By The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA - Peyton Manning threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, and rookie James Mungro ran for 114 yards and two TDs, leading the Colts past the Eagles.

The Colts (5-4) snapped a three-game losing streak. Philadelphia (6-3) had won three straight.

Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy, in his first season with the Colts after six in Tampa Bay, lost playoff games to the Eagles at the Vet the last two seasons. He was fired two days after Philadelphia beat the Buccaneers 31-9 in an NFC wild-card game last January.

Mungro, making his first career start because Edgerrin James and Ricky Williams are out with hamstring injuries, had TD runs of 6 and 10 yards.

Marvin Harrison finished with six catches for 137 yards.

Donovan McNabb threw for 281 yards and one TD and ran for 62 yards, but he dropped a pass on a critical fourth-and-1 in the third quarter and also lost a fumble.

Rams 28, Chargers 24

ST. LOUIS - The Rams lost four fumbles - two of which were returned for touchdowns - but used two late touchdowns and a successful onside kick to defeat San Diego and win their fourth straight game.

St. Louis (4-5) was led by Marc Bulger's 453 yards passing - the fourth-most in franchise history - and Isaac Bruce, who lost two of the fumbles but caught three touchdown passes, including the 7-yard game-winner with 1:14 to play.

Bulger and Pittsburgh's Tommy Maddox became the first pair of NFL quarterbacks to throw for 450 yards in the league on the same day.

Bruce also caught TD passes of 27 and 34 yards, the latter an acrobatic grab that cut the Chargers' lead to 24-21 with 3:06 to go. He finished with 10 catches for 163 yards.

Having burned all three timeouts in the third quarter, the Rams were forced to try an onside kick, and Dre' Bly recovered at the St. Louis 46 to set up the winning score.

The Rams staged their frenzied comeback without Marshall Faulk, who left with a sprained left ankle during the fourth quarter. He was held to 36 yards rushing on 13 carries and caught six passes for another 36 yards.

Bulger was 36-of-48 with four touchdowns in perhaps his last game before Kurt Warner comes back. Warner's broken pinkie on his throwing hand appears to have healed, and he threw some 40-yard passes during warmups.

LaDainian Tomlinson had 120 yards on 24 carries for the Chargers (6-3).

Giants 27, Vikings 20

MINNEAPOLIS - Kerry Collins threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns and Tiki Barber ran for 127 yards. Barber also scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 8-yard run with 2:43 left.

New York (5-4) moved within a game of first-place Philadelphia in the NFC East. The Vikings are 2-7 for the first time since 1984.

Daunte Culpepper was pulled for Todd Bouman in the third quarter, and Bouman nearly rallied the Vikings. Culpepper was just 9-for-20 for 91 yards.

Michael Bennett rushed 15 times for a career-high 167 yards, his third straight 100-yard game. He scored on a 78-yard burst through the line that gave Minnesota its first lead, 20-19 with 8:36 remaining.

Packers 40, Lions 14

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Brett Favre's sprained left knee gave him no problems in his second start since getting hurt, as he threw for 351 yards and two touchdowns.

The Packers improved their NFL-best record to 8-1 while taking a five-game lead over second-place Detroit (3-6) in the NFC North.

Ahman Green (12 carries for 50 yards) didn't play after halftime with a mild concussion. Najeh Davenport gained 73 yards in 10 carries before hurting his ankle in the third quarter.

Favre had 295 yards passing by halftime and was taken out in the third quarter.

Donald Driver caught 11 passes for 130 yards, and Ryan Longwell kicked four field goals in Green Bay's seventh straight victory - their longest streak in the regular season since 1963.

Saints 34, Panthers 24

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Aaron Brooks threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Donte Stallworth with 31 seconds to play Sunday, and Charles Grant returned Rodney Peete's fumble 34 yards on the final play to preserve the Saints' victory.

The Saints are 7-2, their best start since 1992, and have won five straight over Carolina.

The Panthers (3-6) dropped their sixth straight game. Five of the losses have come in the final four minutes.

Bolstered by the return of Peete - he missed two games with a knee injury - the Panthers took a late 24-20 lead on his 15-yard touchdown pass to Wesley Walls with 3:31 to play.

Deuce McAllister had 71 yards rushing and two touchdown runs.

Brooks threw for 259 yards and one touchdown.

