Fast Break
NFL
Packers suffer first loss
The Green Bay Packers coughed up five turnovers and their chance to remain undefeated, blowing a second-half lead and losing 27-20 to the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.
Brian Griese threw the go-ahead touchdown to tight end Desmond Clark with 2:05 left. Brett Favre drove the Packers to the Bears 31, but threw an incomplete pass and an interception to safety Brandon McGowan in the end zone to end the game.
Green Bay’s loss leaves New England (5-0), Indianapolis (5-0) and Dallas (4-0) as the remaining undefeated team this season. New England defeated Cleveland 34-17 on Sunday and Indianapolis beat Tampa Bay 33-14. Dallas plays at Buffalo tonight.
Sunday’s results
Steelers 21, Seahawks 0
Texans 22, Dolphins 19
Titans 20, Falcons 13
Redskins 34, Lions 3
Giants 35, Jets 24
Cardinals 34, Rams 31
Panthers 16, Saints 13
Patriots 34, Browns 17
Jaguars 17, Chiefs 7
Colts 33, Buccaneers 14
Ravens 9, 49ers 7
Chargers 41, Broncos 3
Bears 27, Packers 20
Tonight’s game
Dallas at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m. TV: ESPN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Whitworth back in rankings
The Whitworth Pirates are ranked 25th in this week’s D3football.com Top 25 after their thrilling 28-21 victory Saturday over previously undefeated Pacific Lutheran.
Mount Union remains a unanimous No. 1.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Everyone loves LSU; Cal No. 2
No doubt about it, LSU is No. 1.
As for the rest of the Top 25, five wild weeks of college football have taken quite a toll.
The Tigers were a unanimous choice for the top spot in The Associated Press rankings released Sunday, receiving all 65 first-place votes from the media panel. The last unanimous No. 1 during the regular season was Ohio State in December.
California is the new No. 2, with its best showing in the AP Top 25 since 1951, when the Golden Bears were No. 1.
Ohio State is No. 3 and No. 4 Boston College has its highest ranking since Doug Flutie had the Eagles fourth in 1984. South Florida is now No. 5.
On Saturday, a week after half the top 10 and nine ranked teams lost, another four top-10 teams and 11 ranked teams overall went down Saturday.