Schaub helps Texans win in OT

Neil Rackers kicked a 35-yard field goal with 3:24 left in overtime, and Matt Schaub passed for a franchise-record 497 yards as the Houston Texans improved to 2-0 by beating the Washington Redskins 30-27 on Sunday in Landover, Md.

Schaub completed 38 of 52 passes with three touchdowns and one interception for the Texans.

Two of Schaub's completions stand out above the others. A fourth-and-10 heave turned into a touchdown when Andre Johnson outjumped safety Reed Doughty in the end zone to snag a 34-yard touchdown pass that tied the game at 27 with 2:03 to play to regulation, Johnson's 601st career catch.

A similar throw led to Joel Dreessen's leaping, turnaround grab in overtime, a 28-yard pass to move the ball to the Washington 18 to set up Rackers' kick, giving the Texans their first overtime win in seven tries since entering the league in 2002.

"I'm just trying to give guys a chance to make a play," Schaub said. "The one to Andre was fourth down. He had two guys on him. I don't even know how he caught it. ... We got behind in a tough environment and we battled, and it just shows the resolve this team has."

Donovan McNabb was also cranking it out, hitting 28 of 38 passes for 426 yards with one touchdown for the Redskins, who are 1-1 under new coach Mike Shanahan. It was the first time both quarterbacks threw for more than 400 yards in an NFL game since Drew Bledsoe and Dan Marino put on a show when New England played Miami in September 1994, according to STATS.

"That type of game is always tough to lose," Shanahan said. "You have your opportunities to put the game away, and you don't take advantage of it."

Dolphins 14, Vikings 10: At Minneapolis, Brett Favre had his worst game with Vikings, throwing three interceptions and losing a fumble, and Miami (2-0) stopped Adrian Peterson on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to preserve a victory over Minnesota (0-2).

The 40-year-old Favre was 19 of 28 for 197 yards. He threw two interceptions at home all of last season, but topped that total in the home opener.

Jets 28, Patriots 14: At East Rutherford, N.J., Mark Sanchez threw a career-high three touchdown passes, including two in the second half, and New York (1-1) held off Tom Brady and New England (1-1) despite losing Darrelle Revis.

Revis, New York's Pro Bowl cornerback, left in the second quarter after Randy Moss made a jaw-dropping, one-handed 34-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter. Revis immediately grabbed his left leg and left the game.

Eagles 35, Lions 32: Michael Vick's first start in four years was a winning one, with the quarterback throwing two touchdown passes in the first half before visiting Philadelphia (1-1) held off a late rally to beat Detroit (0-2).

Vick, starting for Kevin Kolb (concussion), hit 21 of 34 passes for 284 yards, ran for 37 yards and avoided losses with spin moves and slick steps.

Colts 38, Giants 14: At Indianapolis, Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns in easily outplaying younger brother Eli as Indianapolis (1-1) routed New York (1-1).

Joseph Addai rushed for 92 yards, Donald Brown added 69 and Indianapolis forced Eli Manning to fumble twice, resulting in 14 points.

Bears 27, Cowboys 20: At Arlington, Texas, Jay Cutler overcame several early hard hits to throw three touchdown passes, leading Chicago (2-0) past Dallas (0-2).

Tony Romo threw two interceptions and was far from crisp.

Romo was 34 of 51 for 374 yards and a 1-yard touchdown pass to rookie fullback Chris Gronkowski. Miles Austin caught 10 passes for 142 yards. Williams had four catches for 53 yards.

Steelers 19, Titans 11: At Nashville, Tenn., Antonio Brown scored on an 89-yard kickoff return to open the game, and Pittsburgh (2-0) forced seven turnovers in beating Tennessee (1-1).

Pittsburgh snapped Chris Johnson's 100-yard rushing streak at 12 straight. He was held to 34 yards on 16 carries.

Packers 34, Bills 7: Clay Matthews had three sacks to lead host Green Bay's dominant defense and Aaron Rodgers threw for two TDs and scrambled for another in the Packers' (2-0) win over Buffalo (0-2).

Fred Jackson rushed for a touchdown, the only score of the game for Buffalo. The Bills managed only 186 yards of total offense.

Buffalo QB Trent Edwards was 11 of 18 for 102 yards, throwing interceptions to linebacker Brandon Chillar and rookie safety Morgan Burnett.

Chiefs 16, Browns 14: Brandon Flowers returned an interception for a touchdown, Ryan Succop kicked three field goals and visiting Kansas City (2-0) converted a late fourth-down gamble by coach Todd Haley to beat Cleveland (0-2).

Seneca Wallace, starting in place of Jake Delhomme, finished 16 of 31 for 229 yards for the Browns.

Falcons 41, Cardinals 7: Matt Ryan matched a career high with three touchdown passes, third-string running back Jason Snelling rushed for 129 yards and scored three times to lead host Atlanta (1-1) over Arizona (1-1).

Ryan threw for 225 yards and finally got the offense in gear for Atlanta.

Bengals 15, Ravens 10: Mike Nugent kicked a career-high five field goals, two of them in the closing minutes, and host Cincinnati's (1-1) up-to-the-challenge defense made it hold up to beat Baltimore (1-1).

Nugent extended the Bengals' streak of division wins to a club-record eight straight.

Buccaneers 20, Panthers 7: At Charlotte, N.C., Josh Freeman threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns and Tampa Bay is off to its first 2-0 start in five years with a win over Carolina (0-2).

Returning to the site of the worst game in his brief pro career, Freeman threw for 178 yards and two touchdown passes.

Chargers 38, Jaguars 13: Philip Rivers threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns and host San Diego (1-1) forced six turnovers in its win over Jacksonville (1-1).

David Garrard was intercepted four times. The six turnovers tied Jacksonville's team record and led to 17 points for the Chargers.

Raiders 16, Rams 14: Bruce Gradkowski replaced an ineffective Jason Campbell after halftime and led host Oakland (1-1) to three scoring drives in beating St. Louis (0-2).

Gradkowski threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Louis Murphy, Darren McFadden ran for 145 yards and Sebastian Janikowski kicked three field goals for the Raiders.

The question is whether it will be with Campbell or Gradkowski at quarterback. Coach Tom Cable, a former Idaho coach, said he hadn't made any decisions about that just yet.

But the fact that he made the switch just six quarters into the season after waiting a half-season to bench JaMarcus Russell showed how desperate Cable and the coaching staff was for a spark.