NFL Week 7: Colts Run Record To 7-0
POSTED: 9:47 pm EDT October 23, 2005
UPDATED: 8:54 am EDT October 25, 2005
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Indianapolis 38, Houston 20
HOUSTON -- The Indianapolis Colts remain the NFL's only unbeaten team and the Houston Texans continue to be the league's only winless squad.The Colts improved to 7-0 despite blowing a 14-0 lead in a 38-20 win over the Texans. Edgerrin James put the 7-0 Colts back ahead with his second touchdown run of the game.James had 139 yards on 21 carries while Marvin Harrison grabbed seven passes for 65 yards and a touchdown.Peyton Manning was 21-of-27 for 237 yards and two touchdowns as the Colts dropped the Texans to 0-6. Pittsburgh 27, Cincinnati 13
CINCINNATI -- The Pittsburgh Steelers shredded Cincinnati's rushing defense, rolling up 221 yards in a 27-13 win over the Bengals.Willie Parker led the Steelers' ground game with 131 yards, including a 39-yard scoring run that put Pittsburgh ahead 17-6 late in the third quarter.Heath Miller and Hines Ward had touchdown receptions for the 4-2 Steelers. They were the only Steelers to catch a pass from Ben Roethlisberger, who completed nine of just 14 passes for 93 yards.The Bengals fell to 5-2. Seattle 13, Dallas 10
SEATTLE -- The Seahawks scored 10 points in the final 40 seconds to beat the Dallas Cowboys 13-10.Matt Hasselbeck tied the game by throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Hannam. Josh Brown won it with a 50-yard field goal on the final play after Jordan Babineaux intercepted Drew Bledsoe and returned it 25 yards to the Dallas 32 with five seconds left.Hasselbeck threw for 224 yards in helping the Seahawks improve to 5-2.Marion Barber had 95 rushing yards for the 4-3 Cowboys. New York Giants 24, Denver 23
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Eli Manning hit Amani Toomer for a 2-yard touchdown with five seconds left before A.J. Feely's extra point gave the New York Giants a 24-23 thriller over Denver.Toomer made six of his eight receptions on the final drive to help the Giants get to 4-2.Manning engineered a pair of touchdown drives in the final nine-plus minutes and finished 23-of-42 for 214 yards and two touchdowns.Tiki Barber ran for 86 yards, including a 4-yard scoring run with 9:07 left.Mike Anderson rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown for the 5-2 Broncos, who ended a five-game winning streak. Philadelphia 20, San Diego 17
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Eagles used a couple of big plays to pull out a 20-17 win over the San Diego Chargers.Matt Ware returned a blocked field goal 65 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:25 remaining.The Chargers later drove deep into Eagles territory before Reche Caldwell was stripped of the ball at the 19 after making a reception.The 4-2 Eagles held LaDainian Tomlinson to a career-low seven yards on 17 carries. Tomlinson's touchdown streak ended at an NFL record-tying 18 straight games.Drew Brees had a pair of touchdown throws for the 3-4 Chargers. Minnesota 23, Green Bay 20
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota beat Green Bay 23-20 on Paul Edinger's career-long 56-yard field goal as time expired.Daunte Culpepper threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings, who erased a 17-0 halftime deficit and improved to 2-4.The Packers dropped to 1-5 despite Brett Favre, who passed for 315 yards and two scores. Washington 52, San Francisco 17
LANDOVER, Md. -- Washington posted its highest point total since 1991.Clinton Portis ran for three touchdowns and Mark Brunell threw for three more as the Redskins buried San Francisco 52-17.Brunell completed 13 of his 20 passes for 252 yards, including two touchdown tosses to Mike Sellers.Alex Smith struggled against the Washington defense, completing just eight of his 16 passes for 92 yards and an interception for the 1-5 49ers. Oakland 38, Buffalo 17
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland's Lamont Jordan rushed for 122 yards and a team record-tying three touchdowns in a 38-17 win over Buffalo.Jordan and Zach Crockett ran for touchdowns in the final nine minutes after the Bills got to within 24-17.The Raiders allowed just 210 total yards in beating the 3-3 Bills.Buffalo quarterback Kelly Holcomb threw for two scores but lost a fumble. St. Louis 28, New Orleans 17
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams are 3-4 after scoring three touchdowns in the final 9:30 of a 28-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints.Stephen Jackson started the Rams' comeback with his second touchdown of the game, a 1-yard run that got St. Louis within 17-14.Kevin Curtis added a go-ahead, 6-yard touchdown before Mike Furrey returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown with 1:55 left.The Saints dipped to 2-5. Detroit 13, Cleveland 10
