By The Associated Press

IRVING, Texas - Emmitt Smith broke Walter Payton's career rushing record with an 11-yard fourth-quarter run Sunday, accomplishing a goal the Dallas Cowboys' running back set for himself when he was a rookie in 1990.

Smith finished with 109 yards on 24 carries - both season highs - but he could only stand grim-faced on the sideline as Seattle's Rian Lindell kicked a 20-yard field goal with 25 seconds left to give the Seahawks a 17-14 victory.

The defeat couldn't diminish what the 33-year-old Smith accomplished over his prolific career, which included three Super Bowl championships and four rushing titles.

Midway through his 13th season, Smith has 16,743 career yards. Payton finished his 13-year career in 1987 with 16,726. Smith's TD extended his NFL record for rushing touchdowns to 150.

Payton, who played his entire career for the Chicago Bears and earned the nickname "Sweetness" for his beautiful playing style, died in November 1999 from cancer. He was 45.

On his record-breaking run, Smith cut left, saw a hole and plunged ahead. When an arm smacked his legs and sent him stumbling, Smith put down his right hand to keep his balance and finished off the 11-yard gain.

His TD run came with 5:35 left and tied the game at 14, but Seattle (2-5) had plenty of time to get in position for Lindell's winning kick.

Seattle (2-5) won on the road for the first time this season despite losing quarterback Trent Dilfer to a season-ending Achilles injury in the second quarter. Matt Hasselbeck relieved Dilfer and went 12-of-19 for 131 yards with an interception.

The Seahawks got another scare after the game when receiver Darrell Jackson, who had a concussion late in the game, had a seizure in the locker room and was taken to the hospital. He was in stable condition and was due to be kept overnight.

Dallas (3-5) lost its second straight in the debut of rookie quarterback Chad Hutchinson, who was 12-of-24 for 145 yards, a 39-yard TD pass to Joey Galloway and no interceptions.

Chiefs 20, Raiders 10

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Priest Holmes totaled 184 yards running and receiving, and the NFL's lowest-rated defense held the league's highest-rated offense to one touchdown as the Chiefs beat Oakland.

Kansas City (4-4) had lost five straight to the Raiders (4-3), who have lost three in a row overall.

Mike Maslowski forced Jerry Rice to fumble and recovered the ball on the Oakland 22 with 4:39 left, setting up Trent Green's 4-yard touchdown pass to Tony Richardson with 1:55 to go.

Oakland's Rich Gannon was 35-of-55 for 334 yards and joined Steve Young and Kurt Warner as the only players in NFL history to pass for over 300 yards in six straight games.

Falcons 37, Saints 35

NEW ORLEANS - Jay Feely kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired, giving Atlanta the victory in a game either team could have won.

The Saints (6-2) kicked a field goal with 3:33 remaining to cut Atlanta's lead to 34-28. On the Falcons' next drive, Warrick Dunn fumbled for the second time in the game, and New Orleans took possession at the Atlanta 28. Deuce McAllister ran 16 yards for a score to put the Saints up 35-34 with 2:20 left.

That was enough time for Michael Vick, who drove Atlanta into Feely's range.

Vick completed 16 of 24 passes for 195 yards. He rushed for 91 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Buccaneers 12, Panthers 9

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Martin Gramatica kicked three of his four field goals in the fourth quarter - including a 47-yarder with 5 seconds to play - helping Tampa Bay win the battle between two of the NFL's best defenses.

Gramatica also made field goals of 52 and 53 yards in the fourth quarter, the second one with 1:55 to play to tie the game at 9.

That kick was set up when Steve Smith fumbled away a punt after Carolina (3-5) had held on defense. Tampa Bay (6-2) then got a chance to win it when the Panthers had to punt with 1:20 left to play.

Bills 24, Lions 17

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bills allowed Detroit to drive to their 20 before linebacker London Fletcher tackled James Stewart behind the line of scrimmage on fourth-and-inches with 1:52 left.

Drew Bledsoe then completed a first-down pass to Eric Moulds, allowing the Bills (5-3) to run out the clock.

The Lions (2-5) let Buffalo run off 17 straight points, but they got into position for the tie by recovering Travis Henry's fumble at the Buffalo 29.

Bledsoe finished 21-of-36 for 302 yards and a touchdown

Joey Harrington, who last week rallied the team to a 23-20 overtime win against Chicago, went 20-of-42 for 199 yards.

Vikings 25, Bears 7

MINNEAPOLIS - Playing patient offense and surprisingly tough defense, the Vikings handed the Bears their fifth straight loss.

Daunte Culpepper was 22-of-29 for 216 yards passing, a touchdown and no interceptions. His fumble was the Vikings' only turnover, and the Minnesota defense had a fumble recovery and two interceptions to go with six sacks.

Randy Moss had nine receptions for 119 yards and Michael Bennett ran 29 times for 106 yards to lead the Vikings (2-5).

Chicago (2-5) couldn't get anything going on offense. Chris Chandler, starting for the injured Jim Miller, passed for 176 yards, and Anthony Thomas was held to 18 yards on nine carries.

Broncos 24, Patriots 16

FOXBORO, Mass. - Clinton Portis and Shannon Sharpe showed that the New England Patriots needed more than a week off to solve their problems.

Denver (6-2) moved a half-game behind idle San Diego in the AFC West as Portis, the NFL's top rookie rusher, ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns and Sharpe caught an 8-yard scoring pass.

New England (3-4) lost its fourth straight. The Patriots haven't led at halftime in their last five games, and they fell behind 21-7 despite creating two turnovers.

Brian Griese threw a touchdown pass for the 23rd consecutive game, the longest current streak in the NFL.

49ers 38, Cardinals 28

SAN FRANCISCO - Jeff Garcia passed for 252 yards and threw two of his four touchdown passes to Terrell Owens as the 49ers jumped to a big early lead and held off the Cardinals.

Arizona and San Francisco were tied for first place in the NFC West, but the more experienced 49ers (5-2) scored 24 points before the second quarter was a minute old.

Owens had eight catches for 132 yards, and his TDs covered 21 and 61 yards.

The Cardinals (4-3) rallied in the second half, but Ronnie Heard's third interception of the day - he had none before Sunday - with 5:26 left cut short the comeback.

Texans 21, Jaguars 19

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Defenders Gary Walker and Seth Payne - let go by Jacksonville to the expansion Texans - came back to hurt their old team as Houston won on the road for the first time.

Kris Brown's field goal with 2:11 left was the game-winner, but a trick play set it up. Punt returner Jabar Gaffney threw a lateral to Aaron Glenn, who ran 42 yards to set up the field goal for Houston (2-5).

The Jags (3-4) have lost three in a row, and coach Tom Coughlin said someone spit on him afterward.

Redskins 26, Colts 21

LANDOVER, Md. - With an attack bearing little resemblance to Spurrier's Fun 'n' Gun, the Redskins dominated the Indianapolis Colts' defense with a patient offense that moved the sticks and controlled the clock.

Shane Matthews, unhappy that he was benched three weeks ago, justified his gripe by returning to lead a methodical, almost error-free game.

The Redskins (3-4) broke a two-game losing streak. The Colts (4-3), who have not been impressive this season despite their winning record, have struggled in consecutive prime-time games after last Monday's 28-10 loss to Pittsburgh.

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