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SUNDAY STARS

SCOREBOARD

Monday, Nov. 15

Philadelphia (7-1) at Dallas (3-5) (9 p.m. EST). The Eagles come off their first loss of season, but have firm command of the NFC East.

STARS

Quarterbacks

Peyton Manning, Colts, shredded Houston for 320 yards and five touchdowns, tying NFL record with his third game this season with five TD passes. Vikings' Daunte Culpepper set the record earlier this season.

Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers, became the first rookie QB to begin 7-0 since NFL merger in 1970 with a 24-10 win at Cleveland.

David Garrard, Jaguars, had two TD passes in his second career start, including a game-winning 36-yarder to Jimmy Smith in overtime in a 23-17 victory over Detroit.

Daunte Culpepper, Vikings, completed 27 of 44 passes for 363 yards and four TDs. But Brett Favre, Packers, went 20-of-29 for 239 yards and four TDs as Green Bay won 34-31.

Receivers

Brandon Stokley, Colts, had five receptions for 132 yards, and teammate Dallas Clark caught three passes for 102 yards in a 49-14 rout of Houston.

The Saints' Joe Horn had five catches for 167 yards, including a decisive 42-yard TD reception, in a 27-20 victory against Kansas City.

Isaac Bruce, Rams, had seven catches for 104 yards, his fifth 100-yard game of the season.

The Falcons' Alge Crumpler had a career-best 118 yards, including a key 49-yard TD catch, as Atlanta defeated Tampa Bay 24-14.

The Panthers' Muhsin Muhammad caught three touchdown passes and had 123 yards receiving as Carolina beat San Francisco 37-27.

Nate Burleson, Vikings, caught 11 passes for 141 yards and a score.

Running Backs

Emmitt Smith, Cardinals, ran for two TDs in a game for the first time in two seasons, leading Arizona past the Giants 17-14.

Derrick Blaylock, Chiefs, subbing for injured Priest Holmes, ran for 186 yards and a touchdown at New Orleans.

Shaun Alexander, Seahawks, had 176 yards, going over 1,000 yards for fourth straight season, but Seattle lost at St. Louis 23-12. Marshall Faulk, Rams, had a season-best 139 yards on 18 carries.

Ahman Green, Packers, rushed for 145 yards on 21 carries in a 34-31 win over Minnesota.

Fred Taylor, Jaguars, had a season-high 144 yards rushing despite missing most of third quarter with leg cramps in a 23-17 OT win against Detroit.

Deuce McAllister, Saints, rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries against Kansas City.

Curtis Martin, Jets, scored twice in the first half and finished with 119 yards on 28 carries against Baltimore.

Tiki Barber, Giants, had 108 yards on 21 carries, but only 28 yards in the second half in a 17-14 loss to Arizona.

Jerome Bettis, Steelers, gained 103 yards on 29 carries and scored on TD runs of 5 and 1 yards at Cleveland.

Rudi Johnson, Bengals, had 102 yards on 31 carries in Cincinnati's 17-10 win at Washington.

Special Teams

Detroit's Eddie Drummond returned two punts for touchdowns in the fourth quarter, a 55-yarder and an 83-yarder with 46 seconds remaining that sent the game into overtime against Jacksonville. The Jaguars won 23-17.

Matt Stover's 42-yard field goal gave Baltimore a 20-17 OT win over the New York Jets.

Chicago's R.W. McQuarters had 75-yard punt return for TD, but his 85-yard return for another score was wiped out by illegal block at Tennessee.

Ryan Longwell's 33-yard field goal as time expired gave the Packers a 34-31 win over the Vikings.

Defense

Alex Brown sacked Billy Volek in the end zone, forcing a safety that gave the Bears 19-17 overtime win at Tennessee.

Ed Reed's interception in the end zone turned around the game for Baltimore against the Jets. Though his 104-yard return was wiped out by penalty, he stopped a drive that could have given New York commanding lead and instead set up a TD that pulled Baltimore within 14-7.

Robert Mathis, Colts, had three sacks and forced three fumbles against the Texans.

Titans cornerback Andre Dyson had two interceptions against Chicago.

Bertrand Berry had four of Arizona's six sacks of the Giants' Kurt Warner.

Cincinnati's Tory James made his sixth interception of the year, tops in the NFL.

MILESTONES

Emmitt Smith, Cardinals, surpassed 18,000 yards rushing, the first player to do so.

Chicago's win over Tennessee marked the second time an NFL game ended in overtime on a safety. The first was Nov. 5, 1989, when Minnesota beat the Los Angeles Rams 23-21 on a punt blocked out of the end zone.

The Colts improved to 82-81 at the RCA Dome, the first time since moving to Indianapolis in 1984 their home record has topped .500.

The Jaguars' Jimmy Smith had seven catches for 109 yards, passing James Lofton for 12th on the NFL career receptions list with 767 catches.

STREAKS

The Steelers remained the NFL's hottest team with their seventh consecutive win.

The Bears won their third straight for the first time since the end of the 2001 season.

Carolina snapped a six-game losing streak by winning at San Francisco.

Detroit's Joey Harrington had his streak of games with at least one TD pass snapped at eight in a 23-17 OT loss at Jacksonville.

The Bengals broke a six-game road losing streak by winning 17-10 at Washington.

STATS

Peyton Manning has 31 TD passes, two more than he had all last year, and remains on pace to shatter Dan Marino's NFL record of 48 set in 1984.

Packers' Brett Favre had his 18th game with four or more touchdowns, second only to Dan Marino's 21.

Houston's 49-14 loss to Indianapolis matched the worst margin of defeat in franchise history.

New Orleans has been outscored 54-0 in the first quarter in its last seven games.

Chicago's Craig Krenzel finished with a 19.3 passer rating after being 1.3 at halftime, but the Bears won in overtime at Tennessee.

The Redskins are 0-6 when RB Clinton Portis is held below 100 yards, 3-0 when he gets 100.

Washington's Mark Brunell was benched after going 1-for-8 for 6 yards and an interception for a quarterback rating of 0.0.

SWINGS

New York woes: After a 4-1 start, the Giants have lost three of four. The Jets, after starting 5-0, also have lost three of four.

The Packers have won four straight in their quest to become just the ninth team in NFL history to overcome a 1-4 start to reach the playoffs.

Baltimore's Kyle Boller had two TD passes against Jets after throwing three all season entering Sunday.

Jacksonville's David Garrard had two TD passes in his second career start.

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NJURIES

Baltimore P Dave Zastudil was sidelined with a left shoulder injury, forcing backup QB Kordell Stewart to take over punting duties. Stewart averaged 35.4 yards.

Bears CB Alphonso Marshall sprained his left knee in the third quarter vs. Tennessee and did not return.

Tennessee OT Brad Hopkins will need surgery to repair several broken bones in his right hand.

Houston backup CB Jason Bell broke his right arm against Indianapolis.

Redskins' DT Cornelius Griffin (hip) and LB Khary Campbell (knee) will have MRIs on Monday.

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