It took the second-oldest player in NFL history, 46-year-old Morten Andersen, to separate Atlanta from the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 32-yard field goal for a 41-39 Falcons overtime victory on Sunday.
Michael Vick threw for four touchdowns and the Falcons thought they'd won on a 56-yard field goal by their No. 2 kicker at the end of regulation, but it was disallowed because Pittsburgh called a timeout.
Steelers counterpart Ben Roethlisberger was unstoppable until he got knocked out. After six lead changes, and with Roethlisberger watching from the sideline, the Steelers (2-4) tied it at 38 with 3:19 remaining when fill-in quarterback Charlie Batch threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward.
Ward, the Super Bowl MVP, had a remarkable homecoming, catching eight passes for 171 yards and a career-best three touchdowns.
But Atlanta (4-2) won the coin toss for overtime and never let the Steelers have the ball. Seven minutes into the extra period, Andersen finally finished it.
Chiefs 30, Chargers 27
At Kansas City, Missouri, Lawrence Tynes hit a career-long 53-yard field goal with 6 seconds left, atoning for a first-quarter miss and getting the win for Kansas City, which forced turnovers on three of San Diego's first four possessions and converted two of them into touchdown passes by Damon Huard.
LaDainian Tomlinson figured in two fourth-quarter TD throws, one as the receiver and one as the passer, as the Chargers (4-2) came back from an early 17-point deficit to tie the game at 27-all.
Huard completed three passes for 52 yards to get the Chiefs in position for Tynes' winner.
Buccaneers 23, Eagles 21
At Tampa, Florida, Matt Bryant nailed a 62-yard field goal -- the third-longest in NFL history -- to give Tampa Bay an improbable last-second victory over Philadelphia.
The Buccaneers (2-4) built a 17-0 lead with five minutes left in the third quarter on the strength of two interceptions Ronde Barber returned for touchdowns.
Texans 27, Jaguars 7
At Houston, the home team's beleaguered defense dominated Jacksonville and rookie running back Wali Lundy discovered the Texans' lost running game with 93 yards rushing and a touchdown early in the fourth quarter that extended the lead to 17-7.
No Houston running back had gained 60 yards rushing before Sunday.
Houston's defense, which entered the day allowing a league-worst 418 yards a game, forced two turnovers -- both of which led to touchdowns -- and held the Jaguars to 220 yards.
Packers 34, Dolphins 24
At Miami, Green Bay intercepted Joey Harrington three times to beat woeful Miami.
Brett Favre threw two touchdown passes, including the clincher to David Martin with six minutes left, and Ahman Green scored on a 70-yard run.
But it was big plays by Green Bay's beleaguered defense that made the difference. The Packers (2-4) doubled their season interception total, and the takeaways led to 13 points.
Bengals 17, Panthers 14
At Cincinnati, Carson Palmer found his touch with minutes to go and got Cincinnati into the end zone. Given a chance to match him, Carolina's Jake Delhomme came up one throw short.
Palmer led a fourth-quarter drive that culminated in his 1-yard throw to T.J. Houshmandzadeh that lifted Cincinnati (4-2) to its first win in three weeks.
Broncos 17, Browns 7
At Cleveland, the NFL's stingiest defense held its fifth straight opponent to single digits and Jake Plummer did enough to keep Denver's offense moving.
The Broncos (5-1) were less than 12 minutes from their first road shutout in 14 years when Plummer's interception led to a short Cleveland touchdown pass -- only the second TD allowed by Denver this season.
The Broncos have allowed a league-low 44 points and haven't given up more than 10 since Week 1. Denver's defense held Cleveland (1-5) to 165 yards, including just 34 on the ground and sacked Charlie Frye, who went 19-of-33 for 149 yards, three times in the fourth quarter.
Colts 36, Redskins 22
At Indianapolis, Washington knocked Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning around for a half. Then Manning knocked out the Redskins.
After being bent over awkwardly twice in the first half and once appearing hurt, the two-time MVP responded with three third-quarter touchdown passes to lead Indianapolis to victory and remained the AFC's only unbeaten team.
Vikings 31, Seahawks 13
At Seattle, Chester Taylor ran for a career-high 169 yards on 26 carries -- including a pivotal, 95-yard touchdown, the longest run in Vikings team history -- as Minnesota stunned Seattle and ended the Seahawks' franchise-record 12-game home winning streak.
Already without league MVP Shaun Alexander, Seattle lost Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck to a right knee strain on the third play of the second half.
Raiders 22, Cardinals 9
At Oakland, California, Andrew Walter threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss, ReShard Lee ran for a 1-yard score in the first quarter and the Raiders overcame five turnovers to win their first game of the season.
Despite getting plenty of help from Oakland (1-5) with the two interceptions and three fumbles, Arizona (1-6) lost its sixth straight game.
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