CLEVELAND -- Jeff Garcia beat the team that released him last spring.Garcia ran for the Detroit Lions' lone touchdown in a 13-10 triumph at Cleveland. He was 22-of-34 for 210 yards and no turnovers.Jason Hanson hit second-half field goals of 47 and 50 yards as the Lions improved to 3-3.The Browns dropped to 2-4, wasting Ruben Droughens 100 rushing yards. Chicago 10, Baltimore 6
CHICAGO -- Thomas Jones ran 25 times for 139 yards as Chicago dumped Baltimore 10-6.Kyle Orton threw for 145 yards and a touchdown while the Bears were limiting Jamal Lewis to 34 yards on 15 carries.The Bears upped their record to 3-3 while dropping the Ravens to 2-4. Arizona 20, Tennessee 10
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona had been 1-4 until David Macklin returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown in a 20-10 triumph over Tennessee.Josh McCown capped the scoring by hitting Larry Fitzgerald for a 40-yard touchdown with 5:20 to play.Titans quarterback Billy Volek was ineffective after tossing a 38-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Jones 3:21 into the game.Volek was eventually replaced by Matt Mauck before the Titans dipped to 2-5.
Falcons 27, Jets 14 (Monday night)
ATLANTA -- Warrick Dunn ran for a season-high 155 yards and Michael Vick scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to lead the Atlanta Falcons over the New York Jets, 27-14, in a turnover-filled game at the Georgia Dome. Vick ended just 11-of-26 for 116 yards passing with no touchdowns and three interceptions for Atlanta (5-2), which has won two straight and four of five heading into its bye week. Dunn carried the ball 24 times, registering his fourth 100-yard game of the season and third in four games, as the Falcons won for the third time in four home games this season. Vinny Testaverde finished 11-of-18 for 139 yards with a rushing touchdown, but committed four turnovers that led to 17 Atlanta points and he had to leave the game in the third quarter with a right Achilles' injury. Curtis Martin was held to just 28 yards rushing with a touchdown for New York (2-5), which has dropped two in a row and four of its last five heading into its bye.
HOUSTON -- The Indianapolis Colts remain the NFL's only unbeaten team and the Houston Texans continue to be the league's only winless squad.The Colts improved to 7-0 despite blowing a 14-0 lead in a 38-20 win over the Texans. Edgerrin James put the 7-0 Colts back ahead with his second touchdown run of the game.James had 139 yards on 21 carries while Marvin Harrison grabbed seven passes for 65 yards and a touchdown.Peyton Manning was 21-of-27 for 237 yards and two touchdowns as the Colts dropped the Texans to 0-6. Pittsburgh 27, Cincinnati 13
CINCINNATI -- The Pittsburgh Steelers shredded Cincinnati's rushing defense, rolling up 221 yards in a 27-13 win over the Bengals.Willie Parker led the Steelers' ground game with 131 yards, including a 39-yard scoring run that put Pittsburgh ahead 17-6 late in the third quarter.Heath Miller and Hines Ward had touchdown receptions for the 4-2 Steelers. They were the only Steelers to catch a pass from Ben Roethlisberger, who completed nine of just 14 passes for 93 yards.The Bengals fell to 5-2. Seattle 13, Dallas 10
SEATTLE -- The Seahawks scored 10 points in the final 40 seconds to beat the Dallas Cowboys 13-10.Matt Hasselbeck tied the game by throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Hannam. Josh Brown won it with a 50-yard field goal on the final play after Jordan Babineaux intercepted Drew Bledsoe and returned it 25 yards to the Dallas 32 with five seconds left.Hasselbeck threw for 224 yards in helping the Seahawks improve to 5-2.Marion Barber had 95 rushing yards for the 4-3 Cowboys. New York Giants 24, Denver 23
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Eli Manning hit Amani Toomer for a 2-yard touchdown with five seconds left before A.J. Feely's extra point gave the New York Giants a 24-23 thriller over Denver.Toomer made six of his eight receptions on the final drive to help the Giants get to 4-2.Manning engineered a pair of touchdown drives in the final nine-plus minutes and finished 23-of-42 for 214 yards and two touchdowns.Tiki Barber ran for 86 yards, including a 4-yard scoring run with 9:07 left.Mike Anderson rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown for the 5-2 Broncos, who ended a five-game winning streak. Philadelphia 20, San Diego 17
