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Favre's 6 TDs Lead Jets Past Cardinals, 56-35

Posted Sep 28, 08 4:51 PM CDT in Sports 

(AP) – Brett Favre topped his career touchdown pass record against Arizona today, the AP reports, as the Redskins ousted unbeaten Dallas and the Jaguars upset an upset:

  • Favre threw six touchdown passes, including three to Laveranues Coles as the New York Jets clobbered the Arizona Cardinals 56-35.
  • Jason Campbell tossed two passes and Clinton Portis gobbled up 141 yards in the Washington Redskins' 26-24 victory over the previously unbeaten Dallas Cowboys, USA Today reports.

  • The Tennessee Titans are off to a first-time-ever 4-0 start after forcing four turnovers and topping the Minnesota Vikings 30-17.
  • Jacksonville Jaguars' Josh Scobee kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime to win it 30-27 over the winless Houston Texans.
  • Deuce McAllister ran for 83 yards and scored his first TD to propel the New Orleans Saints to a 31-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
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Source: Associated Press

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New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre reacts after throwing a touchdown pass to Laveranues Coles on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.   (Bill Kostroun)
New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre carries wide receiver Laveranues Coles after Coles caught a touchdown pass against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, in East Rutherford, N.J.   (Mel Evans)
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