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Colts beat Ravens 17-15 to go to 10-0
Associated Press
2009-11-23 09:56 AM
The undefeated Indianapolis Colts found yet another way to win a close game, beating the Baltimore Ravens 17-15 on Sunday to secure their 19th straight victory.

The win, secured on former Ravens kicker Matt Stover's go-ahead field goal, gave Indianapolis the second-longest streak in NFL history behind a 21-game run by the New England Patriots (2006-08).

Much to the dismay of the Ravens and their fans, Stover booted the decisive field goal with 7:02 left as the Colts improved to 10 consecutive wins this season. Colts linebacker Gary Brackett then intercepted Joe Flacco's pass at the Indianapolis 13 with 2:42 remaining, and the Colts kept the ball until the closing seconds.

Saints 38, Buccaneers 7

At Tampa, Florida, Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns as the Saints shrugged off a slow start defensively to remain unbeaten.

Robert Meacham caught touchdown passes of 4 and 6 yards in the first half, helping the Saints to their first 10-game winning streak in franchise history.

Chiefs 27, Steelers 24, OT

At Kansas City, Ryan Succop kicked a 22-yard field goal with 8:28 left in overtime after Chris Chambers' 61-yard catch-and-run as the Chiefs ended a team-record 10-game home losing streak.

The Super Bowl champions, with Charlie Batch replacing a shaken-up Ben Roethlisberger in overtime, had to punt on their first possession. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Roethlisberger's injury was a "concussion-oriented thing."

Succop, the final player drafted in April, kicked the game-winner for the Chiefs' first home victory in more than a year.

Chargers 32, Broncos 3

At Englewood, Colorado, Philip Rivers led the Chargers into sole possession of first place in the AFC West division with a drubbing of the Broncos.

The Chargers have won five straight and the Broncos have dropped four in a row, turning the division race upside-down. Just five weeks ago, the Chargers trailed the Broncos by 3 1/2 games.

Rivers was a crisp 17 for 22 and led San Diego to scores on seven of 10 drives. Nate Kaeding kicked four field goals and the Chargers also recovered an onside kick, had three sacks and forced three turnovers.

Raiders 20, Bengals 17

At Oakland, California, Bruce Gradkowski threw a 29-yard tying touchdown pass to Louis Murphy with 33 seconds left and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 33-yard field goal after Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff.

Oakland rallied from an early 14-point deficit and trailed 17-10 with 2:06 left when Gradkowski took over at the 20-yard line. He threw a 19-yard pass to Zach Miller, then a 16-yarder to Chaz Schilens on fourth-and-10.

Just when it seemed the game was headed to overtime, Caldwell was stripped by Brandon Myers on the kickoff, giving the Raiders the ball at the 17.

Patriots 31, Jets 14

At Foxborough, Leigh Bodden had three of the four interceptions thrown by Mark Sanchez and the Patriots' defense allowed just one touchdown as they took a two-game lead in the AFC East and sent the Jetsto their sixth loss in seven games.

Vikings 35, Seahawks 9

At Minneapolis, Brett Favre completed a career-high 88 percent of his passes for 213 yards and four touchdown passes as the Vikings delivered their most complete performance of the season.

Favre completed 22 of his 25 throws for the Vikings (9-1). His previous career high was 85.2 percent against Detroit on Sept. 20. But he has only completed at least 80 percent two other times in his previous 18 seasons in the league.

Lions 38, Browns 37

At Detroit, An ailing Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass from 1 yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hanson's extra point with no time on the clock gave Detroit a thrilling win.

Detroit was given the untimed play because safety Hank Poteat was called for pass interference in the end zone when Stafford heaved a desperation attempt. Stafford was hit after his throw to the end zone and appeared to hurt his left shoulder or chest area. He was replaced by Daunte Culpepper.

The Browns, though, gave Stafford a chance to get back in the game by calling a timeout with the ball at the 1-yard line. Stafford returned and connected with fellow rookie Pettigrew to snap Detroit's six-game losing streak.

The Lions (2-8) started the winning drive with 1:46 remaining and no timeouts. Stafford, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, did just enough to rally them for the win _ helped hugely by the call that went against the Browns.

Giants 34, Falcons 31, OT

At East Rutherford, Eli Manning threw for a career-high 384 yards and three touchdown passes, including two to Kevin Boss, to help the Giants end a four-game skid coming off their bye week.

Cardinals 21, Rams 13

At St. Louis, Tim Hightower had 110 yards on 14 carries, the first 100-yard game of the season for a team ranked next to last in the NFL in rushing, helping the Cardinals win for the sixth time in seven games and go to 5-0 on the road.

Cowboys 7, Redskins 6

At Arlington, Texas, Tony Romo led a single scoring drive for the Cowboys, hitting Patrick Crayton for a 10-yard touchdown pass with 2:41 left to preserve first place in the NFC East.

Shaun Suisham put Washington ahead 6-0 with field goals of 45 and 31 yards. But he missed a 39-yard attempt shortly before halftime and a 50-yarder that would've made it 9-0 with 7:06 left. Suisham had been 13 of 13 this season before those misses.

Packers 30, 49ers 24

At Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers threw touchdowns to Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson as the Packers held on after taking a 23-3 lead.

Jaguars 18, Bills 15

At Jacksonville, David Garrard's second game-winning drive in as many weeks gave the Jaguars their first three-game winning streak in nearly two years.

 
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