Atlanta (2-0) at New Orleans (2-0), 8:30 p.m. EDT. The first game back at the Louisiana Superdome features two surprisingly unbeaten NFC South leaders.

STARSPassing

- Brett Favre, Packers, was 25-of-36 for 340 yards with three touchdowns, joining Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks with 400 TDs, as Green Bay beat Detroit 31-24.

- Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks, threw five touchdown passes in Seattle's 42-30 victory over the New York Giants.

- Marc Bulger, Rams, was 21-of-31 for 309 yards and a TD in St. Louis' 16-14 win at Arizona.

- Carson Palmer, Bengals, was 18-of-26 for 193 yards and four touchdowns in Cincinnati's 28-20 victory at Pittsburgh.

- Donovan McNabb, Eagles, threw for 296 yards and two TDs on 18-of-33 passing in Philadelphia's 38-24 win at San Francisco.

- Tom Brady, Patriots, was 31-of-55 for 320 yards with a touchdown in a 17-7 loss to the Broncos.Rushing

- Brian Westbrook, Eagles, rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a scoring pass in Philadelphia's 38-24 victory over the 49ers.

- Willis McGahee, Bills, had a career-high 150 yards rushing, but Buffalo lost its home opener 28-20 to the New York Jets.

- Ladell Betts, Redskins, had 16 carries for 124 yards and a touchdown in Washington's 31-15 win at Houston.

- Willie Parker, Steelers, rushed for 133 yards and two TDs in Pittsburgh's 28-20 loss to Cincinnati.

- Rookie Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars, had 103 yards on 13 carries in Jacksonville's 21-14 loss at Indianapolis.Receiving

- Keyshawn Johnson, Panthers, had seven catches for 97 yards and a touchdown, and also scored on a 4-yard run in Carolina's 26-24 win at Tampa Bay.

- Andre Johnson, Texans, made 11 catches for 152 yards in Houston's 31-15 loss to Washington.

- Roy Williams, Lions, had seven receptions for a career-high 138 yards and a TD in Detroit's 31-24 loss to Green Bay.

- T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Bengals, had 9 catches for 94 yards and two TDs as Cincinnati topped Pittsburgh 28-20.

- Muhsin Muhammad, Bears, caught nine passes for 118 yards in Chicago's 19-16 win at Minnesota.

- Javon Walker, Broncos, caught three passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in Denver's 17-7 win over the Patriots.Special Teams

- John Kasay, Panthers, kicked field goals of 51, 50 and 49 yards before booting a 46-yarder to win the game with 2 seconds left in Carolina's 26-24 victory over Tampa Bay.

- Matt Stover, Ravens, booted a 52-yard field goal with 20 seconds left in a 15-14 win over the Browns. His 12th career game-winning kick propelled the franchise to its first 3-0 start since moving to Baltimore.

- Robbie Gould, Bears, kicked four field goals to lead Chicago to a 19-16 win at Minnesota.

- Terrence Wilkins, Colts, returned a punt 82 yards for Indianapolis' first such score in five years in a 21-14 win over Jacksonville.Defense

- Victor Hobson, Jets, had a 32-yard fumble return for a score in New York's 28-20 win at Buffalo.

- Mike Patterson, Eagles, returned a fumble 98 yards for a touchdown in Philadelphia's 38-24 win over the 49ers. It was the longest scoring fumble return in team history.

- Antoine Winfield, Vikings, returned one of Rex Grossman's two interceptions for a fourth-quarter touchdown in Minnesota's 19-16 loss.

- Ken Hamlin, Seahawks, had two interceptions in the first quarter of Seattle's 42-30 win over the New York Giants.

MILESTONES

Washington's Mark Brunell broke the NFL record for most consecutive passes completed in a single game when he connected on his first 22 throws Sunday in a 31-15 win over the Houston Texans. The old record was held by Oakland's Rich Gannon, who completed 21 straight against Denver on Nov. 11, 2002. ... Brett Favre threw three TD passes in Green Bay's 31-24 at Detroit, giving him 402 for his career. He and Dan Marino are the only players with 400 or more.

