<strong><span class="subhead">Fantastic finish</span></strong></p><p>As time wound down in the Chargers-Panthers game, their eyes met &#8212; the tight end under the goal posts and the quarterback who was moving up in the pocket, trying to keep the play alive.</p><p>Antonio Gates and Philip Rivers? Try Jake Delhomme and Dante Rosario of the Panthers.</p><p>Delhomme threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Rosario as time expired as Carolina shocked San Diego 26-24.</p><p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t know what to do. I think I ran around like Jim Valvano,&#8221; Delhomme said, referring to the late North Carolina State basketball coach&#8217;s reaction to the Wolfpack&#8217;s upset of Houston in the 1983 national championship game. &#8220;I started to run to go jump on him, and I&#8217;m just kind of in awe.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Dynamite debuts</span></strong></p><p>On his first NFL pass, quarterback Matt Ryan hooked up with Michael Jenkins on a 62-yard TD pass as Atlanta ripped the Lions 34-21.</p><p>Former K-State star Michael Bishop was the last quarterback to throw a touchdown in his first NFL pass, doing it with New England in 2000, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.</p><p>Michael Turner, who left the Chargers for Atlanta, rushed for 220 yards. It was an NFL record for most yards by a runner in his first game with a new team and broke the team record of 202 yards set by Gerald Riggs in 1984.</p><p>The Chiefs&#8217; Barry Word (200 in 1990) was the last player to rush for 200 yards against the Lions.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">He has his health</span></strong></p><p>After years of injuries, Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb started this season finally feeling good &#8212; and it showed. He played like the quarterback who went to five straight Pro Bowls as he helped the Eagles crush the Rams 38-3.</p><p>McNabb was 21 for 33 for 361 yards, including a 90-yard TD pass to Hank Baskett.</p><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s healthy. That&#8217;s the difference,&#8221; said Brian Westbrook, who ran for 91 yards and had two TDs. &#8220;Now, he can do his thing.&#8221;</p><p>McNabb, who has not played a complete 16-game season since 2003, did his thing against a Rams team that may not improve on last year&#8217;s 3-13 record.</p><p>&#8220;It was not very good,&#8221; Rams quarterback Marc Bulger said. &#8220;They played great, we didn&#8217;t. Give them credit, but that&#8217;s about as bad as you can get beat in the NFL.&#8221;</p><p><hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong>Why wasn&#8217;t Chad Ocho Cinco at Sunday&#8217;s Bengals-Ravens game?</strong></p><p>For now, the NFL made Chad Johnson keep his former surname (which he changed legally) on his No. 85 jersey because of his &#8220;financial obligation to Reebok.&#8221;</p><p><strong>So did Johnson play for the Bengals?</strong></p><p>Not that you&#8217;d know it. He had one catch.</p><p><strong>Did any players once named for a videogame get in a game?</strong></p><p>Yep. Adam (nee Pac-Man) Jones started in place of the injured Terence Newman for Dallas.</p><p><strong>What was all the shouting about on the Lions&#8217; sideline?</strong></p><p>QB Jon Kitna got into it with receivers coach Shawn Jefferson. &#8220;That happens every week, to be honest,&#8221; Kitna said. &#8220;Usually it&#8217;s just not on camera.&#8221; Hey, that&#8217;s just like Lions games.</p><p><strong>What do Baltimore&#8217;s Joe Flacco and Atlanta&#8217;s Matt Ryan have in common?</strong></p><p>Both rookie quarterbacks have more wins as a starter (one) than Brodie Croyle.</p><p><strong>Got a Super Bowl XLII pick?</strong></p><p>Steelers vs. Cowboys.</p><p></div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">&#9632; Willie Parker</span></strong></p><p>Looks fully recovered from a broken right leg that ended his 2007 season in the Steelers&#8217; next-to-last game. He ran for 138 yards and three touchdowns on Sunday. Last year he had two rushing TDs all season.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">&#9632; Matt Forte</span></strong></p><p>The Bears&#8217; rookie running back had 123 yards rushing and a touchdown against the Colts.