On a day when Corey Dillon rushed into the record book, Kurt Warner and a bunch of other NFL stars were grounded.
Dillon broke Walter Payton's single-game rushing mark with 278 yards and scored twice Sunday, leading Cincinnati to its first victory this season, 31-21 over Denver.
Dillon's heroics came in the midst of a rash of injuries around the league. Defending Super Bowl champion St. Louis lost quarterback Warner (broken right pinkie), last year's MVP, for perhaps a month. Marshall Faulk, the 1999 Offensive Player of the Year, bruised his shoulder in the Rams' first loss this season, 54-34 at Kansas City.
The Chiefs saw their quarterback, Elvis Grbac, go out with an elbow problem, but X-rays were negative. Tennessee star running back Eddie George left early in a 14-6 win at Baltimore with a sprained right knee.
Both of Seattle's quarterbacks, Brock Huard and Jon Kitna, sustained concussions in a 31-3 loss at Oakland. A pair of rookie passers from the Class of '99, Chicago's Cade McNown (separated shoulder) and Cincinnati's Akili Smith (dizziness) were sidelined.
So was Denver defensive tackle Trevor Pryce, who had 6 1/2 sacks in the previous three games and strained his right knee against Cincinnati.
Indianapolis beat New England 30-23, but lost rookie linebacker Rob Morris of BYU (torn patellar tendon in his right knee) and defensive tackle Ellis Johnson (sprained right knee). Jacksonville lost offensive lineman Zach Weigert and defensive lineman Gary Walker with sprained knees in a 35-16 home defeat to Washington.
STEELERS 22, BROWNS 0: Pittsburgh used four Cleveland turnovers to set up points in its second straight shutout, the first time the Steelers have done that in 24 years. It also was the fourth consecutive victory for the Steelers (4-3).
Jerome Bettis ran for 105 yards on 33 carries and the game's only touchdown in his third successive 100-yard game.
TITANS 14, RAVENS 6:Randall Godfrey had two of four interceptions, returning one 24 yards for a touchdown as the Titans took sole possession of the AFC Central lead.
RAIDERS 31, SEAHAWKS 3:Tyrone Wheatley had a career-high 156 yards on 15 carries, including a career-longest 80-yard touchdown run for the host Raiders (6-1). Rich Gannon had scoring passes of 16 and 9 yards.
COLTS 30, PATRIOTS 23: After visiting New England (2-6) controlled the game into the fourth quarter, Indianapolis (5-2) rallied for 16 points. Peyton Manning threw a 1-yard TD pass to Edgerrin James following TD passes of 78 and 51 yards to Marvin Harrison. James finished with 124 yards rushing.
REDSKINS 35, JAGUARS 16: Albert Connell had a career day with 211 yards in receptions and three touchdowns as Washington (6-2) won its fifth straight and host Jacksonville (2-6) lost its fifth in a row.
Connell caught scoring passes of 11, 49 and 77 yards from Brad Johnson, who threw for 269. Stephen Davis ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns.
VIKINGS 31, BILLS 27: Anderson kicked a 21-yard field goal with 1:04 remaining to break George Blanda's scoring mark. The 41-year-old Anderson scored 11 points Sunday.
Doug Flutie, subbing for the injured Rob Johnson, was 28-of-43 for 294 yards and a touchdown for Buffalo (3-4).
COWBOYS 48, CARDINALS 7: In Dallas' most lopsided win since 1980, Emmitt Smith rushed for 112 yards and scored once, while Chris Warren had two TDs. Wane McGarity's 59-yard punt return also keyed the Cowboys (3-4).
SAINTS 21, FALCONS 19: More Ricky Williams as the visiting Saints (4-3) won their third in a row.
Williams rushed for more than 100 yards for the fifth straight game, getting 156 and scoring three touchdowns. The Saints also had six sacks in surpassing last year's victory total.
PANTHERS 34, 49ERS 16: Panthers coach George Seifert improved to 4-0 over his former team as Steve Beuerlein threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns. The win gave host Carolina (3-4) a season sweep over the 49ers.
The Niners (2-6) got two TD passes from Jeff Garcia, the league leader in that department with 21.
EAGLES 13, BEARS 9: Donovan McNabb threw for 207 yards and a touchdown as Philadelphia (5-3) matched last year's win total.
McNown separated his left shoulder when he was driven hard into the artificial turf at Veterans Stadium by Mike Caldwell in the second quarter. McNown was 6-of-9 for 49 yards.