INDIANAPOLIS — Rich Gannon's instincts were as quick as his feet.
The 34-year-old quarterback, coming off his first Pro Bowl appearance in 12 years in the NFL, rushed for a career-high three touchdowns as Oakland overcame a 21-0 deficit and beat the Indianapolis Colts 38-31 Sunday.
"It was hard to hear all the protection calls," he said of the deafening noise from the raucous RCA Dome crowd. "So we had to make adjustments. We completed a couple of big passes, and I think they became more worried about our pass than our run."
Big mistake by the Colts.
"One of the touchdown runs was designed," Gannon said. "But the other two just happened. I had to make last-minute decisions, and fortunately they were the right ones."
The three rushing touchdowns were a record for a Raiders quarterback and the most by an opposing quarterback against the Colts since Green Bay's Tobin Rote had three in 1954.
Tyrone Wheatley also rushed for two TDs for the Raiders (2-0), who scored 24 points in the third quarter, took a 38-24 lead on Wheatley's second touchdown midway through the final period and held off the Colts (1-1) in the closing minutes.
Gannon had never rushed for more than one touchdown in any game.
"Our pass rush was not good," Colts coach Jim Mora said. "He had a lot of time back there, he's a good athlete, he scrambled and we weren't able to get him down before he hurt us."
Gannon, who has rushed for 15 touchdowns in his career, was 15-for-22 for 207 yards passing and carried 10 times for 37 yards.
Peyton Manning, who threw touchdown passes to Marcus Pollard and Edgerrin James in the first half, brought the Colts within seven with four minutes to go on a 50-yard completion to Marvin Harrison. Indianapolis got the ball back after an Oakland punt, and the Colts reached the 34 before a fourth-down pass to Harrison was intercepted by Tory James in the end zone with a minute to go.
Manning was 33-for-48 for 367 yards — but just 8-for-18 for 129 yards in the Colts' dismal second half.
"They came with a different defense and it took us a little while to communicate at the line. We had a couple of missed assignments," Manning said. "We really did (feel a change of momentum). In the third quarter, we couldn't get much going. You've got to give them credit, though. They made the plays. But we certainly helped that by not executing."
RAMS 37, SEAHAWKS 34: At Seattle, Warner completed 35 of 47 passes for 386 yards and a touchdown, with one interception that was run back for a score by Jay Bellamy. Marshall Faulk has 153 yards overall and Jeff Wilkens made a 27-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining to win it.
St. Louis (2-0) drove 61 yards in eight plays for its winning score, with Warner finding Torry Holt for 41 yards on third-and-17.
Seattle (0-2), shut out last week, tied it at 34 on a 34-yard pass to rookie Darrell Jackson with 2:05 left.
LIONS 15, REDSKINS 10: At Pontiac, Mich., Jason Hanson kicked five field goals, including a 54-yarder, and the defense had four interceptions of Brad Johnson, three in the final quarter, and one with 48 seconds left by Terry Fair. Host Detroit took advantage of Deion Sanders, frequently throwing his way and forcing a key penalty late in the game.
The win was the second straight in the regular season by the Lions (2-0) over the Redskins (1-1) after 16 losses dating back to 1965.
BROWNS 24, BENGALS 7: At Cincinnati, Tim Couch played his finest NFL game, throwing for 259 yards and two touchdowns in the debut of Paul Brown Stadium. He raised his arms in triumph after each touchdown pass — Cincinnati's Akili Smith angered Couch with his chest-pounding and Dawg Pound taunting after he led the Bengals to a win in Cleveland last October.
This time, Keith McKenzie had three of Cleveland's seven sacks on Smith, who threw two interceptions.
Thousands of Browns fans remained at the end, woofing as Couch took a knee to run the clock down. BUCCANEERS 41, BEARS 0: At Tampa Bay, Add some offense to the Bucs' overpowering defense. With Michael Jordan watching in Tampa, the Bucs (2-0) forced four turnovers to help build a 20-point halftime lead. Then the offense finally showed signs of explosiveness in scoring on five of its last seven possessions.
Donnie Abraham intercepted Cade McNown's passes twice to set up 10 points, then forced a fumble that Ronde Barber returned 24 yards for a touchdown. Shaun King threw for two scores and ran for one.
TITANS 17, CHIEFS 14, OT: At Nashville, Tenn., Tennessee (1-1) is undefeated in its new home and tied the NFL record held by the 1971 Dallas Cowboys with nine consecutive victories to open a new stadium. Al Del Greco's 36-yard field goal won it after Neil O'Donnell, subbing for injured Steve McNair (bruised chest), tied it on an 8-yard toss to Yancey Thigpen with 50 seconds remaining.
Kansas City (0-2) got a 2-yard interception touchdown from Donnie Edwards.
VIKINGS 13, DOLPHINS 7: At Minneapolis, Minnesota (2-0) had some big numbers despite scoring only 13 points. Daunte Culpepper overcame three interceptions with his first career touchdown pass, a 1-yarder to Randy Moss with 1:56 to go.
Culpepper was 23-for-36 for 355 yards. Cris Carter caught nine passes for a career-high 168 yards.
Miami (1-1) got Jay Fiedler's 2-yard TD pass to Thurman Thomas with 1:02 remaining after Tony Martin's 44-yard reception. The visiting Dolphins gained only 209 yards.
BILLS 27, PACKERS 18: At Orchard Park, N.Y., The defense had five sacks, and Rob Johnson, playing with an injured foot, threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns at Buffalo (2-0). Jay Riemersma had two touchdown receptions, and Jeremy McDaniel scored his first career touchdown.
Brett Favre, despite tendinitis in his right elbow and a sprained right thumb, finished 26-for-36 for 270 yards and two touchdowns to Antonio Freeman. But the Packers fell to 0-2 for the first time in eight years.
GIANTS 33, EAGLES 18: At Philadelphia, One week after their running game was dominant, the Giants (2-0) turned to the air at Philadelphia. Kerry Collins hit 21 of 29 passes and threw for two scores. The rushers weren't bad, either, as Tiki Barber had 96 yards and rookie Ron Dayne gained 50.
The Eagles (1-1) are 0-7 against Giants coach Jim Fassel.
SAINTS 28, CHARGERS 27: At San Diego, Jeff Blake's third touchdown pass, an 8-yarder to Joe Horn with 47 seconds left, capped a 90-yard drive. The visitors (1-1) were aided by a pass interference call against DeRon Jenkins and an unnecessary roughness call against Rodney Harrison, and the Chargers (0-2) had 12 players on the field on the TD.
Ryan Leaf threw his first touchdown pass since Oct. 25, 1998, a 20-yarder to Curtis Conway in the Chargers' 21-point third quarter. He was only 12-of-24 for 134 yards, threw two interceptions and was sacked five times.
PANTHERS 38, 49ERS 22: At San Francisco, Steve Beuerlein threw for 364 yards and three touchdowns, spoiling a day on which the 49ers honored Joe Montana, Ronnie Lott and Dave Wilcox, who entered the Hall of Fame this year.
Carolina (1-1) ended a seven-game home-opener winning string for the 49ers (0-2).