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Patriots beat Steelers in final second

AMERICAN FOOTBALL Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers took his first loss in 16 starts during the regular season

AP , PITTSBURGH

On the next possession, Schulters stepped in front of a pass intended for Keary Colbert and returned the interception 37 yards to the 25. Mare kicked a 32-yard field goal with 4 seconds left.

Under new coach Nick Saban, Miami is 2-1 and halfway to last year's win total. The Panthers, who lost seven of their first eight games last season, are off to another slow start at 1-2.

Colts 13, Browns 6

At Indianapolis, Edgerrin James ran 27 times for 108 yards and scored on a 2-yard run, while Mike Vanderjagt made two short field goals for the Colts (3-0), who won their seventh straight home game -- their longest streak since moving to Indianapolis in 1984. The Colts have allowed 16 points in three games, their lowest total in the first three games in franchise history. The previous best was 17 points in 1971.

Peyton Manning was 19-of-23 for 228 yards and topped the 30,000-yard mark in his 115th game, becoming the second fastest to that plateau. Miami's Dan Marino did it in 114 games.

Jaguars 26, Jets 20, OT

At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Byron Leftwich threw a 36-yard touchdown to Jimmy Smith in overtime for Jacksonville. Leftwich went 16-of-23 for 177 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Jets quarterback Chad Pennington left in the third quarter after straining his shoulder, the same one in which he had a torn rotator cuff repaired in the offseason, but returned in the fourth when backup Jay Fiedler hurt his shoulder. He directed the drive to Mike Nugent's 25-yard field goal that tied it at 20.

Pennington finished 9-of-19 for 76 yards and two interceptions.

Fred Taylor had a career-high 37 carries for 98 yards and a touchdown for the Jaguars.

Bengals 24, Bears 7

At Chicago, Cincinnati, which entered the game with a league-leading 10 takeaways, picked off Chicago quarterback Kyle Orton five times and became the first NFL team in 34 years to intercept five passes in consecutive games.

Madieu Williams, Keiwan Ratliff, Tory James, Deltha O'Neal and Brian Simmons each intercepted Orton. The Bengals (3-0) intercepted Minnesota's Daunte Culpepper five times in last week.

Carson Palmer of the Bengals was 16-of-23 for 169 yards and three touchdowns, two to Chad Johnson.

Thomas Jones rushed for 106 yards and scored the Bears' lone touchdown, a 2-yard run early in the fourth quarter.

Chargers 45, Giants 23

At San Diego, home fans mercilessly booed New York's second-year quarterback Eli Manning with fervor and exhorted LaDainian Tomlinson and San Diego to a 45-23 win.

Tomlinson ran for 192 yards and three touchdowns, and threw for another score to lead the Chargers on a night that left thousands of ear drums ringing, especially Manning's. Drew Brees threw two touchdowns for the Chargers (1-2).

Manning threw for a career-high 352 yards and two touchdowns for the Giants (2-1).

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