STREAKS

Indianapolis improved its division winning streak to 11 games with a 21-14 win over Jacksonville on Sunday.

STATS

Buffalo outgained the New York Jets 475-256, had 26 first downs to the Jets' 15 and controlled the ball for more than 33 minutes, but lost 28-20. ... Peyton Manning's 2-yard touchdown run in Indianapolis' 21-14 win over Jacksonville was his first rushing score since 2002. ... The New York Giants' 35-0 deficit against Seattle was their first since Sept. 4, 1995, when they lost by that score to Dallas en route to a 5-11 season. ... Charlie Frye has rushed for a TD in three straight games, the first Cleveland QB to do so since Hall of Famer Otto Graham in 1954.

SACKS

Baltimore sacked Cleveland quarterback Charlie Frye seven times and limited the Browns to just 91 total yards in the second half of the Ravens' 15-14 victory Sunday.

SLOPPY

Chicago committed 10 penalties for 82 yards, but won at the Metrodome for the first time since 2001 with a 19-16 victory over Minnesota. ... Arizona's Kurt Warner, who threw three interceptions, fumbled a snap at the St. Louis 18 with 1:46 to play and Will Witherspoon recovered to allow the Rams to hold on for a 16-14 victory. The game featured six turnovers, four by the Cardinals. ... In between Houston's two scores in a 31-15 loss to Washington, Texans quarterback David Carr fumbled on a keeper, fumbled two snaps and had two passes batted down at the line of scrimmage.

ROAD WOES

Tennessee dropped to 1-12 on the road since Nov. 21, 2004, with a 13-10 loss at Miami on Sunday.

STARTS

The Chicago Bears improved to 3-0 for the first time since 1991 with a 19-16 win at Minnesota on Sunday. ... Tennessee's 13-10 loss at Miami dropped the Titans to 0-3 for the sixth time since the franchise was founded in 1960. ... Tampa Bay fell to 0-3 for the 10th time in franchise history after a 26-24 loss to Carolina.

UH-OH-AND-3

Just three teams - the 1992 San Diego Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills - have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn postseason berths. Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Tampa Bay and Tennessee all fell to 0-3 Sunday.

STRONG IN DEFEAT

Detroit's Jon Kitna was 25-of-40 for 342 yards with two TDs, but threw an interception that was returned for a score in the Lions' 31-24 loss to Green Bay on Sunday.

BACK IN ACTION

Steve Smith returned after missing Carolina's first two games with a sore hamstring and had seven catches for 112 yards in the Panthers' 26-24 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday. ... Deion Branch made his Seattle debut after being traded from New England and caught two passes for 23 yards and ran a reverse 8 yards in the Seahawks' 42-30 victory over the New York Giants. ... Clinton Portis scored two touchdowns and ran for 86 yards in his first start of the season as the Redskins beat Houston 31-15.

SIDELINED

Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms had his spleen removed after taking several hard hits in Sunday's 26-24 loss to Carolina and was resting comfortably in a hospital, according to a television report. Simms had a blood transfusion as part of his treatment and was expected to be hospitalized for several days, Peter King said on NBC's Sunday Night Football, citing a conversation he had with Simms' mother, Diana Simms. ... Cleveland running back Reuben Droughns was inactive against Baltimore because of a shoulder injury. ... Philadelphia receiver Donte' Stallworth was a late scratch from the Eagles' lineup against San Francisco with a hamstring injury. ... San Francisco running back Frank Gore strained his abdomen and rookie tight end Vernon Davis cracked a bone in his leg on the same wacky play - a 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Philadelphia's Mike Patterson - during the 49ers' 38-24 loss to Philadelphia.

SPEAKING

``I didn't take anything personal into this game. I didn't come in here thinking, 'It's payback time, let's get these guys.' I came in here thinking it's a divisional game and let's get a win.'' - Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer, who played Pittsburgh for the first time since injuring his knee in the Bengals' playoff loss in January. Palmer helped the Bengals beat the Steelers 28-20 on Sunday.

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``We got outplayed, and outcoached. Write that down.'' - Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey, after New York lost at Seattle 42-30 on Sunday.

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