STARS
Passing
n Drew Brees, Saints, was 26-of-30 for 320 yards and three touchdowns in New Orleans’ 34-3 win over Oakland.
n Matt Ryan, Falcons, was 22-of-31 for a career-best 301 yards and a TD in Atlanta’s 22-20 win over Chicago.
n Donovan McNabb, Eagles, passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns in Philadelphia’s 40-26 win over San Francisco.
n David Garrard, Jaguars, completed 25 of 34 passes for 276 yards and a TD in Jacksonville’s 24-17 win over Denver.
n Matt Schaub, Texans, was 22-of-42 for 379 yards in Houston’s 29-28 win over Miami.
n Peyton Manning, Colts, was 19-of-28 for 271 yards and three touchdowns in Indianapolis’ 31-3 win over Baltimore.
Rushing
n Clinton Portis, Redskins, ran 21 times for 129 yards and two touchdowns in Washington’s 19-17 loss to St. Louis.
n Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars, ran for 125 yards and two TDs in Jacksonville’s 24-17 win over Denver. Michael Pittman, Broncos, rushed 20 times for 109 yards.
n Warrick Dunn, Buccaneers, had 115 yards on 22 carries in Tampa Bay’s 27-3 win over Carolina.
n Adrian Peterson, Vikings, rushed for 111 yards in Minnesota’s 12-10 win over Detroit.
Receiving
n Andre Johnson, Texans, had a franchise-record 178 yards receiving in Houston’s 29-28 win over Miami. Patrick Cobbs, Dolphins, had 138 yards and 2 TDs receiving.
n Roddy White, Falcons, had nine catches for 112 yards and a score in Atlanta’s 22-20 win over Chicago.
n Bernard Berrian, Vikings, had five catches for 131 yards and a TD in Minnesota’s 12-10 win over Detroit.
n Reggie Wayne, Colts, had eight catches for 118 yards and a TD in Indianapolis’ 31-3 win over Baltimore.
n Marion Barber, Cowboys, had 11 catches for 128 yards and a TD plus 17 carries for 45 yards in Dallas’ 30-24 TO loss to Arizona.
Defense
n Kevin Williams, Vikings, had four sacks in Minnesota’s 12-10 win over Detroit.
n Oshiomogho Atogwe, Rams, returned a fumble 75 yards for a touchdown in St. Louis’ 19-17 win over Washington.
n Mario Williams, Texans, had two sacks and forced a fumble in Houston’s 29-28 win over Miami.
RECORDS & MILESTONES
Sunday was the first time since 1970 that the winning points were scored in the final 10 seconds of the fourth quarter in four games in a single NFL weekend. … The Cardinals became the first team in NFL history to block a punt to score the winning TD in overtime in their 30-24 win over Dallas. … Jim Haslett won in his St. Louis head coaching debut, beating the Redskins 19-17. … The Eagles’ Donovan McNabb surpassed Ron Jaworski to become the franchise leader in career pass attempts and yards passing in Philadelphia’s 40-26 win over San Francisco. … Atlanta (4-2) already has matched its win total from 2007 after beating Chicago 22-20. … Miami’s Ricky Williams scored his first touchdown since 2005 in the Dolphins’ 29-28 loss to Houston. … Indianapolis’ Marvin Harrison caught two TD passes in a game for the first time since Dec. 24, 2006, in the Colts’ 31-3 win over Baltimore. That gave him 126 TDs in his career, moving him past Walter Payton and into 10th on the league list. … The Saints’ Reggie Bush reached 200 career catches in his 34th game, New Orleans’ 34-3 win over Oakland. That ties him with Arizona receiver Anquan Boldin as the quickest NFL player to reach 200.
0 … The Texans set a franchise record with 485 yards of offense in their 29-28 win over Miami. … Bernard Berrian has posted two straight 100-yard games after Minnesota’s 12-10 win over Detroit, the first Vikings receiver to do that since Nate Burleson in December 2004.
STREAKS
The Rams snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating Washington 19-17. … Washington’s Clinton Portis had his third straight 100-yard rushing game . … Houston’s Matt Schaub had his second straight 300-yard passing game in beating Miami 29-28. … Detroit lost for the 11th time in a row at the Metrodome after falling to the Vikings 12-10. … Cincinnati dropped to 0-6 for the third time since 2000 after its 26-14 loss to the Jets. … The Broncos lost at home for the first time since last Oct. 29 against Green Bay when they fell 24-17 to the Jaguars.
STATS
The Redskins came in as the only team in NFL history to open a season with no offensive turnovers through its first five games but had four fumbles in six possessions in their 19-17 loss to the Rams. St. Louis won despite being outgained 368-200. … In a 20-minute stretch spanning last week’s win over Houston and this week’s win over Baltimore, the Colts outscored their opponents 38-0 and forced five turnovers. The Texans had turnovers on five straight possessions dating to last week after turning the ball over on the first two drives of their 29-28 win over Miami. … The Bengals gained just 43 yards rushing on 21 carries, with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick’s 23 leading the way, in their 26-14 loss to the Jets. The Bengals’ average starting position was their 20, while the Jets’ was their 46. … The Saints’ Drew Brees connected on his first 16 throws, one short of his franchise record in New Orleans’ 34-3 win over Oakland. Of his four incompletions, two were throwaways. Brees had a career-high passer rating of 144.4, 104 points better than opposing QB JaMarcus Russell’s 40.1.
SIDELINED
Colts RB Joseph Addai left in the first quarter of Indianapolis’ 31-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens with a hamstring injury. … Jaguars RB Fred Taylor returned midway through the third quarter after sitting out most of the first half following a blow to the head in their 24-17 win over the Broncos.
WILD FINISHES
Josh Brown kicked a 49-yard field goal on the last play of the game as previously winless St. Louis beat Washington 19-17. … Jason Elam made a 48-yard field goal on the final play as the Falcons beat the Bears 22-20. … Matt Schaub ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 3 seconds left as the previously winless Texans beat the Dolphins 29-28. … Ryan Longwell kicked a 26-yard field goal with 9 seconds left as Minnesota beat Detroit 12-10. … Sean Morey blocked Mat McBriar’s punt and Monty Beisel scooped up the ball and scored from 3 yards out to give the Cardinals a 30-24 overtime victory over the Cowboys.
SPEAKING
“I’ve been in some wild games, but I think this one trumps them all.” -Rookie quarterback Matt Ryan on the Falcons’ wild 22-20 win over Chicago.
“I hope we get an apology, but that’s not going to get us a win. And that really took us away from getting the ‘W’ today.” -Detroit’s Leigh Bodden after he was called for a questionable pass interference penalty that helped set up the winning field goal in the Lions’ 12-10 loss to the Vikings.
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