Pittsburgh steal victory from Patriots

Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers ended the 21-game winning streak of the New England Patriots with a 34-20 victory.

The Philadelphia Eagles are now the NFL’s only remaining unbeaten team and they play at Pittsburgh next weekend.

Double Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Tom Brady was intercepted twice, one of which was returned 39 yards for a touchdown by Deshea Townsend, as the Patriots crashed to defeat for the first time in 399 days.

“I give New England a lot of credit,” said Roethlisberger, only the second rookie quarterback to win his first five starts since the 1970 merger. “They threw a lot of things at us offensively and defensively, but we executed well.”

Terrell Owens had an 11-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter to go along with another end zone celebration as the Philadelphia Eagles remained unbeaten with a hard-fought 15-10 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.

Tiki Barber gained 75 of his 101 yards and both of his touchdowns in the first half as the New York Giants built a 20-point lead en route to a 34-13 rout of the Minnesota Vikings.

Defensive end Juqua Thomas recovered a fumble by Carson Palmer deep in Tennessee territory with 24 seconds left and the Titans held on for a 27-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Veteran Vinny Testaverde passed for three touchdowns and ran for a score as the Dallas Cowboys posted a 31-21 victory over the Detroit Lions.

Demarcus Faggins returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown with 42 seconds remaining as the Houston Texans posted a 20-6 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Cornerback Al Harris intercepted Mark Brunell one play after the Washington Redskins’ potential go-ahead touchdown was wiped out by a controversial penalty as the Green Bay Packers held on for a 28-14 victory.

Willis McGahee rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns to ignite the struggling Buffalo Bills to a 38-14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

Peyton Manning passed for a career-high 472 yards and five touchdowns, but saw his Indianapolis Colts beaten 45-35 by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Shaun Alexander rushed for 195 yards – 119 in the first half – and scored two touchdowns as the Seahawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 23-17 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

Michael Vick tied an NFL record for quarterbacks with his fourth career 100-yard game and he was also effective through the air, leading the Atlanta Falcons to a 41-28 victory over the Broncos in an inter-Conference clash.

Drew Brees completed 22-of-25 passes for 281 yards and a career-high five touchdowns as the San Diego Chargers demolished the Oakland Raiders 42-14.

And in the late-night game, Nathan Vasher returned an interception 71 yards for a touchdown with 3:52 remaining as the Chicago Bears posted a 23-13 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.