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The Bengals lost ground to two of the three teams in the AFC North as they enjoyed their bye week Sunday, including their next opponent, Baltimore.

The Ravens (3-2) held on to the division lead following a 26-18 victory at Arizona.

Running back Jamal Lewis, who earlier this season broke Corey Dillon's NFL single-game rushing record, set a Ravens record with his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game.

The league's leading rusher gained 131 yards on 21 carries. He had X-rays when he injured his shoulder in the second half, but was fine.

"It was all right," Lewis said. "It was just a little hurt."

Cleveland (3-3) took over sole possession of second place in the North with a 13-7 victory over the Raiders.

It was only the Browns' 10th home victory against 25 losses since their rebirth in 1999.

William Green rushed for 145 yards to become the first Cleveland back to have consecutive 100-yard games since Kevin Mack in 1986.

Pittsburgh fell to 2-4 following a 17-14 loss at Denver. It was the Steelers' third straight loss.

Also Sunday

• The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime, then beat the Green Bay Packers 40-34.

• The Carolina Panthers beat Indianapolis 23-20 in overtime in a battle of unbeatens. The Panthers (6-0), Chiefs (6-0) and Minnesota Vikings (5-0), who had a bye Sunday, are the lone NFL undefeated teams.

• Bill Parcells led the Dallas Cowboys to their fourth straight win, 23-21 over Philadelphia. The Cowboys are 4-1 for the first time since 1995 and lead the NFC East.

• Defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay rebounded from Monday night's devastating loss to Indianapolis with a 35-13 victory over Washington.

AFC North standings

	W	L	PF	PA
Baltimore	3	2	108	92
Cleveland	3	3	92	95
Pittsburgh	2	4	111	146
Cincinnati	1	4	77	106

PF-points for; PA- points against

Sunday's scores
Tennessee 38, Houston 17
Dallas 23, Philadelphia 21
Carolina 23, Indy 20, OT
Miami 24, Jacksonville 10
K.C. 40, Green Bay 34, OT
New Orleans 20, Chicago 13
Tampa Bay 35, Washington 13
Cleveland 13, Oakland 7
New England 17, N.Y. Giants 6
N.Y. Jets 30, Buffalo 3
Baltimore 26, Arizona 18
Denver 17, Pittsburgh 14
Seattle 20, San Francisco 19
Today's game: Atlanta at St. Louis, 9 p.m. TV: Chs. 9,2

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