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Philip Rivers doesn't give much credence to the New York Giants' losing streak, which he helped extend to four games. All he really cares about is that his San Diego Chargers went on the road and came away with a solid victory, even if it wasn't always pretty. "I think it means a lot," Rivers said Monday, a day after his 18-yard TD pass to Vincent Jackson with 21 seconds left rallied the Chargers to a 21-20 victory over the reeling Giants. "It's the type of game we hadn't been able to win... Read Full Story

Jabari Greer takes a cautious view of the dramatic improvements made by the unbeaten Saints in only one season. "It's a long season and people like to analyze where you are at a certain point," Greer said. "But as a competitor, you realize it doesn't matter until it's over. "If we continue to do this, then we have something special. But if we don't, we're going to be the team that could have, you know? That should have." With only half of their 2009 season in the books, the Saints already... Read Full Story

Houston had a chance for its first single-season, four-game winning streak on Sunday against the Colts. Instead, the Texans committed a season-high 103 yards of penalties and three turnovers before Kris Brown missed a potential game-tying field goal as time expired in the 20-17 loss. "This week we were very sloppy," coach Gary Kubiak said. "I'm very concerned about how we started (Sunday). I thought we lacked some focus early in the game. We lacked some focus from some very important players... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs released controversial running back Larry Johnson on Monday, the day he had been scheduled to return from suspension for "conduct detrimental to the club." On the team's official website (http://www.kcchiefs.com), Kansas City said head coach Todd Haley would hold a news conference later on Monday to discuss developments. Johnson, 29, was ordered last month to stay away from training and team activities while the Chiefs and the NFL investigated... Read Full Story

Running back Larry Johnson, whose insults to fans and coach Todd Haley brought a two-week suspension, was released on Monday by the Kansas City Chiefs just as he was set to return. The National Football League club announced on Monday that they were dropping the 2003 top draft pick after a series of off-field problems. The Chiefs have enough on-field trouble after falling to 1-7 with a 24-21 loss to Jacksonville. Johnson, who turns 30 in 10 days, saw his Kansas City tenure end just 75 shy of... Read Full Story

The NFL is looking into Sunday's altercation between Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall and members of the Falcons near the Atlanta bench. League spokesman Randall Liu said the incident will be reviewed for possible discipline. Hall ended up surrounded by Falcons players and coaches after teammate LaRon Landry was whistled for a late sideline hit on quarterback Matt Ryan during Sunday's game at the Georgia Dome. Hall claimed Atlanta coach Mike Smith tried to put his hands on him... Read Full Story

The New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts keep finding ways to win. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally learned how Sunday. The Saints and Colts each improved to 8-0 with come-from-behind victories. The Bucs are a meager 1-7 but they gained a glimmer of hope for the future as rookie Josh Freeman passed for 205 yards and three touchdowns in his first start. At New Orleans, Drew Brees and the Saints' prolific offense rallied for the third straight game and are off to the best start in the... Read Full Story

Joseph Addai punched his way into the end zone from two yards in the fourth quarter as Indianapolis sneaked past Houston 20-17, extending their win streak to 17-straight games. Addai's touchdown Sunday proved to be the go-ahead score and it helped give the Colts' the win after Houston kicker Kris Brown missed a 42-yard field goal on the game's last play in front of a crowd of 66,033 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Quarterback Peyton Manning competed 34-of-50 passes for 318 yards and one touchdown for... Read Full Story

The Kansas City Chiefs have told the agent for Larry Johnson that they are releasing the troubled running back. Peter Schaffer told The Associated Press on Monday that he had just received a call from the Chiefs informing him of their decision. Johnson was due to come off a two-week suspension Monday. Johnson apparently caused the Chiefs to run out of patience after his latest brush with controversy. He questioned coach Todd Haley's credentials, insulted fans and used a gay slur on his... Read Full Story

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-16 in their divisional showdown on Sunday to claim the NFC East lead. The Cowboys stopped the Eagles on downs early in the fourth quarter and cashed in with a 49-yard touchdown by wide receiver Miles Austin to break a 13-13 tie. Dallas, winners of their last four games, improved to 6-2, while the Eagles fell to 5-3. Earlier, NFC East contenders the New York Giants allowed a last-minute touchdown drive by the San... Read Full Story