monday night football

Colin Kaepernick threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns, and the San Francisco 49ers cruised past the Washington Redskins, 27-6, on Monday night in Landover, Md.

Cam Newton threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn Jr. with 59 seconds to play, and the Carolina Panthers beat the New England Patriots, 24-20, in Charlotte on Monday night.

Running back Bobby Rainey scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with 10:19 to play, and the Buccaneers held on to beat the Miami Dolphins, 22-19, in Tampa on Monday night.

Josh McCown threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears beat the Packers, 27-20, in Green Bay on Monday night.

Recently unemployed Peyton Hillis, who's career might have been over if not for a call from the New York Giants, eased back his way back into football last night.

Eli Manning passed for 200 yards and a touchdown, and the New York Giants shut down Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings, 23-7, in an error-plagued game in East Rutherford, N.J. on Monday night.

Philip Rivers passed for 237 yards and a touchdown, and Nick Novak kicked four field goals as the Chargers beat the Indianapolis Colts, 19-9, in San Diego on Monday night.

Rookie quarterback Geno Smith threw three touchdown passes and helped set up the game-winning field goal, as the New York Jets beat the Atlanta Falcons, 30-28, at the Georgia Dome on Monday night.

Drew Brees threw for 413 yards and four touchdowns, and the Saints cruised past the Miami Dolphins, 38-17, in New Orleans on Monday night.

Andy Dalton threw for 280 yards and a touchdown, and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 20-10, in Ohio on Monday night.

Chris Johnson ran for 122 yards, including a 94-yard touchdown in the second quarter, and the Tennessee Titans held on to beat the New York Jets, 14-10, in Nashville on Monday night.

Robert Griffin III threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon early in the fourth quarter, and the Washington Redskins held on to beat the New York Giants, 17-16 in Landover, Md. on Monday night.