Andersen sets NFL bar with 2,500 points

ATLANTA FALCONS kicker Morten Andersen became the first NFL player to pass 2,500 career points on Sunday night.

The 45-year-old from Copenhagen in Denmark reached the mark by kicking a 36-yard field goal with 3:24 remaining in the second quarter against Carolina. In doing so he stretched his all-time NFL scoring standard.

Andersen, in his 25th NFL season, had made 14-of-19 field goal attempts entering the game for the Falcons, who won the game 20-13.

Elsewhere the San Diego Chargers built a 23-point first-half lead and just held on to beat the Indianapolis Colts 23-21 in an epic clash. Colts’ Adam Vinatieri missed a 29-yard field goal with 91 seconds to play.

It was only the second time in his career that Vinatieri has missed a field goal under 30 yards in the fourth quarter.

Green Bay’s Brett Favre threw three touchdown passes as the Packers demolished Minnesota 34-0. Favre joined Dan Marino as the only NFL passers with more than 60,000 yards.

Shayne Graham kicked a career-high seven field goals to lift the Cincinnati Bengals to a 21-7 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in a battle of struggling AFC North Division rivals.

Meanwhile, Tony Romo threw four touchdown passes as the Dallas Cowboys snapped the New York Giants’ six-game winning streak with a 31-20 victory on Sunday.

Chicago Bears struggled to a 17-6 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

Kurt Warner passed for 259 yards and three touchdowns as the Arizona Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 31-21 victory over the Detroit Lions.

Denver Broncos took advantage of four turnovers to post a 27-11 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Jay Cutler passed for 192 yards and a touchdown as the Broncos (4-5) won for only the second time in the last seven games.

Donovan McNabb threw for four touchdowns as the Philadelphia Eagles rallied for a 33-25 victory over the Washington Redskins.

Buffalo rookie Marshawn Lynch ran for a touchdown and a two-point conversion as the Bills won 13-10 in Miami.

Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 28-13 in Nashville to move into a second-place tie with them in the AFC South.

The Pittsburgh Steelers rallied from a 15-point deficit to manage a 31-28 victory over the Cleveland Browns.

And Marc Bulger passed for 302 yards and two touchdowns to lead the St Louis Rams to their first victory of the season, 37-29, over the New Orleans Saints.