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Eagles beat Chargers in final minutes

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE The NFC champions found a way to defeat one of the AFC's latest upstarts with just under three minutes remaining in the game

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Clinton Portis ran 19 times for 101 yards and three touchdowns, Mike Sellers caught scoring passes of 2 and 19 yards, and Santana Moss had a 32-yard TD reception and finished with five catches for 112 yards, his fourth 100-yard game in five weeks.

Rams 28, Saints 17

In St. Louis, Steven Jackson had a pair of short scoring runs and Kevin Curtis scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 5-yard reverse with 5:58 to go for the Rams (3-4).

A pair of failed gadget plays came back to haunt the Saints (2-5), who squandered a 14-point first-quarter lead and have lost three in a row. A quarterback sneak on a fake field goal on fourth-and-1 was stopped for no gain near the end of the third quarter and Donte' Stallworth's fumble on a fourth-quarter reverse led to the go-ahead score.

Lions 13, Browns 10

In Cleveland, Jeff Garcia, dropped by the Browns after one tumultuous season, ran for a touchdown and Jason Hanson kicked two field goals to lead Detroit (3-3).

Garcia, making his first start this season in place of Joey Harrington, was 22-of-34 for 210 yards and didn't turn the ball over. Garcia missed Detroit's first five games with a broken left leg.

Bears 10, Ravens 6

In Chicago, Kyle Orton threw a first-quarter touchdown pass to Marc Edwards, and Thomas Jones ran for 83 of his 139 yards in the final period for Chicago (3-3).

Tank Johnson helped seal the victory in rainy conditions with two fourth-quarter sacks of Ravens quarterback Anthony Wright on third-down plays.

Raiders 38, Bills 17

In Oakland, California, LaMont Jordan ran for 122 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, and Randy Moss added a 22-yard TD catch after being listed as doubtful to play for the Raiders.

Kerry Collins, sacked on Oakland's opening drive and jeered afterward, completed nine of 10 passes on consecutive touchdown drives late in the second quarter and early in the third for the Raiders (2-4). He finished 19-for-27 for 261 yards to help Oakland scored more than 20 points for the first time all season.

Cardinals 20, Titans 10

In Tempe, Arizona, Josh McCown threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald with 5:20 remaining to help Phoenix beat Tennessee.

David Macklin returned an interception 61 yards for a touchdown and Arizona turned three Tennessee turnovers into 17 points.

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