GREEN BAY, Wis. – Mike Brown’s 95-yard fumble return for a touchdown sparked the Bears to only the third win over their longtime rivals in their last 21 meetings.

It was Brown’s fifth defensive score, a team record, and the second-longest fumble return in Bears history, surpassed only by team founder George Halas’ 98-yard return in 1923. It was also the second-longest fumble return for a score ever given up by Green Bay.

When Lovie Smith was hired as Bears coach on Jan. 15, he declared his top priority was knocking off the Packers – and that he knew just how to do it. The last two times he’d faced Green Bay was as the St. Louis Rams’ defensive coordinator, and the Packers committed a combined 10 turnovers in those games.

Raiders 13, Bills 10

OAKLAND, Calif. – Jerry Rice’s streak of 274 games with a catch ended, while Ronald Curry caught five passes for 89 yards and a touchdown in the Raiders’ victory.

Rice is still a starter, but has said he’s willing to accept a lesser role for the Raiders (1-1) if it helps the team rebound from last season’s 4-12 debacle. He didn’t get a pass thrown his way until 21/2 minutes before halftime – and that was the only one.

The last time Rice didn’t catch a pass was Dec. 1, 1985. Rice was substituted almost every other play during Oakland’s second-to-last drive. He came out with 2:37 left during a Buffalo (0-2) timeout and threw his helmet to the ground, causing it to bounce over a metal bench. He appeared to yell in frustration and paced the sideline for several minutes.

Jaguars 7, Broncos 6

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Quentin Griffin was a surprise last week. He was a disappointment Sunday.

Griffin fumbled on the 23-yard line with about a minute to play, allowing the Jaguars to escape with the victory.

Jake Plummer drove Denver into field goal range with less than a minute to play, thanks partly to defensive end Lionel Barnes’ personal foul penalty. The Broncos (1-1) had a third-and-10 on the 23 – what would have been a 40-yard field goal for Jason Elam.

But Griffin bobbled the handoff, Akin Ayodele recovered and the Jaguars ran out the remaining 31 seconds to improve to 2-0 behind a suffocating defense.

Falcons 34, Rams 17

ATLANTA – Michael Vick brought his running shoes to the Falcons’ home opener, but it was the Atlanta defense that saved the game.

Defensive end Brady Smith scored a fourth-quarter touchdown when he stripped the ball from Marc Bulger in the end zone and caught the fumble in the air. Aaron Beasley ended the Rams’ next drive with an interception.

Jets 34, Chargers 28

SAN DIEGO – It didn’t take Curtis Martin and the Jets long to knock the Chargers back to reality.

Martin scored on the Jets’ first two possessions and became the team’s all-time rushing leader. He scored on runs of 1 and 2 yards and finished with 119 yards on 32 carries. With 8,185 yards in seven seasons with the Jets, he broke Freeman McNeil’s old team record of 8,074.

Martin has 11,984 yards in 10 NFL seasons, good for 11th on the career list. Next up is Thurman Thomas with 12,074.

Chad Pennington threw two touchdown passes for the Jets (2-0), and safety Erik Coleman had an interception and a fumble recovery.

Cowboys 19, Browns 12

IRVING, Texas – Vinny Testaverde threw for 322 yards and Eddie George ran for 62 yards and a touchdown in a victory that had all the makings of a blowout – if not for mistake after mistake by the Cowboys.

Dallas (1-1) reached at least the Cleveland 43-yard line on 10 of its 11 drives, but turned that into only two touchdowns and a field goal. The rest of the drives were squandered by four turnovers (including three late interceptions of Testaverde), a missed field goal and two punts.

Ravens 30, Steelers 13

BALTIMORE – The Ravens ran over the hated Steelers in a performance that belatedly justified their stature as the team to beat in the AFC North.

Jamal Lewis rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns and Chester Taylor added a career-high 76 yards on the ground to lead Baltimore (1-1).

Steelers quarterback Tommy Maddox went 4-for-13 for 67 yards before being forced out in the third quarter with an elbow injury. He was replaced by first-round draft pick Ben Roethlisberger, who threw fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Antwaan Randle El and Hines Ward.

Lions 28, Texans 16

DETROIT – Joey Harrington beat David Carr in the first matchup of the top two quarterbacks from the 2002 draft.

Harrington threw three touchdown passes, two thanks to rookie Roy Williams’ spectacular catches, to lead the Lions to their first 2-0 start since 2000. The Texans are 0-2 for the first time in their three seasons. Harrington, the No. 3 pick two years ago, was 18-of-25 for 176 yards with one interception in Detroit’s home opener.

Giants 20, Redskins 14

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Washington Redskins gift-wrapped Tom Coughlin’s first win as Giants coach.

Linebacker Barrett Green scored on a 16-yard fumble return and New York forced seven turnovers to hand Joe Gibbs his first loss in his second stint with Washington.

Kurt Warner threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Tim Carter and Steve Christie kicked two field goals in a game the Giants (1-1) had to sweat out despite having a plus-6 edge in turnovers. Patrick Ramsey, who took over in the third quarter when Mark Brunell went out with a hamstring injury, threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Clinton Portis with 12:01 to play. But he had two other drives in New York territory stopped on interceptions.

Hawks 10, Buccaneers 6

TAMPA, Fla. – With Shaun Alexander running at less than full speed, Seattle’s defense had to make sure the Seahawks had another successful road trip.

Marcus Trufant returned an interception 41 yards to set up Matt Hasselbeck’s second-quarter touchdown pass to Koren Robinson and the Seahawks opened a season with consecutive road wins for the first time in 10 years.

Panthers 28, Chiefs 17

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – DeShaun Foster did more than just sub for the injured Stephen Davis, he came within 4 yards of erasing Davis’ team record for yards rushing in a game.

Running around and through Kansas City’s soft defense, Foster carried 32 times for 174 yards, including a team-record 71-yard burst, in leading the defending NFC champion Panthers. Davis is out indefinitely with a knee sprain.

Saints 30, 49ers 27

NEW ORLEANS – The Saints survived it all: Hurricane Ivan, the loss of Deuce McAllister, and the 49ers.

Aaron Brooks rallied the Saints in the final two minutes, taking them 59 yards and hitting Donte’ Stallworth for a 16-yard touchdown. Ashley Ambrose intercepted Ken Dorsey’s pass with :04 left to preserve the victory.

Bengals 16, Dolphins 13

CINCINNATI – Until the closing minutes, Carson Palmer and A.J. Feeley played like rookies, letting a ragged game come down to one play. Chad Johnson made it.

Johnson wriggled open for a 20-yard catch that put the Cincinnati Bengals in range for Shayne Graham’s 39-yard field goal and a 16-13 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night.

Graham’s kick with 2 seconds left completed Palmer’s first game-winning drive, a modest achievement on a night in which neither inexperienced quarterback did much.

Palmer led the Bengals 59 yards to the winning kick, completing 7 of his 8 throws. All but the one to Johnson was a short, low-risk toss, the perfect conclusion for two rickety offenses.

The 49ers got to the Saints 1 when Terry Jackson pulled in a pass, but offensive pass interference against Brian Jennings nullified the play.

On the next play, Ambrose grabbed Dorsey’s pass.

The Saints lost running back Deuce McAllister for at least this game. The team’s biggest offensive weapon sprained his right ankle on the third play and spent the rest of the day on the sideline in an orthopedic boot.