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FOOTBALL

By The Associated Press

At Pittsburgh

Cincinnati 7 3 7 0- 17

Pittsburgh 7 7 0 14- 28

First Quarter

Cin- J.Johnson 2 pass from Palmer (Graham kick), 8:36.

Pit- Bettis 2 run (Reed kick), 5:53.

Second Quarter

Pit- Haynes 11 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick), 14:13.

Cin- FG Graham 34, 6:51.

Third Quarter

Cin- R.Johnson 2 run (Graham kick), 8:35.

Fourth Quarter

Pit- Bettis 1 run (Reed kick), 9:03.

Pit- Polamalu 26 interception return (Reed kick), 2:03.

A- 62,402.

Cin Pit

First downs 22 23

Total Net Yards 293 333

Rushes-yards 27-137 40-165

Passing 156 168

Punt Returns 4-28 2-6

Kickoff Returns 4-87 4-119

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-49

Comp-Att-Int 20-37-2 17-25-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8 1-6

Punts 6-35.5 5-45.4

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2

Penalties-Yards 5-46 7-90

Time of Possession 28:08 31:52

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- Cincinnati, R.Johnson 24-123, Russell 1-13, Palmer 1-1, Watson 1-0. Pittsburgh, Staley 25-123, Haynes 2-15, Ward 1-10, Bettis 6-9, Randle El 2-6, Roethlisberger 4-2.

PASSING- Cincinnati, Palmer 20-37-2-164. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 17-25-0-174.

RECEIVING- Cincinnati, Houshmandzadeh 6-53, C.Johnson 4-54, J.Johnson 3-6, Perry 2-24, Watson 2-17, Washington 1-6, Kelly 1-4, Stewart 1-0. Pittsburgh, Ward 6-48, Burress 4-69, Haynes 4-25, Randle El 2-24, Riemersma 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS- None.

At Houston

Oakland 3 14 0 0- 17

Houston 3 14 3 10- 30

First Quarter

Hou- FG K.Brown 46, 3:09.

Oak- FG Janikowski 50, :42.

Second Quarter

Hou- Sharper 16 fumble return (K.Brown kick), 11:41.

Oak- Zereoue 55 run (Janikowski kick), 7:02.

Hou- Wells 1 run (K.Brown kick), 3:25.

Oak- Zereoue 3 run (Janikowski kick), :47.

Third Quarter

Hou- FG K.Brown 21, 3:03.

Fourth Quarter

Hou- Johnson 15 pass from Carr (K.Brown kick), 14:48.

Hou- FG K.Brown 44, 3:19.

A- 70,741.

Oak Hou

First downs 18 20

Total Net Yards 375 386

Rushes-yards 20-151 40-162

Passing 224 224

Punt Returns 2-11 3-41

Kickoff Returns 7-199 4-77

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 3-86

Comp-Att-Int 21-38-3 14-24-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-13 1-4

Punts 3-48.7 3-39.7

Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1

Penalties-Yards 13-75 4-25

Time of Possession 27:11 32:49

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- Oakland, Zereoue 14-117, Wheatley 3-27, Gabriel 1-4, Fargas 1-3, Collins 1-0. Houston, Wells 26-105, Carr 8-35, Hollings 6-22.

PASSING- Oakland, Collins 21-38-3-237. Houston, Carr 14-23-0-228, Gaffney 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING- Oakland, Curry 5-69, C.Anderson 3-37, Porter 2-40, Gabriel 2-20, Zereoue 2-17, Jolley 2-12, Wheatley 2-2, Whitted 1-19, Rice 1-18, Crockett 1-3. Houston, Johnson 6-115, Gaffney 4-48, Wells 1-28, Miller 1-27, Armstrong 1-7, Hollings 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS- Oakland, Janikowski 35 (WR). Houston, K.Brown 57 (SH).

At Chicago

Philadelphia 3 13 3 0-19

Chicago 0 3 0 6- 9

First Quarter

Phi- FG Akers 51, 5:00.

Second Quarter

Phi- FG Akers 42, 10:59.

Phi- Owens 11 pass from McNabb (Akers kick), 6:03.

Phi- FG Akers 42, 1:57.

Chi- FG Edinger 25, :06.

Third Quarter

Phi- FG Akers 40, 4:41.

Fourth Quarter

Chi- B.Johnson 2 pass from Quinn (run failed), 4:05.

A- 61,894.

