The Washington Redskins are still perfect after nine games. So are the Indianapolis Colts, sort of.
The Redskins remained the only unbeaten team in the NFL, beating Houston 16-13 in overtime Sunday in a possible Super Bowl preview.Chip Lohmiller kicked a 41-yard field goal 4:01 into overtime after Houston's Ian Howfield missed a 33-yarder with 1 second left in regulation.
"It was a classic game and a disappointing loss," Oilers coach Jack Pardee said.
Indianapolis, meanwhile, lost again. The Colts fell to Miami 10-6 and are the league's only winless team.
It's no surprise why the Colts are so bad - they have not scored a touchdown in 53 possessions over 20 quarters.
"It's the same thing each week," running back Eric Dickerson said. "Inconsistency has been our story each week. The game is four quarters, and we usually play just one or two."
Tonight, the New York Giants play in Philadelphia.
The Redskins are off to the best start in team history. Sunday's victory at RFK Stadium kept them three games ahead of Dallas in the NFC East.
"I'm having as much fun as a coach can have," the Redskins' Joe Gibbs said. "It doesn't get you anywhere, but it's still there. It's the first time I've ever been here in pro ball. It's something to cherish."
Houston (7-2) began the day tied with Buffalo for the best record in the AFC. Even with the loss, the Oilers lead the Central by three games.
Earnest Byner ran for 112 yards for the Redskins, and his 23-yard TD scamper gave them a 13-6 lead with 14 minutes left. The Oilers, who held the ball for only 1:45 in the third quarter, moved 79 yards in the fourth, with Lorenzo White's 1-yard touchdown run tying the score with 1:42 to go.
Brian Mitchell fumbled the ensuing kickoff and the Oilers recovered at the 23, but Howfield's kick hooked wide. Last week, Howfield missed three extra points in a 35-3 victory over Cincinnati.
"You never know until it's over," Houston quarterback Warren Moon said. "Our kicker has had some problems lately, so you never know."
The Redskins received in overtime and were forced to punt. But Darrell Green made his NFL-leading fifth interception on a pass by Moon, giving Washington the ball at the Oilers' 31. That set up Lohmiller, who did what Howfield did not.
"Maybe the difference was the power of positive thinking," Lohmiller said.
Dophins 10, Colts 6
Mark Duper caught a 12-yard TD pass on Miami's first possession, and that was enough to win at the Hoosier Dome. Duper caught three passes for 64 yards and matched Nat Moore's team record of 7,547 receiving yards.
Indianapolis moved to midfield in the final two minutes, but turned the ball over on downs when Jeff George threw incomplete on fourth-and-5. The Dolphins (4-5) ran out the clock.
Falcons 17, 49ers 14
Michael Haynes caught a Hail Mary pass for a 44-yard touchdown with 1 second left as Atlanta stunned San Francisco. Haynes outjumped seven other players in the end zone and grabbed Billy Joe Tolliver's lob.
The host Falcons (5-4) moved 80 yards in the last 53 seconds after the 49ers (4-5) went ahead on a 30-yard TD pass from Steve Bono to John Taylor. Bono took over after Steve Young, who earlier threw a 97-yard touchdown pass to Taylor, left with a strained left knee.
Atlanta, which won at San Francisco 39-34 three weeks ago, swept the two-game series from the 49ers for the first time since 1980.Bengals 23, Browns 21
Cincinnati won for the first time this season when Cleveland kicker Matt Stover missed twice in the last two minutes.
Stover, who had made his previous 10 tries, hit the upright on a 47-yard attempt with 1:56 left. His 34-yard kick with one second remaining was blocked.
Boomer Esiason rallied the Bengals (1-8) from a 14-3 deficit with a pair of touchdown passes, and Jim Breech's 38-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter put the host team ahead.
Kevin Mack scored three touchdowns for the Browns (4-5), but fumbled at the Bengals' 16 with five minutes left.
Saints 24, Rams 17
Steve Walsh, subbing for the injured Bobby Hebert, threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns as New Orleans won at Anaheim Stadium.
The Saints bounced back from their only loss of the season, a 20-17 defeat by Chicago last week, in which Hebert's right shoulder was hurt, to hold off Jim Everett and the Rams (3-6).
Vince Buck intercepted Everett's first pass of the game. He also picked off Everett's desperation throw into the end zone on the final play.
Bears 20, Lions 10
Jim Harbaugh sparked the Bears with two touchdown passes to Wendell Davis in the second half as Chicago rallied to win and take over the NFC Central lead.
Detroit and the Bears had not met while tied for first place since 1956. Playing in a minus-8 wind-chill factor at Soldier Field, the Lions (6-3) led 10-3 at halftime before Chicago (7-2) rallied.
Bills 22, Patriots 17
Thurman Thomas ran for 126 yards and Buffalo won its 16th straight game at Rich Stadium.
The Bills (8-1) could not pull away from New England (3-6). But three field goals by Buffalo's Scott Norwood and two misses by Jason Stauvrosky were the difference.
New England rookie Leonard Russell ran for 100 yards for the second straight week. He gained 106 yards on 27 carries, including a pair of short TD runs that were both set up on fumbled punts by Al Edwards.
Jets 19, Packers 16
Pat Leahy atoned for a big miss early this season by kicking a 37-yard field goal with 5:20 left in overtime as New York won at home.
Leahy, the NFL's oldest player at 40, made four field goals. His 22-yarder with 1 minute remaining in regulation gave the Jets a tie at 16. Earlier in Chicago, Leahy missed a 28-yard try in overtime, leading to a loss to the Bears.
Chris Jacke tied a team record with a 53-yard field goal for Green Bay (2-7) but missed a 42-yard try in overtime. The Jets (5-4) won after recovering a fumbled punt by Vai Sikahema.
Cowboys 27, Cardinals 7
Emmitt Smith again put on a scoring show against Phoenix and helped Dallas win at Texas Stadium.
Smith scored twice on 3-yard runs and again on a 1-yard run. He has nine TDs in his last three games against the Cardinals.
Robert Williams blocked a punt and intercepted a pass for the Cowboys (6-3), off to their best start since 1986. Johnny Johnson ran for 89 yards, including a 1-yard score, for the Cardinals (4-6).
Vikings 28, Buccaneers 13
Terry Allen replaced the ineffective Herschel Walker and ran for a career-high 127 yards and two touchdowns for Minnesota. Just 35,737 fans - the Vikings' smallest non-strike crowd since 1964 - watched at the Metrodome.
The Vikings (5-5) were behind 6-0 with 5 minutes left in the third quarter until Tampa Bay (1-8) fell apart. The Buccaneers committed five turnovers.
Just 58 seconds after Allen's 15-yard run put Minnesota ahead for good with 4:40 left in the third period, Testaverde was intercepted by Mike Merriweather, whose 22-yard TD return made it 14-6. Broncos 20, Steelers 13
John Elway and Greg Lewis ran for touchdowns as the Broncos scored on four straight possessions and held on to hand the Steelers their fourth consecutive loss.
Denver (7-2), winning for the sixth time in its last seven games, moved into a one-game lead in the AFC West over idle Kansas City.
After the Broncos had built a 20-10 third-quarter lead in the 20-degree temperatures at Mile High Stadium, the Steelers (3-6) drove into Denver territory four times - including twice inside the 10-yard line - but managed only a Gary Anderson field goal.