Patriots' Brady, Moss team up

Tom Brady and Randy Moss connected on two highlight-reel plays as host New England defeated Miami 27-17 on Sunday.

Moss set up the Patriots' first touchdown with a one-handed, 36-yard grab at the Dolphins 1-yard line, then scored on a 71-yard play after catching the ball about 10 yards beyond the line of scrimmage.

Miami's two touchdowns came on possessions on which it used the wildcat most extensively - after gaining just 36 yards on 21 wildcat plays in its previous two games. But New England's quick-strike ability took back the momentum.

The Patriots (6-2) lead the idle New York Jets (4-4) and Miami and Buffalo (both 3-5) in the AFC East. The win was especially important because Miami had been 3-0 in division games and New England only 1-1.

Moss caught six passes for 147 yards. Brady went 25-for-37 for 332 yards, his third straight game with 300-plus yards and team-record 27th of his career.

Also Sunday

Cowboys 20, Eagles 16: Now Dallas can forget about last season's awful finish.

Tony Romo threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Miles Austin midway through the fourth quarter and the host Cowboys beat Philadelphia in the 100th meeting between the division rivals.

On the final day of the 2008 regular season, the Eagles dominated Dallas 44-6 in a do-or-die game for both teams. Philadelphia earned a wild-card berth with that victory, won two playoff contests on the road and advanced to the NFC championship game, losing at Arizona.

The Cowboys (6-2) spent the whole offseason thinking about that horrendous ending.

They got their revenge and took over sole possession of first place in the NFC East with their fourth straight victory.

The Eagles fell to 5-3, and the New York Giants are 5-4 after a 5-0 start.

Titans 34, 49ers 27: Six plays after his 81-yard touchdown run was overturned, Chris Johnson took a pitch from Vince Young and ran 2 yards for a go-ahead score.

Young showed his comeback is legitimate, outplaying fellow first-round draft pick Alex Smith down the stretch. Young has been clutch twice in as many weeks, getting the Titans (2-6) in the end zone when it mattered.

Johnson converted on fourth-and-inches for his TD, making up for those six points negated only a few minutes earlier after video replay determined he stepped out of bounds on the long run. Johnson ran for 135 yards and has 959 halfway through the season.

Host San Francisco (3-5) has lost four straight following a 3-1 start.

Bengals 17, Ravens 7: With Cedric Benson topping 100 yards again, the host Bengals got ahead early and ground one out.

Cincinnati scored on its first three possessions, then spent the rest of its time chasing Baltimore's Joe Flacco around the field.

The Bengals (6-2) can take control of the division by winning next Sunday at Pittsburgh; the Steelers (5-2) play Denver tonight. Cincinnati has won all four games in the division, including a sweep of the Ravens (4-4), who started fast but have self-destructed into mediocrity.

They've been at their worst against the Bengals, who took advantage of three Ravens penalties to pull off a winning drive in Baltimore on Oct. 11 for a 17-14 win.

Cardinals 41, Bears 21: One week after throwing five interceptions, Kurt Warner tied a career high by throwing five touchdown passes for visiting Arizona.

Larry Fitzgerald added 123 yards receiving and two touchdowns.

Warner completed 23 of 32 passes for 261 yards and threw touchdown passes on the first four possessions. Neil Rackers added field goals on the next two, sending Arizona (5-3) to an easy win and Chicago (4-4) to a damaging loss.

Jaguars 24, Chiefs 21: David Garrard threw for 264 yards for host Jacksonville, including a 61-yard touchdown to Mike Sims-Walker.

The Jaguars (4-4), up and down all season, responded in similar fashion following losses to Arizona and Seattle earlier this season. The latest turnaround after a defeat came after coach Jack Del Rio ripped his team's defensive effort in a 30-13 loss at the Titans, calling it "insulting, ugly and embarrassing."

It worked, at least against Kansas City (1-7). Playing without running back Larry Johnson, the Chiefs managed little offense until late in the fourth quarter.

Seahawks 32, Lions 20: Matt Hasselbeck rallied the host Seahawks from a 17-0 deficit with a franchise-record 39 completions, and Seattle avoided the embarrassment of being the first home team to lose to the Lions in 25 months.

Hasselbeck threw an interception on his first play but finished with the first 300-yard passing game in two seasons for the Seahawks (3-5). He was 39-of-51 for 329 yards.

Josh Wilson returned an interception 61 yards for a touchdown with 22 seconds left, the last of five interceptions by rookie Matthew Stafford, the top overall pick playing his second game since missing two weeks with a knee injury.

That kept the Lions (1-7) from finally flying home happy.

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