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Eagles used a couple of big plays to pull out a 20-17 win over the San Diego Chargers.Matt Ware returned a blocked field goal 65 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:25 remaining.The Chargers later drove deep into Eagles territory before Reche Caldwell was stripped of the ball at the 19 after making a reception.The 4-2 Eagles held LaDainian Tomlinson to a career-low seven yards on 17 carries. Tomlinson's touchdown streak ended at an NFL record-tying 18 straight games.Drew Brees had a pair of touchdown throws for the 3-4 Chargers. Minnesota 23, Green Bay 20
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota beat Green Bay 23-20 on Paul Edinger's career-long 56-yard field goal as time expired.Daunte Culpepper threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings, who erased a 17-0 halftime deficit and improved to 2-4.The Packers dropped to 1-5 despite Brett Favre, who passed for 315 yards and two scores. Washington 52, San Francisco 17
LANDOVER, Md. -- Washington posted its highest point total since 1991.Clinton Portis ran for three touchdowns and Mark Brunell threw for three more as the Redskins buried San Francisco 52-17.Brunell completed 13 of his 20 passes for 252 yards, including two touchdown tosses to Mike Sellers.Alex Smith struggled against the Washington defense, completing just eight of his 16 passes for 92 yards and an interception for the 1-5 49ers. Oakland 38, Buffalo 17
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland's Lamont Jordan rushed for 122 yards and a team record-tying three touchdowns in a 38-17 win over Buffalo.Jordan and Zach Crockett ran for touchdowns in the final nine minutes after the Bills got to within 24-17.The Raiders allowed just 210 total yards in beating the 3-3 Bills.Buffalo quarterback Kelly Holcomb threw for two scores but lost a fumble. St. Louis 28, New Orleans 17
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams are 3-4 after scoring three touchdowns in the final 9:30 of a 28-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints.Stephen Jackson started the Rams' comeback with his second touchdown of the game, a 1-yard run that got St. Louis within 17-14.Kevin Curtis added a go-ahead, 6-yard touchdown before Mike Furrey returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown with 1:55 left.The Saints dipped to 2-5. Detroit 13, Cleveland 10
CLEVELAND -- Jeff Garcia beat the team that released him last spring.Garcia ran for the Detroit Lions' lone touchdown in a 13-10 triumph at Cleveland. He was 22-of-34 for 210 yards and no turnovers.Jason Hanson hit second-half field goals of 47 and 50 yards as the Lions improved to 3-3.The Browns dropped to 2-4, wasting Ruben Droughens 100 rushing yards. Chicago 10, Baltimore 6
CHICAGO -- Thomas Jones ran 25 times for 139 yards as Chicago dumped Baltimore 10-6.Kyle Orton threw for 145 yards and a touchdown while the Bears were limiting Jamal Lewis to 34 yards on 15 carries.The Bears upped their record to 3-3 while dropping the Ravens to 2-4. Arizona 20, Tennessee 10
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona had been 1-4 until David Macklin returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown in a 20-10 triumph over Tennessee.Josh McCown capped the scoring by hitting Larry Fitzgerald for a 40-yard touchdown with 5:20 to play.Titans quarterback Billy Volek was ineffective after tossing a 38-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Jones 3:21 into the game.Volek was eventually replaced by Matt Mauck before the Titans dipped to 2-5.
Falcons 27, Jets 14 (Monday night)
ATLANTA -- Warrick Dunn ran for a season-high 155 yards and Michael Vick scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to lead the Atlanta Falcons over the New York Jets, 27-14, in a turnover-filled game at the Georgia Dome. Vick ended just 11-of-26 for 116 yards passing with no touchdowns and three interceptions for Atlanta (5-2), which has won two straight and four of five heading into its bye week. Dunn carried the ball 24 times, registering his fourth 100-yard game of the season and third in four games, as the Falcons won for the third time in four home games this season. Vinny Testaverde finished 11-of-18 for 139 yards with a rushing touchdown, but committed four turnovers that led to 17 Atlanta points and he had to leave the game in the third quarter with a right Achilles' injury. Curtis Martin was held to just 28 yards rushing with a touchdown for New York (2-5), which has dropped two in a row and four of its last five heading into its bye.
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