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By The Associated Press

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

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W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Jets 3 0 0 1.000 64 33New England 2 1 0 .667 60 50Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 64 72Miami 0 3 0 .000 43 69South

W L T Pct PF PAIndianapolis 3 0 0 1.000 72 45Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 60 69Houston 1 2 0 .333 65 86Tennessee 0 3 0 .000 58 71North

W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 3 0 0 1.000 103 53Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 61 56Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 47 50Cleveland 0 3 0 .000 29 95West

W L T Pct PF PADenver 3 0 0 1.000 62 16San Diego 2 1 0 .667 73 64Oakland 1 2 0 .333 36 57Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 48 85NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants 3 0 0 1.000 80 48Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 94 72Dallas 1 1 0 .500 65 54Washington 1 2 0 .333 40 49South

W L T Pct PF PANew Orleans 3 0 0 1.000 120 56Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 57 53Carolina 0 2 0 .000 30 66Tampa Bay 0 3 0 .000 41 91North

W L T Pct PF PAMinnesota 3 0 0 1.000 88 57Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 81 63Chicago 2 1 0 .667 57 54Detroit 1 2 0 .333 59 86West

W L T Pct PF PASan Francisco 2 1 0 .667 67 53Seattle 1 2 0 .333 57 48Arizona 1 2 0 .333 57 68St. Louis 0 3 0 .000 24 73——Sunday's GamesDetroit 19, Washington 14N.Y. Jets 24, Tennessee 17Green Bay 36, St. Louis 17Baltimore 34, Cleveland 3Minnesota 27, San Francisco 24Jacksonville 31, Houston 24New England 26, Atlanta 10N.Y. Giants 24, Tampa Bay 0Philadelphia 34, Kansas City 14Chicago 25, Seattle 19New Orleans 27, Buffalo 7San Diego 23, Miami 13Denver 23, Oakland 3Cincinnati 23, Pittsburgh 20Indianapolis 31, Arizona 10Monday's GameCarolina at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 4Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.Oakland at Houston, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Washington, 1 p.m.Seattle at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Baltimore at New England, 1 p.m.Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Miami, 4:05 p.m.N.Y. Jets at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m.Dallas at Denver, 4:15 p.m.St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.San Diego at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.Open: Arizona, Philadelphia, Atlanta, CarolinaMonday, Oct. 5Green Bay at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

<B>Pittsburgh 10 3 7 0—20</B><B>Cincinnati 0 3 6 14—23First QuarterPit—FG Reed 19, 6:55.Pit—Parker 27 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick), 1:02.Second QuarterPit—FG Reed 24, 12:44.Cin—FG Graham 34, :00.Third QuarterCin—Joseph 30 interception return (run failed), 13:35.Pit—Roethlisberger 1 run (Reed kick), 3:00.Fourth QuarterCin—Benson 23 run (pass failed), 9:14.Cin—Caldwell 4 pass from C.Palmer (Leonard pass from C.Palmer), :14.A—64,538.———</B> Pit CinFirst downs 17 19Total Net Yards 373 273Rushes-yards 28-102 19-100Passing 271 173Punt Returns 0-0 1-17Kickoff Returns 4-110 5-104Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-30Comp-Att-Int 22-31-1 20-37-0Sacked-Yards Lost 1-5 2-10Punts 2-42.5 5-40.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-51 4-30Time of Possession 34:42 25:18——INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING—Pittsburgh, Parker 25-93, Moore 1-6, Roethlisberger 2-3. Cincinnati, Benson 16-76, Crocker 1-21, J.Johnson 1-2, C.Palmer 1-1.PASSING—Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 22-31-1-276. Cincinnati, C.Palmer 20-37-0-183.RECEIVING—Pittsburgh, Wallace 7-102, Miller 5-20, Ward 4-82, Parker 2-36, Holmes 1-18, Spaeth 1-7, Moore 1-6, Sweed 1-5. Cincinnati, Caldwell 6-52, Ochocinco 5-54, Coles 5-34, Henry 1-19, Leonard 1-11, Coats 1-8, Benson 1-5.MISSED FIELD GOALS—Pittsburgh, Reed 52 (WL). Cincinnati, Graham 52 (WL).

