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Favre ties touchdown record as Packers win

Green Bay quarterback makes 420th TD pass, matching Marino feat

Associated Press

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre found Greg Jennings on a slant pattern for the record-tying 420th touchdown pass of his career Sunday.

The 57-yard completion, erased a four-point deficit to the visiting San Diego Chargers with just over two minutes left and rallied the undefeated Packers to a 31-24 win.

Favre is now tied with Dan Marino for the most touchdown passes in NFL history.

''I could care less about the record,'' Favre said, who was 28-of-35 for 369 yards and three touchdowns. ''Everybody's congratulating me, but I told them it doesn't mean anything if we don't win the game.''

Panthers 27, Falcons 20

Joey Harrington earned plenty of cheers from all those Atlanta fans wearing Michael Vick jerseys. It wasn't enough to give the host Falcons their first win without No. 7.

The Carolina Panthers overcame a 361-yard, two-touchdown performance by Harrington to beat the Falcons (0-3).

DeShaun Foster rushed 122 yards and scored a couple of TDs, but Carolina (2-1) may have lost its quarterback for a while. Jake Delhomme injured his throwing arm in the third quarter and didn't return.

Chiefs 13, Vikings 10

Weapon No. 1 was shut down, so Kansas City turned to weapon No. 2 and nailed down its first win since last New Year's Eve.

Damon Huard, giving up on getting any production from Larry Johnson, took to the air and hit rookie wide receiver Dwayne Bowe with a fourth-quarter touchdown pass and the host Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings to avoid what would have been their second 0-3 start in 27 years.

Johnson, still chipping away rust following his 25-day holdout and dogged by a defense trained squarely on him, was held to 42 yards on 24 carries.

The Vikings' ''secret'' starter at quarterback turned out to be the well traveled Kelly Holcomb. Making his 22nd start of a 13-year career, Holcomb trotted onto the field after coach Brad Childress refused all week to disclose who would step in for the injured Tarvaris Jackson.

Jets 31, Dolphins 28

Chad Pennington left no question whether his injured right ankle was healed. The quarterback led host New York to its first win.

Showing no ill effects from the injury that sidelined him last week, Pennington threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as he consistently moved the offense and the Jets held on for a victory over the Miami Dolphins.

Jaguars 23, Broncos 14

Jacksonville slowed Travis Henry and the league's best offense by turning them into sideline spectators in a win over host Denver.

Fred Taylor rushed for 84 yards as the Jaguars (2-1) controlled the clock for nearly 39 minutes in shutting down the league's top tailback and its most prolific offense.

Henry ran just 11 times for 35 yards. The Broncos (2-1), who piled up 911 yards in their first two games, managed just 265.

Patriots 38, Bills 7

Tom Brady and Randy Moss team up for touchdowns as if they've played together all their lives. Brady threw two of his four scoring passes to his new deep threat, and host New England routed Buffalo.

Moss became the first receiver in NFL history to gain at least 100 yards receiving in each of his first three games with a new team. He also has five touchdowns and finished the day with five catches for 115 yards.

Brady also threw touchdown passes of 8 yards to Benjamin Watson and 4 yards to Jabar Gaffney as the Patriots outgained the Bills 485-185 yards.

Giants 24, Redskins 17

A New York defense that had allowed 80 points in its first two games allowed only 83 yards after halftime, and stopped host Washington on four plays from first-and-goal at the 1 in the final minute to preserve a victory.

New York scored the game's final 21 points and rallied from a two-touchdown deficit.

Plaxico Burress, who had three drops and no catches in the first half, had five receptions for 86 yards in the second.

Eagles 56, Lions 21

Donovan McNabb stood on the sideline and watched Kevin Kolb lead the offense for the first time. No, the rookie isn't taking over, as some were suggesting. McNabb earned a rest after one of the most prolific days of his career.

McNabb threw for 381 yards and four touchdown passes, Kevin Curtis had 221 yards receiving and three scores and host Philadelphia beat Detroit for its first win. Curtis tied an NFL record for yards receiving in a first half, with 205 on nine catches.

Buccaneers 24, Rams 3

Hard-hitting safety Jermaine Phillips and reserve cornerback Phillip Buchanon intercepted passes as host Tampa Bay throttled St. Louis' struggling offense and routed the Rams.

Seldom-used running back Earnest Graham entered the game in the fourth quarter and scored on runs of 8 and 28 yards for Tampa Bay (2-1). Carnell ''Cadillac'' Williams rushed for a 7-yard touchdown in the third quarter, and Matt Bryant kicked a short field goal in a brief but intense rainstorm to give the Bucs a 3-0 lead at the half.

Colts 30, Texans 24

Houston isn't quite ready to contend with Indianapolis for AFC South supremacy.

Joseph Addai ran for two touchdowns and Adam Vinatieri added three field goals to lead the visiting Colts (3-0) to a 30-24 win over the injury-ravaged and mistake-prone Texans to remain undefeated.

Associated Press

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