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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The New York Jets sure know how to regroup after a bye week.

Vinny Testaverde threw three touchdown passes, and the Jets sacked Drew Bledsoe a season-high seven times en route to their first win of the season, 30-3 over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

The Jets improved to 3-0 after a week off under third-year coach Herman Edwards.

This year, the Jets were 0-4 before Sunday. They could not run or stop the run and could barely score, especially inside the 20. Against the Bills, those problems seemed to be solved.

Curtis Martin ran for a season-high 77 yards on 20 carries as the Jets finally got their running game going, tallying over 100 total yards on the ground for the first time this season.

Dolphins 24, Jaguars 10

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins simply added to Jacksonville’s woeful season with a strange-looking 24-10 victory that gave the Jaguars yet another ax to grind.

Randy McMichael scooped up a fumble for the go-ahead score, Jay Fiedler ran interference for Ricky Williams, and defensive ends Jason Taylor and Adewale Ogunleye played superbly to help the Dolphins (4-1) plunge the Jacksonville (1-5) into a deeper hole.

Browns 13, Raiders 7

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CLEVELAND – William Green ran right through the Raider AbomiNation.

Green gained 145 yards on 26 carries, leading the Cleveland Browns to a rare and ugly home win , 13-7 over the penalty-prone Oakland Raiders.

Titans 38, Texans 17

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Steve McNair had a perfect quarterback rating in the first half, finished with a career-high 421 yards passing and threw three touchdowns to Derrick Mason as the Tennessee Titans routed the Houston Texans 38-17.

Broncos 17, Steelers 14

DENVER – Jason Elam settled a tight struggle between the AFC’s top two defenses.

Elam hit a 47-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift the Denver Broncos past Pittsburgh 17-14, the Steelers’ third straight loss.

Pittsburgh (2-4) tied it at 14-all on Jerome Bettis’ 1-yard dive and a 2-point conversion. but the Broncos (5-1) got the ball back at their own 20 with 2:41 left.

The Steelers nearly halted Denver’s winning drive, but safety Brent Alexander dropped an interception at Pittsburgh’s 20 with less than a minute left.

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