Sean Morey blocked a punt and Monty Beisel recovered in the end zone as the Arizona Cardinals avoided a monumental collapse by pulling out an overtime victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Nick Folk tied the game at 24-24 with a 52-yard field goal with as time expired in regulation. The Cowboys won the coin toss, but failed to get a first down.
Dallas attempted to punt from their own 15-yard line, but Morey burst through the line for the block and Beisel recovered.
Kurt Warner threw for 236 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Arizona (4-2), who blew a 10-point lead with just over three minutes left in regulation, while Tony Romo threw for 321 yards and three scores.
Rookie Matt Ryan engineered an improbable comeback in an improbable season for the surprising Atlanta Falcons.
Ryan hit Michael Jenkins with a 26-yard completion with one second remaining to set up a 48-yard field goal by Jason Elam as the Atlanta Falcons escaped with a narrow victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon at the Georgia Dome.
Ryan completed 22-of-29 passes for a career-best 301 yards and a touchdown and Roddy White had nine receptions for 112 yards and a score for the Falcons (4-2), who moved into a three-way tie atop the NFC South Division.
Josh Brown drilled a 49-yard field goal as time expired on Sunday to give the St Louis Rams their first win of the season against the Washington Redskins.
The Rams drove 45 yards on nine plays over the last 3:40 to position Brown, who also kicked field goals of 51, 25 and 44 yards.
Rookie wide receiver Donnie Avery caught two passes from quarterback Marc Bulger on the winning drive, including a 43-yarder on third-and-13 to put the Rams into scoring position.
Donovan McNabb threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles rattled off 23 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 40-26.
Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns as the Jacksonville Jaguars held on for a hard-fought 24-17 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
Ryan Longwell booted a 26-yarder with nine seconds remaining to lift the Minnesota Vikings to a slender 12-10 victory over the Detroit Lions.
Matt Schaub capped a 76-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run with three seconds left as the Houston Texans rallied for a thrilling 29-28 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
Thomas Jones ran for two scores and caught a touchdown pass as the New York Jets made just enough key plays to overcome their mistakes in an unconvincing 26 -14 victory over the lacklustre Cincinnati Bengals.
In other matches, Green Bay, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis and New Orleans had comfortable wins over Seattle, Carolina, Baltimore and Oakland respectively.
In the late match, the San Diego Chargers proved too strong for the New England Patriots, running out 30-10 winners.
NFL Round 6 results:
Seattle 17 Green Bay 27
Arizona 30 Dallas 24
Denver 17 Jacksonville 24
San Francisco 26 Philadelphia 40
Minnesota 12 Detroit 10
Washington 17 St Louis 19
Indianapolis 31 Baltimore 3
New York Jets 26 Cincinnati 14
Atlanta 22 Chicago 20
Houston 29 Miami 28
Tampa Bay 27 Carolina 3
New Orleans 34 Oakland 3
San Diego 30 New England 10