Three rookie QBs took the helm on Sunday and were all impressive despite failing to lead their teams to victory.

Calling the Chicago Bears an offensive juggernaut might seem to defy logic, tradition and the lineage of gritty defenders from Butkus to Singletary to Urlacher. Believe it. Getting a huge boost from their trademark defense, the Bears scored the first five times they had the ball Sunday and ruined the homecoming of former coach Dick Jauron with a 40-7 drubbing of Jauron's Buffalo Bills to go 5-0 for...

Defensive end Adewale Ogunleye and defensive tackle Ian Scott were inactive for Chicago's game against Buffalo on Sunday, leaving the Bears without two starting linemen on the league's stingiest defense. Ogunleye, out with a hamstring injury, had missed practices during the week but was expected to play.

Running back Clinton Portis' return has sparked a Redskins offense that got off to a slow start.

After dismantling the Seahawks on Sunday, the undefeated Bears are atop the rankings for the first time.

J.P. Losman and the young Buffalo Bills were efficient and composed, if unspectacular. On Sunday against the sputtering Minnesota Vikings offense, that was good enough. Losman played mistake-free in a 17-12 victory over the Vikings, and the Bills showed enough poise -- while getting a good bounce or two -- to prevent another Minnesota last-minute comeback.

Buffalo quarterback J.P. Losman did just enough to hold off another comeback by the Minnesota Vikings. Losman passed for 222 yards and a touchdown and set up another score with a 15-yard scramble Sunday to help Buffalo beat Minnesota 17-12. The Vikings threatened on their final drive -- getting as far as the Bills' 16-yard line -- but with no timeouts left, Vikings receiver Billy McMullen failed to...

Vikings starting linebacker Ben Leber was listed as inactive for Minnesota's game Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, who were without linebacker Takeo Spikes for the third straight game. Leber sprained his left knee in a 19-16 loss to Chicago last weekend. His injury forces the Vikings to shift reserve middle linebacker Dontarrious Thomas to the strong side.

Not surprisingly, there was a lot of feedback … and criticism in response to the Reggie Bush investigation.

If Roscoe Parrish grew an inch every time someone knocked him for his lack of size, the Bills receiver would be bigger than Goliath. No such luck, though. "I was always the smallest guy, even when I started Pop Warner football," said Parrish, generously listed at 5-foot-9 and 169 pounds, by far the smallest player on Buffalo's roster.

The surprising thrashing of the Falcons on Monday night has catapulted the Saints into the rankings' top 12.

The Saints stymied the Falcons' rushing attack by clogging the running lanes and disrupting Michael Vick.

SCOREBOARD Monday night, Oct. 2 Green Bay (1-2) at Philadelphia (2-1). Brett Favre against Donovan McNabb always is an intriguing matchup. STARS Passing -- Mark Brunell, Redskins, went 18-for-30 for 329 yards with three touchdowns in a 36-30 overtime win over the Jaguars. -- Marc Bulger, Rams, was 26-of-42 for 328 yards and three touchdowns in St.

Chad Pennington made up for the New York Jets' lack of a running game. Pennington capped three drives of 58 yards or more with touchdowns, and linebacker Victor Hobson's 32-yard fumble return for a score helped the Jets to a 28-20 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The Jets (2-1) won despite allowing 475 yards offense, while managing a mere 256 of their own, including a meager 74 yards...

Top this, Tiger. For Brian Moorman, the only thing missing is a green and a flagstick: The Buffalo Bills punter has found his short game on the football field. "I got the 9-iron out," said a smiling Moorman, whose 20-handicap as a golfer was easily eclipsed by his remarkably accurate ability to land five of six punts inside the Dolphins 20 in Buffalo's 16-6 win at Miami last weekend.

NEW YORK (Ticker) - The Manning brothers have another reason to celebrate.

With their stingy D and improved offense, the Jags have matured into a team capable of playing deep into January.

No, Bruce Smith is not back leading Buffalo's pass rush. The eye-popping numbers, though, sure are reminiscent of Smith's heyday for the suddenly sack-happy Bills. Seven sacks, seven hits on the quarterback, one forced fumble and an interception added up to a convincing statement for a young, no-name unit that keyed a 16-6 win at Miami on Sunday.

Carolina linebacker Dan Morgan is not considering retirement despite a history of concussions, the latest of which has cost him three games so far this season. Morgan has not played since having what's believed to be his fifth concussion early in the Panthers' Sept. 10 season-opening loss to Atlanta.