Phi Chi

First downs 24 14

Total Net Yards 376 224

Rushes-yards 33-154 13-32

Passing 222 192

Punt Returns 5-19 1-0

Kickoff Returns 2-37 4-107

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-(-3)

Comp-Att-Int 24-38-1 26-43-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 2-15 4-23

Punts 3-35.7 8-43.6

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1

Penalties-Yards 10-73 4-36

Time of Possession 37:21 22:39

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- Philadelphia, Westbrook 23-115, Levens 8-26, G.Lewis 1-11, McNabb 1-2. Chicago, Jones 13-32.

PASSING- Philadelphia, McNabb 24-38-1-237. Chicago, Quinn 26-43-0-215.

RECEIVING- Philadelphia, Westbrook 9-63, Owens 8-110, Pinkston 2-25, Mitchell 2-21, C.Lewis 1-9, Mahe 1-6, Levens 1-3. Chicago, Terrell 9-116, Jones 6-40, Wade 4-36, B.Johnson 4-11, Clark 2-11, Lyman 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS- Philadelphia, Akers 39 (WR), 45 (WR).

At Green Bay, Wis.

N.Y. Giants 0 0 7 7-14

Green Bay 0 0 7 0- 7

Third Quarter

GB- Walker 28 pass from Favre (Longwell kick), 10:03.

NYG- Barber 52 run (Christie kick), 9:13.

Fourth Quarter

NYG- Shockey 4 pass from Warner (Christie kick), 12:07.

A- 70,623.

NYG GB

First downs 21 15

Total Net Yards 403 301

Rushes-yards 35-245 19-81

Passing 158 220

Punt Returns 4-16 1-1

Kickoff Returns 2-39 2-41

Interceptions Ret. 2-6 1-18

Comp-Att-Int 20-26-1 20-36-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 4-29 0-0

Punts 4-48.8 6-37.5

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1

Penalties-Yards 8-76 7-72

Time of Possession 35:53 24:07

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- New York, Barber 23-182, Dayne 9-26, Warner 2-22, Carter 1-15. Green Bay, A.Green 15-58, Pederson 2-15, Chatman 1-4, Luchey 1-4.

PASSING- New York, Warner 20-26-1-187. Green Bay, Favre 12-18-1-110, Pederson 7-17-1-86, Nall 1-1-0-24.

RECEIVING- New York, Shockey 5-74, Hilliard 5-36, Barber 4-14, Toomer 3-34, Carter 2-23, Finn 1-6. Green Bay, Driver 4-31, A.Green 3-48, Walker 3-37, Franks 3-21, Henderson 2-28, Fisher 2-13, Ferguson 1-24, Chatman 1-9, Martin 1-9.

MISSED FIELD GOALS- New York, Christie 49 (WR), 30 (WL), 33 (WL).

At Orchard Park, N.Y.

New England 10 7 0 14- 31

Buffalo 10 7 0 0- 17

First Quarter

NE- Dillon 15 run (Vinatieri kick), 10:11.

Buf- FG Lindell 33, 6:19.

NE- FG Vinatieri 42, 1:40.

Buf- McGee 98 kickoff return (Lindell kick), 1:26.

Second Quarter

Buf- Moulds 41 pass from Bledsoe (Lindell kick), 2:43.

NE- Patton 30 pass from Brady (Vinatieri kick), 1:28.

Fourth Quarter

NE- Graham 2 pass from Brady (Vinatieri kick), 11:17.

NE- Seymour 68 fumble return (Vinatieri kick), 2:44.

A- 72,698.

NE Buf

First downs 21 18

Total Net Yards 397 337

Rushes-yards 26-99 26-138

Passing 298 199

Punt Returns 1-0 2-22

Kickoff Returns 4-96 5-191

Interceptions Ret. 1-21 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 17-30-0 18-30-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 7-48

Punts 4-49.5 5-51.2

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1

Penalties-Yards 10-77 11-94

Time of Possession 28:43 31:17

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- New England, Dillon 19-79, Pass 5-18, Brady 2-2. Buffalo, Henry 24-98, Moorman 1-34, Reed 1-6.

PASSING- New England, Brady, 17-30-0-298. Buffalo, Bledsoe 18-30-1-247.

RECEIVING- New England, Patten 5-113, Givens 4-86, Dillon 3-23, Graham 2-35, Fauria 2-24, B.Johnson 1-17. Buffalo, Moulds 10-126, Evans 4-93, Aiken 2-12, Henry 1-10, Neufeld 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS- None.

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Indianapolis 7 3 7 7- 24

Jacksonville 0 3 3 11- 17

First Quarter

Ind- Harrison 15 pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 5:55.

