The Washington Redskins remembered and honored Sean Taylor nearly every way they could think of. Except by winning.

Five days after Taylor died from a gunshot wound in Florida, the Redskins' defense did Taylor proud by not allowing a touchdown. With their slain safety in their minds, they built an early lead over the Buffalo Bills.

But they couldn't hold on, and a major mistake by Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs contributed mightily to a 17-16 defeat Sunday.

"I didn't show up to play this game, I showed up for a tribute for my friend, to send him out right, and we found a way to mess it up," said cornerback Fred Smoot, who teared up when he looked where Taylor usually plays and didn't see him.

The Redskins intentionally had only 10 men on the field for their first defensive play, leaving Taylor's spot empty.

"It was important for the team to know that Sean was with us that one last time on the field," said Reed Doughty, who replaces Taylor in the lineup. "He'll always be with us, but that was special."

Not so special was Gibbs calling consecutive timeouts while trying to ice Buffalo kicker Rian Lindell with 4 seconds remaining. That prompted a 15-yard penalty — back-to-back timeouts are illegal — and Lindell made a 36-yarder for the win.

At Miami, perhaps the most winnable game remaining on Miami's schedule was a rout — for the Jets (3-9).Rookie John Beck threw three interceptions and lost two fumbles, leading to a touchdown and three of Mike Nugent's four field goals. In three starts, Beck has yet to direct the offense to a touchdown.

At Indianapolis, the Colts closed in on a fifth straight AFC South title after Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes. It was the second victory by the Colts (10-2) over the Jaguars (8-4) this season, essentially giving them a three-game lead with four games left.

At Philadelphia, Lofa Tatupu set up Seattle's first two touchdowns by intercepting A.J. Feeley twice in the first quarter, and he sealed victory with another pick at the Seahawks 4 in the final minute.

Norv Turner is now 1-6 as a coach against the Chiefs. San Diego (7-5) got two touchdowns and 177 yards rushing by LaDainian Tomlinson and eight sacks by the defense — three from Shawne Merriman.

At Minneapolis, rookie Adrian Peterson rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns in his return from a knee injury. Aundrae Allison returned a kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown.

Arizona turned three of Cleveland's four turnovers into touchdowns, and Edgerrin James topped 100 yards rushing for only the second time this season. Kurt Warner threw two touchdown passes and Neil Rackers kicked two field goals.

At New Orleans, Devery Henderson fumbled a late, awkward toss from Reggie Bush, then backup quarterback Luke McCown drove Tampa Bay for a touchdown with 17 seconds left. The winning score was a quick 4-yard pass to Jerramy Stevens, who had to outleap Jason Craft to make the catch.

At Chicago, Eli Manning led two late touchdown drives and Reuben Droughns scored on a 2-yard run with 1:33 remaining

Vince Young, who missed the previous matchup with his hometown team that Rob Bironas won with an NFL-record eight field goals, threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns

Josh McCown threw three touchdown passes despite missing two series.