Favre Rallies Packers to Another Victory

Brett Favre brought the Pack all the way back, even without Ahman Green.

Favre moved Green Bay into scoring position with a flawless two-minute drill, and Ryan Longwell kicked a 46-yard field goal as time expired, sending the Packers to their fifth consecutive win, 16-13 over the Texans on Sunday at Houston.

Favre completed six of seven passes for 42 yards on the final drive to complete Green Bay’s rally from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter. He finished 33 of 50 for 383 yards with two interceptions and a touchdown.

Favre “gives you confidence that he is going to do something special in those situations,” Packer Coach Mike Sherman said. “To be able to rely on his leadership and abilities at those times gives us an opportunity to win a game like this.”

The Packers, who sputtered on offense throughout the first three quarters, clearly missed injured tailback Green, who was knocked out of the game with a rib injury in the second quarter.

Favre got going in the fourth quarter, leading the Packers on a seven-play, 81-yard drive he capped with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Donald Driver.

Buffalo 37, St. Louis 17 -- Drew Bledsoe connected with tight end Mark Campbell for three touchdowns, and Nate Clements returned a punt 86 yards for a score for the Bills at Buffalo.

It was a dominating effort by a Buffalo team that has won four in a row at home.

Bledsoe answered those calling for rookie J.P. Losman to take over as starter, completing 15 of 24 passes for 185 yards. His only blemish was an interception off Lee Evans’ hand in the first quarter.

The three touchdowns were the most Bledsoe’s thrown since he had three in Buffalo’s 38-21 win over Miami on Dec. 1, 2002.

Bledsoe was so good, his 160 yards passing in the first half were more than he had in 10 of his previous 23 games. And he got his 213th touchdown pass, moving into 19th place ahead of Terry Bradshaw and Y.A. Tittle.

Indianapolis 41, Chicago 10 -- Edgerrin James punished the Bear defense with 204 yards in 23 carries, and Peyton Manning threw four more touchdown passes at Chicago.

The Colts feasted on five Chicago turnovers, four by shaky rookie quarterback Craig Krenzel, who lost two fumbles and threw two interceptions as the Bears’ three-game winning streak ended.

James scored on an 11-yard run with 42 seconds to go in the third quarter to make it 41-3.

He sat out the final quarter, as did Manning, who has 35 touchdown passes this season, 13 shy of Dan Marino’s NFL record set in 1984. Manning was 17 for 28 for 211 yards.

Baltimore 30, Dallas 10 -- Down at halftime and playing without injured running back Jamal Lewis, the Ravens turned to Kyle Boller at Baltimore. Boller threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter, and the Ravens rolled to victory.

The blowout caused Dallas Coach Bill Parcells to finally summon Drew Henson, whose first play as an NFL quarterback resulted in a fourth-quarter fumble that contributed to Baltimore’s 30-point second half.

Subbing for Vinny Testaverde, Henson rebounded to lead the Cowboys on a touchdown drive in the waning minutes and finished six for six for 47 yards, including a one-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Robinson with 40 seconds left.

Boller was 23 for 34 for 232 yards in his third consecutive game without an interception. After being criticized earlier in the season for his erratic play, the second-year pro has sparked the Ravens to five wins in their last six games.

He did so Sunday without help from Lewis, the defending NFL rushing champion, who left in the first quarter with an ankle injury after gaining five yards in two carries. Lewis roamed the sideline in uniform during the second half, but the Ravens evidently didn’t want to risk further injury to his left ankle.

Denver 34, New Orleans 13 -- Reuben Droughns had another 100-yard game to help the Broncos stay atop the AFC West.

Droughns ran for 166 yards and a score at New Orleans, and Jake Plummer threw for 224 yards.

The Broncos had 389 yards in total offense and held the Saints to one touchdown. New Orleans has dropped five of its last seven games, mainly because of a defense that is giving up almost 30 points a game -- second-most in the NFL -- and the most total yards.

Seattle 24, Miami 17 -- Rookie Michael Boulware intercepted a pass by A.J. Feeley and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown with 56 seconds remaining to lift the Seahawks to victory at Seattle.

It was the fourth time this season Feeley has had an interception returned for a touchdown, and his mistake spoiled the debut of interim Coach Jim Bates.

Feeley was trying to throw to Chris Chambers in the right flat when Boulware, a linebacker in college who moved to strong safety this season, caught the ball in stride and raced down the left sideline.