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After 40 years of being abused, and dominated by the Steelers Pittsburgh, Cincinnati Bengals refused to be bullied more.

The Bengals beat the Steelers at their own game in their own stadium, building a defense that stifled Ben Roethlisberger and the Super Bowl champions by holding four field goals, and the use of a special team of great games for a victory 18-12 on Sunday that put them in control of the AFC North.

Shayne Graham kicked four field goals in the second half even though the Bengals (7-2) could not convert one opportunity after another to take control. Bernard Scott 96-yard kickoff return in the first quarter was crucial as Cincinnati, despite playing the second half not as running back Cedric Benson and not make the extra point after scoring Scott, followed by a 23-20 win over the Steelers (6-3) on 27 September.

Sweeping the season series for the first time since 1998, the Bengals lead the division by two games, as the jump itself and for the first time in its history, a record division 5-0.

Dolphins 25, Buccaneers 23
In Miami, Chad Henne turned a 77-yard drive in the final 1:10, and Dan Carpenter kicked a field goal from 25 yards with 10 seconds left.
Henne spoiled the comeback of the Bucs led by Josh Freeman, who rebounded from his team in the fourth quarter for the second time in two starts in the NFL. The rookie shook off a horrible first half and led his team to a pair of late touchdowns.

The Dolphins (4-5) won despite losing running back Ronnie Brown with a sprained right ankle in the third quarter. The Bucs (1-8) were unable to build momentum after beating Green Bay a week earlier.
An ill-advised pass was intercepted by Henne set ahead of the Bucs score with 1:14 left.
Henne, a sophomore, finished 17-of-31 for 175 yards and improved to 4-2 as a starter. Williams ran for 102 yards and Brown ran for 82 and a touchdown before the injury.

Saints 28, Rams 23
In St. Louis, Reggie Bush helped the undefeated New Orleans Saints to overcome another set of errors and get the best start in team history.
Bush scored twice for the first time more than a year and Drew Brees offset two interceptions with two touchdowns in the 28-23 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.

Courtney Roby opened the second half with a kickoff return of 97 yards and take Robert Meachem 27 yards early in the fourth quarter gave New Orleans (9-0) enough breathing room to tie the franchise record with nine consecutive victories.

19-yard pass from Marc Bulger to Donnie Avery shaved the deficit to five with 2:44 to go and The Rams (1-8) to New Orleans 32 before Bulger threw incomplete into the end zone on the final play.

Panthers 28, Falcons 19
In Charlotte, North Carolina Delhomme, Jake was the turnover-free for the third straight game, finding Steve Smith for two touchdowns.

Matt Ryan twice seemed to point ahead of Atlanta in the winning unit. First, the kicker declined. Then sophomore problems appeared again.
The Panthers (4-5) a 21-10 halftime advantage, but the victory was not sealed until Ryan Richard Marshall intercepted, setting up 45-yard touchdown to Jonathan Stewart run with 2:07 left.
Previously, Jason Elam missed a field goal from 34 yards that would have given Atlanta (5-4) to the head.

Ryan completed only 7 of his 19 passes for 48 yards and an interception in the first half, often overthrowing receivers and appearing shaken by the pressure of Carolina.

Vikings 27, Lions 10
In Minneapolis, Brett Favre passed for the peak season-344 yards, 201 to Sidney Rice, and Detroit once lost 31 in 33 games.

The Lions (1-8) joined the Houston Oilers in November 21, 1982 through November 4, 1984, as the only NFL team to lose 31 games in a stretch of 33 games, according to statistics.
They've played hard this season several times, as the Vikings can attest, but after a series of injuries in this game and more poor pass coverage that lost its 12th straight at the Metrodome.

Adrian Peterson lost a fumble, but turned 18 carries into 133 yards and two touchdowns for Minnesota (8-1).

Redskins 27, Broncos 17
In Landover, Maryland, Washington Redskins broke the 17 points for the first time this season and ended a run of four defeats.

The Broncos lost their third straight game and had to play the second half with Chris Simms at quarterback Kyle Orton left after an ankle injury.
Denver (6-3) has struggled since opening the season with six wins.
Ladell Betts scored on a -yard run with 2:44 to play. With Clinton Portis inactive after suffering a concussion in last week's loss in Atlanta, Betts made his first start since 2006 and ran for 114 yards on 26 carries.

