Kansas City Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop (6) celebrates a game-winning field goal in overtime against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in Kansas City. (Ed Zurga/Associated Press)

When the last player drafted in 2009 trotted onto the field, the best NFL team of 2008 was doomed.

A few minutes after quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wobbled off the field Sunday with a possible concussion, Ryan Succop kicked a 22-yard field goal with 8:28 left in overtime and the Kansas City Chiefs snapped a team-record 10-game home losing streak with a 27-24 victory over the stunned Pittsburgh Steelers.

Chris Chambers' 61-yard catch-and-run set up Succop, and "Mr. Irrelevant" booted through the game-winner for the Chiefs (3-7), whose stadium was crammed with tens of thousands of towel-waving fans of the Steelers (6-4).

Roethlisberger had thrown for 398 yards and three touchdowns when he apparently took a knee to the helmet while being sacked by Derrick Johnson and gave way to Charlie Batch. Coach Mike Tomlin said he was not certain how severe the injury might be.

"He took a blow, needless to say, it was a concussion-oriented thing so I doubt he was going to come back into the football game," Tomlin said.

"I don't have a lot of information, in terms of where he is or his level of availability. We will have more information as we proceed."

Vikings 35, Seahawks 9

Brett Favre completed a career-high 88 per cent of his passes for 213 yards and four touchdowns and the Minnesota Vikings delivered their most complete performance of the season in a 35-9 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

Favre completed 22 of his 25 throws for the Vikings (9-1). His previous career high was 85.2 per cent against Detroit on Sept. 20. But he has only completed at least 80 per cent two other times in his previous 18 seasons in the league.

Nate Burleson had six catches for 100 yards for Seattle (3-7), which rushed for a franchise-low four yards on 13 carries. The injury-ravaged Seahawks have lost seven of their last nine to fade from contention in the NFC West.

Jaguars 18, Bills 15

David Garrard's second game-winning drive in as many weeks gave the Jacksonville Jaguars their first three-game winning streak in nearly two years.

Garrard threw a touchdown pass to Mike Sims-Walker with 56 seconds remaining and the Jaguars beat the Buffalo Bills 18-15, spoiling Perry Fewell's debut as interim coach.

The Bills (3-7) bottled up Maurice Jones-Drew, pressured Garrard and managed 300 yards of offence for the first time in two months. But Garrard directed a 68-yard scoring drive when it mattered for the Jaguars (6-4).

He managed a similar come-from-behind effort last week against the Jets.

Terrell Owens caught nine passes for 197 yards, including a team-record 98-yarder for a score. It was his best outing with the Bills, who have lost three straight and six of eight.

Cowboys 7, Redskins 6

Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys were awful on offence for a second straight week. This time, they were lucky to be playing the broken-down Washington Redskins.

Romo led only a single scoring drive, hitting Patrick Crayton for a 10-yard touchdown pass with 2:41 left, and it was enough to give Dallas a 7-6 victory over Washington to preserve first place in the NFC East.

The Cowboys (7-3) avoided getting shut out the previous week by scoring with 38 seconds left, then almost saw it happen again. This would've been especially stunning since the Redskins (3-7) were down to third-stringers at running back and right guard and came in without their expensive defensive tackle and a star tight end.

They'd also never shut out Dallas in the previous 98 meetings.

Green Bay 34, San Francisco 24

Aaron Rodgers made San Francisco pay for a draft-day snub in 2005 and the Green Bay Packers survived a second-half surge by the 49ers for a 30-24 victory.

Rodgers threw touchdown passes to Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson, and Ryan Grant rushed for 129 yards and a score. The Packers (6-4) won their second straight game, rebounding from a midseason skid to emerge as a solid playoff contender going into their U.S. Thanksgiving Day date Thursday at Detroit.

Alex Smith recovered from a rough start to make things interesting with three second-half touchdowns, including rookie Michael Crabtree's first career score, but it wasn't enough for the 49ers (4-6).

