Vick injury not as bad as it seemed

AMERICAN FOOTBALL:PHILADELPHIA Eagles quarterback Michael Vick suffered a bone bruise, not a break, in his right hand in the National Football League team's 29-16 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday, coach Andy Reid said yesterday .

The Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions both staged thrilling comebacks to extend their winning starts to the NFL season, while the Green Bay Packers overcame rivals Chicago to maintain their perfect record.

The Bills came back from 21 points down to upset the New England Patriots 34-31, while the Lions overturned a 20-point deficit in their 26-23 overtime win against the Minnesota Vikings.

There were also wins for the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints over Houston and Tampa Bay over Atlanta.

Buffalo have been the surprise team of the season so far and moved to 3-0 and the top of the AFC East after ending divisional rivals the Patriots’ winning start to the campaign.

Rian Lindell kicked a 28-yard field goal in the final second as the Bills ended a 15-game losing streak against New England dating back over eight seasons.

Detroit (3-0) have the best start to a season since 1980 after Matthew Stafford threw two touchdowns to Calvin Johnson as the Lions roared back against the Vikings.

Jason Hanson kicked a 32-yard field goal 1:53 into overtime as the Lions ended their 13 game losing streak on the road.

Aaron Rodgers threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns as Super Bowl champions Green Bay defeated Chicago with tight-end Jermichael Finley collecting on all three touchdowns.

Weekend Results (First named at home) – Buffalo 34 New England 31; Cincinnati 8 San Francisco 13; Cleveland 17 Miami 16; Tennessee 17 Denver 14; Minnesota 23 Detroit 26 (OT); New Orleans 40 Houston 33; Philadelphia 16 NY Giants 29; Carolina 16 Jacksonville 10; San Diego 20 Kansas City 17; Oakland 34 NY Jets 24; St Louis 7 Baltimore 37; Chicago 17 Green Bay 27; Seattle 13 Arizona 10; Tampa Bay 16 Atlanta 13; Indianapolis 20 Pittsburgh 23.