Cowboys remain perfect

Last-second field goal lifts Dallas to narrow victory over hard-luck Buffalo

Nick Folk booted a 53-yard field goal as time expired to ensure the Dallas Cowboys maintained their perfect start to the season with a 25-24 comeback victory over the Buffalo Bills on Monday.

Back in the NFL Monday Night Game spotlight for the first time in 13-years, the Bills had looked poised to pull off an upset behind a ferocious defense that had intercepted Dallas quarterback Tony Romo five-times, returning two for touchdowns.

With the capacity crowd of 72,175 already celebrating, Folk threw cold water on the party when he drove his field goal attempt through the uprights with two seconds to play.

But the drama was not over, Bills coach Dick Jauron having signalled for a timeout just before the kick forcing Folk to do it again.

The Dallas kicker held his nerve and the second attempt narrowly cleared the crossbar to send a stunned crowd into the night and the Bills to a second home defeat of the season in the dying seconds.

The win lifted the Cowboys to 5-0, leaving Dallas, the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots as the NFL's only remaining unbeaten teams.

SUNDAY

The Chicago Bears turned five Green Bay turnovers into a stunning upset to end the Packers' perfect season with a 27-20 road victory on Sunday.

Brian Griese hit Desmond Clark with a 34-yard touchdown strike with about two minutes remaining as the Bears (2-3) roared back from a 20-10 third-quarter deficit with 17 unanswered points on the Packers' home field.

Green Bay had won four straight game before the loss.

Three fumbles and two interceptions of Brett Favre passes hurt the Packers, who scored only three points in the second half after holding a 17-7 lead at intermission.

The tide turned on a Brian Urlacher's third-quarter interception of a Favre pass at the Packers 19 after Green Bay had gone ahead 20-10 on a Mason Crosby field goal.

Griese drove the Bears to a quick touchdown on a 19-yard pass to Greg Olsen, and the Packers never recovered.

Tom Brady tossed three touchdowns in the New England Patriots' 34-17 pounding of the Cleveland Browns.

He continued to lay the foundation for what could be a Most Valuable Player campaign, joining Steve Young as the second player in NFL history to open the season with at least three touchdown passes in each of the first five games.

Two of Brady's touchdown passes came in the opening half to Benjamin Watson and Donte Stallworth to help the Patriots romp to a 20-0 lead on the Browns.

Peyton Manning threw a pair of strikes as the Indianapolis Colts humbled the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 33-14.

Even with favourite target Marvin Harrison sidelined by injury, Manning was on target, finding Dallas Clark and Reggie Wayne for touchdowns. Running back Kenton Keith ran for a pair of scores in his first career start.

Pittsburgh, the Steelers walked away with a convincing 21-0 win over Seattle.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hit Heath Miller with a 13-yard touchdown strike in the second quarter.

That was all the offense the Steelers needed, with their defence shutting down the Seattle attack, limiting the Seahawks to 144-yards total offence.