Patriots routed

Ronnie Brown scored a team-record four touchdowns rushing and threw for another — with four of the scores coming on direct snaps to the running back — as Miami shocked New England 38-13 Sunday at Foxborough, Mass.

The loss ended the Patriots’ NFL mark of 21 straight regular-season wins that began after a 21-0 loss to the Dolphins on Dec. 10, 2006.

The Dolphins won for just the second time in 22 games. It was the first victory for new coach Tony Sparano.

“That was fun. It was obviously a pretty emotional deal,” he said. “They executed the game plan on both sides of the ball to perfection.”

The Patriots kept getting fooled by the same trickery: six direct snaps resulting in four touchdowns after the Dolphins didn’t use the play in their other two games.

“When they get settled, they’re pretty fundamentally sound as a defense,” said Brown, who scored on runs of 2, 15, 5 and 62 yards. “So we wanted to give them something to adjust to.”

The Patriots never did.

Brown gained 113 yards on 17 carries and the Dolphins outgained the Patriots 461 yards to 216.

Miami’s Chad Pennington went 17-for-20 for 226 yards. Patriot Matt Cassel completed 19 of 31 passes for 131 yards with one touchdown, one interception and a lost fumble. He was sacked three times.

After the Dolphins punted on their first series, the former Jets quarterback led them on drives of 74, 79 and 77 yards, ending in Brown’s first three touchdowns.

The Patriots got tricked again when Brown took another snap, rolled out and threw a left-handed pass to Anthony Fasano for a 19-yard touchdown as Miami opened a 28-6 bulge in the third quarter.

Titans 31, Texans 12: LenDale White ran for two touchdowns, Kerry Collins threw for another and Tennessee rolled over Houston in Nashville, Tenn., to improve to 3-0 for only the third time in franchise history.

Bills 24, Raiders 23: Trent Edwards and Buffalo overcame a sloppy start to produce a second straight fourth-quarter comeback victory over Oakland in Orchard Park, N.Y. Rian Lindell hit a 38-yard field goal as the clock ran out. Edwards engineered three scoring drives in the final quarter.

Vikings 20, Panthers 10: Gus Frerotte stabilized Minnesota’s wobbly passing attack and Antoine Winfield’s sack of Jake Delhomme and subsequent 19-yard fumble return for a touchdown right before halftime spurred the Vikings to a victory over Carolina at Minneapolis.

Falcons 38, Chiefs 14: Michael Turner ran for three touchdowns and the Falcons scored the first 24 points to beat Kansas City in Atlanta. Turner had scoring runs of 4, 1 and 2 yards while leading the Falcons with 104 yards rushing.

Buccaneers 27, Bears 24 (OT): Brian Griese set up Matt Bryant’s winning 21-yard field goal in overtime with a 38-yard pass to Antonio Bryant, and Tampa Bay rallied to beat the Bears in Chicago. The Bears couldn’t protect a 24-14 advantage in the fourth quarter. The Buccaneers got a 35-yard field goal from Matt Bryant with 3:11 left, and Griese orchestrated a 79-yard touchdown drive in the final 1:49.

Redskins 24, Cardinals 17: Carlos Rogers’ 42-yard interception return of a tipped pass set up the go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and Washington controlled the rest of the game for a victory over Arizona in Landover, Md.

49ers 31, Lions 13: Frank Gore rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, and Mike Martz’s new offense methodically chewed up his former team’s defense in the 49ers’ victory over Detroit in San Francisco. Isaac Bruce and Delanie Walker caught TD passes from J.T. O’Sullivan, and kick returner Allen Rossum scored a 1-yard TD rushing on fourth down near the goal line.

Broncos 34, Saints 32: Martin Gramatica’s 43-yard field goal try with 1:55 remaining was wide right, and the Broncos escaped with a win over New Orleans in Denver. The Broncos improved to 3-0 for the first time in five years despite allowing Drew Brees to complete 39 of 48 passes for 421 yards and a touchdown.

Ravens 28, Browns 10: Baltimore turned two of Derek Anderson’s interceptions into a pair of touchdowns during a 50-second span of the third quarter, and the Ravens stayed unbeaten against Cleveland in Baltimore.

Jaguars 23, Colts 21: Josh Scobee saved the game — and perhaps the season for Jacksonville — by making a 51-yard field goal with four seconds left to give the Jaguars their first win in Indianapolis since 2004. Jacksonville had a 20-14 lead with 2:33 left, but Peyton Manning needed just 1:26 to take the Colts 77 yards for Joseph Addai’s 2-yard TD run with 1:07 to go.

Eagles 15, Steelers 6: Brian Westbrook limped off the field in the first half. Donovan McNabb missed part of the third quarter. Philadelphia’s swarming D had nine sacks, forced a safety and got three turnovers, and the Eagles beat the Steelers at Philadelphia. The Eagles banged around Ben Roethlisberger, eventually knocking him out of the game.

Cowboys 27, Packers 16: Dallas leaned on its defense and running game to put away the Packers at Green Bay, Wis. Marion Barber ran for a career-high 142 yards and a touchdown, and rookie Felix Jones added a 60-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Miles Austin, a backup who plays mostly on special teams, sealed the win with a 52-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. Tony Romo was 17-of-30 for 260 yards and Terrell Owens was held to two catches for 17 yards.