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D10 LOSANGELESTIMES From the Associated Press IRVING, Texas Terrell Owens stood on a star logo at Texas Stadium again. This time, it led to a standing ovation. Owens capped his turnaround from local scourge to fan favorite by catching three second-half touchdowns, taking the Dallas Cowboys from a tight game against the Houston Texans to an easy 34-6 victory. think this is a good start for said Owens, who broke a three-game scoring drought, his longest since 2000, with his first three-touchdown game since the night of his infamous skit with one of the in 2004. is something to build he said.

was a lot of All the Cowboys (3-2) probably enjoyed this one, from the offense putting up 31 points after halftime, scoring on five of six possessions, to the defense not giving up a touchdown for the second straight home game. It was an emphatic recovery from a tough loss to Philadelphia last week and a way of avenging an embarrassing loss to the Texans (1-4) four years ago. Yet the story was Owens and, for the first time since he joined Dallas, it was all good news. Until Sunday, his Cowboys tenure was marked by problems: The hamstring injury that kept him off the field for most of the exhibition season, a fine for being late to work, a broken hand, an accidental overdose, screams of am I during and after the loss against Philadelphia and a shouting match this week with passing game coordinator Todd Haley. Tension seemed to be mounting again as Owens went nearly the entire first half without a catch and with passes rarely coming his way.

Then Haley and Drew Bledsoe made up for it. Owens caught a three-yard touchdown on the opening drive of the third quarter. He stretched the lead by making a nice adjustment on a 21-yard pass caught in the end zone between two Texans, then capped his big day with atwo-yard touchdown. was his Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. pleased we got Bledsoe was 17 of 28 for 168 yards with no turnovers.

Houston led, 6-3, at halftime, then ruined its comeback chances when quarterback David Carr threw passes for interceptions on consecutive drives and Edell Shepherd fumbled on a kickoff return. Dallas turned all three takeaways into points. make the plays; my said Carr, who was 15 of 27 for 128 yards with the two interceptions, matching his total coming in. a team like this, you have to be DALLAS 34, HOUSTON 6 Owens Is Star in Easy Victory From the Associated Press LaDainian Tomlinson set a franchise scoring record with a career-best four touchdowns rushing, and Philip Rivers passed for a career-high 334 yards and two more scores in the 48-19 victory Sunday over the host San Francisco 49ers. Antonio Gates and Vincent Jackson caught scoring passes from Rivers, who was practically perfect as the Chargers rolled to their first 4-1 start since 2002.

Rivers completed 29 of 39 passes with a poise beyond his five career starts, easily picking apart an injury-riddled secondary on a defense that already has given up 194 points this season. Tomlinson rushed for just 71 yardsbut surpassed Lance Chargers record with his 84th career touchdown in the first quarter. He added three more on similarly short runs, each punctuated with a ball flip and a wave. His third score came 33 seconds before halftime with an astonishingly high leap over the goal-line pile. was the highest vertical leap I have ever seen a guy Chargers Coach Marty Schot- tenheimer said.

was like he almost cleared everybody who was in front of him, blocking and defending. That was pretty impressive stuff, but those things with L.T. become a bit The three-time Pro Bowl running back scored four touchdowns on three runs and a reception against the Jets last season, but had never rushed for four scores in a game. Tomlinson thought nothing of his safety before his leaping touchdown. think my lineman was standing up, so I knew I had to get over Tomlinson said.

recall seeing Walter Payton do that, and even Emmitt Smith guys I look up to. Each time I do it, my wife is killing me. doing just wait and see what she says when I come San Diego scored 35 first-half points against the 49ers (2-4) and ended up equaling its highest-scoring performance since 1986. The Chargers also scored 48 against Buffalo last season. Schottenheimer play it safe for a change, either: Rivers and Tomlinson stayed in the game with a 22-point lead in the final minutes, finally adding last touchdown with 4:20 left.

And San Diego seemed to need plenty of points for a change: In the fourth home game in five weeks, Alex Smith kept one of the top defenses on its heels with a strong first half before fading. Smith completed 20 of 31 passes for 214 yards for the 49ers, who were shut out in the second half. Carolina 23, Baltimore 21 Jake Delhomme threw for a career-high 365 yards and two touchdowns, and the Panthers (4-2) slipped past the Ravens (4-2) at Baltimore for their fourth consecutive victory. Steve Smith had eight catches for 189 yards and a touchdown, and John Kasay kicked three field goals for Carolina. The Panthers limited Baltimore to 80 yards fourth consecutive game they limited the opposition to less than 100 yards on the ground.

It was enough to ruin a redemption scenario for Ravens backup quarterback Kyle Boller, who entered the game in the first quarter after Steve McNair sus- tained a sprained neck and a concussion while being sacked. Boller completed 17 of 31 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns, two on deflected passes that Mark Clayton turned into scores. had an opportunity to go out there and do some things but we came up said Boller, who had been relegated to backup duty since the Ravens obtained McNair in an off-season trade with Tennessee. I can do is go out there and give my best and try and move the X-rays and a CT scan on neck, and an MRI on his head, were all negative. Detroit 20, Buffalo 17 Roy Williams had 10 receptions for 161 yards and scored a touchdown, and Kevin Jones ran for a season-high 127 yards and a score to lead the Lions (1-5) over the Bills (2-4) at Detroit.

Jonathan Ferrey Getty Images ANOTHER PLANE: LaDainian Tomlinson had enough lift to impress even his coach on the way to four rushing touchdowns in the 48-19 victory over the 49ers. INTERCONFERENCE Tomlinson Keeps Chargers on Higher Level From the Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. There was no doubt in Michael mind. When he lunged for the end zone, he had the football and the Tampa Bay first victory firmly in his grasp. knew I said Clayton, whose eight-yard touchdown reception with 35 seconds remaining gave theBuccaneers a 14-13 victory over theCincinnati Bengals.

was our time. This team has been through so touchdown his first in 19 games was ruled an incomplete pass before the call was overturned by replay. The Bengals (3-2) thought they had won when Clayton put the nose of the ball over the goal line on the fourth-down play only to have it knocked loose when he landed on the ground. Referee Mike Carey reversed the call, setting off a wild celebration on the home sideline. know only one win and this is not the NFC defensive tackle Anthony McFarland said.

got to start somewhere, and we start with The winning touchdown finished off a rollercoaster performance by rookie quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, making his second start for the Buccaneers in place of Chris Simms, who is injured. The sixth-round draft pick also threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Alex Smith but spent much of thegame looking like the inexperienced quarterback he is. Carson Palmer threw a 33- yard touchdown pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and Shayne Graham kicked field goals of 37 yards and 47 yards for Cincinnati. The Bengals marched into Buccaneers territory in the closing seconds, but yard field-goal attempt as time expired was short and off the mark.

Tampa Bay (1-4) avoided its first 0-5 start since 1996 and put an end to eight- game winning streak against NFC opponents. Gradkowski completed 25 of 44 passes for 184 yards and one interception. Palmer was24 for 37 for 261 yardswithno interceptions. He was sacked twice. TAMPA BAY 14, CINCINNATI 13 Score Gives Buccaneers Their First Win Please present this ad to receive special rate.

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