Second Quarter

Ind- FG Vanderjagt 46, :40.

Jac- FG Scobee 48, :00.

Third Quarter

Jac- FG Scobee 42, 8:46.

Ind- Pollard 16 pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 2:54.

Fourth Quarter

Jac- FG Scobee 22, 12:03.

Jac- J.Smith 40 pass from Leftwich (B.Jones pass from Leftwich), 10:37.

Ind- E.James 3 run (Vanderjagt kick), 3:33.

A- 73,114.

Ind Jac

First downs 23 23

Total Net Yards 337 408

Rushes-yards 27-117 31-97

Passing 220 311

Punt Returns 0-0 2-25

Kickoff Returns 3-69 2-22

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-0

Comp-Att-Int 20-29-1 29-41-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-7

Punts 3-48.0 1-33.0

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1

Penalties-Yards 3-26 5-28

Time of Possession 24:27 35:33

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- Indianapolis, E.James 19-83, Rhodes 5-37, Manning 3-(minus 3). Jacksonville, Taylor 21-68, G.Jones 4-15, Toefield 6-14.

PASSING- Indianapolis, Manning 20-29-1-220. Jacksonville, Lefwich 29-41-0-318.

RECEIVING- Indianapolis, Stokley 8-97, Harrison 4-45, Pollard 3-33, E.James 3-25, Wayne 2-20. Jacksonville, Wilford 6-56, Toefield 6-34, Edwards 4-54, J.Smith 3-59, R.Williams 3-40, Taylor 3-31, Wrighster 3-27, B.Jones 1-17.

MISSED FIELD GOAL- Jacksonville, Scobee 35 (WR).

At Cleveland

Washington 3 7 0 3- 13

Cleveland 3 0 7 7- 17

First Quarter

Was- FG Hall 31, 2:50.

Cle- FG Dawson 30, :18.

Second Quarter

Was- Portis 1 run (Hall kick), 4:48.

Third Quarter

Cle- Shea 15 pass from Garcia (Dawson kick), 12:30.

Fourth Quarter

Was- FG Hall 26, 14:52.

Cle- Suggs 3 run (Dawson kick), 6:51.

A- 73,348.

Was Cle

First downs 13 14

Total Net Yards 256 280

Rushes-yards 25-73 32-96

Passing 192 184

Punt Returns 3-21 5-74

Kickoff Returns 4-67 3-65

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 17-32-0 14-21-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 3-11

Punts 7-48.6 7-41.3

Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1

Penalties-Yards 7-58 8-66

Time of Possession 29:56 30:04

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- Washington, Portis 20-58, Brunell 3-9, Betts 2-6. Cleveland, Suggs 22-82, Green 4-17, T.Smith 1-4, Frost 1-1, A.Davis 1-(minus 3), Garcia 3-(minus 5).

PASSING- Washington, Brunell 17-32-0-192. Cleveland, Garcia 14-21-0-195.

RECEIVING- Washington, Coles 7-122, Rasby 3-29, Gardner 3-19, Portis 2-15, Thrash 2-7. Cleveland, A.Davis 3-93, Shea 2-28, T.Smith 2-20, Heiden 2-19, Morgan 2-18, Northcutt 2-11, Suggs 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS- None.

At Tempe, Ariz.

New Orleans 0 3 7 0- 10

Arizona 7 7 3 17- 34

First Quarter

Ari- Wilson 35 fumble return (Rackers kick), 4:16.

Second Quarter

NO- FG Carney 20, 14:56.

Ari- Ayanbadejo 21 pass from E.Smith (Rackers kick), 1:12.

Third Quarter

NO- Mitchell blocked punt recovery in end zone (Carney kick), 13:02.

Ari- FG Rackers 26, 1:29.

Fourth Quarter

Ari- FG Rackers 33, 9:44.

Ari- E.Smith 29 run (Rackers kick), 5:02.

Ari- Hambrick 11 run (Rackers kick), 1:54.

A- 28,109.

NO Ari

First downs 14 19

Total Net Yards 279 373

Rushes-yards 14-41 40-211

Passing 242 178

Punt Returns 1-7 5-26

Kickoff Returns 5-96 3-67

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 24-40-0 13-19-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 2-16 1-4

Punts 7-47.6 5-33.8

Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0

Penalties-Yards 12-104 7-65

Time of Possession 25:50 34:10

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- New Orleans, Stecker 8-23, Brooks 3-13, Carter 3-5. Arizona, Smith 21-127, Hambrick 16-79, Ayanbadejo 2-4, McCowan 1-1.

