PHILADELPHIA — David Akers, fighting through a strained right hamstring, kicked a 23-yard field goal with 9 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 23-20 victory over Oakland on Sunday.

Donovan McNabb, playing with chest and groin injuries, threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns for the Eagles (2-1), while Brian Westbrook caught a TD pass, ran for a score and had 140 yards receiving. Terrell Owens had nine catches, including his 100th career touchdown.

Kerry Collins threw a 27-yard TD pass to Doug Gabriel to bring the Raiders into a 20-20 tie with 2:17 left. Westbrook caught passes of 13 and 17 yards, Greg Lewis made a 13-yard catch on third-and-9 and Owens had a 14-yard reception to set up Akers' kick.

Akers reinjured his hamstring on the opening kickoff, but came back to make two extra points and the winning field goal in the second half.

Randy Moss had five catches for 86 yards, but didn't score as Oakland fell to 0-3 for the first time since 1992.

BUCCANEERS 17, PACKERS 16: At Green Bay, Wis., Tampa Bay's Carnell "Cadillac" Williams broke Alan Ameche's NFL record for most yards in his first three NFL games by rushing 37 times for 158 yards. Green Bay's Ryan Longwell missed an extra point for the first time in 157 attempts, and that was the difference as the Packers fell to 0-3 for the first time since Brett Favre was a sophomore at Southern Mississippi in 1988. The Buccaneers, 3-0 for the first time since 2000, got two touchdown receptions from Joey Galloway and two interceptions from Will Allen in snapping a 13-game road losing streak to the Packers. Their last win at Green Bay came on Sept. 10, 1989.

Williams, the first NFL rookie to start his career with three straight 100-yard games, has 434 yards rushing, besting Ameche's mark of 410 set in 1955 for the Baltimore Colts.

DOLPHINS 27, PANTHERS 24: At Miami, Lance Schulters intercepted Jake Delhomme with 2 minutes left to set up Olindo Mare's game-winning field goal. Former Ute Steve Smith of Carolina had 11 catches for 170 yards and three touchdowns. His 53-yard score midway through the fourth quarter tied the score at 24.

On the next possession, Schulters stepped in front of a pass intended for Keary Colbert and returned the interception 37 yards to the 25. Mare kicked a 32-yard field goal with 4 seconds left.

Under new coach Nick Saban, Miami is 2-1 and halfway to last year's win total. The Panthers, who lost seven of their first eight games last season, are off to another slow start at 1-2.

ATLANTA 24, BUFFALO 16: At Orchard Park, N.Y., shaking off a tender hamstring he hurt last weekend, Atlanta's Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes and scrambled for 64 yards on nine carries. Warrick Dunn rushed for 97 yards and T.J. Duckett added 75 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Falcons (2-1), who snapped a three-game road losing streak dating to last season. Vick finished 15-of-27 for 167 yards passing and an interception.

Willis McGahee led Buffalo (1-2) with a career-high 140 yards rushing and a touchdown. Two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Takeo Spikes hurt his right Achilles' tendon in the second quarter and did not return.

COLTS 13, BROWNS 6: At Indianapolis, Edgerrin James ran 27 times for 108 yards and scored on a 2-yard run, while Mike Vanderjagt made two short field goals for the Colts (3-0), who won their seventh straight home game — their longest streak since moving to Indianapolis in 1984. The Colts have allowed 16 points in three games, their lowest total in the first three games in franchise history. The previous best was 17 points in 1971. Peyton Manning was 19-of-23 for 228 yards and topped the 30,000-yard mark in his 115th game, becoming the second fastest to that plateau. Miami's Dan Marino did it in 114 games.

Trent Dilfer was 22-of-29 for 208 yards for the Browns (1-2).

RAMS 31, TITANS 27: At St. Louis, Marc Bulger threw three touchdown passes and St. Louis survived a controversial ruling in the fourth quarter to hang on for a turnover-filled victory. The Titans converted three turnovers into 17 points while the Rams got an 85-yard interception return from Adam Archuleta for a touchdown.

Torry Holt caught nine passes for 163 yards in the first three quarters and Kevin Curtis' 10-yard catch on the first play of the fourth quarter was the go-ahead score for the Rams (2-1).