Jason Campbell completed 17 of his 26 passes for 193 yards for the Redskins (3-6). The burst of 27 points was the highest since Week 2 last season.

Titans 41, Bills 17
In Nashville, Tennessee, Chris Johnson rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and caught nine passes for 100 more.

The Titans (3-6) are on a roll since opening the season 0-6, and you can thank Johnson leading rusher in the NFL and the league's first back to top 1,000 yards this season.
Young also threw for one touchdown and finished with 210 yards passing to win his seventh consecutive start. He also ran five times for 29 yards.

Buffalo (3-6) took Trent Edwards and rookie back Jairus Byrd intercepted a pass in a fifth straight game. But the Bills lost their second straight game.

Jaguars 24, Jets 22
In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Josh Scobee kicked a field goal from 21 yards as time expired after the Jaguars blew a touchdown to drain the clock.

With the Jaguars off the second and 6 out of 10, Maurice Jones-Drew had a transfer in half and went to one knee to give Jacksonville the first and goal with just over a minute play. New York had no timeout left.
David Garrard knelt the ball twice, giving the opportunity Scobee kicked the game winner for the Jaguars (5-4).

It was another devastating defeat for the Jets (4-5), who left his bye week break doing the same kinds of mistakes that plagued them in the first eight games. New York has lost five of six.

Chargers 31, Eagles 23
In San Diego, LaDainian Tomlinson scored twice to continue his climb the race to land and enter the lists, and the Chargers tied atop the AFC West.

Tomlinson won a season-high 96 yards on 24 carries to pass Thurman Thomas and Franco Harris and move into 12th place all time with 12.145 yards. His two touchdowns gave him 146 and he moved past Marcus Allen and third in the list of all time.
The Chargers and Broncos, both 6-3, play next Sunday in Denver.

Donovan McNabb threw for a season-high 450 yards, completing 35-of-55, and two late touchdowns for Philadelphia (4-5). He was intercepted in the end zone by Antonio Cromartie on the last play of the game.
Eagles running back Brian Westbrook was eliminated with another concussion. He had missed the last two games after a concussion during a victory over Washington on Oct. 26.

Chiefs 16, Raiders 10
In Oakland, California, Jamaal Charles scored on a 44-yard for the first touchdown by Kansas City Land of the season and the Chiefs used a late interception to win his seventh straight game in Oakland.

The Chiefs (2-7) have won only five of its last 35 games. But three of those victories have been in the Oakland Coliseum, where Kansas City has the longest winning streak ever by a visiting team.
Ryan Succop made three field goals and Kansas City once again took out a fence against the Raiders (2-7) in the Chiefs first game since the release of corridor Larry Johnson.

The Raiders scored a touchdown on their opening drive and then scored only three points and 202 yards in the rest of the road.

Cardinals 31, Seahawks 20
In Glendale, Arizona, rookie had Beanie Wells in the second half touchdown runs of 10 and 13 yards and Arizona rallied from a two entries for its second home win in five attempts.

Kurt Warner completed 29 of 38 attempts for 340 yards and two touchdowns for the Cardinals (6-3) He stayed two games ahead of San Francisco in the NFC West. Warner also became the player 29 in NFL history to throw 200 touchdown passes and had his game 51st 300 yards, tying Dan Fouts in the fourth on the career list in the NFL.

In early July with an injured chest Jones, sophomore New Justin Forsett rushed for a career-high 123 yards, including a touchdown run of 11 yards for the Seahawks (3-6).
Matt Hasselbeck, who had been bothered by a sore shoulder, was 26-of-52 for 315 yards and a touchdown. He was intercepted twice late in the game.

Packers 17, Cowboys 7
In Green Bay, Wisconsin, Charles Woodson helped the Green Bay defense finally played to their potential against a big time rival, forcing two fumbles and collecting a pass from Tony Romo on the goal line.

That was not enough to beat the Packers (5-4), but could have saved the season after losses demoralizing back-to-back. "
The Packers sacked five times and Romo had 251 passing yards in a murderer momentum for the Cowboys (6-3), who had won four straight. Dallas also lost starting right tackle Marc Colombo to a broken left leg.

Aaron Rodgers scored on a quarterback sneak and threw a touchdown pass to tight end Spencer Havner. Rodgers completed 25 of 36 for 189 yards and a touchdown, but was sacked four times.

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