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Packers down Falcons in preseason

Cardinals runningback Emmitt Smith, on ground, gets tackled by Cowboys' Willie Blade, right, and Kevin DeRonde, left, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, Saturday. Arizona won the game 13-0. PHOTO: AP

Michael Vick was 6-for-7 for 110 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown pass to Brian Finneran, before the Atlanta Falcons squandered a big lead in their preseason opener, losing to the Green Bay Packers 27-21 Saturday night.

Vick, voted to the Pro Bowl in his first year as a starter, showed no signs of letting up. Playing just the first quarter, he guided a pair of touchdown drives before another possession stalled out on downs in Green Bay territory.

Panthers 20, Redskins 0

North Carolina, Carolina's new running back Stephen Davis ran for 74 yards on seven carries against his former team as the Panthers beat Washington 20-0. It was Carolina's first win ever over Washington.

Titans 10, Browns 6

In Nashville, Tennessee, Eddie George ran for a touchdown and Joe Nedney kicked a 22-yard field goal as Tennessee held off Cleveland in the exhibition opener for both teams.

Lions 26, Steelers 13

In Detroit, Joey Harrington threw a touchdown pass to Scotty Anderson in the final seconds of the first half to give Steve Mariucci a win in his first game as Detroit's coach. Mariucci, let go from San Francisco after going 60-43 in six seasons, returned to his home state in February, replacing Marty Mornhinweg, who went 5-27 in two seasons.

Jaguars 16, Vikings 14

In Minneapolis, Ike Charlton returned a fumble 97 yards for a first-half touchdown to lead Jacksonville to the win in coach Jack Del Rio's first game.

The Vikings, whose 41 turnovers were the second most in the league last year, fumbled four times -- losing two of them that led to 10 Jaguars points.

Seth Marler kicked two field goals, and Mark Brunell looked sharp leading Jacksonville's first-team offense. He went 10-for-13 for 110 yards and Jimmy Smith caught five balls for 70 yards.

Broncos 20, Texans 12

In Houston, Jake Plummer threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Chris Cole in his Denver debut.

Plummer misfired on his first two attempts before completing his last three for 47 yards on the TD drive in the first quarter. The scoring pass, which like most of Plummer's throws came on a rollout, hit Cole on the right side of the end zone.

49ers 24, Chiefs 6

In Kansas City, Missouri, Ken Dorsey threw two touchdown passes and Tim Rattay added one as San Francisco won its first exhibition game under new coach Dennis Erickson. Rattay, who started at quarterback while Jeff Garcia rested his ailing back, was 8-for-9 for 90 yards, including a 39-yard scoring strike to Brandon Lloyd in the second quarter.

Bills 20, Ravens 19

In Baltimore, Antonio Brown returned a punt 87 yards for the decisive touchdown with 3:19 left, and Nate Clements intercepted Chris Redman's pass to set up a score for Buffalo.

Bears 20, Colts 18

In Illinois, Rex Grossman drove Chicago 50 yards in the final 2:39 and Paul Edinger kicked a 38-yard game-winning field goal as time expired for the Bears. Grossman, the Bears' first-round draft pick, was 9-for-21 -- including a 12-yard completion to rookie Bobby Wade on fourth down during the game-winning drive. It was also the Bears debut of quarterback Kordell Stewart, who came to Chicago from Pittsburgh.
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