Titans 17, Texans 10

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Steve McNair threw for two touchdowns, and Eddie George rushed for 86 yards as Tennessee defeated the Texans in the first-ever meeting between Houston's current and former teams.

At least the Texans (2-7) signaled that this might soon become an interesting rivalry, as David Carr threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jarrod Baxter with 3:05 left. The Titans (5-4) didn't seal the victory until Lance Schulters intercepted Carr's pass at the Tennessee 46 with 1:11 left.

It was the fourth straight victory for the Titans, who stayed atop the AFC South.

Patriots 33, Bears 30

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Tom Brady hit David Patten on a 20-yard TD pass with 21 seconds left - on a play that was upheld by video review - and the Patriots overcame a 27-6 second-half deficit to win.

The Bears' seventh straight loss was one they'll never forget. Twice in the final minute, video replays didn't go their way in a wild and disheartening finish.

Chicago (2-7) took a 30-19 lead with 5:22 left on Paul Edinger's 32-yard field goal, and the Bears thought they had stopped New England's final drive when defensive lineman Brian Robinson stepped in front of Brady's pass with just under a minute left for an apparent interception.

But Robinson juggled the ball as he was going down before losing it. Officials initially ruled that he'd intercepted the pass and fumbled before teammate Rosevelt Colvin recovered for the Bears.

But officials reviewed the play and said Robinson never had possession, resulting in an incomplete pass. That gave the Patriots one final chance with a fourth down at the Bears 30 with 54 seconds to go.

Brady completed 36 of 55 passes for 328 yards for New England (5-4).

Jaguars 26, Redskins 7

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Outplayed on the field, outcoached on the sideline, the Washington Redskins lost Steve Spurrier's homecoming.

Mark Brunell threw for 194 yards, and Fred Taylor ran for 82 yards and a touchdown to help the Jaguars (4-5) snap a four-game losing streak.

It was a victory Jacksonville coach Tom Coughlin dearly needed - in a matchup against the guy many in Jacksonville felt should have gotten his job after last season.

The Redskins (4-5) saw their two-game winning streak snapped. Shane Matthews directed a 77-yard touchdown drive to open the game, but Washington didn't score again. Matthews finished 27-for-51 for 256 yards with two interceptions.

49ers 17, Chiefs 13

SAN FRANCISCO - Garrison Hearst and Kevan Barlow each rushed for a touchdown, and San Francisco bottled up Priest Holmes and Tony Gonzalez as the 49ers (7-2) notched their sixth win in seven games.

Terrell Owens caught seven passes for just 51 yards, never breaking away for significant yards after a catch, while Jeff Garcia passed for just 175 yards.

Holmes ran for 51 yards and had one reception for the Chiefs (4-5), though he scored his league-leading 16th touchdown on a 12-yard run in the second quarter. He set the franchise record with his 14th rushing touchdown.

Eddie Kennison caught eight passes for 134 yards for the Chiefs. Trent Green was 15-of-27 for 193 yards. Gonzalez had one catch for 6 yards.

Seahawks 27, Cardinals 6

TEMPE, Ariz. - Matt Hasselbeck completed 23 of 31 passes for 260 yards - 4 yards shy of the career best he set a week ago against Washington - and the Seahawks (3-6) scored on all five of their first-half possessions.

Neither team scored in the second half, when Arizona fumbled the ball away three times inside the Seattle 10.

Marcel Shipp fumbled after Arizona had reached the 1- and 5- yard line in the third quarter, with linebacker Marcus Bell recovering both. Jake Plummer fumbled a bad snap from backup center Jason Starkey at the Seattle 8 with 7:30 to go in the fourth.

The Cardinals (4-5) lost their third straight, all to NFC West opponents. Thomas Jones, who rushed for 173 yards in Arizona's victory in Seattle, had just 24 yards on 11 carries.

Jets 13, Dolphins 10

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - John Hall kicked a 28-yard field goal with 2:17 left, and the Jets won for the third time in four games to further scramble the AFC East race.

New York (4-5) moved within a game of the other three division teams: Miami, New England and Buffalo all are 5-4.

One week after shutting down San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson, the Jets held Ricky Williams to 53 yards on 20 carries.

Miami quarterback Ray Lucas, who was 6-3 as the Jets' starter in 1999, was sacked twice by Jets defensive end John Abraham on one key possession, with the game tied at 10.

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