Raiders just win one for Al
The Oakland Raiders won the day after owner Al Davis died, beating the host Houston Texans 25-20 on Sunday behind Jason Campbell's two touchdown passes.
Michael Huff intercepted Matt Schaub's pass in the end zone on the final play to secure the win. Schaub threw for 416 yards and two touchdowns for the Texans (3-2) but missed star receiver Andre Johnson, who sat out with a right hamstring injury.
Al, this one's for you.
"One thing coach (Davis) always taught me was he said: 'Hue don't believe in plays, believe in players and eventually the players will make plays for you,'" Jackson said. "And that's what I did. I could just hear him saying that to me the whole time. Believe in your players and not the plays."
Stadiums around the league observed a moment of silence before the early games to honor Davis, who died at his Oakland home at age 82. His son, Mark, took his place in the owner's box, and the Raiders wore black decals on the backs of their helmets with "AL" written in silver letters.
Sebastian Janikowski kicked four field goals for Oakland (3-2).
"He was looking over us," Janikowski said.
49ers 48, Buccaneers 3: Troy Smith did in the Buccaneers this time, throwing two of his three touchdown passes to Vernon Davis and leading host San Francisco (4-1) to a rout of Tampa Bay (3-2).
Carlos Rogers returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown and tight ends Davis and Delanie Walker each caught TD passes of 20-plus yards in San Francisco's third straight win since blowing a late lead in a Sept. 18 overtime loss to the Cowboys.
Chargers 29, Broncos 24: Philip Rivers overcame an interception and a fourth-quarter fumble to lead visiting San Diego (4-1) over Denver (1-4) despite Tim Tebow's best efforts to rally the Broncos from a 16-point deficit.
Tebow threw for one touchdown and ran for another after replacing Kyle Orton to start the third quarter, and had one final shot for the win before his pass fell incomplete in the end zone on the final play.
Patriots 30, Jets 21: At Foxborough, Mass., BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for a career-high 136 yards and two touchdowns and New England (4-1) beat New York (2-3).
Tom Brady had another strong game, completing 24 of 33 passes for 321 yards and one touchdown.
Bills 31, Eagles 24: At Orchard Park, N.Y., Fred Jackson had 196 yards from scrimmage and linebacker Nick Barnett had two of Buffalo's four interceptions to lead the Bills (4-1) over Philadelphia (1-4). Michael Vick went 26 of 40 for 315 yards and two touchdowns, but was undone by a career-worst four interceptions.
Saints 30, Panthers 27: At Charlotte, N.C., Drew Brees found Pierre Thomas wide open on the right side for a 6-yard touchdown with 50 seconds left to lift New Orleans (4-1) past Carolina (1-4).
Chiefs 28, Colts 24: Matt Cassel threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns, and visiting Kansas City (2-3) scored the final 21 points against winless Indianapolis (0-5).
The Colts' Curtis Painter had a brilliant first half. He was 12 of 17 for 237 yards with two TDs and a quarterback rating of 152.2 as the Colts built a 24-7 lead.
Steelers 38, Titans 17: Ben Roethlisberger tied a team record with five touchdown passes - including two to Hines Ward, to lead host Pittsburgh (3-2) over Tennessee 3-2).
Vikings 34, Cardinals 10: At Minneapolis, Adrian Peterson powered in for three first-quarter TDs to help Minnesota (1-4) jump out to a 28-0 lead less than 12 1/2 minutes in to the game and roll past Arizona (1-4).
Bengals 30, Jaguars 20: At Jacksonville, Fla., Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes, Bernard Scott scored with 1:56 remaining and Cincinnati (3-2) beat Jacksonville (1-4).
Packers 25, Falcons 14: Aaron Rodgers threw for 396 yards and a pair of touchdowns, leading the unbeaten Green Bay back from a sluggish start at Atlanta (2-3).
The high-scoring Packers (5-0) trailed 14-0 early in the second quarter and were held without a touchdown in the first half by Atlanta, which was trying to make up for an embarrassing 48-21 loss to Green Bay in the playoffs last season.