Broncos pass on game-tying PAT, stun Chargers

Showing the ultimate confidence in his offense, Denver coach Mike Shanahan went for a 2-point conversion with 29 seconds left in Sunday's game.

The gamble paid dividends as quarterback Jay Cutler hit rookie Eddie Royal over the middle to give the host Denver Broncos a 39-38 win over the stunned San Diego Chargers.

The Chargers (0-2) couldn't believe they lost in the final seconds for the second straight week, with a controversial officiating call helping decide the outcome.

Trailing 38-31, the Broncos (2-0) reached the 1, but on third-and-goal, Cutler reared back to throw. The ball slipped out of his hands, bounced off the grass and into linebacker Tim Dobbins' hands.

But referee Ed Hochuli blew his whistle, apparently ruling it an incomplete pass. After a review, Hochuli said the Broncos would keep the ball because his whistle had blown the play dead. The Broncos got the ball at the 10, where it hit the grass.

Two plays later, Cutler hit Royal for the TD to make it 38-37.

49ers 33, Seahawks 30, OT

Joe Nedney shook off a missed field goal as time expired in regulation and kicked a 40-yarder 4:40 into overtime. The loss left the four-time defending division champions 0-2 for the first time since 2002.

San Francisco (1-1) overcame eight sacks of J.T. O'Sullivan, who was 20-for-31 for 321 yards and one touchdown in the second start of his six-year career.

Patriots 19, Jets 10

Matt Cassel was efficient running the offense in his first NFL start, taking over for the injured Tom Brady. Cassel, who hadn't started at any level since his senior year of high school, was 16-of-23 for 165 yards, Sammy Morris ran for a touchdown and Stephen Gostkowski kicked four field goals.

The Patriots (2-0) ruined the Jets' home opener and Brett Favre's first regular-season home start for New York. Favre went 18-of-26 for 181 yards and a TD for the Jets (1-1)

Colts 18, Vikings 15

Peyton Manning rallied Indianapolis from a 15-0 hole late in the third quarter, moving Adam Vinatieri into position for the winning field goal with 3 seconds left.

Minnesota's Adrian Peterson rushed for 118 of his 160 yards in the first half.

Packers 48, Lions 25

Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes in the first four drives of his second start.

The Packers (2-0) lost a 21-0 lead, but Charles Woodson and Nick Collins returned interceptions for touchdowns as Green Bay regained control of the game.

Raiders 23, Chiefs 8

Raiders rookie Darren McFadden ran for 164 yards and a touchdown and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a team-record 56-yard field goal against an inept Chiefs team that tried three quarterbacks.

Kansas City started 0-2 for the third time in three years under Herm Edwards and has lost 11 regular-season games in a row.

In using three quarterbacks, the Chiefs had only 65 net yards at halftime and barely managed to avoid their first home shutout since 1994.

Titans 24, Bengals 7

Backup quarterback Kerry Collins threw his first touchdown pass in two years and rookie Chris Johnson ran for 109 yards in a road victory for Tennessee.

At 2-0, the Titans are off to their best start since 1999, when they won their first three games and made the only Super Bowl appearance in franchise history..

Bills 20, Jaguars 16

Trent Edwards completed his first 10 attempts and threw a perfect touchdown pass to James Hardy late in the fourth quarter for Buffalo (2-0), which is off to its best start in five years.

Panthers 20, Bears 17

Jonathan Stewart rushed for all but one of his 77 yards in the second half and scored two touchdowns, including the go-ahead TD late in the fourth quarter, and the Panthers (2-0) stopped the Bears (1-1) on fourth-and-1 with under 2 minutes left.

Redskins 29, Saints 24

Jason Campbell hit Santana Moss for a 67-yard touchdown pass that won the game. Campbell and new Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn's West Coast offense succeeded in Week 2 as spectacularly as it failed in Week 1. Campbell went from uncomfortable to prolific, completing 24 of 36 passes for 321 yards.

Cardinals 31, Dolphins 10

Kurt Warner completed 19 of 24 passes for 361 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions as Arizona started the season 2-0 for the first time in 17 years. Anquan Boldin caught all three scores and had six receptions for 140 yards.

Larry Fitzgerald, meanwhile, caught six passes for 153 yards, his 14th 100-yard game.

Warner had a perfect 158.3 passer rating for the third time in his career, tying Peyton Manning for the NFL record.

The Dolphins (0-2) lost their 11th straight road game.

Buccaneers 24, Falcons 9

Rookie Matt Ryan was intercepted twice in the first half, and Tampa Bay's Brian Griese turned the miscues into a touchdown and field goal.

A week after beating Detroit in his pro debut, Ryan threw incompletions on his first nine passes before settling down to keep Atlanta (1-1) in the game with three field goal drives that trimmed a 17-point deficit to eight with 5 minutes to go.

The Bucs (1-1) ended any hopes the third pick in this year's draft would finish an improbable comeback when Earnest Graham broke a tackle in the backfield and barreled around right end and up the sideline on a 68-yard TD run.

Steelers 10, Browns 6

Ignoring his sore right shoulder and wind gusts of 60 mph, Ben Roethlisberger threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward as the Steelers made it 10 straight wins over their closest rival, beating the Browns to extend the NFL's longest current winning streak between two teams.

As is their way, the Steelers wrecked Cleveland's return to prime time after a five-year hiatus. Pittsburgh has won eight in a row in Cleveland (0-2), 16 of 17 in the series and 23 of 26.

-- AP