Steve McNair was 24-of-39 for 261 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Titans (1-2).

JAGUARS 26, JETS 20 (OT): At East Rutherford, N.J., Byron Leftwich threw a 36-yard touchdown to Jimmy Smith in overtime for Jacksonville. Leftwich went 16-of-23 for 176 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Jets quarterback Chad Pennington left in the third quarter after straining his shoulder, the same one in which he had a torn rotator cuff repaired in the offseason, but returned in the fourth when backup Jay Fiedler hurt his shoulder. He directed the drive to Mike Nugent's 25-yard field goal that tied it at 20.

Pennington finished 9-of-19 for 76 yards and two interceptions.

Fred Taylor had a career-high 37 carries for 98 yards and a touchdown for the Jaguars.

VIKINGS 33, SAINTS 16: At Minneapolis, Daunte Culpepper threw for 300 yards and Minnesota (1-2) took advantage of two Saints turnovers deep in their end to take a 24-0 lead in the first half. Deuce McAllister's 1-yard touchdown run with under 12 minutes left made it 24-16 before yet another mistake by New Orleans (1-2) — a taunting penalty by Dwight Smith — led to a 28-yard field goal by Paul Edinger, his fourth of the game.

The Saints, rendered nomads after Hurricane Katrina devastated their city and tore up the Superdome, were listless and sloppy again in their third straight road game. The Saints committed four turnovers and 14 penalties, one of which negated an interception in Vikings territory and another that took away a punt return for a TD by Donte Stallworth.

BENGALS 24, BEARS 7: At Chicago, Cincinnati, which entered the game with a league-leading 10 takeaways, picked off Chicago quarterback Kyle Orton five times and became the first NFL team in 34 years to intercept five passes in consecutive games. Madieu Williams, Keiwan Ratliff, Tory James, Deltha O'Neal and Brian Simmons each intercepted Orton. The Bengals (3-0) intercepted Minnesota's Daunte Culpepper five times in last week. The 1971 Cleveland Browns were the last to pick off five in consecutive games.

Carson Palmer of the Bengals was 16-of-23 for 169 yards and three touchdowns, two to Chad Johnson.

Thomas Jones rushed for 106 yards and scored the Bears' lone touchdown, a 2-yard run early in the fourth quarter.

SEAHAWKS 37, CARDINALS 12: At Seattle, Shaun Alexander scored twice in a 30-second span early in the third quarter for Seattle, which was scoreless in the second half in its first two games. Alexander finished with 140 yards on 22 carries, the 24th 100-yard game of his career, tying him with Chris Warren for the most in team history. Matt Hasselbeck finished 20-of-31 for 242 yards, and Darrell Jackson had eight catches for 125 yards for Seattle (2-1).

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Arizona (0-3) lost quarterback Kurt Warner to a right groin injury in the first half. He was 8-of-13 for 105 yards and was sacked once. Backup Josh McCown finished 10-of-23 for 97 yards and an interception. Neil Rackers kicked four field goals the Cardinals, who have one offensive touchdown this season.

COWBOYS 34, 49ERS 31: At San Francisco, Keyshawn Johnson caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Drew Bledsoe with 1:51 to play to complete Dallas' rally from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Johnson's score capped a precise 76-yard scoring drive by the Cowboys (2-1). Bledsoe was 24-of-38 for 363 yards, passing Joe Montana for eighth place on the NFL's career passing list with his first 300-yard game since Sept. 14, 2003. Terry Glenn had 137 yards receiving and Julius Jones rushed for two scores.

Brandon Lloyd caught an 89-yard touchdown pass and safety Tony Parrish returned one of his two interceptions for a score for the 49ers (1-2), who seemed ready to match their win total from last season, when they finished with the NFL's worst record.

CHARGERS 45, GIANTS 23: At San DIego, San Diegans booed Eli Manning with fervor and exhorted LaDainian Tomlinson and the Chargers to a 45-23 win. Tomlinson ran for 192 yards and three touchdowns, and threw for another score to lead the Chargers on a night that left thousands of ear drums ringing, especially Manning's. Drew Brees threw two touchdowns for the Chargers (1-2). Manning threw for a career-high 352 yards and two touchdowns for the Giants (2-1).

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