Michael Bush ran 3 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 3:39 remaining, and Tyvon Branch returned a fumble 64 yards for a score as the Oakland Raiders snapped a 13-game losing streak against the San Diego Chargers with a 35-27 victory yesterday over their AFC West rivals.
All it took to end the seven-year drought for the Raiders (2-3) was two blocked punts, two long touchdown drives in the second half led by backup quarterback Jason Campbell and the big play at the end by Branch and Michael Huff.
This was Oakland's first win over San Diego (2-3) since September 2003 -- the second longest active streak to Buffalo's 14-game losing streak to New England.
• Cardinals 30, Saints 20 -- In Glendale, Ariz., Max Hall's debut as Arizona's quarterback was a winning one, as the Cardinals' defense intercepted three passes by Drew Brees in a victory over the Saints (3-2).
The undrafted rookie from BYU completed 17 of 27 passes for 168 yards, Jay Feely kicked three field goals and Kerry Rhodes returned a fumble 27 yards for a score to lead the way for Arizona (3-2).
• Titans 34, Cowboys 27 -- In Arlington, Texas, Chris Johnson scored a pair of 1-yard touchdowns in the fourth quarter, lifting Tennessee (3-2) over mistake-prone Dallas.
The Cowboys (1-3) got behind, 17-3, with penalties and errors on defense. Dallas managed to tie it at 17 and 20, then a tipped pass that was intercepted set up Johnson's first touchdown of the final period.
• Colts 19, Chiefs 9 -- In Indianapolis, Mike Hill scored the game's only touchdown on an 11-yard run with 4:02 to go, and the Colts handed Kansas City (3-1) its first loss of the season.
It's the first time since 1970 that no team has reached 4-0.
The Colts (3-2) won in atypical fashion. For the first time this season, Peyton Manning failed to top 300 yards or throw for a touchdown. He finished 26 of 44 for 244 yards with one interception and couldn't get the Colts into the end zone until Hart's clinching score.
• Lions 44, Rams 6 -- In Detroit, former Steeler Stefan Logan's 105-yard kickoff return broke a tie and sent the Lions to their first win of the season and ended a 10-game losing streak.
The win was the Lions' most-lopsided since beating the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars, 44-0, in 1995.
Logan's franchise-record tying score helped the Lions (1-4) outscore St. Louis (2-3), 21-3, in the second quarter, and they didn't let up.
• Giants 34, Texans 10 -- In Houston, Eli Manning threw two of his three touchdown passes to Hakeem Nicks, and the Giants (3-2) held Houston (3-2) to a franchise-low 24 yards rushing.
Nicks finished with career highs of 12 catches and 130 yards, another big day for a receiver against the Texans' porous secondary. Manning finished 27 of 42 for 297 yards, and threw his third TD pass to Steve Smith in the fourth quarter.
• Redskins 16, Packers 13 (OT) -- In Landover, Md., Graham Gano kicked a 33-yard field goal 6:54 into overtime to lift Washington (3-2) over Green Bay (3-2).
The winning score was set up by LaRon Landry's diving interception of Aaron Rodgers at the Packers' 39. The Redskins moved the ball with the help of two penalties to set up Gano's kick.
• Bears 23, Panthers 6 -- In Charlotte, N.C., Matt Forte rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, Julius Peppers had an acrobatic interception against his former team, and Chicago (4-1) overcame four interceptions by backup Todd Collins to keep Carolina (0-5) winless.
Forte scored both his TDs in the first quarter, during which Peppers silenced a booing crowd in his first game back to Carolina with a diving interception to set up a field goal.
• Jaguars 36, Bills 26 -- In Orchard Park, N.Y., tight end Marcedes Lewis caught two touchdown passes, as Jacksonville rallied from a 10-point deficit to keep Buffalo (0-5) winless.
David Garrard shook off an interception and a lost fumble to throw for three touchdowns as the Jaguars (3-2) snapped a four-game road skid. Mike Sims-Walker's 7-yard touchdown put the Jaguars ahead for good, 27-20, late in the third quarter.
