SUNDAY STARS
By The Associated Press
STARS
QuarterbacksDonovan McNabb, Eagles, playing with chest and groin injuries, threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-20 victory over Oakland.Daunte Culpepper, Vikings, threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns, going 21-of-29 with no interceptions after he had eight in the first two games. Minnesota beat New Orleans 33-16.Marc Bulger, Rams, passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns, hitting 21 of 28 passes in a 31-27 victory over Tennessee.Drew Bledsoe, Cowboys, was 24-of-38 for 363 yards in rallying Dallas past San Francisco 34-31. He passed Joe Montana for eighth place on the NFL's career yards passing list.Tom Brady completed his last 12 passes and went 31-of-41 for 372 yards and led the Patriots' 23-20 comeback win over Pittsburgh.
ReceiversSteve Smith, Panthers, had 11 catches for 170 yards and three touchdowns, including a 53-yard score in a 27-24 defeat at Miami.Torry Holt, Rams, caught nine passes for 163 yards in the first three quarters of a 31-27 victory against Tennessee.Terrell Owens, Eagles, had nine catches for 80 yards, including his 100th career touchdown, in a 23-20 victory over Oakland. Raiders TE Courtney Anderson caught five passes for 100 yards, while star wideout Randy Moss had only five catches for 86 yards.Darrell Jackson, Seahawks, had eight catches for 125 yards for Seattle in its 37-12 rout of Arizona.Terry Glenn, Cowboys, had 137 yards receiving on five receptions in a 34-31 win at San Francisco. For the 49ers, Brandon Lloyd caught an 89-yard touchdown pass and another scoring toss.David Givens, Patriots, had nine catches for 130 yards in a 23-20 win at Pittsburgh, where the Steelers' Hines Ward had four for 100 yards and two TDs.
Running BacksShaun Alexander, Seahawks, rushed for 140 yards and four touchdowns in a 37-12 victory over Arizona. It was the 24th 100-yard game of his career, tying him with Chris Warren for most in team history. The last two seasons against Arizona, Alexander rushed for 135 and 154 yards at home against the Cardinals.Edgerrin James, Colts, ran 27 times for 108 yards and scored on a 2-yard run in a 13-6 victory against Cleveland.Carnell "Cadillac" Williams broke Alan Ameche's NFL record for most yards in his first three NFL games by rushing 37 times for 158 yards in Tampa Bay's 17-16 win at Green Bay. Williams, the first NFL rookie to start his career with three straight 100-yard games, has 434 yards rushing; Ameche's mark was 410 set in 1955 for the Baltimore Colts.Ronnie Brown, Dolphins, scored his first NFL touchdown and became the first Miami rookie in six years to rush for 100 yards. He gained 132 yards in 23 carries, including a 1-yard touchdown run and a 58-yard dash to set up a field goal in a 27-24 win against Carolina. Brown, the second overall pick in the April draft, managed only 92 yards rushing in his first two NFL games. The last Miami rookie to rush for 100 yards was J.J. Johnson, who gained 106 against New England on Nov. 21, 1999.Willis McGahee led Buffalo with a career-high 140 yards rushing and a touchdown in a 24-16 loss to Atlanta. It's the first time the Bills have lost in nine games that McGahee has had 100 yards rushing.Fred Taylor, Jaguars, had a career-high 37 carries for 98 yards and a touchdown in a 26-20 OT win at the Jets.Brian Westbrook, Eagles, caught a TD pass, ran for a score, had 68 yards rushing and 140 yards receiving - 161 yards combined in the second half - in a 23-20 win against Oakland.1990.
