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Published on Monday, Nov 23, 2009
Associated Press
Ryan Succop's 22-yard field goal with 8:28 left in overtime lifted the host Kansas City Chiefs to a come-from-behind 27-24 victory Sunday over the Pittsburgh Steelers, breaking a team-record 10-game home losing streak.
The Steelers, with Charlie Batch replacing a shaken-up Ben Roethlisberger in overtime, had to punt on their first possession in overtime and the Chiefs faced third down when Matt Cassel connected with Chris Chambers, who went 61 yards before he was pushed out of bounds on the 4.
Succop came in and kicked the game winner.
In regulation, the Steelers (6-4) had the ball for almost 19 minutes longer than the Chiefs (3-7) and outgained them 463-206. The Chiefs stayed in the game with a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a 94-yard interception return.
Roethlisberger had thrown for 398 yards and three touchdowns when he apparently took a knee to the helmet while being sacked by Derrick Johnson and gave way to Batch. Coach Mike Tomlin said he was not certain how severe the injury might be.
Around the NFL
Raiders 20, Bengals 17 — Bruce Gradkowski threw a 29-yard tying touchdown pass to Louis Murphy with 33 seconds left and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 33-yard field goal after Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving host Oakland a win.
Cincinnati (7-3) has lost all 10 games in Oakland, including one playoff game.
Oakland (3-7) rallied from an early 14-point deficit and trailed 17-10 with 2:06 left when it took over at the 20-yard line. Gradkowski, who took the starting job from JaMarcus Russell this week, threw a 19-yard pass to Zach Miller, and a 16-yarder to Chaz Schilens on fourth-and-10.
Gradkowski found Murphy near the goal line. Murphy got loose from Morgan Trent and dived across the goal line.
Colts 17, Ravens 15 — Undefeated Indianapolis found yet another way to win a close game, and with a former Baltimore kicker.
Receiving an inspired performance from their defense and overcoming an uncharacteristic three turnovers, the Colts edged Baltimore to improve to 10-0.
Much to the dismay of Ravens fans, Matt Stover booted the go-ahead field goal with 7:02 left. Colts linebacker Gary Brackett then intercepted Joe Flacco's pass at the Indianapolis 13 with 2:42 remaining, and the Colts kept the ball until the closing seconds.
Baltimore's last gasp ended when Ed Reed fumbled on a punt return with 17 seconds left.
Saints 38, Buccaneers 7 — Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns and New Orleans shrugged off a slow start defensively to remain unbeaten with a rout of host Tampa Bay and young quarterback Josh Freeman.
Robert Meacham caught touchdown passes of 4 and 6 yards in the first half. Third-string running back Mike Bell scored on runs of 3 yards and 1 yard in the second half, when New Orleans gained 147 of its 183 yards rushing. The Saints (10-0) have their first 10-game winning streak in history.
Brees didn't throw an interception for the first time in five games. The Saints also didn't allow a sack for the first time since Oct. 18 against the Giants.
Vikings 35, Seahawks 9 — Brett Favre completed a career-high 88 percent of his passes for 213 yards and four touchdowns as host Minnesota delivered its most complete performance of the season in a rout of Seattle.
Favre completed 22 of his 25 throws for the Vikings (9-1). His previous career high was 85.2 percent against Detroit on Sept. 20. But he has only completed at least 80 percent two other times in his previous 18 seasons in the league.
Nate Burleson had six catches for 100 yards for Seattle (3-7), which rushed for a franchise-low 4 yards on 13 carries. The injury-ravaged Seahawks have lost seven of their last nine.
Patriots 31, Jets 14 — Leigh Bodden caught three of four interceptions thrown by New York quarterback Mark Sanchez, and New England's defense allowed just one touchdown and 226 yards.
The victory gave the Patriots (7-3) a two-game lead in the AFC East and sent the Jets (4-6) to their sixth loss in seven games.
Tom Brady completed 28-of-41 passes for 310 yards, his fifth straight game with more than 300. Wes Welker set career highs with 15 receptions and 192 yards. Laurence Maroney ran for two touchdowns, his fifth consecutive game with at least one.
Packers 30, 49ers 24 — Aaron Rodgers made San Francisco pay for a draft-day snub in 2005 and Green Bay survived a second-half surge by the 49ers.
