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Chiefs win the battle of the unbeatens

Chiefs 24, Broncos 23\nKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- He cut left, then right, then stutter-stepped and actually ran backward toward the end zone.\nSurrounded by Denver tacklers and just a couple of yards from the goal line, Dante Hall cut back left, looped around to the outside and darted 93 yards into the end zone -- and the record book.\nHis NFL record fourth touchdown return in four games came with 8:20 left and gave Kansas City a 24-23 victory over Denver and the Chiefs' first 5-0 start.\nBut to the other Chiefs players, the game between previously unbeaten AFC West rivals was almost secondary. They all seemed to want to talk about their remarkable teammate.\n"He's a human highlight reel," Chiefs defensive end Eric Hicks said. "He's like Michael Jordan. It's ridiculous. The play he made, really nobody was blocked on the initial part of the play. My God, I've never seen anything like that in my life."

Bills 22, Bengals 16, OT\nORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Travis Henry played through the pain of a rib injury. Eric Moulds wouldn't let a nagging groin injury hold him back.\nIt took Buffalo's two injured offensive stars to help the Bills pull out a come-from-behind 22-16 overtime victory over the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday.\nHenry scored twice, including a 2-yard plunge 4:53 into overtime, in his first game in two weeks since tearing rib cartilage.

Bears 24, Raiders 21\nCHICAGO -- Tired of the same old boos in new Soldier Field, Kordell Stewart and the Chicago Bears found a way to appease their unhappy fans.\nPutting a penalty-filled display of poor football behind them in the fourth quarter, the Bears rallied to beat the Oakland Raiders 24-21 Sunday on Paul Edinger's 48-yard, last-play field goal.

Eagles 27, Redskins 25\nPHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Eagles wouldn't let the Washington Redskins pull out another close victory.\nPatrick Ramsey overthrew Laveranues Coles on a 2-point conversion with 13 seconds left, and the Eagles beat the Redskins 27-25, Sunday.\nRamsey rallied Washington from an 11-point deficit in the final 3:10, connecting with Darnerien McCants on a 32-yard touchdown pass in the final seconds.

Patriots 38, Titans 30\nFOXBORO, Mass. -- It was a dream come true for Mike Cloud -- literally.\nCloud returned Sunday from a four-game substance abuse suspension and scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 15-yard run with 3:14 left to give the New England Patriots a 38-30 win over Tennessee.\n"As I went to bed last night, I had visions of something good happening," Cloud said. "I guess the dream was right."

Vikings 39, Falcons 26\nATLANTA (AP) - Gus Frerotte erased a very bad memory in his return to the Georgia Dome.\nA year ago, Frerotte started for the hapless Cincinnati Bengals, was benched after he failed to complete his first seven passes and watched the rest of a 30-3 loss from the bench.\nSunday, he got some payback against Atlanta. Starting his second straight game for Minnesota, Frerotte threw two touchdown passes and helped keep the Vikings unbeaten with a 39-26 victory over the Falcons.

Dolphins 23, Giants 10\nEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- All the Miami Dolphins needed to win their third straight game was four turnovers, a little trickery and more special teams woes for the New York Giants.\nOlindo Mare kicked three field goals and receiver James McKnight scored on a 68-yard reverse as the Dolphins took advantage of New York errors and a freak injury to Giants kicker Matt Bryant in a 23-10 win Sunday.

Panthers 19, Saints 13\nCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Stephen Davis was fighting cramps alone in the locker room, determined to get back on the field and finish the best start in Carolina Panthers' history.\nDavis made it back out after taking intravenous fluids to run for a final 10 yards that sealed the Panthers' 19-13 victory over the New Orleans Saints Sunday, moving Carolina to 4-0 for the first time.

Cowboys 24, Cardinals 7\nIRVING, Texas -- Emmitt Smith was all smiles. Fans were cheering his every move and flashbulbs were popping. He looked around happily, savoring his return to Texas Stadium just like he'd hoped. Everything was going his way.\nThen the game began. And nothing went right again.\nSmith lost 4 yards on his first carry and finished with minus-1, the worst outing of his career. He was pounded nearly every time he got the ball and was knocked out early in the second quarter with a sprained left shoulder.\nHe spent the rest of Sunday's game in the locker room, his arm in a sling, as his former teammates on the Dallas Cowboys polished off a 24-7 victory over his new teammates on the Arizona Cardinals.

Packers 35, Seahawks 13\nGREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre and the rest of Mike Holmgren's holdovers made their former coach's second homecoming a forgettable one.\nFavre guided Green Bay on five consecutive touchdown drives to help the Packers beat the Seattle Seahawks 35-13, Sunday.\nThat was sweet revenge for Favre, who self-destructed in Holmgren's first return to Lambeau Field, when he committed six turnovers in a 27-7 loss to the Seahawks in 1999.

49ers 24, Lions 17\nSAN FRANCISCO -- Terrell Owens finally won a confrontation with Steve Mariucci.\nOwens caught five passes for 79 yards and a touchdown as the San Francisco 49ers spoiled their former coach's homecoming, methodically beating the Detroit Lions 24-17, Sunday.\nJeff Garcia completed 15 of 27 passes for 192 yards and rushed for another score for the 49ers (2-3), who snapped a three-game losing streak with just enough offense to extend the Lions' road losing streak to 19 games.

Jaguars 27, Chargers 21\nJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Byron Leftwich threw like a veteran and returning receiver Jimmy Smith played as though he hadn't missed a day as the Jaguars won their first game.\nSmith, returning from a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy, caught eight passes for 137 yards, including a highlight-reel one-hander for 36 yards.\nLeftwich threw for 336 yards and two scores in his second career start, including a 60-yard touchdown on a screen pass to Fred Taylor that gave the Jaguars a 27-14 lead late.

Cleveland 33, Pittsburgh 13\nPITTSBURGH -- Tim Couch did what Kelly Holcomb couldn't do nine months ago -- preserve a big Cleveland Browns' fourth-quarter lead in Pittsburgh.\nCouch threw for two touchdowns and ran for another before halftime in his first start since last season, and the Browns took advantage of three Tommy Maddox turnovers to end a six-game losing streak to their biggest rivals, beating the Steelers 33-13 Sunday night.

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