Actual Score/Recap: Buccaneers 41, Bears 0. The Buccaneers’ defense limited the Bears to 9 first downs and helped Tampa Bay score 17 points in an 89-second span en route to the largest margin of victory in club history.
Actual Score/Recap: Panthers 38, 49ers 22. Steve Beuerlein passed for 364 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Panthers gave coach George Seifert a 3-0 record against his former team.
Actual Score/Recap: Broncos 42, Falcons 14. Rookie Mike Anderson, in his first NFL start, rushed for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Broncos defeated Dan Reaves in his return to Mile High Stadium.
Actual Score/Recap: Rams 41, Broncos 35. Kurt Warner passed for a career-high 441 yards, and Robert Holcombe scored the go-ahead touchdown with 3:02 remaining as the defending Super Bowl champions defeated the Broncos.
Actual Score/Recap: Bills 16, Titans 13. Steve Christie’s 33-yard field goal with 31 seconds remaining helped Buffalo defeat the Titans in the Bills’ first game since losing to Tennessee in the “Music City Miracle” in January.