NFL roundup: Saints whip Buccaneers for perfect 10

TAMPA, Fla. - Perfect through 10 games, the New Orleans Saints think they can play even better. "I feel like we haven't peaked yet. . . . feel like the sky's the limit for this team," Drew Brees said after throwing for three touchdowns in yesterday's 38-7 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"It only gets harder. By no means can we sit back on what we've accomplished thus far. Every team we face would love to give us that first loss."

The Saints (10-0) shrugged off a slow start defensively, shutting down the Bucs after yielding a long touchdown drive to open the game. Offensively, they took advantage of numerous mistakes by young Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman.

The Saints' 10-game winning streak is the longest in franchise history.

AROUND THE NFL

Jaguars stay in playoff hunt

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - David Garrard threw a touchdown pass to Mike Sims-Walker with 56 seconds remaining, and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Buffalo Bills 18-15 to spoil Perry Fewell's debut as interim coach. The Bills bottled up Maurice Jones-Drew, pressured Garrard and managed 300 yards of offense for the first time in two months. But Garrard directed a 68-yard scoring drive when it mattered. Ryan Fitzpatrick, who replaced starter Trent Edwards as the Bills' starting quarterback earlier in the week, threw for 297 yards, including a 98-yard TD to Terrell Owens.

Rodgers, Packers outlast 49ers

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, and Green Bay survived a second-half scare to defeat San Francisco 30-24. Rodgers threw touchdowns to Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson, and Ryan Grant rushed for 129 yards and a score. 49ers quarterback made things interesting with three second-half touchdowns, including rookie Michael Crabtree's first career score.

PATRIOTS 31, JETS 14: Leigh Bodden had three of the four interceptions thrown by Mark Sanchez - returning one for a touchdown - and New England's defense allowed visiting New York just one touchdown and 226 yards. Tom Brady completed 28 of 41 passes for 310 yards, his fifth straight game with more than 300. Wes Welker set career highs with 15 receptions and 192 yards. And Laurence Maroney ran for two touchdowns, his fifth consecutive game with at least one.

LIONS 38, BROWNS 37: Rookie Matthew Stafford threw five touchdown passes, the last to Brandon Pettigrew coming with no time left on the clock - and Detroit rallied for a stunning home win. Quarterback Brady Quinn threw four touchdown passes for Cleveland, which lost despite scoring a franchise-record 24 points in the first quarter.

VIKINGS 35, SEAHAWKS 9: Brett Favre completed four touchdown passes, and Minnesota remained in command in the NFC North with an easy win over visiting Seattle. Favre threw touchdown passes to Percy Harvin (Virginia Beach), Visanthe Shiancoe and Bernard Berrian in a 21-point second quarter that got the Vikings rolling, then finished with a 7-yard pass to Sidney Rice with 4 minutes to play in the third quarter.

CARDINALS 21, RAMS 13: Kurt Warner threw for 203 yards and two TDs before leaving with a head injury in NFC West-leading Arizona's win at St. Louis. Tim Hightower (University of Richmond) had 110 yards on 14 carries, the first 100-yard game of the season for a Cardinals team ranked next to last in the NFL in rushing, helping the Cardinals win for the sixth time in seven games.

INJURIES

Warner out with blow to the head

ST. LOUIS - Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner left after taking a hit to the head in the second quarter against the St. Louis Rams. Warner was in uniform but on the sideline for the start of the second half as Matt Leinart took over. Warner was 15 for 19 for 203 yards and two touchdowns. A two-time NFL MVP with the Rams, Warner was facing his old team for the seventh time since joining the Cardinals in 2005.

Packers' defense takes double hit

GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers lost two cornerstones of their defense. Coach Mike McCarthy said the knee injuries to cornerback Al Harris and outside linebacker Aaron Kampman "did not look very good" and were cause for concern. McCarthy said the team would have more definitive information today. If both are lost for the season, it would be a serious setback for a defense trying to keep the Packers (6-4) in the thick of the NFC wild card race.

• Denver Broncos safety Brian Dawkins left the game in the second quarter with a neck injury. Dawkins may have been injured on a third-down play when he tackled San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson.

• Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch left with a shoulder injury at Jacksonville. He was taken to the locker room on a cart in the second quarter and returned after halftime wearing street clothes. Lynch (eight carries, 18 yards) fumbled on his last carry in the second quarter and was hurt on the play.

• Oakland defensive lineman Richard Seymour left with a lower back injury and didn not return. Seymour left in the opening quarter against Cincinnati.

QUICK KICKS

• Billy Cundiff's five field goals against the Colts tied Matt Stover's Ravens record for most in a game. Cundiff, who also was wide right from 30 yards out, was signed Wednesday after Baltimore cut an ineffective Steve Hauschka - who originally replaced Stover.

• Until Mohamed Massaquoi's 59-yard TD in the first quarter at Detroit, no Cleveland Browns receiver had scored since Nov. 2, 2008. But another dubious streak lives: No Browns running back has scored since Nov. 17 of last year.