Sunday's results
Cowboys 21, Colts 14
The Indianapolis Colts are perfect no more.
Tony Romo managed an efficient game in his first career start at home, Marion Barber III ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and the Cowboys handed Peyton Manning and the Colts their first loss of the season Sunday.
A week after becoming the first team to start 9-0 in consecutive seasons, Indianapolis fell shy in its bid to match last year's 13-0 run, much less the perfect season by the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
The Colts (9-1) had escaped close calls all season, but couldn't overcome four turnovers. Dallas (6-4) is two games over .500 for the first time all season.
Titans 31, Eagles 13
The Eagles lost Donovan McNabb for the rest of the season with a torn knee ligament in the loss.
McNabb went down on the second play of the second quarter, tearing an anterior cruciate ligament.
Patriots 35, Packers 0
New England forced Brett Favre out of the game, then snapped its first losing streak in nearly four years.
New England had a 21-0 lead with under two minutes left in the first half when linebacker Tully Banta-Cain wrapped up Favre in the backfield and Tedy Bruschi jumped in to finish the sack. Bruschi's hit slammed Favre to the ground on his throwing arm, and the three-time MVP got up wincing.
Favre, who made his 251st consecutive start including playoff games, was replaced by second-year player Aaron Rodgers.
Chiefs 17, Raiders 13
Trent Green, in his first action since suffering a severe concussion 10 weeks ago, directed an 80-yard touchdown drive in the final minutes and a sluggish Kansas City team rallied past Oakland.
Bengals 31, Saints 16
The Carson Palmer-to-Chad Johnson connection was clicking again, for touchdowns of 41, 60 and 4 yards as the Bengals snapped a three-game losing streak.
Steelers 24, Browns 20
Ben Roethlisberger shoveled a 4-yard touchdown pass to Willie Parker with 32 seconds left, rallying the Steelers over the Browns, who were minutes away from kicking the defending Super Bowl champions into the AFC North basement.
Ravens 24, Falcons 10
B.J. Sams returned six kicks for 212 yards, Jamal Lewis scored three touchdowns and the Ravens wore down the Falcons in the second half.
It was the fourth straight victory for the Ravens. It was the third straight loss for the Falcons.
Bears 10, Jets 0
Mark Bradley turned a short completion into a 57-yard touchdown 10 seconds into the final quarter, and the Bears never looked back.
Chicago (9-1) notched its second shutout this season. Thomas Jones had 121 yards on 23 carries.
Dolphins 24, Vikings 20
Renaldo Hill and Jason Taylor returned turnovers for touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and Miami overcame another sputtering offensive performance.
Minnesota, ranked first in the NFL in run defense, lost despite setting a team record by limiting the Dolphins to minus-3 yards rushing in 14 carries.
Bills 24, Texans 21
Bills quarterback J.P. Losman hit a diving Peerless Price in the back of the end zone for the winning touchdown with 13 seconds left.
Bills receiver Lee Evans caught six passes for 205 yards and two TDs in the first quarter. Evans' performance was a Buffalo record for a period and just shy of the NFL record for yards receiving in a quarter of 210.
Buccaneers 20, Redskins 17
Carnell "Cadillac" Williams rushed for 122 yards as Tampa Bay ended a three-game losing streak.
Rookie Bruce Gradkowski, making his seventh start, threw touchdown passes of 2 yards to Anthony Becht and 34 yards to Joey Galloway.
49ers 20, Seahawks 14
Frank Gore rushed for a franchise-record 212 yards, and San Francisco's maligned defense stopped the Seahawks three times in the final 41/2 minutes of the 49ers' third straight victory.
Alex Smith passed for 163 yards, threw a TD pass and rushed for another score for the 49ers.
Seattle quarterback Seneca Wallace passed for 239 yards and hit Deion Branch and Darrell Jackson for long second-half touchdowns, but he threw three interceptions.
Cardinals 17, Lions 10
Matt Leinart threw for 233 yards and a touchdown and ran 9 yards for a score to help the Cardinals snap an eight-game losing streak.
In his first victory in six NFL starts, Leinart completed 19 of 29 passes with no interceptions. In the second and third quarters, Leinart was 14-of-15 for 202 yards.
Edgerrin James gained 96 yards in 22 carries, his best day since coming to the Cardinals.
Chargers 35, Broncos 27
LaDainian Tomlinson scored four times and reached 100 touchdowns faster than any player in NFL history Sunday night.
Tomlinson, who has scored an NFL-record 19 touchdowns in his last six games, reached 100 TDs in his 89th game, four fewer than it took Hall of Famer Jim Brown and Emmitt Smith. He now has 102 TDs and also topped 1,000 yards rushing for the sixth straight season.
It was his first win in six trips to Invesco Field and vaulted the Chargers, who rallied from a 24-7 deficit, into first place in the AFC West at 8-2, a game ahead of Denver.
-- The Associated Press
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