It was a good day to be a backup quarterback in the NFL — and a bad day to be Jay Feely.

Reserve quarterbacks Ryan Fitzpatrick, Mike McMahon and David Garrard all led their teams to victory on a day when New York Giants kicker Feely missed three field goals — including two in overtime — in a loss to Seattle.

Feely failed on the final play of regulation from 40 yards, then couldn't hit from 54 and 45 yards in the extra session Sunday. Seattle used a 38-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck to D.J. Hackett to get close for a 36-yarder from Josh Brown to win 24-21.

"People are going to say it's a team game," Feely said. "But the fact of the matter is you have to come through when you have one opportunity — much less two good opportunities."

St. Louis rookie Fitzpatrick capped an improbable comeback with a 56-yard TD pass to Kevin Curtis in overtime, giving the Rams a 33-27 win over the Houston Texans.

"I knew there was no way we were going to lose that game," the seventh-round pick from Harvard said. "You sort of get that feeling out there, of invincibility, with the way the offense was playing late and the way the defense really stepped up."

Garrard, who had taken one snap all season before Sunday, stepped in after Jacksonville starter Byron Leftwich broke his left ankle and ran for a 16-yard score in the Jaguars' 24-17 win over Arizona.

"That's my job to step in when Byron goes down," Garrard said, "and it's happened now, so I've got to step up and do my job and everyone here has my back."

McMahon, starting his second game for Philadelphia in place of the injured Donovan McNabb, was unspectacular but efficient in a 19-14 win over Green Bay that snapped a four-game losing streak.

"It's not always pretty, but it's nice to get a win," said kicker David Akers, who made four field goals.

At Seattle, Shaun Alexander rushed 31 times for 110 yards, 94 after halftime, and former Giant Joe Jurevicius had eight receptions for 137 yards and two touchdowns for Seattle (9-2).The Giants, led by quarterback Eli Manning's career day, fell to 7-4 instead of being 8-3 for the first time since their 2000 Super Bowl season. They are tied with Dallas for first place in the NFC East and host the Cowboys next Sunday.The Seahawks have the best record in the NFC and need one win or a St. Louis loss to clinch their second consecutive NFC West title.

At Tampa, Fla., Alex Brown sacked Chris Simms to force a fumble that set up Chicago's only touchdown, and helped the Bears (8-3) to their first seven-game winning streak since 1986.Matt Bryant missed a potential tying 29-yard field goal attempt for the Bucs (7-4) with 2:47 to go.Kyle Orton threw for 134 yards and a TD and Robbie Gould kicked field goals of 25 and 36 yards for the Bears. Brown finished with two sacks and his third forced fumble in two weeks. He also batted down three passes in the backfield and broke up a pass downfield.

At Tempe, Ariz., Derrick Wimbush returned a kick 91 yards for a touchdown and the Jaguars (8-3) won their fourth straight.Kurt Warner hit Larry Fitzgerald with a 5-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 24-17 with 2:56 remaining but Arizona (3-8) never got a legitimate scoring chance after that.Neil Rackers' string of 31 consecutive field goals, tied for third-longest in NFL history, came to an end on the first series of the windy afternoon when his 43-yard attempt was wide left.

At Kansas City, Larry Johnson ran for 119 yards and a touchdown and safety Greg Wesley had three of the Chiefs' four interceptions.Two of Wesley's interceptions set up field goals by Lawrence Tynes, who tied an NFL record with four 3-pointers in one period for the Chiefs (7-4).Tom Brady finished 22-of-40 for 228 yards for New England (6-5).

At Orchard Park, N.Y., Jake Delhomme threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to third-string tight end Michael Gaines with 2:16 left to put the Panthers (8-3) on top in the NFC North.The last chance for the Bills (4-7) ended when Chris Gamble intercepted J.P. Losman's throw to Roscoe Parrish in the left flat in the final minute. Parrish appeared to slip on the play, and Losman's pass was underthrown.

At Minneapolis, Brad Johnson threw three touchdown passes to Marcus Robinson, each of them set up by Cleveland turnovers, and the Vikings (6-5) won their fourth straight.Rookie C.J. Mosley and Keith Newman both forced fumbles by Trent Dilfer with sacks, leading to Robinson's first two scores.Reuben Droughns ran 19 times for a tough 73 yards and had five receptions for 46 yards, but he had only five carries after halftime for Cleveland (4-7).

At Philadelphia, Akers made four field goals to help the Eagles (5-6) snap their losing streak.Samkon Gado ran for 111 yards and one touchdown for the Packers (2-9), who are assured of their first losing season since Brett Favre took over as starter in 1992. That run of 13 years was the best in the league.

At Houston, St. Louis (5-6) rallied from a 21-point halftime deficit and scored 10 points in the final 30 seconds of the fourth quarter to force overtime.Isaac Bruce scored on a 43-yard pass with 26 seconds left and the Rams recovered an onside kick. Torry Holt caught a 19-yard pass that set up Jeff Wilkins' 47-yard field goal, tying the game at 27 with 4 seconds left.Fitzpatrick, a seventh-round draft pick from Harvard, was 19-of 30 as Houston fell to an NFL worst 1-10.

At Landover, Md., LaDainian Tomlinson's 41-yard touchdown run in overtime gave the Chargers a comeback victory and gave yet another former Redskins coach revenge against Washington owner Daniel Snyder.Tomlinson finished with 184 yards on 25 carries and three touchdowns, including a 32-yard run that tied the game with 3:29 left in regulation and helped San Diego (7-4) to its fourth straight win.Last week, former Redskins coach Norv Turner returned with the Raiders and got his revenge with a 16-13 victory. This week it was Marty Schottenheimer, who was fired by Washington after one 8-8 season in 2001, who handed the Redskins (5-6) their third straight loss and sixth in eight games.

At Cincinnati, Carson Palmer took advantage of Baltimore turnovers by throwing three touchdown passes as the Bengals (8-3) jumped to a 34-0 lead.Kyle Boller threw two interceptions and lost a fumble for Baltimore (3-8), helping Cincinnati move a half-game ahead of Pittsburgh in the AFC North.T.J. Houshmandzadeh caught nine passes for 147 yards, and Chad Johnson had a 54-yard touchdown catch.

At Nashville, Tenn., Steve McNair took advantage of a soft San Francisco pass defense to throw for 343 yards and three touchdowns in the third quarter, including two within 80 seconds, and the Titans (3-8) snapped a five-game losing streak.McNair finished 23-of-41 in his best game since Oct. 12, 2003, when he threw for 421 yards against Houston in the season he shared the MVP with Peyton Manning.It was the fifth time this season that the 49ers (2-9) had allowed a team to throw for more than 300 yards.

At Oakland, Calif., Jason Taylor had three of Miami's seven sacks, including a key safety, Gus Frerotte threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns, and the Dolphins snapped a three-game losing streak.Ricky Williams broke open for a 34-yard touchdown run with 3:50 to play, and Vonnie Holliday also had three sacks to give Miami (4-7) its sixth straight regular-season victory over the Raiders (4-7).

At East Rutherford, N.J., Aaron Brooks threw three TD passes and New Orleans broke a six-game losing streak in its second visit to Giants Stadium this season.The Saints (3-8) lost their "home" opener here against the Giants after Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans area and ruined the Superdome.Brooks made sure they came out with the victory this time, handing the Jets a sixth straight loss. He threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Devery Henderson with 8:32 remaining for the winning score, and finished 17-of-23 for 181 yards.Mike Nugent made a career-high four field goals for the Jets (2-9), but missed a 53-yarder with 15 seconds left.