Patriots brush aside Browns to stay unbeaten
Although first-time starter Derek Anderson came in leading the Browns to two wins in their last three games, he was intercepted twice by New England’s Junior Seau in the opening half.
It marked the first two interceptions for the veteran linebacker since 2002.
“It’s the name of the game,” Seau said. “Obviously, you go out there and want to perform well and stop the run and get them into a passing situation. Whenever you make big plays like we did today, it definitely leans in our favor and offense took care of the rest.”
Cornerback Asante Samuel had an interception and forced another one in the first half, as New England took advantage of the turnovers to race to a 20-0 lead.
Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes, completing 22-of-38 passes for 265 yards, and tying an NFL record in the process. Brady joined Steve Young as the only quarterbacks to throw at least three TDs in five consecutive games to begin a season.
The Chicago Bears denied Green Bay’s bid for their first 5-0 start to a season in more than 40 years with a 27-20 win over the Packers at Lambeau Field.
The Bears overcame a sluggish first half and forced five turnovers to beat their NFC North rivals, limiting the Packers to just 98 total yards in the second half.
Super Bowl champions Indianapolis Colts improved to 5-0, shrugging off some key injury absences to beat Tampa Bay 33-14. Kenton Keith, playing in place of injured Joseph Addai, scored two touchdowns, rushed 28 times for 121 yards and scoring on runs of 1 and 7 yards.
In addition to Addai (shoulder), the Colts were playing without wide receiver Marvin Harrison (knee). The Colts’ passing game did not suffer without the latter, as tight end Dallas Clark and wide receiver Reggie Wayne found the end zone.
Quarterback Peyton Manning completed 29-of-37 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns.
In Washington, Jason Campbell completed 23-of-29 passes for 248 yards and two touchdowns as the Redskins routed the Detroit Lions 34-3.
The San Diego Chargers snapped out of their early season slump as Philip Rivers passed for 270 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-3 victory over the Broncos in Denver.
Kurt Warner, who guided the St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl, guided the Arizona Cardinals to a 34-31 victory over his former team. Warner came off the bench to take over when starting quarterback Matt Leinart suffered a fractured left collarbone in the second quarter.
The Tennessee Titans survived five turnovers to hold off the Atlanta Falcons 20-13. The Baltimore Ravens edged the San Francisco 49ers 9-7 thanks to three field goals from Matt Stover. Houston’s Kris Brown drilled a 57-yard field goal — his fifth of the game — with one second remaining to lift the Texans to a 22-19 victory over the winless Miami Dolphins.
In other games, Jacksonville beat Kansas City 17-7, Carolina kept the New Orleans Saints winless with a 16-13 victory and the New York Giants beat the New York Jets 35-24. The Pittsburgh Steelers roared back from their first loss of the season last week with a 21-0 victory over Seattle.
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