NFL capsules: Chargers miss chance vs. Pats
Patriots 23, Chargers 20
SAN DIEGO — New San Diego kicker Kris Brown missed a 50-yard field goal attempt with 23 seconds left as New England escaped with a win.
Brown lined up to try a 45-yarder that would have forced overtime, but guard Louis Vasquez was whistled for a false start. Moved back five yards, Brown's attempt was long enough but bounced off the right upright. Brown was signed last week because Nate Kaeding has an injured groin.
Leading by three with two minutes left, New England gambled on fourth-and-1 from its 49 and BenJarvus Green-Ellis was stuffed for a 1-yard loss by Antwan Applewhite. Coach Bill Belichick had challenged the spot of the previous play and lost, costing him his final timeout. San Diego then moved to the 27.
New England (5-1) pulled into a tie with the idle New York Jets atop the AFC East. The Chargers fell to 2-5.
Seahawks 22, Cardinals 10
SEATTLE — Olindo Mare kicked five field goals, Matt Hasselbeck threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams and Seattle took advantage of five Arizona turnovers.
The Seahawks (4-2) took over first place in the NFC West despite an unimpressive performance. Four times in the second half, Seattle had possession inside the Arizona 20 and settled for Mare field goals on each occasion.
Arizona rookie quarterback Max Hall didn't make it through the third quarter, getting knocked out of the game with a "blow to the head" on a sack by Chris Clemons on what looked to be a clean hit. Derek Anderson led a pair of scoring drives, but the Cardinals couldn't get closer.
Falcons 39, Bengals 32
ATLANTA — Roddy White had a spectacular day for Atlanta, catching 11 passes for 201 yards.
The Falcons (5-2) squandered a 24-3 halftime lead, falling behind when Cincinnati (2-4) took advantage of two turnovers and ripped off 22 straight points in the third quarter.
White put the Falcons ahead to stay with his second touchdown, an 11-yard reception early in the fourth. He then made a leaping catch on the 2-point conversion to make it 32-25.
After Cedric Benson's fumble, Michael Turner scored on a 3-yard run for a two-touchdown lead. Chad Ochocinco gave the Bengals a chance with a late 8-yard TD catch, but the Falcons recovered the onside kick.
Titans 37, Eagles 19
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kerry Collins threw three touchdowns to Kenny Britt, who had the best game of his career two days after being involved in a bar fight, and Tennessee scored 27 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
Britt had the best receiving game in the NFL this season. He caught touchdown passes of 26, 80 and 16 yards and finished with seven receptions for 225 yards — all career highs for the second-year player on a day when he didn't start as punishment for his role in the fight.
The Titans (5-2) won their NFL-best 12th straight over the NFC with Collins making his first start in a year. Vince Young was sidelined by a sprained left knee and ankle that had him still limping in pregame warmups.
The Eagles (4-3) blew a 19-10 lead despite sacking Collins three times and forcing him into three turnovers.
Buccaneers 18, Rams 17
TAMPA, Fla. — Josh Freeman led another Tampa Bay fourth-quarter comeback, throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to Cadillac Williams with 10 seconds remaining.
Connor Barth kicked four field goals for the Bucs (4-2), who trailed 17-3 before battling back to surpass their win total for last season.
Sam Bradford threw two short touchdown passes and Steven Jackson became the Rams' all-time leading rusher before things unraveled for St. Louis (3-4). Jackson finished with 110 yards on 22 carries, hiking his career total to 7,324.
Browns 30, Saints 17
NEW ORLEANS — David Bowens returned two of Drew Brees' four interceptions for touchdowns and the Browns stunned the defending champion Saints.
Rookie Colt McCoy passed for only 74 yards but got his first win as an NFL starter — a desperately needed one for the struggling Browns (2-5).
Scott Fujita and Sheldon Brown also had interceptions for Cleveland. Brees was sacked three times, once by Fujita, a defensive leader for the Saints last season.
The Saints (4-3) trailed all game and got no closer in the second half than 20-10 on Brees' 11-yard pass to David Thomas early in the fourth quarter.
Chiefs 42, Jaguars 20
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Derrick Johnson returned an interception for a score and Matt Cassel threw two TD passes to Dwayne Bowe for Kansas City.
The Chiefs (4-2) ran for 236 yards and three TDs while overcoming several penalties.
Jacksonville's Todd Bouman, who hadn't thrown a TD pass in the regular season since 2005, was signed this week after David Garrard sustained a concussion and backup Trent Edwards hurt his thumb.
Still, the Jaguars (3-4) trailed by only one point late in the third when Bouman stepped up and threw an ill-advised pass to Johnson, who made a juggling interception and ran 15 yards for a TD that put KC on top 28-20 with 5:13 left in the third.
Bouman was 18 for 34 for 222 yards and two TDs and two interceptions.