Favre owns all-time win record

Brett Favre picked a near-perfect way to become the winningest quarterback in NFL history.

Favre completed his first 14 passes of the second half and threw three touchdown passes to rally the Green Bay Packers over Eli Manning and the New York Giants at East Rutherford, N.J. The victory was the 149th of Favre’s 17-year career, giving him one more win than Hall of Famer John Elway.

It also gave the Packers their first 2-0 start since they won their first three in 2001.

Favre was 29 of 38 for 286 yards, including 18 of 21 for 147 yards in the second half. Rookie DeShawn Wynn added touchdown runs of 6 and 38 yards.

Broncos 23, Raiders 20 (OT): At Denver, Jason Elam’s 23-yard field goal with 5:48 left in overtime gave the Broncos a win just minutes after Oakland had been celebrating what they thought was their own wild win.

Sebastian Janikowski nailed a 52-yard field goal at 11:13 of overtime. But as the Raiders rushed the field in celebration and Denver hung its heads in defeat, the officials ruled the Broncos called a timeout just before the snap.

On the retry, Janikowski’s kick hit the left upright, giving Denver new life and the ball at their 42.

Texans 34, Panthers 21: At Charlotte, N.C., with Matt Schaub throwing for 227 yards and two touchdowns and backed up by an effective running game, Houston forced three turnovers and recovered from a sluggish start to go 2-0 for the first time in franchise history.

Colts 22, Titans 20: At Nashville, Tenn., Peyton Manning threw for 312 yards and a touchdown and Indianapolis held off Tennessee when their defense stopped Vince Young on a final-drive comeback.

49ers 17, Rams 16: At St. Louis, Dante Hall fumbled while catching a punt and Marcus Hudson recovered for San Francisco, setting up the winning field goal by Joe Nedney.

The Rams’ Jeff Wilkins missed a 56-yard field goal try with 59 seconds to play, the ball falling about a yard short of the goal post.

Buccaneers 31, Saints 14: At Tampa, Fla., Joey Galloway caught four passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns, tormenting New Orleans for the sixth straight game between the NFC South rivals and leading the Buccaneers to a victory.

Steelers 26, Bills 3: At Pittsburgh, Willie Parker ran for a touchdown and 126 yards, and Ben Roethlisberger threw for a score as the Steelers controlled the clock and the tempo while pulling away from Buffalo.

Jaguars 13, Falcons 7: At Jacksonville, Fla., the Jaguars sacked Joey Harrington seven times and held Atlanta under 100 yards rushing.

The Falcons’ biggest problem came on special teams, where rookie Matt Prater missed two field goals. His second miss would have given Atlanta a 10-3 advantage.

Lions 20, Vikings 17 (OT): At Detroit, Jason Hanson’s 37-yard field goal in overtime lifted the Lions to a victory over Minnesota and ended a 10-game losing streak in the series.

Detroit and the Vikings combined for nine turnovers in regulation – and two missed field goal attempts in the final 35 seconds.

Bears 20, Chiefs 10: At Chicago, Devin Hester scored on a 73-yard punt return in the second quarter and set up a field goal in the third with another long return as the defending NFC champions beat Kansas City.

Cedric Benson carried 24 times for 101 yards for the Bears.

Ravens 20, Jets 13: At Baltimore, Kyle Boller threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns, and the Ravens overcame a late charge by New York to earn the victory.

The Jets reached the Baltimore 7 before Ray Lewis intercepted a deflected pass in the end zone with 1:04 left to preserve the win.

Cowboys 37, Dolphins 20: At Miami, after winning a shootout in the season opener, Dallas took advantage of five takeaways and a ball-control offense to beat the Dolphins.