins.
"We went a whole season without feeling like this, so you have to take it in and enjoy," said Lions center Dominic Raiola, who has lost 99 times in nine seasons with the Lions.
Minnesota struggled most of the day, despite a 101-yard kickoff return by Percy Harvin. Adrian Peterson was held to just 85 yards on 19 carries. And the first five series of the second half looked like this: Three punts, Favre's first interception, and a turnover on downs in Favre's first real home game with Minnesota.
Eagles 34, Chiefs 14At Philadelphia, Kevin Kolb threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns, LeSean McCoy had 84 yards rushing and one TD for the Eagles (2-1). DeSean Jackson and Brent Celek each had 100-plus yards receiving and one score against the winless Chiefs.
Colts 31, Cardinals 10At Glendale, Ariz., Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes, three in the second quarter, and completed 24 of 35 for 379 yards with one interception for Indianapolis (3-0).
Jets 24, Titans 17At East Rutherford, N.J., David Harris had an interception and a big sack on consecutive drives, and Mark Sanchez threw two touchdown passes and ran for another for the Jets.
Packers 36, Rams 17At St. Louis, Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and ran for another, and the Packers (2-1) sent the Rams to their 13th straight loss — now the NFL's longest active streak.
Ravens 34, Browns 3At Baltimore, Joe Flacco threw for a career-high 342 yards and Willis McGahee scored two more touchdowns against the winless Browns.
Jaguars 31, Texans 24At Houston, Maurice Jones-Drew had his first 100-yard game of the season and scored three touchdowns for the Jaguars (1-2)..
Giants 24, Buccaneers 0At Tampa, Fla., Eli Manning threw for two touchdowns and Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw led a resurgence of a strong ground attack for the Giants (3-0).
Patriots 26, Falcons 10At Foxborough, Mass., the Patriots (2-1) finally got their offense rolling as Tom Brady threw for 277 yards and Fred Taylor ran for 105 against the Falcons (2-1).
Chargers 23, Dolphins 13At San Diego, Philip Rivers scored on a 5-yard scramble late in the third quarter to highlight a victory over the winless Dolphins, who lost quarterback Chad Pennington to a shoulder injury early in the second half.
Saints 27, Bills 7At Orchard Park, N.Y., Will Smith had an interception and a sack to help New Orleans (3-0) shut down Buffalo (1-2). Pierre Thomas sealed the win with two touchdown runs in the final 10 minutes and finished with 126 yards.Terrell Owens was held without a catch to end a 185-game streak.
