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SCOREBOARD

Monday, Sept. 27

Dallas (1-1) at Washington (1-1) (7 p.m. EDT). An old-time franchise rivalry with a new twist, as coaches Bill Parcells and Joe Gibbs renew acquaintances.

STREAKS

San Francisco's 34-0 loss at Seattle ended a 420-game streak of not being blanked for the 49ers, an NFL record. ... Brett Favre, Packers, has thrown TDs in 28 straight games. He threw four TD passes against the Colts and tied Dave Krieg for the third-longest streak in NFL history. ... New Orleans' 28-25 overtime win at St. Louis broke the Rams' 15-game regular-season home winning streak. ... Titans RB Chris Brown snapped the Jaguars' NFL-best streak of 17 games without allowing a 100-yard rusher as he ran for 101 yards in a 15-12 loss. ... Seattle has won 10 straight at home going back to 2002.

STATS

The Falcons are 3-0 for the first time since 1986, when they finished 7-8-1. They are 3-0 for only the third time in their 39-year history. ... QB Michael Vick, Falcons, ran for 58 yards on a bootleg — the longest carry of his career — in the 6-3 victory against Arizona. ... The Eagles are 3-0 for the first time since 1993. ... Carson Palmer, Bengals, was sacked four times and threw three interceptions in a 23-9 defeat against Baltimore. ... Atlanta forced four fumbles in its 6-3 win over Arizona. ... San Diego fell to 1-9 in Denver since 1995. ... Seattle (3-0) has allowed only 13 points in its first three games. ...

SWINGS

QB Michael Vick, Falcons, struggled in a 6-3 win over Arizona. One week after accounting for 288 yards rushing and passing in a victory over St. Louis, he was sacked five times, turned the ball over three times and went just 10-of-20 for 115 yards. ...The Chiefs are the fourth team since 1990 to start 0-3 after making the playoffs the previous season. Kansas City, 13-3 a year ago, hasn't started this badly since opening the 1980 season 0-4. ...The Rams rushed for 78 yards on only 15 carries against the Saints, who allowed an NFL-high 174.5 yards per game the first two games. ...

SPEAKING

"Hey, I'm a running back. It's not like they pulled me out of the front office and said 'Deuce is out, do you know how to play some running back?' " — Saints backup RB Aaron Stecker after his first 100-yard game, a 106-yard effort against St. Louis that included a 42-yard TD run.

"Now our guys can see what a championship-caliber team is like. We've got a ways to go." — Lions coach Steve Mariucci after a 30-13 loss to unbeaten Philadelphia.