PASSING- New Orleans, Brooks 24-40-0-242. Arizona, McCowan 12-18-0-157, Smith 1-1-0-21.

RECEIVING- New Orleans, Stecker 6-71, Horn 6-47, Stallworth 5-45, Williams 4-41, Lewis 3-38. Arizona, Fitzgerald 3-61, Jones 3-36, Poole 2-22, Ayanbadejo 1-21, Smith 1-18, Johnson 1-7, Williams 1-7, Diamond 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS- None.

At Charlotte, N.C.

Atlanta 10 3 0 14- 27

Carolina 7 3 0 0- 10

First Quarter

Atl- Dunn 38 run (Feely kick), 8:28.

Car- Foster 1 run (Kasay kick), 6:35.

Atl- FG Feely 47, :32.

Second Quarter

Atl- FG Feely 30, 10:10.

Car- FG Kasay 26, :38.

Fourth Quarter

Atl- Mathis 35 interception return (Feely kick), 12:00.

Atl- Duckett 4 run (Feely kick), 4:13.

A- 73,461.

Atl Car

First downs 20 19

Total Net Yards 313 360

Rushes-yards 40-165 21-67

Passing 148 293

Punt Returns 5-59 2-1

Kickoff Returns 3-43 5-76

Interceptions Ret. 2-57 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 10-18-0 23-38-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 2-15

Punts 5-38.2 5-52.4

Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1

Penalties-Yards 11-106 10-91

Time of Possession 32:20 27:40

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- Atlanta, Dunn 16-76, Duckett 13-63, Vick 7-35, Griffith 1-3, Schaub 2-(minus 2), White 1-(minus 10). Carolina, Foster 19-51, Delhomme 1-13, Muhammad 1-3.

PASSING- Atlanta, Vick 10-18-0-148. Carolina, Delhomme 23-38-2-308.

RECEIVING- Atlanta, Crumpler 5-85, White 2-23, Price 2-22, Price 2-22, Griffith 1-18. Carolina, Muhammad 7-114, Colbert 4-40, Foster 3-54, Mangum 3-29, Hoover 2-38, Proehl 2-27, Seidman 1-6, Goings 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS- None.

At Miami

N.Y. Jets 7 3 7 0-17

Miami 0 9 0 0- 9

First Quarter

NY- Martin 1 run (Brien kick), 3:55.

Second Quarter

Mia- FG Mare 36, 12:53.

Mia- FG Mare 37, 7:40.

NY- Brien 53, 2:10.

Mia- FG Mare 23, :05.

Third Quarter

NY- Abraham, 66 interception return (Brien kick), 12:10.

A- 73,157.

NY Mia

First downs 16 13

Total Net Yards 235 293

Rushes-yards 31-110 21-97

Passing 125 196

Punt Returns 3-26 1-8

Kickoff Returns 2-52 4-90

Interceptions Ret. 2-68 1-47

Comp-Att-Int 14-24-1 18-33-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 3-18 4-10

Punts 8-39.2 5-44.8

Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2

Penalties-Yards 4-35 4-30

Time of Possession 32:17 27:43

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- New York, Martin 24-110, Pennington 6-3, McCareins 1-(minus 3). Miami, Henry 18-85, Fiedler 2-13, Morris 1-(minus 1).

PASSING- New York, Pennington 14-24-1-143. Miami, Fiedler 18-33-2-206.

RECEIVING- New York, Martin 4-31, Chrebet 3-48, Sowell 3-18, Moss 1-17, Baker 1-15, McCareins 1-14, Becht 1-0. Miami, McMichael 5-51, Booker 4-46, Gilmore 3-57, Henry 3-12, Lee 2-15, Thompson 1-25.

MISSED FIELD GOALS- None.

At San Diego

Tennessee 0 7 0 10- 17

San Diego 7 14 3 14- 38

First Quarter

SD- Tomlinson 15 run (Kaeding kick), 5:56.

Second Quarter

Ten- Mason 4 pass from Volek (Anderson kick), 14:10.

SD- Gates 11 pass from Brees (Kaeding kick), 5:16.

SD- Peelle 10 pass from Brees (Kaeding kick), :38.

Third Quarter

SD- FG Kaeding 31, 4:18.

Fourth Quarter

TEN- FG Anderson 24, 12:26.

TEN- Meier 3 pass from Volek (Anderson kick), 7:04.

SD- Caldwell 58 pass from Brees (Kaeding kick), 6:42.

SD- Chatman 21 run (Kaeding kick), 3:18.

