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Titans keep New Orleans winless

Vince Young threw a pair of touchdown passes and the Tennessee Titans kept New Orleans winless on the year, beating the Saints 31-14 on Monday.

The Saints (0-3) rallied from an early 10-0 deficit, going ahead 14-10 midway through the third quarter on Reggie Bush's second touchdown run.

But Young, just as he did when leading Texas to an epic win over Bush and Southern Cal at last year's Rose Bowl, brought his team back.

While running backs LenDale White and Chris Brown handled the bulk of the workload on the go-ahead drive, it was Young who threaded a key 10-yard pass to Eric Moulds, who was shoved out of bounds at the Saints 1. White, a teammate of Bush's at USC, powered over on the next play to put the Titans (2-1) ahead to stay.

Drew Brees, who had another miserable game, got the ball knocked away on the first play of the fourth quarter -- the second of his four turnovers. Brees threw four interceptions and now has seven against one touchdown pass.

Young seized on the Brees fumble to drive Tennessee to the decisive score.

The second-year quarterback completed an 18-yard pass to Roydell Williams, ran for 11 yards and capped the drive with a 3-yard pass to Bo Scaife that put the Titans up 24-14.

Young also hooked up with Brandon Jones on a 35-yard TD and finished off an efficient performance 14-of-22 for 164 yards. He also ran three times for 23 yards.

Meanwhile, Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett has a good chance of walking again, but it is too early to know if he will recover fully from a spinal injury suffered in a game two weeks ago, doctors said on Monday.

Everett, 25, can lift his legs and sit up for several hours, but has more limited movement in his upper body, they said at the Houston hospital where he is undergoing rehabilitation.

"We have to base it on what he shows us, and so far everything looks bright and I'm optimistic walking will definitely be a possibility," said physician Teodoro Castillo at Memorial Hermann hospital.

As for a full recovery where he can live a normal life, "That's a very difficult question. It all depends on what he shows us in the coming weeks," Castillo said.

Everett was injured on Sept. 9 while making a tackle on a kickoff against the Denver Broncos in the first game of the season for the two National Football League (NFL) teams.

Initially, he was unable to move and doctors feared he would be paralyzed for life, but they became more optimistic as some muscle movement returned.

Everett, who is in his third year in the NFL, is from southeastern Texas and was moved to Houston on Friday to be near his family.

He sat up for several hours on Saturday and on Sunday showed improved muscle movement in his right arm, Castillo said.

Everett's injury is called "central cord syndrome," which affects the upper body more than the legs, Castillo said. He cautioned that Everett's recovery is a "staged process" of indeterminate length.
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