EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants (3-0) are off to their best start since 2000. John Carney kicked a 22-yard field goal with 8:39 left in the extra session.

The play that set up the winning kick was a 31-yard pass from Eli Manning to Amani Toomer down the left sideline on a third-and-10 from the Bengals 38. It was difficult to tell whether Toomer got both feet in bounds. The Giants hustled to the line of scrimmage and handed the ball to Derrick Ward for a 3-yard run to the Bengals 4, precluding a video review.

The NFL official in the press box conceivably could have seen that the play was OK, and opted to let it stand.

Carney kicked four field goals for New York. Brandon Jacobs scored on 1-yard run and Manning, who was 26-of-43 for 289 yards, threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Boss to seemingly give New York a 23-20 victory with 1:50 to play.

Bills 24, Raiders 23

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – The Bills overcame a sloppy start to produce a second straight fourth-quarter comeback victory.

Rian Lindell hit a 38-yard field goal as the clock ran out. Trent Edwards engineered three scoring drives in the final quarter, helping the Bills twice overcome 9-point deficits in the last 8 minutes.

The defeat spells trouble for Raiders coach Lane Kiffin, who is on the hot seat. Kiffin waited a split second too late to call timeout in an attempt to freeze Lindell before the Bills snapped the ball.

Buccaneers 27, Bears 24, OT

CHICAGO – Brian Griese set up Matt Bryant’s winning 21-yard field goal in overtime with a 38-yard pass to Antonio Bryant.

After blowing a 14-point lead in a 20-17 loss at Carolina last week, the Bears (1-2) couldn’t protect a 24-14 advantage in the fourth quarter.

The Buccaneers got a 35-yard field goal from Bryant with 3:11 left, and Griese orchestrated a 79-yard touchdown drive in the final 1:49, hitting Jerramy Stevens with a 1-yard pass in the closing seconds of regulation.

Jaguars 23, Colts 21

INDIANAPOLIS – After wearing out the Indianapolis defense on the ground, Jose Scobee saved the game – and perhaps the season – by making a 51-yard field goal with 4 seconds left.

Peyton Manning nearly pulled off his second improbable comeback in two weeks. The two-time league MVP needed just 1:26 to take the Colts 77 yards before giving the ball to Joseph Addai for a 2-yard TD run. David Garrard followed that with his best impersonation of Manning.

Broncos 34, Saints 32

DENVER – No gutsy 2-point call this week. Just a gut-wrenching close call.

Martin Gramatica’s 43-yard field goal try with 1:55 remaining was wide right, and the Broncos escaped. They improved to 3-0 for the first time in five years despite allowing Drew Brees to complete 39 of 48 passes for 421 yards and a touchdown, and Reggie Bush to pile up 178 all-purpose yards and two TDs.

Eagles 15, Steelers 6

PHILADELPHIA – Brian Westbrook limped off the field in the first half. Donovan McNabb missed part of the third quarter. With their best player sidelined and star quarterback hurting, the Eagles did it with defense.

A swarming D had nine sacks, forced a safety and got three turnovers. Ben Roethlisberger had no time to throw and Willie Parker couldn’t find any room to run.

49ers 31, Lions 13

SAN FRANCISCO – Frank Gore rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, and Mike Martz’s new offense methodically chewed up his former team’s defense. Isaac Bruce and Delanie Walker caught TD passes from J.T. O’Sullivan, and kick returner Allen Rossum scored a 1-yard TD rushing on fourth down near the goal line to all but clinch the win.

Seahawks 37, Rams 13

SEATTLE – Julius Jones ran for 140 yards on 22 carries and T.J. Duckett had his first two-touchdown rushing day in four years as the Seahawks sidestepped six injuries at wide receiver and rolled over the malfunctioning Rams.

Ravens 28, Browns 10

BALTIMORE – Baltimore turned two of Derek Anderson’s interceptions into a pair of touchdowns during a 50-second span of the third quarter. Ed Reed returned one of the interceptions 32 yards for a score, and Le’Ron McClain scored his first two NFL touchdowns on a pair of 1-yard runs – both during a 21-point third quarter that turned a 3-point halftime deficit into a 28-10 lead.

Vikings 20, Panthers 10

MINNEAPOLIS – Antoine Winfield’s sack of Jake Delhomme and subsequent 19-yard fumble return for a touchdown right before halftime spurred the Vikings, handing the Panthers their first defeat.

Replacing Tarvaris Jackson after a pair of woeful games by the offense, Gus Frerotte might have helped save the season for Minnesota (1-2) by completing 16 of 28 passes for 204 yards.

Titans 31, Texans 12

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – LenDale White ran for two touchdowns, Kerry Collins threw for another and Tennessee rolled to improve to 3-0 for only the third time in franchise history.

The Titans have beaten the team that replaced them in Houston seven straight times and 11 of the 13 games in this series.

Redskins 24, Cardinals 17

LANDOVER, Md. – Carlos Rogers returned a tipped interception to Arizona’s 15-yard line. Two plays later, Santana Moss took a receiver screen for a 17-yard touchdown that gave the Redskins victory.

Falcons 38, Chiefs 14

ATLANTA – Michael Turner ran for three touchdowns and the Falcons scored the first 24 points, giving the Chiefs their 12th straight loss.

Cowboys 27, Packers 16

GREEN BAY, Wis. – On an uncharacteristically quiet night for Terrell Owens, the Dallas Cowboys leaned on their defense and running game. Marion Barber ran for a career-high 142 yards.

and a touchdown, and rookie Felix Jones added a 60-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Austin, a backup who plays mostly on special teams, sealed the win with a 52-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter.

Tony Romo was 17-of-30 for 260 yards and Owens was held to two catches for 17 yards as Dallas (3-0) joined the reigning Super Bowl champion New York Giants as the NFC’s only undefeated teams.