HOUSTON – Rob Bironas made an NFL-record eight field goals, with a 29-yarder as time expired the winner in the Tennessee Titans’ wild 38-36 victory over the Houston Texans.

Bironas also connected from 52, 43, 25, 21, 30, 29 and 28 yards to break the previous record of seven field goals held by four players. His 26 points also established a mark for a kicker in one game.

The kick foiled a spirited comeback by the Texans (3-4), who scored 29 points in the fourth quarter, capped by a 53-yard touchdown pass from Sage Rosenfels to Andre’ Davis to take a 36-35 lead with 57 seconds remaining.

The Titans (4-2) faced a third-and-10 at their 37 when Kerry Collins found Roydell Williams on a 46-yard pass that set up the winning kick.

Houston starter Matt Schaub missed big chunks of the first half and the entire second half with ankle and hip injuries. Rosenfels accounted for four of Houston’s six turnovers, throwing three interceptions and losing a fumble.

Bears 19, Eagles 16

PHILADELPHIA – Desperately needing a victory to stay in the NFC hunt, Chicago’s Brian Griese connected with Muhsin Muhammad for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 9 seconds left.

The Bears (3-4) were pinned on the 3-yard line with 1:57 left. Griese completed a series of short passes over the middle. And Hester, the dynamic kick returner shut down on special teams by the Eagles (2-4), had a 21-yard catch that brought Chicago to the 15. Then Muhammad made his winning catch in the back of the end zone.

Cowboys 24, Vikings 14

IRVING, Texas – Chris Canty swatted a potential go-ahead field goal by Minnesota and Pat Watkins returned it 68 yards for a go-ahead touchdown.

Dallas bounced back from a lopsided home loss to New England and guaranteed itself at least two more weeks atop the NFC because of an upcoming bye.

Rookie Adrian Peterson followed his record-setting, 224-yard performance last week with only 63 this time.

Chiefs 12, Raiders 10

OAKLAND, Calif. – Larry Johnson scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter and the Chiefs beat the Raiders for the ninth straight time, winning in Priest Holmes’ return from a two-year absence.

Holmes entered the game on the third play of Kansas City’s third drive. He caught a screen pass from Damon Huard, but was tackled by Nnamdi Asomugha for a 6-yard loss. Holmes rushed four times for 9 yards.

Seahawks 33, Rams 6

SEATTLE – Nate Burleson returned the second-half kickoff 91 yards for a game-changing touchdown and the sputtering Seahawks (4-3) pulled away from winless St. Louis (0-7), sending the Rams to their worst start in their 70 years.

Seattle (4-3) led 10-3 at the half, even though St. Louis had just 41 total yards. Matt Hasselbeck, the only constant in a skittish offense this season, was feeling the sting of a rib cage hit by Claude Wroten.

Then Burleson took the second-half kickoff, ran through a tackle near midfield and shook off Jonathan Wade at about the 20 for his first career kickoff score. Seattle took off from there.

Bengals 38, Jets 31

CINCINNATI – Kenny Watson ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns in the best performance of his career, and the Bengals (2-4) turned the Jets’ second-half meltdown into their first victory in five games.

New York (1-6) has already matched its loss total from last season, when coach Eric Mangini was dubbed the “Mangenius” for taking a previously 4-12 team to the playoffs.

There’s been nothing brilliant about their play this year.

Giants 33, 49ers 15

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Osi Umenyiora scored on a 75-yard fumble return and the New York defense helped account for 24 points as the Giants won their fifth straight.

The dynamic four-end defensive line of the Giants (5-2) had a field day against the NFL’s worst offense. New York forced four turnovers by the 49ers (2-4), sacked Trent Dilfer six times and made him play with his head on a swivel while Alex Smith rested his ailing shoulder on the sideline.

Redskins 21, Cardinals 19

LANDOVER, Md. – In a game marred by bad penalties and boneheaded mistakes, the Redskins (4-2) had the only thing resembling a normal scoring drive. But they finished the day with only 160 total yards and survived a 55-yard field goal attempt by Neil Rackers that was barely wide left with 2 seconds remaining.

Rackers’ attempt was set up when the Cardinals recovered an onside kick following a touchdown and a failed 2-point conversion.

Lions 23, Buccaneers 16

DETROIT – The Lions scored touchdowns after Jeff Garcia’s two fumbles, including wide receiver Calvin Johnson’s 32-yard run midway through the fourth quarter, to beat their former teammate.

Detroit (4-2) pulled within a game of idle Green Bay in the NFC North, while Tampa Bay (4-3) lost a chance to move past idle Carolina in the NFC South.

Saints 22, Falcons 16

NEW ORLEANS – Reggie Bush’s power running with a short pass gave New Orleans (2-4) a 4-yard touchdown to win it. Bush spun free and overpowered three Falcons and dived across the goal line on a crucial third-and-goal screen pass.

Bush threw the ball into the second deck of the Louisiana Superdome after the score.

Bills 19, Ravens 14

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Making good on an opportunity to secure the starting job, rookie quarterback Trent Edwards went 11-of-21 for 153 yards and engineered five scoring drives for Buffalo (2-4).

Rian Lindell hit four field goals, including a 41-yarder, and Marshawn Lynch scored on a 1-yard plunge.

Willis McGahee made his mark, overcoming a slow start and a booing crowd, by scoring on a 46-yard run in his first game back since the Bills traded him to Baltimore (4-3) in March. But it wasn’t enough for a popgun Ravens attack that featured three rookie offensive linemen and was minus starting QB Steve McNair and tight end Todd Heap.

Boller went 21-of-36 for 191 yards in making his second straight start in place of McNair, who’s nursing a sore back and groin injury.