MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Cleveland's offense worked well against the Minnesota Vikings in a 27-15 preseason victory Saturday night, but the Browns' defense suffered a major blow with the loss of Pro Bowl linebacker Jamir Miller to a torn right Achilles' tendon.

There was no immediate word on how long Miller, the first Browns player to be selected to the Pro Bowl since the team returned to Cleveland in 1999, would be sidelined.

He landed awkwardly after being blocked into Brant Boyer on Moe Williams' 4-yard touchdown run on Minnesota's opening possession. Miller stayed on the ground for several minutes before being carted off the field.

On a brighter note for the Browns, Tim Couch and Kelly Holcomb combined to go 14-of-19 for 238 yards and two touchdowns, and Jamel White rushed four times for 20 yards and caught three passes for 81 yards and a touchdown.

Eagles 20, Packers 13

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Dorsey Levens ran for 64 yards and one touchdown against his former team, leading Philadelphia to a victory over Green Bay in the preseason opener for both teams.

Philadelphia fourth-string quarterback Tim Hasselbeck was 5-of-6 for 66 yards and one touchdown, Rod Smart - who wore "He Hate Me" on the back of his jersey in the defunct XFL - caught a 31-yard TD pass and Pro Bowl kicker David Akers picked up where he left off, converting both of his field-goal attempts.

Brett Favre and Donovan McNabb each played just three series, but neither was too impressive. Favre, a three-time NFL MVP, led the Packers on one touchdown drive, finishing 6-of-10 for 52 yards and one interception. McNabb was 5-of-5 for only 15 yards.

Texans 13, Saints 10

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Houston won for the first time, beating New Orleans in the expansion team's second exhibition game.

Kris Brown scored the winning points, hitting a 27-yard field midway through the third quarter.

David Carr, the former Fresno State quarterback drafted first overall, was 9-of-14 for 95 yards. Jonathan Wells, a fourth-rounder from Ohio State, ran for 50 yards on 10 attempts and had a 1-yard TD run early in the third quarter to give the Texans a 10-7 lead.

Deuce McAllister, who moved into New Orleans' starting lineup after the Saints traded Ricky Williams to Miami, had eight carries for 21 yards and a TD and caught two passes for 21 yards.

Giants 22, Patriots 19

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Antonio Warren scored on a 30-yard run and a two-point conversion with 4:22 to play to give New York a victory over the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.

Kerry Collins added a 34-yard touchdown pass to Amani Toomer, and Ron Dayne scored on a 1-yard run as the Giants (2-0) won for the second time this week. New York beat Houston 34-17 in the Hall of Fame game Monday night.

Adam Vinatieri kicked field goals of 26, 50, 36 and 38 yards and backup quarterback Damon Huard threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Donald Hayes in the Patriots' first game since stunning the St. Louis Rams in the Super Bowl.

Titans 28, Rams 26

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Undrafted rookie John Simon scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter as the Tennessee edged the defending NFC champion Rams in the preseason opener for both teams.

The Titans, who lost the 2000 Super Bowl to St. Louis, have beaten the Rams in six consecutive exhibitions.

With 54 seconds left, Tennessee had to stop Lamar Gordon from the 1 on a second attempt at a two-point conversion after a penalty. The Rams recovered the onside kick but turned the ball over on downs with 13 seconds remaining.

St. Louis played it safe by keeping leading rusher Marshall Faulk off the field. Kurt Warner came in for only one series and tossed just one pass.

Tennessee's Eddie George, coming off his worst season as a pro, carried eight times for 44 yards in just over a quarter.

Redskins 37, Panthers 30

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Shane Matthews gave Washington an early lead, then Danny Wuerffel helped rally the Redskins to a victory over Carolina to ruin the head coaching debut of John Fox.

Randy Fasani, a rookie from Stanford, ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as the Panthers, 1-15 a season ago, rallied from a 13-point deficit to take a 30-23 lead with 4:37 left.

Wuerffel, who won the Heisman Trophy while playing for Washington coach Steve Spurrier at Florida, drove the Redskins 79 yards in less than three minutes to tie the score at 30.

Fox then pulled Fasani for Mike Watkins, who had a pass attempt batted in the air and returned 21 yards for the game-winning touchdown by lineman Carl Powell with 1:09 remaining.

Matthews, who also played for Spurrier at Florida, was 17-for-27 with two TDs.

Broncos 27, Bears 3

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Denver held Chicago to just 44 total yards in the Bears' first home game in Champaign while Soldier Field is being renovated.

Broncos quarterback Brian Griese was 7-of-9 passing for 48 yards, and backup Steve Beuerlein finished 9-of-12 for 78 yards and a 5-yard touchdown to tight end Dwayne Carswell.

The Bears had six first downs, two more than their number of turnovers. Running back Anthony Thomas lost two yards on four carries.

Tony Carter and reserve quarterback Jarious Jackson also had short touchdown runs for the Broncos. Rookie running back Clinton Portis rushed for 57 yards.

Chicago's only score was set up by star linebacker Brian Urlacher, who sacked Griese to force a fumble that Urlacher recovered.

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