CHICAGO - Rex Grossman got a win in his NFL debut. Fellow rookie Charles Tillman got the save.
Tillman ripped the ball out of Randy Moss' hands in the corner of the end zone for an interception with 1:02 left to preserve Chicago's victory.
"Charles just wanted the ball more than Randy did," Grossman said.
"Moss is a veteran and I'm a rookie," Tillman said. "He's famous for going up and catching high balls, so I just kind of put two and two together in watching film. I knew it was going to come. He had one hand on it, then I just kind of yanked it out of his hand and that was pretty much it."
Grossman, a first-round pick out of Florida who spent the season watching veterans Kordell Stewart and Chris Chandler, settled in after a shaky start. He was 13-of-30 for 157 yards and was sacked once.
"I felt like I was going to be a lot more nervous than I was," said Grossman, who heaved a long pass on the first play from scrimmage, in which Minnesota was called for pass interference.
Grossman was 3-of-4 on Chicago's third series, which was capped by Anthony Thomas' 1-yard run to put the Bears up 10-0.
Jets 6, Steelers 0
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - A few hours before kickoff, Jets running back Curtis Martin hit the field at the Meadowlands to practice running on the snow.
Whatever he did worked. Martin had 30 carries for 174 yards, finished with 228 all-purpose yards and etched his name in the league record books for New York.
"I went out there early to get used to it and try to use it to my advantage," Martin said. "I said, "I'm going to get a few people today.' I was confident I wasn't going to slip."
Doug Brien hit two field goals and New York's inconsistent defense made three stands in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Pittsburgh had chances, but Jeff Reed missed field goals of 42 and 20 yards wide left as the Steelers officially were eliminated from playoff contention.
Martin stole the game after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on the Northeast. He became the second player to top 1,000 yards in each of his first nine seasons, joining Barry Sanders, who hit the mark each of his first 10 seasons.
In the fourth quarter the Steelers drove deep into Jets territory twice. On the first drive Reed missed the 20-yard field goal and on the second Pittsburgh went for it on fourth down from the 16 and failed.
Chiefs 45, Lions 17
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Trent Green was perfect. In their own way, so were the Lions.
Becoming just the second this season with a perfect quarterback rating of 158.3, Green threw three touchdowns to help Kansas City clinch its first AFC West title since 1997.
The Lions, despite their first 100-yard rushing day in more than a year, did what they've done without fail for almost three full seasons: lose on the road. Their 23rd straight road loss tied the record set by the Houston Oilers in the early 1980s.
A trip to Carolina on Sunday awaits Detroit.
"It's hard, and we're one of a handful of teams that hasn't had any luck on the road this year," coach Steve Mariucci said. "And that happens every year. It just so happens that it's been three years in a row here. And that's hard to deal with."
The Chiefs got three more rushing touchdowns from Priest Holmes, who brought his season total to 22, three short of Emmitt Smith's league record for rushing TDs in a season. Kansas City scored on seven of its first eight possessions.
Green was 20-for-25 for 341 yards and joined Peyton Manning as the only quarterbacks with a perfect rating this season.
Broncos 23, Browns 20 (OT)
DENVER - Ashley Lelie was missing from Denver's offense for more than two months. The Broncos found him in time.
Lelie made a leaping 46-yard catch to set up Jason Elam's 36-yard field goal with six seconds left, then Elam won it in overtime with a 25-yarder.
"I didn't look up and go, "There's Ashley, he's dropped some balls, I better not throw it there,"' said Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer, who threw for 269 yards. "I stepped up and said, "There's Ashley, he's going to make this catch."'
Lelie was Denver's big-play receiver early this season, averaging 22 yards on his first 12 catches. But he caught 14 over the next eight games and has several drops his past three games.
On Denver's final drive in regulation, he caught three consecutive passes and set up Elam's tying field goal by bumping cornerback Michael Lehan off the ball at the Browns 17.
"They never lost confidence in me. I never lost confidence in myself," said Lelie, who had four catches for 71 yards.
Denver has won three straight and leads Miami by half a game for the final AFC wild-card spot. The Broncos also hold a tiebreaker advantage over the Dolphins, who host Philadelphia tonight.