A- 54,006.

Ten SD

First downs 21 16

Total Net Yards 329 393

Rushes-yards 18-72 24-195

Passing 257 198

Punt Returns 2-0 3-10

Kickoff Returns 6-101 3-61

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 58-39-0 20-16-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 3-21 1-8

Punts 6-38.7 4-44.0

Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 4-25 7-41

Time of Possession 37:13 22:47

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- Tennessee, Brown 15-55, Volek 3-37. San Diego, Tomlinson 17-147, Chatman 3-23, Brees 3-5, Caldwell 1-20.

PASSING- Tennessee, Volek 39-58-0-278. San Diego, Brees 16-20-0-206.

RECEIVING- Tennessee, Mason 12-94 Bennett 9-109, Meier 9-31, Brown 2-15, Calico 2-13, Holcombe 2-5, Troupe 1-8, Fleming 1-4, Volek 1-(minus 1). San Diego, Gates 7-57, Caldwell 2-110, Neal 3-16, Tomlinson 2-13, Peelle 1-10.

MISSED FIELD GOALS- None.

At Tampa, Fla.

Denver 7 6 0 3- 16

Tampa Bay 0 10 3 0- 13

First Quarter

Den- Hape 5 pass from Plummer (Elam kick), 3:01.

Second Quarter

Den- FG Elam 49, 13:14.

TB- Clayton 51 pass from B.Johnson (Gramatica kick), 10:50.

Den- FG Elam 50, 5:32.

TB- FG Gramatica 28, 0:00.

Third Quarter

TB- FG Gramatica 30, 8:15.

Fourth Quarter

Den- FG Elam, 23, 9:03.

A- 65,341.

Den TB

First downs 19 12

Total Net Yards 249 269

Rushes-yards 35-111 24-110

Passing 138 162

Punt Returns 2-19 1-2

Kickoff Returns 2-45 5-119

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 13-31-0 15-24-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-3

Punts 5-37.8 5-44.2

Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1

Penalties-Yards 7-50 9-97

Time of Possession 32:49 27:11

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- Denver, Griffin 21-66, Droughns 8-20, Plummer 5-18, Watts 1-7. Tampa Bay, Pittman 15-72, White 4-17, Alstott 3-7, Clayton 1-7, B.Johnson 1-7.

PASSING- Denver, Plummer 13-31-0-138. Tampa Bay, B.Johnson 15-23-0-162, Simms 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING- Denver, R.Smith 4-32, Putzier 2-42, Watts 2-20, Griffin 1-15, Droughns 1-12, Jackson 1-9, Hape 1-5, Lelie 1-3. Tampa Bay, Lee 5-47, Clayton 4-91, Alstott 3-9, Dilger 1-7, Heller 1-5, Brown 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS- None.

At San Francisco

St. Louis 14 10 0 0- 24

San Francisco 0 0 0 14- 14

First Quarter

StL- Goodspeed 2 run (Wilkins kick), 1:51.

StL- McDonald 6 pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick), 1:13.

Second Quarter

StL- FG Wilkins 20, 7:32.

StL- S.Jackson 2 run (Wilkins kick), :29.

Fourth Quarter

SF- Conway 9 pass from Rattay (pass failed), 13:33.

SF- Woods 18 pass from Rattay (Conway pass from Rattay), :16.

A- 66,696.

StL SF

First downs 24 26

Total Net Yards 360 332

Rushes-yards 36-174 19-58

Passing 186 274

Punt Returns 1-3 2-23

Kickoff Returns 3-44 5-96

Interceptions Ret. 1-10 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 17-25-0 31-47-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 3-25

Punts 3-45.7 3-36.3

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1

Penalties-Yards 5-43 5-30

Time of Possession 34:22 25:38

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING- St. Louis, Faulk 23-121, S.Jackson 10-46, Bulger 2-5, Goodspeed 1-2.

San Francisco, Barlow 15-42, T.Jackson 3-12, Beasley 1-4.

PASSING- St. Louis, Bulger 17-25-0-186. San Francisco, Rattay 31-47-1-299.

RECEIVING- St. Louis, Bruce 7-100, Holt 3-28, Curtis 3-22, Faulk 1-25, McDonald 1-6, Manumaleuna 1-3, S.Jackson 1-2. San Francisco, E.Johnson 10-113, Conway 6-55, Barlow 6-48, T.Jackson 4-19, Wilson 3-29, Woods 2-35.

MISSED FIELD GOAL- St. Louis, Wilkins 33 (WL).

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