Milestones
New England's 21st straight overall victory was its 18th straight in the regular season. The 13-7 win over the Jets gave the Patriots the record for consecutive regular-season victories. ... Emmitt Smith, Cardinals, gained 106 yards against Seattle for his 78th 100-yard rushing game, breaking a tie with Walter Payton. Smith passed Payton's career rushing yardage mark two years ago. ... Curtis Martin, Jets, passed Jim Brown for seventh place on the NFL career rushing list. He had 70 yards on 20 carries and now has 12,382 yards compared to Brown's 12,312. ... The eight rushing touchdowns by Kansas City against Atlanta was an NFL record. The Chiefs also had a team record 36 first downs and 540 total yards against Atlanta. ... RB Ahman Green, set a Packers record with his 27th 100-yard game, breaking Jim Taylor's mark.
Streaks
WR Randy Moss left Minnesota's win over Tennessee after aggravating his strained hamstring, ending streaks of 101 straight games with a reception and 10 consecutive games with a touchdown catch. ... The Giants have lost four straight, eight of nine and 13 of 16 after byes since the NFL started giving teams weeks off in 1990. ... Miami won its first game after six straight losses, a franchise record to start a season.
Stats
The Packers scored on their first seven possessions to thrash Dallas 41-20. Brett Favre beat the Cowboys for just the second time in 10 tries. ... San Diego's 17-6 win over Carolina equaled its win total for the entire 2003 season. ... The four interceptions thrown by Buffalo's Drew Bledsoe against Baltimore were three more than he threw in his first five games this season. ... Jacksonville's 27-24 win over Indianapolis marked the fifth time in their five wins the Jaguars haven't clinched the game until the final minute, including a victory over Denver in which the Broncos fumbled within range of the winning field goal.
Swings
The 56 points by the Chiefs were 40 more than they scored last week in a 22-16 loss to Jacksonville. ... Green Bay, which gave up a franchise-worst 48 points at Lambeau to Tennessee two weeks ago, avoided its first 0-4 start at home since 1986 by beating Dallas 41-20. ... Corey Dillon had 22 carries for 115 yards, the first 100-yard runner the Jets have allowed all season. .. The Lions' win over the Giants was their third straight on the road after losing a record 24 straight from 2001 through 2003.
Shouting Matches
Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne got into an uncharacteristic shouting match just before the Colts started their final drive against Jacksonville. "Reggie's one of my favorite players on the team. It was just frustration," Manning said.
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