Titans look forever Young
Steve Breaston walked over to Cardinals teammate Matt Leinart on the sideline early in the Tennessee Titans' final drive and called it deja vu.
Vince Young's opponents — college and pro — have seen this before.
Young outdueled Leinart again with yet another spectacular winning drive Sunday. He hit a leaping Kenny Britt for a 10-yard touchdown as time expired, and the Titans rallied to beat Arizona 20-17 for their fifth straight victory.
Young won his ninth straight start and improved to 23-11 in his career by driving the Titans 99 yards on 18 plays in the final 2:37. He converted three fourth downs on the drive, two on passes to Britt. He threw for a career-high 387 yards in beating Leinart in their first meeting as professionals and first since the BCS national championship in January 2006.
Titans fullback Ahmard Hall played with Young in that title game and told coaches on his sideline that his friend would deliver again.
"He just has a knack for the spotlight," Hall said.
The Titans (5-6) have not lost since Young replaced Kerry Collins as the starter. They are the first team to win five in a row after starting 0-6.
Arizona (7-4) had its three-game winning streak end. Leinart made his first start since Oct. 7, 2007, as the Cardinals sat Kurt Warner with what coach Ken Whisenhunt called sensitivity in the quarterback's eyes. Arizona has a key NFC matchup with Minnesota next week.
Leinart threw for 220 yards, LaRod Stephens-Howling returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown and Tim Hightower also ran for a TD for Arizona.
Colts 35, Texans 27At Houston, Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns and the Colts rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to clinch the AFC South.It was their 20th straight regular-season victory. Indianapolis (11-0) is one win shy of the New England Patriots' NFL-record 21-game run from 2006-08. The Colts can tie the record if they beat Tennessee at home next weekend.
Chargers 43, Chiefs 14At San Diego, the Chargers (8-3) turned four turnovers into touchdowns, including a 40-yard fumble return for a score by safety Paul Oliver, and ran their winning streak to six games.LaDainian Tomlinson scored two touchdowns and moved into 10th on the NFL's career rushing list. Philip Rivers threw two touchdown passes to Antonio Gates.
Vikings 36, Bears 10At Minneapolis, Brett Favre passed for a season-high 392 yards and three touchdowns, and the Vikings intercepted Jay Cutler twice.Favre went 32 for 48 without a turnover and was 10 yards from his career best, throwing touchdowns to Visanthe Shiancoe, Chester Taylor and Percy Harvin, the unflappable rookie who had his best game yet.
49ers 20, Jaguars 3At San Francisco, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith threw short touchdown passes to Frank Gore and Vernon Davis in the kind of mistake-free day San Francisco coach Mike Singletary has sought for weeks.Smith threw for 232 yards with no interceptions and no sacks in his best game since taking over as starter in late October. Joe Nedney kicked field goals of 46 and 27 yards for San Francisco (5-6), which snapped a three-game winning streak for the Jaguars (6-5).
Bengals 16, Browns 7At Cincinnati, newcomer Larry Johnson rushed for 107 yards in Cincinnati's conservative approach, and the Bengals completed their first division sweep.The Bengals (8-3) went 6-0 in the AFC North with a retooled, run-first offense and a stout defense that has carried them into first place. They rushed for 210 yards, with Johnson — signed less than two weeks ago as insurance — subbing for Cedric Benson, out for the second straight week with an injured hip.
Eagles 27, Redskins 24At Philadelphia, David Akers kicked a 32-yard field goal with 1:48 remaining. A week ago, Donovan McNabb led the Eagles (7-4) to a late touchdown in a 24-20 win at Chicago.Akers made all four of his field goals, extending his streak to 16. Asante Samuel had two interceptions and McNabb threw for 260 yards and one TD.
Falcons 20, Buccaneers 17At Atlanta, Chris Redman threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Roddy White with 23 seconds remaining, and the Falcons pulled out a victory after losing offensive stars Matt Ryan and Michael Turner to injuries.
Bills 31, Dolphins 14At Orchard Park, N.Y., a 56-yard field goal by Rian Lindell and a 51-yard touchdown catch by Terrell Owens in the final minutes finished off the Bills' first win for interim coach Perry Fewell.Lindell's career-longest field goal with 3:35 left put the Bills (4-7) ahead for the first time at 17-14. Just 72 seconds later, Ryan Fitzpatrick teamed up with Owens on their scoring play and Fred Jackson's second TD of the game, a 7-yard run with 1:20 left, closed out the scoring as the Bills ended a three-game losing streak.
Jets 17, Panthers 6At East Rutherford, N.J., Darrelle Revis got the Jets' defense in the end zone for the first time this season, returning one of New York's four interceptions 67 yards for a touchdown.Thomas Jones had a 3-yard touchdown run as the Jets (5-6) won at home for the first time since beating Tennessee in Week 3.
Seahawks 27, Rams 17At St. Louis, Justin Forsett set career highs with 130 yards and two touchdowns and the go-ahead score came on the Seahawks' third defensive touchdown of the season.