<B>SCOREBOARDMonday, Sept. 28</B>Carolina at Dallas (8:30 p.m ET) The Panthers (0-2) look for their first win of the season while the Cowboys (1-1) try to get their first win in their new stadium.<B>STARSPassing• </B> Brett Favre, Vikings, threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 32-yarder to Greg Lewis with 2 seconds left, in Minnesota's 27-24 win over San Francisco.• Peyton Manning, Colts, had 379 yards and four touchdowns in Indianapolis' 31-10 win over Arizona.• Joe Flacco, Ravens, threw for a career-high 342 yards and a touchdown in Baltimore's 34-3 win over Cleveland.• Jason Campbell, Redskins, had 340 yards and two touchdowns in Washington's 19-14 loss to Detroit.• Kevin Kolb, Eagles, finished with 327 yards and two touchdowns in Philadelphia's 34-14 win over Kansas City.• Matt Schaub, Texans, had 300 yards and three touchdowns in Houston's 31-24 loss to Jacksonville.<B>Receiving• </B> DeSean Jackson, Eagles, finished with six receptions for 149 yards and a touchdown in Philadelphia's 34-14 win over Kansas City.• Reggie Wayne, Colts, had seven catches for 126 yards and a touchdown in Indianapolis' 31-10 win over Arizona.• Vincent Jackson, Chargers, had five catches for 120 yards in San Diego's 23-13 win over New Orleans.• Derrick Mason, Ravens, finished with five catches for 118 yards and a touchdown in Baltimore's 34-3 win over Cleveland.• Randy Moss, Patriots, had 10 catches for 116 yards in New England's 26-10 win over Atlanta.• Santana Moss, Redskins, had 10 catches for 178 yards and a touchdown in Washington's 19-14 loss to Detroit.<B>Rushingn</B> Pierre Thomas, Saints, finished with 126 yards and two touchdowns in New Orleans' 27-7 win over Buffalo.• Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars ran for 119 yards and three touchdowns in Jacksonville's 31-24 win over Houston.• Steven Jackson, Rams, had 117 yards in St. Louis' 36-17 loss to Green Bay.• Correll Buckhalter, Broncos, got 108 yards in Denver's 23-3 win over Oakland.• Fred Taylor, Patriots, finished with 105 yards and a touchdown in New England's 26-10 win over Atlanta.• Ahmad Bradshaw, Giants, ran for 104 yards on 14 carries in New York's 24-0 win over Tampa Bay.<B>Special Teams• </B> Ray McDonald and Nate Clements, 49ers, McDonald blocked a field goal and Clements returned it 59 yards for a touchdown in San Francisco's 27-24 loss to Minnesota.• Percy Harvin, Vikings, returned a kickoff 101 yards in Minnesota's 27-24 win over San Francisco.• Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots, was 4 for 4 on field goals in New England's 26-10 win over Atlanta.• Olindo Mare, Seahawks, made four field goals in Seattle's 25-19 loss to Chicago.<B>Defense• </B> The Giants earned their first shutout since a 36-0 home victory over Washington in October 2005 and their first road shutout since beating Philadelphia 23-0 in November 1983.• Johnathan Joseph, Bengals, returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown in the Bengals' 23-20 win over the Steelers.• Eric Weddle, Chargers, returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown in the Chargers' 23-13 win over the Dolphins.<B>BACK IN ACTION</B>Playing his first regular-season game since Dec. 31, 2006 — 1,001 days ago — Michael Vick ran once for 7 yards and threw two incomplete passes. "It's a different role, but it is what it is," Vick said. "It was a small look. We have so much in store for the future."<B>IN THE WIN COLUMN</B>With rookie Matthew Stafford leading the way, Detroit ended a 19-game losing streak with a 19-14 victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday. The Lions (1-2) had not won since Dec. 23, 2007, and their skid matched the second longest in NFL history.

By The Associated PressThe Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:<B> Record Pts Pvs</B> 1. Florida (55) 4-0 1,490 12. Texas (1) 4-0 1,420 23. Alabama (4) 4-0 1,400 34. LSU 4-0 1,225 75. Boise St. 4-0 1,203 86. Virginia Tech 3-1 1,190 117. Southern Cal 3-1 998 128. Oklahoma 2-1 979 109. Ohio St. 3-1 957 1310. Cincinnati 4-0 946 1411. TCU 3-0 896 1512. Houston 3-0 844 1713. Iowa 4-0 788 —14. Oklahoma St. 3-1 591 1615. Penn St. 3-1 470 516. Oregon 3-1 462 —17. Miami 2-1 452 918. Georgia 3-1 418 2118. Kansas 4-0 418 2020. BYU 3-1 349 1921. Mississippi 2-1 340 422. Michigan 4-0 271 2323. Nebraska 3-1 256 2524. California 3-1 206 625. Georgia Tech 3-1 185Others receiving votes: Missouri 175, Auburn 171, South Carolina 154, South Florida 145, UCLA 41, Utah 25, Wisconsin 20, Notre Dame 7, Arizona St. 4.

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