By The Associated Press

LANDOVER, Md. – From the raucous pregame chants of “We Want Dallas” to the seven sacks, four turnovers and four touchdowns passes, the Washington Redskins’ biggest victory over the Dallas Cowboys was one long celebration.

The Redskins kept their playoff hopes firmly intact and severely dented the cause of their despised foes, winning 35-7 Sunday for their third straight victory and their first season sweep of the Cowboys in 10 years. The Cowboys’ first play from scrimmage was a pass tipped by Phillip Daniels and intercepted by Cornelius Griffin. The rest of the game was more of the same. Daniels finished with four sacks and a fumble recovery, Marcus Washington had two sacks, an interception and a forced fumble, Chris Cooley caught three of Mark Brunell’s four touchdown passes, and Clinton Portis ran for 112 yards.

The score was 28-0 at halftime, with the Redskins scoring on drives of four, eight, two and two plays.

Dolphins 24, Jets 20

MIAMI – For the second time in three games, quarterback Sage Rosenfels came off the bench, and the Miami Dolphins came from behind to win.

Replacing an injured Gus Frerotte to start the second half, Rosenfels threw a 50-yard completion for the go-ahead touchdown, and the Dolphins earned their fourth win in a row by beating the New York Jets 24-20.

Seahawks 28, Titans 24

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Seattle Seahawks had to work a little harder this time to get the same result.

Matt Hasselbeck threw three touchdown passes, including a 2-yarder to Darrell Jackson in the fourth quarter, and the Seahawks rallied for a 28-24 victory over the Tennessee Titans that clinched a first-round bye for the NFC West champions.

Texans 30, Cardinals 19

HOUSTON – The Houston Texans finally figured out how to hold a lead.

With just one victory this season, they handled the injury-plagued Arizona Cardinals for a 30-19 win. But the Texans may have jeopardized their chances of landing Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush in the draft if he leaves USC.

Eagles 17, Rams 16

ST. LOUIS – On a rare day when neither quarterback threw for 100 yards, Mike McMahon did the bare minimum to win.

The Philadelphia Eagles’ backup threw three interceptions but also tossed the game-winning touchdown pass to long snapper Mike Bartrum on the first play of the fourth quarter in a lackluster 17-16 victory over the St. Louis Rams.

Jaguars 10, 49ers 9

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars moved closer to a playoff berth, making it more difficult than it should have been .

David Garrard ran for a touchdown, Josh Scobee kicked two field goals and the Jaguars edged lowly San Francisco 10-9.

Jacksonville (10-4) won for the sixth time in seven games – all of the victories coming against teams with losing records – and now can return to the postseason for the first time since 1999 with a victory against Houston or Tennessee to end the season.

Bengals 41, Lions 17

DETROIT – The Cincinnati Bengals clinched their first division title since 1990, Carson Palmer set a team record for touchdown passes and Deltha O’Neal for interceptions.

No, they’re not the Bungles anymore.

Palmer threw three touchdown passes in the first half to build a 17-point lead and Cincinnati coasted to a 41-17 victory over the Detroit Lions, claiming the AFC North.

Cincinnati (11-3) won its fourth straight game, adding to a sensational season after 14 straight years without a winning record. Hundreds of fans made the short trek from Ohio to celebrate, gathering behind the Bengals’ bench and near the exit late in the game to cheer in a near-empty stadium.

Browns 9, Raiders 7

OAKLAND, Calif. – Phil Dawson’s last-second kick and an instant replay reversal were enough to give rookie Charlie Frye his first NFL win.

Dawson kicked a 37-yard field goal two plays after Reuben Droughns’ apparent fumble was overturned by replay, giving the Cleveland Browns a 9-7 victory over the Oakland Raiders. Frye, a third-round pick out of Akron, calmly engineered the last-minute drive that helped Cleveland (5-9) snap a three-game skid, but spent the key moments waiting to see if he had done enough.

Panthers 27, Saints 10

BATON ROUGE, La. – The departure of former backup Jake Delhomme is haunting the New Orleans Saints now more than ever. Delhomme led Carolina back into first place in the NFC South, throwing for a touchdown and running for another as the Panthers defeated New Orleans 27-10 .

Bears 16, Falcons 3

CHICAGO – Rex Grossman energized the crowd, then warmed up the Chicago Bears’ offense with quick decisions and precise throws.

Grossman added a different dimension after relieving the struggling Kyle Orton in the third quarter, and the Bears rolled to a 16-3 victory over the Atlanta Falcons at frigid Soldier Field.

The projected starter before breaking his left ankle in a preseason game at St. Louis, Grossman completed 9 of 16 passes for 93 yards with an interception. It was plenty, though, with Chicago’s staunch defense shutting down Michael Vick and the Falcons.

as the Bears rebounded from last week’s 21-9 loss at Pittsburgh.

The NFL’s No. 1 defense limited the Falcons to 231 yards. The Bears increased their lead in the NFC North to two games over Minnesota, an 18-3 loser to Pittsburgh. The teams meet Jan. 1 in the regular-season finale.

Chicago (10-4) turned to Grossman after watching Orton complete 2 of 10 passes for 12 yards in the first half.

In his first regular-season game since Sept. 26, 2004, when he tore the ACL in his right knee at Minnesota, Grossman got off to a quick start.

He entered the game to a loud ovation after the Falcons (8-6) punted on the opening drive of the second half. And those cheers grew louder as he hit Muhsin Muhammad in stride over the middle for a 22-yard gain on the first play.

Grossman hooked up with Justin Gage and Muhammad again as the Bears drove to the Falcons 8. But on third down, he threw an interception – and the Bears got lucky.

Keion Carpenter picked off the pass near the goal line, then fumbled it. Gage recovered, and Thomas Jones ran it in from the 1, increasing the Bears’ lead to 13-3.

Robbie Gould’s third field goal, a 39-yarder, made it 16-3 with just under a minute left in the third period.

The Falcons were driving toward the end zone in the fourth quarter when Vick completed a pass to Michael Jenkins. Chicago’s Mike Green delivered a vicious hit, the ball popped up and Nathan Vasher intercepted it at the Bears 10.

The Falcons challenged, thinking Jenkins was down by contact. The interception stood and coach Jim Mora argued extensively, swiping his arm in the air, resulting in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

With the game-time temperature at 12 degrees and the wind chill at minus-3, the Bears were in their element. And they sent the Falcons’ playoff hopes plummeting.

After leaving last Monday’s victory over New Orleans with bruised ribs, he ran for just 35 yards and completed just 13 of 22 passes for 122 yards. He threw two interceptions.

Warrick Dunn carried 17 times for 81 yards.

For Chicago, Jones ran for 91 yards and a touchdown. Brian Urlacher had 11 tackles. Vasher and Green each had an interception, and Adewale Ogunleye and Tank Johnson had a sack apiece.

But the story was Grossman’s return. Bears coach Lovie Smith had said Orton would remain behind center, barring injury. But he saw enough in the first half to change his mind.

As the Falcons went three-and-out to start the second half, Grossman took snaps on the sideline with center Olin Kreutz. Then he did enough on the field to secure the win.

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