Kitna, filling in for the injured Carson Palmer, threw two interceptions and fumbled a snap, dooming the Bengals (6-8) to their 14th consecutive season without a winning record -- one of the longest streaks of futility in NFL history.
Chiefs 45, Broncos 17
In Kansas City, Missouri, Larry Johnson and Eddie Kennison each scored two touchdowns and Dante Hall returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for another score in Kansas City's win over slumping Denver.
The Chiefs (6-8) scored on four of their first five possessions.
Texans 24, Bears 5
In Chicago, Houston allowed the fewest points in its three-year history and got four turnovers to beat the Bears.
With the temperature -13? C at kickoff and the wind chill -23? C, it was the Texans (6-8) who handled Soldier Field's frigid conditions better than the Bears.
David Carr threw a TD pass to Corey Bradford and also set up a field goal with a 69-yard toss to Jabar Gaffney. Domanick Davis scored on an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter and Charlie Anderson capped the victory by returning a fumble 60 yards for a TD with 2:37 left.
Cardinals 31, Rams 7
In Tempe, Arizona, Josh McCown threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more and the Cardinals snapped a four-game losing streak.
McCown, starting his second game since being benched for three, went 22-of-34 for 287 yards with no interceptions.
He had TD passes of 8 and 4 yards to Larry Fitzgerald, and scoring runs of 1 and 9 yards.
Raiders 40, Titans 35
In Oakland, California, Kerry Collins threw for 371 yards and matched his career high with five touchdown passes, hitting Jerry Porter for three scores, and outdueling Billy Volek.
Volek had the second-best passing day in franchise history with 492 yards and four touchdowns. But it wasn't enough to keep Tennessee (4-10) from losing its fourth straight game.
Porter caught scoring passes of 32, 18 and 3 yards, his second three-TD game of the season, and had eight catches for 148 yards for the Raiders (5-9).
Jaguars 28, Packers 25
In Green Bay, Wisconsin, Byron Leftwich threw two touchdown passes, Fred Taylor rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown and Rashean Mathis picked off Brett Favre twice, keeping the Jaguars playoff hopes alive.
Jimmy Smith caught two touchdowns for Jacksonville (8-6).
The Packers (8-6) became the ninth team in NFL history to reach the playoffs after a 1-4 start. They clinched before kickoff because Chicago, Dallas, Carolina and New York all lost in earlier in the day.
Saints 21, Buccaneers 17
In Tampa, Florida, Aaron Brooks threw two touchdown passes in the last four minutes, including a 7-yarder to Donte' Stallworth with 32 seconds left, to keep alive the Saints' playoff hopes.
It was the second straight comeback win for New Orleans, which the previous week overcame a 10-point deficit against Dallas to stop a three-game losing streak.
The victory lifted the Saints (6-8) into a tie with Carolina and St. Louis for the last wild-card spot in the weak NFC. The Bucs (5-9) became the first team to win the Super Bowl and then post consecutive losing records the next two seasons.
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