Raiders win one for Al Davis

Coach Hue Jackson sank to his knees, buried his face in his hands and released the emotions he'd been holding back. Up in the visitors' suite at Reliant Stadium, Mark Davis wiped away tears with a paper towel and glanced to the sky.

The Oakland Raiders won the day after maverick owner Al Davis died, beating the host Texans, 25-20, Sunday behind Jason Campbell's two touchdown passes.

Sebastian Janikowski had four field goals for Oakland (3-2). The Raiders' Michael Huff intercepted Matt Schaub's pass in the end zone on the final play.

"One thing Coach [Davis] always taught me was he said: 'Hue, don't believe in plays, believe in players, and eventually the players will make plays for you,' " Jackson said. "And that's what I did. I could just hear him saying that to me the whole time. Believe in your players and not the plays."

Stadiums around the league observed a moment of silence before the early games to honor Davis, who died at his Oakland home at age 82. The Raiders wore black decals on the backs of their helmets.

They were statistically dominated by Houston (3-2), outgained 473-278, but managed to do the only thing that ever mattered to Davis . . .

They just won, baby.

"We know he's looking down on us right now," Huff said. "This win is for him . . . He's never gone in our eyes. We'll never let him go. He's with us.''

Packers 25, Falcons 14

Green Bay (5-0) trailed 14-0 early in the second quarter in Atlanta, but Aaron Rodgers connected with James Jones for a 70-yard touchdown late in the third quarter and with Greg Jennings for a 29-yard TD on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Steelers 38, Titans 17

Ben Roethlisberger tied a team record with five touchdown passes, two to Hines Ward, for host Pittsburgh (3-2). Tennessee is 3-2.

49ers 48, Bucs 3

Alex Smith threw two of his three TD passes to Vernon Davis for host San Francisco (4-1), off to its best start in nine years. Tampa Bay is 3-2.

Chargers 29, Broncos 24

Tim Tebow ran for a TD and threw for another. He had one final shot to win it, but his pass fell incomplete in the end zone as visiting San Diego (4-1) held on against Denver (1-4).

Saints 30, Panthers 27

Drew Brees found Pierre Thomas wide open on the right side for a 6-yard TD with 50 seconds left to lift visiting New Orleans (4-1). Carolina is 1-4.

Chiefs 28, Colts 24

Matt Cassel had 257 yards and four TD passes for visiting Kansas City (2-3), which scored the last 21 points against Indy (0-5). The 17-point comeback matched the biggest in team history.

Vikings 34, Cardinals 10

Adrian Peterson ran for three first-quarter TDs for host Minnesota (1-4). Arizona is 1-4.

Bengals 30, Jaguars 20

Andy Dalton threw two TDs for visiting Cincinnati (3-2). Jacksonville is 1-4. -- AP