The New England Patriots don't lose two straight games. After four consecutive losses, the Green Bay Packers said that was enough.

The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Patriots beat Atlanta in typical fashion Sunday. Tom Brady led a late drive to a 29-yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri for a 31-28 road victory. After being routed at home by San Diego last week to slip to 2-2, the Patriots weren't about to drop another game.

"We came into a tough environment against an excellent team and had a chance to win the game with 3 minutes left," Brady said. "I would take that any day of the week."

Take it they did. Backed up at their 26 on second-and-20, they got a break when Falcons cornerback Allen Rossum was called for pass interference on Deion Branch, giving New England a first down at the Atlanta 44.

Patrick Pass, replacing the injured Corey Dillon, broke off a 15-yard gain that set up the 19th winning kick of Vinatieri's career - two of those, of course, winning Super Bowls.

"This team has a lot of heart," Vinatieri said.

The Packers showed some strength after an 0-4 start, routing New Orleans 52-3. After the Saints took a 3-0 lead, Green Bay did the rest of the scoring.

"I know we're not 52-3 better than the Saints, but I also know we're better than 0-4," Brett Favre said.

Well, they're 1-4 after Favre threw for three touchdowns, Al Harris and Nick Barnett ran back interceptions for TDs and Najeh Davenport scored twice.

"This is what we needed to uplift our season," safety Nick Collins said. "I think things are going to change around here since we got our first win."

Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Oakland and the New York Giants were off.

Atlanta (3-2) was without Michael Vick (knee), but got a strong game from his replacement, Matt Schaub, who threw for three TDs and had no turnovers.Still, Brady threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns and New England avoided losing two in a row for the first time since 2002.Deion Branch had eight catches for 107 yards. Tight end Daniel Graham piled up 119 yards on five receptions, including a 45-yard TD catch.

At Green Bay, Favre completed 19 of 27 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in three quarters.The Packers' 35-point first-half outburst was their biggest one-half output since Dec. 6, 1992, against Detroit. The Saints dropped to 2-3.

Vinny Testaverde, welcomed back with rousing cheers and a standing ovation at the Meadowlands, boosted New York to 2-3.The 41-year-old quarterback, replacing the injured Chad Pennington and Jay Fiedler, sparked a dormant offense despite a nine-month layoff.The Bucs (4-1) played without injured running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams because of foot and hamstring injuries.

At Jacksonville, Byron Leftwich threw two TD passes, Fred Taylor ran for a season-high 132 yards and the Jaguars handed the Bengals their first loss of the season.Cincinnati started 4-0 for the first time since 1988 - the franchise's last Super Bowl season - and entered the game as one of the last two undefeated teams.

The Cowboys (3-2) led 17-0 before the visiting Eagles had a first down and were up 27-3 at halftime, having scored on five of six possessions.Drew Bledsoe finished 24-of-35 for 289 yards and three touchdowns, with Terry Glenn catching the first two. Glenn had seven catches for 118 yards.Donovan McNabb, playing with injuries to his abdomen, chest and groin, was 13-of-26 for 131 yards and four sacks for the Eagles (3-2).

At San Francisco, Edgerrin James ran for 105 yards and a touchdown, and the Colts (5-0) intercepted four passes by No. 1 draft pick Alex Smith and sacked him five times.San Francisco dropped to 1-4.

At Denver, Tatum Bell scored on 34- and 55-yard runs and finished with 127 yards for Denver (4-1).Mark Brunell drove the Redskins (3-1) 94 yards for a touchdown, but a missed 2-point conversion ruined the comeback bid. Clinton Portis ran for 103 yards against his former Denver teammates.

At Houston, Steve McNair threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score for Tennessee (2-3) in coach Jeff Fisher's 100th victory.McNair also topped 25,000 career yards passing, becoming the second player in franchise history and the 49th overall to reach the mark.The Texans (0-4) are the only winless team in the NFL.

At St. Louis, Joe Jurevicius had a career-best nine catches for 137 yards and a touchdown, and Shaun Alexander ran for two scores for Seattle (3-2).Steven Jackson had 79 yards rushing and a touchdown and 62 yards receiving for the Rams (2-3). St. Louis' Chris Johnson returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a TD.

Jake Delhomme threw two touchdown passes to Steve Smith, one for 65 yards in the first half and a 4-yarder with 6:54 to go to give Carolina (3-2) a comeback victory.Josh McCown threw for a career-high 394 yards for Arizona (1-4).

At Detroit, Kevin Jones scored two first-quarter touchdowns and Dre' Bly had two interceptions and recovered a fumble for the Lions (2-2).Baltimore (1-3) helped with 21 penalties, one short of the NFL record.

With Buffalo (2-3) on the verge of squandering a 17-point lead, Nate Clements stripped Miami running back Ronnie Brown of the ball, securing the victory.The turnover, Miami's fifth of the game, came with 1:37 left and with the Dolphins (2-2) threatening inside the Buffalo 30.

At Cleveland, Trent Dilfer connected with Antonio Bryant for two touchdowns in a 38-second span late in the fourth quarter for the Browns (2-2).Thomas Jones ran for 137 yards for Chicago (1-3), but left midway through the fourth quarter with an injured right knee.