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PITTSBURGH -- The only thing perfect on a snowy, frigid day when the weather and the offenses were equally awful was San Diego's regular-season record in Pittsburgh.

Make it 0-13.

Ben Roethlisberger stayed away from the mistakes that cost the Steelers their previous two home games, Willie Parker ran for 115 yards and Jeff Reed's third field goal won it -- a 32-yarder with 11 seconds remaining -- as Pittsburgh rallied to beat the Chargers.

The 11-10 final was the first in NFL history.

• Cardinals 26, Seahawks 20: At Seattle, this Cardinals' surge of rewriting their sorry history has now written off Seattle. Kurt Warner completed 32 of 44 passes for 395 yards -- his franchise-record fourth straight 300-yard game -- and J.J. Arrington scored a career-high two touchdowns as Arizona held off the desperate Seahawks.

• 49ers 35, Rams 16: At San Francisco, Shaun Hill and the San Francisco 49ers' beleaguered offense clicked for just one quarter. Still, those 15 minutes were more than enough time to bury the miserable St. Louis Rams.

• Eagles 13, Bengals 13: At Cincinnati, Donovan McNabb expected to keep playing until someone scored, no matter how long it took. Mercifully, the NFL's rules set a time limit on terrible play.

McNabb fumbled and threw three interceptions in regulation Sunday, and the Bengals botched the only scoring chance in overtime, leaving the equally inept teams with the NFL's first tied game in six years.

• Bucs 19, Vikings 13: At Tampa Bay, Jeff Garcia takes pride in excelling in a young man's game. Even if it does take a toll on his 38-year-old body.

"It's that Fountain of Youth I walk up to every single day, trying to keep myself as young as possible," the Tampa Bay quarterback said Sunday after leading the Buccaneers to a victory over Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings.

• Giants 30, Ravens 10: East Rutherford, N.J., the New York Giants needed only two plays to show they could run the ball against Ray Lewis and the NFL's stingiest rushing defense.

Of course, the one that set the stage was a busted play.

Big Brandon Jacobs set up the first of his two short touchdown runs by bouncing to the outside for a tone-setting 36-yard ramble and the Giants (9-1) amassed more than 200 yards rushing for the third straight game in a victory over the Baltimore Ravens.

• Panthers 31, Lions 22: At Charlotte, Jake Delhomme was eager to make up for the worst game of his career. He settled for handing off to his two dynamic running backs.

• Saints 30, Chiefs 20: At Kansas City, Mo., like a slick and experienced salesman, Drew Brees knows how to close.

Kansas City, desperate for a win, scored in the fourth quarter to get within seven points and had the home crowd raising a ruckus.

• Packers 37, Bears 3: At Green Bay, Wis, Hello, Ryan Grant.

Goodbye, "Soldier Field North."

Grant finally hit his stride -- and justified his big contract -- for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown in a dominant victory over the Chicago Bears.

• Colts 33, Texans 27: At Indianapolis, Peyton Manning finally found a way to get the Colts' offense in gear.

He used the pass to create running lanes, mystified the Houston defense with gashing plays, wore down the Texans with a steady repertoire of no-huddle offense and got his teammates playing at full throttle.

• Dolphins 17, Raiders 15: At Miami, the Miami Dolphins showed again they can beat a bad team -- barely. Next comes the biggest game yet in the franchise's revival.

Dan Carpenter nailed a 38-yard field goal with 38 seconds left to cap a 61-yard drive, and the Dolphins earned their fourth consecutive victory Sunday by defeating woeful Oakland.

• Broncos 24, Falcons 20: At Atlanta, Denver pulled out every trick to deal with a rash of injuries, even starting a player on both offense and defense, and the gritty Broncos managed to put a hurtin' on Atlanta's surprising season.

• Cowboys 14, Redskins 10: At Landover, Md., Tony Romo and Terrence Newman were back Sunday night, and so are the Dallas Cowboys, who put themselves firmly back into the NFC playoff race with a 14-10 victory over the Washington Redskins.

Romo overcame a pair of first-half interceptions to complete 19 of 27 passes for 198 yards, and a touchdown pass. to Martellus Bennett.

that put Dallas ahead for good with 10 1/2 minutes left.

stretched, like a child imitating an airplane.

Romo and Newman were back Sunday night, and so are the Dallas Cowboys, who put themselves firmly back into the NFC playoff race with a 14-10 victory over the Washington Redskins.

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