Rodgers threw touchdowns to Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson, and Ryan Grant rushed for 129 yards and a score. The Packers (6-4) won their second straight game, rebounding from a midseason skid to emerge as a solid playoff contender going into their Thanksgiving Day date at Detroit.
Alex Smith recovered from a rough start to make things interesting with three second-half touchdowns, including rookie Michael Crabtree's first career score, but it wasn't enough for the 49ers (4-6).
Giants 34, Falcons 31 — Lawrence Tynes kicked a 36-yard field goal 3:54 into overtime to lead host New York past Atlanta after the defense blew a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter.
Eli Manning threw for a career-high 384 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Kevin Boss, to help the Giants (6-4) snap a four-game skid coming off their bye week.
New York's top-ranked defense couldn't hold a 31-17 lead against Matt Ryan and the Falcons.
Ryan threw a 4-yard scoring pass to Eric Weems with 6:01 left in regulation, then found Tony Gonzalez for 11 yards with 28 seconds remaining to tie it.
Atlanta (5-5) has lost four of five after a 4-1 start.
Cowboys 7, Redskins 6 — Tony Romo and host Dallas were awful on offense for a second straight week. This time, they were lucky to be playing broken-down Washington.
Romo led only a single scoring drive, hitting Patrick Crayton for a 10-yard touchdown pass with 2:41 left, and it was enough to give Dallas a win to preserve first place in the NFC East.
The Cowboys (7-3) avoided getting shut out the previous week by scoring with 38 seconds left. The Redskins (3-7) were down to third-stringers at running back and right guard and came in without their expensive defensive tackle and a star tight end.
Cardinals 21, Rams 13 — Kurt Warner threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns while building a 21-3 cushion, and NFC West-leading Arizona hung on without him, remaining unbeaten on the road with a win over St. Louis (1-9).
Warner left with an apparent head injury late in the first half.
Tim Hightower had 110 yards on 14 carries, the first 100-yard game of the season for a team ranked next to last in rushing, helping the Cardinals (7-3) win for the sixth time in seven games overall.
Steven Jackson became the first Rams player to post five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, gaining 116 yards on 24 carries with a fourth-quarter touchdown that cut the deficit to eight points.
Chargers 32, Broncos 3 — Philip Rivers and a dominant defense led host San Diego into sole possession of first place in the AFC West with a drubbing of Denver.
The Chargers (7-3) have won five straight and the Broncos (6-4) have dropped four in a row, turning the division race upside-down. Just five weeks ago, the Chargers trailed the Broncos by 31/2 games.
Rivers was a crisp 17-for-22 and he led San Diego to scores on seven of 10 drives. Nate Kaeding kicked four field goals and the Chargers recovered an onside kick, recorded three sacks and forced three turnovers.
Broncos starter Chris Simms was just 2-for-4 for 10 yards with two sacks and a fumble over three series. He was replaced by Kyle Orton, who didn't take a single snap in practice last week because of a sprained ankle. Orton finished 15-of-29 for 171 yards.
Jaguars 18, Bills 15 — David Garrard's second game-winning drive in as many weeks gave host Jacksonville its first three-game winning streak in nearly two years.
Garrard threw a TD pass to Mike Sims-Walker with 56 seconds remaining to spoil Perry Fewell's debut as interim Bills coach.
The Bills (3-7) bottled up Maurice Jones-Drew, pressured Garrard and managed 300 yards of offense for the first time in two months. But Garrard directed a 68-yard scoring drive when it mattered for the Jaguars (6-4).
Terrell Owens caught nine passes for 197 yards, including a team-record 98-yarder for a score.
Eagles 24, Bears 20 — Donovan McNabb threw for 244 yards against his hometown team, LeSean McCoy scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 10-yard run following Antonio Dixon's blocked field goal, and Philadelphia beat host Chicago.
The Bears were leading 20-17 when Dixon blocked a 48-yard field goal by Robbie Gould with 11 minutes left. McNabb then led the Eagles (6-4) on a 62-yard touchdown drive that McCoy capped with a neat 10-yard run, sending Chicago (4-6) to its fifth loss in six games.
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