Vikings 20, Titans 3: Defense makes a difference
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MINNEAPOLIS -- In terms of beauty, Sunday&#39;s 20-3 Minnesota Vikings win had all the appeal of a glow-in-the-dark, velvet portrait of a group of dogs playing poker around a table.
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The Vikings drove the ball impressively on a tough Philadelphia Eagles defense, but their red zone failures left Minnesota short of victory, long on respect.
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Every time the New Orleans Saints got in the end zone, the Minnesota Vikings were able to respond. A bomb to Randy Moss here. A nifty catch just in front of the end zone by Marcus Robinson there.
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The Tennessee Titans are doing a great job of holding onto the ball. Now, they have to find a way to get into the end zone.
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Kansasâ offense may not have been able to post a whole lot of yards, but they were able to take advantage of several opportunities created by the defense.
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For a change, the Vikings' defense produces a long touchdown as tackle Kevin Williams rumbles for a 77-yard touchdown after a fumble to beat the Jaguars, 27-16.
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Still smarting from a lackluster performance against the Vikings, the Redskins' defense vows to play more disciplined against the Cowboys.
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Daunte Culpepper threw two interceptions, but that was the only thing stopping Culpepper and the Vikingsâ impressive offense Sunday night.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Steve McNair returned to the lineup, and the Tennessee Titans returned to form. McNair threw a touchdown pass, directed two other scoring drives, and the injury-plagued Titans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 18-15, yesterday.
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The Giants beat the Minnesota Vikings in convincing fashion, despite not scoring through the air. Kurt Warner threw the ball only 21 times, completing 13 of those passes.
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The Dallas defense hinted at an all-out blitz early in the second quarter, and Daunte Culpepper saw it coming. He alerted his Minnesota teammates, stepped back into the shotgun and calmly threw a soft pass over the line for a 63-yard touchdown that put the Vikings ahead for good in last Sunday's season-opening victory over the Cowboys.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. - Chris Brown had touchdown runs of 37 and 29 yards as the Tennessee Titans beat the stumbling Green Bay Packers 48-27 on Monday night.
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Chris Brown runs for 175 yards, Vince Young and LenDale White combine for another 88 and the Titans run over the Jaguars in a 13-10 victory Sunday.
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Vince Young and the Titans did it again &#151; spectacularly.
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Praise the Bears defense. It saved the day for Chi-town yesterday at the Coliseum. Appropriately enough, the game ended on a big Chicago defensive play, a safety in overtime as Titans quarterback Billy Volek was sacked in the end zone.
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Brian Urlacher intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble and the battered Bears defense looked like the playmaking unit of old as the Chicago Bears held a 3-0 lead over the Minnesota Vikings after the first quarter on Monday night.
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Peyton Manning had plenty of help from the Colts. Steve McNair didn&#39;t get the same treatment from his Titans in the first game between the NFL&#39;s co-MVP quarterbacks.