Drew Bledsoe and Terry Glenn hooked up on two 13-yard touchdown passes as the Dallas Cowboys beat Tennessee 45-14 in the NFL on Sunday to overshadow the first start for Titans rookie quarterback Vince Young.
Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens played with his broken right hand only five days after his hospital visit for an accidental overdose. He caught five passes for 88 yards but also dropped one in the end zone because he was unable to pull it in with his injured hand.
There was added drama when Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth stomped on Dallas center Andre Gurode's face and was ejected. Gurode needed stitches above his left eye.
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The Cowboys (2-1) punted only once and ran for 217 of their 369 total yards. Julius Jones ran 23 times for 122 yards and a touchdown. The Titans are 0-4.
Young was sacked twice and intercepted twice, with Bradie James returning the second 15 yards for a touchdown.
Colts 31, Jets 28
At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Justin Miller scored from a 103-yard kickoff return to give New York the lead with 2:20 left, but that was plenty of time for Peyton Manning and Indianapolis (4-0) to rally.
Manning capped the winning drive with a 1-yard run for a wild victory, and finished 21-of-30 for 217 yards and a touchdown.
Bears 37, Seahawks 6
At Chicago, Rex Grossman threw for 232 yards and Ricky Manning Jr. intercepted two of Matt Hasselbeck's passes as Chicago dominated defending conference champion Seattle.
Grossman completed 17 of 31 passes with two touchdowns and no interceptions, and the Bears improved to 4-0 for the first time since 1991.
Ravens 16, Chargers 13
At Baltimore, Steve McNair brought unbeaten Baltimore back for the second week in a row, throwing a 10-yard pass to Todd Heap with 34 seconds left for the win.
The Ravens (4-0) never led until then. Until that final drive, San Diego (2-1) appeared poised to remain unbeaten.
Redskins 36, Jaguars 30, OT
At Landover, Maryland, Santana Moss leaped between two defenders to catch a 68-yard touchdown pass 1:49 into overtime for Washington to beat Jacksonville.
After blowing two fourth-quarter leads, the Redskins (2-2) won the toss at the start of overtime and needed only three plays to score.
Patriots 38, Bengals 13
At Cincinnati, rookie Laurence Maroney ran for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead New England.
Maroney stiff-armed his way through the Bengals (3-1) on touchdown runs of 11 and 25 yards that set the tone. Tom Brady was 15-of-26 for 188 yards and a pair of TDs. Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer was sacked four times and lost a pair of second-half fumbles.
Rams 41, Lions 34
At St. Louis, the host Rams won a shootout when Isaac Bruce caught a 5-yard touchdown pass with 1:56 to play.
Trailing 34-33 with 4:42 to play, the Rams (3-1) got the ball and marched 56 yards in seven plays, scoring when Marc Bulger threw to Bruce, who caught his first TD pass of the season. Bulger and Bruce then connected on a 2-point conversion.
Chiefs 41, 49ers 0
At Kansas City, Missouri, Damon Huard played almost flawlessly in the rout, hitting 13 of his first 15 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns while Kansas City (1-2) seized a 24-0 halftime lead en route to its first shutout in almost four years.
Texans 17, Dolphins 15
At Houston, David Carr scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run and Houston (1-3) survived a late rally by Miami for the win.
The Dolphins (1-3) trailed 17-9 when Daunte Culpepper found Chris Chambers for a 16-yard touchdown with 1:39 to go. Miami went for the 2-point conversion, but the pass by running back Ronnie Brown sailed over Chambers' head.
Falcons 32, Cardinals 10
At Atlanta, DeAngelo Hall returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown, Jerious Norwood broke off a 78-yard scoring run and 46-year-old Morten Andersen kicked five field goals in Atlanta's victory.
The Falcons (3-1) head into their bye week having allowed only one touchdown on defense this season. Arizona's lone TD was a 99-yard interception return by Adrian Wilson.
Bills 17, Vikings 12
At Orchard Park, New York, J.P. Losman passed for 222 yards and a touchdown and set up another score with a 15-yard scramble, and the game ended with Minnesota on Buffalo's 16-yard line.
Losman had three turnovers in last week's loss to the New York Jets, but the second-year starter completed 23 of 32 passes to help the Bills (2-2) snap a four-game home losing streak.
Peerless Price scored on an acrobatic 8-yard touchdown catch and Willis McGahee scored another with a 1-yard plunge.
Panthers 21, Saints 18
At Charlotte, North Carolina, Jake Delhomme threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Drew Carter midway through the fourth quarter to put Carolina (2-2) ahead to stay at 14-10 with 7:15 left.
DeShaun Foster's 43-yard touchdown run on third down with 1:45 left made it 21-10.
Browns 24, Raiders 21
At Oakland, California, Charlie Frye threw three TD passes and Cleveland (1-3) used three long returns to rally from an early 18-point deficit.
Frye, used a second-half rally to win in Oakland for the second time in his young career despite another late interception that almost cost him the game.
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