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IRVING, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys keep finding ways to win. Yet the way things are going, they’re going to run out of answers soon.

Despite moving only 51 yards on their two scoring drives, and going more than 15 minutes between first downs in the second half, the Cowboys eked out a 10-6 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

Dan Campbell caught an early 2-yard touchdown pass, Billy Cundiff made a 51-yard field goal on the opening drive of the second half and the league’s stingiest defense made it hold up to give Dallas its seventh win in eight games.

Steelers 28, Cardinals 15

PITTSBURGH – Their best quarter of a so-far miserable year gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a sliver of hope for the second half of their season.

Tommy Maddox threw three touchdown passes, two to Hines Ward barely a minute apart in a 21-point third quarter, and the Steelers ended their five-game losing streak and Arizona’s two-game winning streak with a 28-15 victory Sunday.

Maddox hit Chris Doering on a 9-yard touchdown pass to finish off an 83-yard drive that was the Steelers’ longest since their opener. He then found Ward on touchdown plays of 5 and 22 yards early in the third quarter following a short punt and Arizona quarterback Jeff Blake’s fumble.

Chargers 42, Vikings 28

SAN DIEGO – Doug Flutie proved there’s no age limit on magic.

The 41-year-old Flutie juked his way to two touchdowns and threw for two more in his first start in nearly two years, leading the San Diego Chargers to a stunning 42-28 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

The big performance from the pint-sized Flutie and two touchdown runs by LaDainian Tomlinson – including a 73-yarder, his longest career TD – injected some excitement into an otherwise dismal season for the Chargers (2-7). It might have also made coach Marty Schottenheimer wonder why he took so long to bench the ineffective Drew Brees in favor of the energetic Flutie, whose scrambling ability has kept him playing pro football for 19 years despite being just 5-foot-10.

Rams 33, Ravens 22

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Rams’ defense bailed out an inept offense Sunday night.

The Rams forced seven turnovers and knocked rookie quarterback Kyle Boller out of the game in a 33-22 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. That performance covered up for a suddenly incompetent offense.

St. Louis also had the drops with four turnovers, two by punt returner DeJuan Groce, and went almost two quarters without a first down at one point.

Marc Bulger was so off-target he heard some boos and calls for backup Kurt Warner in the second half.

Bulger was 13-for-26 for 110 yards with two interceptions and no touchdowns, easily his worst game in 15 career starts.

The 11 total turnovers were a high for an NFL game this season.

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AP-ES-11-10-03 0014EST

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