Raiders 20, Ravens 12
OAKLAND, Calif. - When league rushing leader Jamal Lewis faced Oakland's patchwork defense, it was a terrible mismatch.
Lewis and the Ravens were thoroughly beaten, and they also lost their edge in the playoff race.
Jerry Rice caught his second touchdown of the season and the Raiders limited Lewis to 125 yards in snapping Baltimore's three-game winning streak.
The loss dropped the Ravens into a tie with Cincinnati atop the AFC North and the Bengals hold the tiebreaker (3-2 division record versus 2-2). Baltimore hasn't won on the road since Oct.12, losing four straight. The Ravens never got close to the Raiders.
"We're building for next year, trying to make sure this season doesn't taste so bad," Oakland receiver Jerry Porter said.
Zack Crockett scored on a 1-yard plunge set up by Phillip Buchanon's interception return on Baltimore's opening drive. Oakland never lost that lead and snapped its three-game losing streak.
"It's shocking," Lewis said. "They did a better job than we thought they would, and we didn't make the plays we had to make. We weren't aggressive enough. We couldn't finish our drives and plays."
Cowboys 27, Redskins 0
LANDOVER, Md. - After an especially tough dose of Bill Parcells, the entire Dallas defense went out for a Friday night steak dinner and relieved some tension.
It paid off Sunday in the team's first shutout over Washington in 32 years.
Rookie Terence Newman tied a team record with three interceptions, Pete Hunter had two fumble recoveries and an interception, and Troy Hambrick ran for a career-high 189 yards to power the Cowboys.
"It was just a night out, a good break after two weeks of getting slammed the way we have defensively," safety Darren Woodson, reflecting on the two-hour outing called by linebacker and former Buc Al Singleton.
In the mud and driving rain, the Cowboys held Washington quarterback Tim Hasselbeck to a 0.0 quarterback rating and allowed 161 yards, 37 in the second half.
Parcells rode his team hard after last week's 36-10 loss at Philadelphia, but he still has the Cowboys in solid position for a wild-card berth in his first season with the team.
"I kind of put their backs against the wall a little bit," Parcells said. "And they responded well."
The most recent shutout in the series was Dallas' 13-0 win in 1971.
Packers 38, Chargers 21
SAN DIEGO - The Chargers got their wish, and boy did Brett Favre make them pay.
Favre threw a season-high four touchdowns for Green Bay, which made more progress in the NFC North title race.
The Packers tied the Vikings at 8-6 atop the North. The Vikings hold the edge with a better conference record.
The Chargers said last week they'd much rather see Favre with the ball than running back Ahman Green because the QB was playing his seventh game since breaking his right thumb.
"I don't blame them. I'm old and washed up," Favre cracked afterward. "That doesn't bother me."
Favre threw three TDs in the fourth quarter after the Packers fell behind. He was 23-of-33 for 278 yards.
LaDainian Tomlinson gave San Diego a 21-17 lead with 12:10 left. He caught a short pass from Drew Brees and zigzagged through the secondary and into the open field for a 68-yard score.
But 52 seconds later Najeh Davenport returned the kickoff 45 yards to the San Diego 42, and Favre threw a 40-yard score to Robert Ferguson two plays later. With Ryan Longwell's PAT, the Packers led 24-21.
Patriots 27, Jaguars 13
FOXBORO, Mass. - The Patriots gave up a touchdown at home for the first time in five games. Their unbeaten streak is still going strong.
Jacksonville became the first visitor to reach the end zone in Foxboro in more than two months but New England earned its 10th consecutive win.
"We are a very prideful defensive unit," Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson said. "We may not be perfect, but we're pretty good."
The Patriots are 7-0 at home and extended their club-record overall winning streak. They also pushed their streak to 19 quarters without giving up a touchdown in Foxboro before Byron Leftwich threw a 27-yard score to Kevin Johnson with 3:22 left.
That throw in the snow merely reduced the Patriots' 21-point lead and kept them from becoming the first team since the 1932 champion Bears to play five straight home games without allowing a touchdown. They tied the four-game streak of the 1938 Giants, who also won the title.
"They just don't make mistakes and that's why they have the record they do," said Fred Taylor, who gained 57 yards on 16 carries for Jacksonville.
Snow began falling in the third quarter and covered the field by the end.