Lions 38, Browns 37

Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass from one yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hanson's extra point with no time on the clock gave the Detroit Lions a stunning 38-37 win over the Cleveland Browns.

Detroit was given the untimed play because safety Hank Poteat was called for pass interference in the end zone when Stafford heaved a desperation attempt.

The Lions (2-8) started the winning drive with 1:46 remaining and no timeouts. Stafford, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, did just enough to rally them for the win — helped hugely by the call that went against the Browns (1-9).

Brady Quinn threw four TDs, surpassing his previous career total, and connected with Michael Gaines with 5:44 left to put the Browns ahead after helping them score a franchise-record 24 points in the first quarter.

Giants 34, Falcons 31

Lawrence Tynes kicked a 36-yard field goal 3:54 into overtime to lead the New York Giants past the Atlanta Falcons 34-31 after the defence blew a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter.

Eli Manning threw for a career-high 384 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Kevin Boss, to help the Giants (6-4) snap a four-game skid coming off their bye week.

It wasn't easy, though, as New York's top-ranked defence couldn't hold a 31-17 lead against Matt Ryan and the Falcons.

Ryan threw a four-yard scoring pass to Eric Weems with 6:01 left in regulation, then found Tony Gonzalez for 11 yards with 28 seconds remaining to tie it.

Atlanta (5-5) has lost four of five after a 4-1 start.

Raiders 20, Bengals 17

Bruce Gradkowski threw a 29-yard tying touchdown pass to Louis Murphy with 33 seconds left and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 33-yard field goal after Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving the Raiders a 20-17 victory Sunday.

The Bengals (7-3) have lost all 10 games they've played in Oakland, including one playoff game.

Oakland (3-7) rallied from an early 14-point deficit and trailed 17-10 with 2:06 left when it took over at the 20-yard line. Gradkowski, who took the starting job from JaMarcus Russell this week, threw a 19-yard pass to Zach Miller and a 16-yarder to Chaz Schilens on fourth-and-10.

After a spike to stop the clock, Gradkowski found Murphy near the goal-line. Murphy got loose from Morgan Trent and dived into the end zone.

Cardinals 21, Rams 13

Kurt Warner spent the second half pacing the sideline after taking a blow to the head, still in uniform but shut down for the day.

The Arizona Cardinals quarterback had already done enough to make it three straight victories over his former team in the stadium where he rose to stardom.

Warner threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns while building a 21-3 cushion, and the NFC West leaders hung on late, remaining unbeaten on the road with a 21-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.

Tim Hightower had 110 yards on 14 carries, the first 100-yard game of the season for a team ranked next to last in the NFL in rushing, helping the Cardinals (7-3) win for the sixth time in seven games.

Chargers 32, Broncos 3

It didn't matter which quarterback the Denver Broncos used Sunday. The San Diego Chargers bottled up both the rusty Chris Simms and the hobbled Kyle Orton.

Philip Rivers and a dominant defence led the Chargers into sole possession of first place in the AFC West with a 32-3 drubbing of the Denver Broncos, who couldn't move the ball effectively behind either QB.

The Chargers (7-3) have won five straight and the Broncos (6-4) have dropped four in a row, turning the division race upside-down. Just five weeks ago, the Chargers trailed the Broncos by 3½ games.

Patriots 31, Jets 14

The defence that Bill Belichick didn't want to put on the field a week ago kept the offence of the New York Jets off it Sunday.

Leigh Bodden had three of the four interceptions thrown by Mark Sanchez and the New England Patriots defence allowed just one touchdown and 226 yards in a 31-14 win. The victory gave them a two-game lead in the AFC East and sent the Jets to their sixth loss in seven games.

Now the critics of the Patriots coach can take a week off.

Last Sunday night, they had questioned Belichick for going for it on fourth-and-2 at his 28-yard line rather than punt to the Indianapolis Colts and hope his defence could stop Peyton Manning.

The play failed and Manning and the Colts moved 29 yards to Manning's scoring pass and a decisive extra point in that 35-34 win.