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Posted on: Monday, October 2, 2006

T.O. plays, but Glenn stars in Dallas victory

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As long as Drew Bledsoe and Terry Glenn are connecting for touchdowns, they don't mind when Terrell Owens gets all the attention.

In a game that featured T.O.'s appearance five days after an "accidental overdose" and the first NFL start of Tennessee rookie Vince Young, Bledsoe and Glenn hooked up on two 13-yard touchdown passes yesterday and the Dallas Cowboys (2-1) beat the winless (0-4) Titans, 45-14.

Bledsoe sees Owens, the five-time Pro Bowl selection, and Glenn, his former teammate at New England, as the best tandem of receivers he's ever had. Still, Owens is the one who draws extra defensive help.

"When Owens is out there, (Glenn) gets single coverage and you can't cover him one-on-one," Bledsoe said.

Owens did indeed play with his broken right hand protected by a plate and a glove only five days after his hospital visit for an accidental overdose. He caught five passes for 88 yards but also dropped a pass in the end zone he couldn't pull in with his injured hand.

"He caught a couple balls," Dallas coach Bill Parcells said. "You were there. What do you think? I was pleased with the offense."

There was added drama when Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth stomped on Dallas center Andre Gurode's face and was ejected. Gurode needed stitches above his left eye and didn't return because of blurry vision.

Titans coach Jeff Fisher apologized, and Haynesworth was contrite.

"If they suspend me that's fine," Haynesworth said. "Because for what I did, whatever they give me, I deserve it. I did it and it's wrong. That's not the game of football that's not how it's supposed to be played. I let my team down."

Parcells said he didn't see what happened. Neither did Bledsoe, but he wasn't happy.

"There is no place for that in this game," Bledsoe said. "That is something that you hate to see, and something that should not be a part of this game at all."

REDSKINS 36, JAGUARS 30

LANDOVER, Md. — No need for Mark Brunell to gloat about beating his old team. His favorite receiver, Santana Moss, and the rest of the Redskins offense did plenty to leave the Jaguars (2-2) sufficiently embarrassed. Moss leaped between two defenders to catch a 68-yard touchdown pass 1:49 into overtime, the third time he left would-be tacklers behind on the way to the end zone. After blowing two fourth-quarter leads, the Redskins (2-2) won the toss at the start of overtime and needed only three plays to score. Brunell found Moss near the sideline — the play had to be reviewed to make sure the receiver didn't step out of bounds — and Moss left Brian Williams and Deon Grant flat-footed as he snagged the ball on the run.

BILLS 17, VIKINGS 12

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — J.P. Losman passed for 222 yards and a touchdown and set up another score with a 15-yard scramble, and the game ended with the Vikings (2-2) on the Bills' 16-yard line. Losman completed 23 of 32 passes to help the Bills (2-2) snap a four-game home losing streak. Peerless Price scored on an 8-yard touchdown catch and Willis McGahee scored on a 1-yard plunge. Brad Johnson's 29-yard TD pass to Marcus Robinson with three minutes left cut Buffalo's lead to 17-12.

CHIEFS 41, 49ERS 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quarterback Damon Huard, playing for injured Trent Green, played almost flawlessly in the rout, hitting 13 of his first 15 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns while the Chiefs (1-2) seized a 24-0 halftime lead. The 49ers (1-3) were shut out for the first time since 2004.