The Oakland Raiders won the day after their maverick owner died, beating the Houston Texans 25-20 on Sunday behind Jason Campbell 's two touchdown passes.
Michael Huff intercepted Matt Schaub ' s pass in the end zone on the final play to secure the win. Coach dropped to his knees on the sideline, covered his face with his hands and cried as his team celebrated the bittersweet victory.
Sebastian Janikowski kicked four field goals, and Oakland survived a wild finish to improve to 3-2.
Stadiums around the league observed a moment of silence before the early games to honor Davis, who died at his Oakland home at age 82. The Raiders wore black decals on the backs of their helmets with "AL" written in silver letters.
Schaub threw for 416 yards and two touchdowns but missed star receiver Andre Johnson , who sat out with a right hamstring injury.
The Texans (3-2) still had a chance to win with under a minute left, facing a third-and-29 from the Oakland 39.
Schaub scrambled and found tight end Joel Dreessen open at the 5, and Schaub spiked the ball with seven seconds left. Instead of trying to run for the winning score, Schaub lobbed a pass to Jacoby Jones , and Huff stepped in to pick it off. Jones took Johnson's spot in the starting lineup.
The Raiders pulled off a fake punt that Davis would've loved to keep momentum in the fourth quarter.
After the Texans stopped Darren McFadden on third-and-1, Rock Cartwright took the snap and raced 35 yards to the Houston 25. Janikowski kicked a 42-yard field goal with 10 minutes left for a 25-17 Oakland lead.
With no Johnson to target, Schaub threw six consecutive incompletions during one stretch of the final quarter.
Neil Rackers ' 40-yard field goal cut Oakland's lead to 25-20 with 2:56 left, and Houston's defense held to give the offense one more chance.
The Raiders flew to Houston on Friday, then learned Saturday morning that Davis had died. Jackson gathered his players for an emotional meeting at their hotel, and Campbell said the team's leaders were taking responsibility for rallying the players.
Hall of Fame former Raiders cornerback , who travels with the team, was hoping players would be inspired.
"They need to realize that every tear, every step, every block, every tackle it's for him," Brown said.
Chargers 29, 24
DENVER Philip Rivers overcame an interception and a fourth-quarter fumble to lead the San Diego Chargers to a 29-24 win over Denver despite 's best efforts to rally the Broncos from a 16-point deficit.
Tebow threw for one touchdown and ran for another after replacing to start the third quarter, and had one final shot for the win before his pass fell incomplete in the end zone on the final play.
Nick Novak kicked five field goals and ran for a career-best 125 yards for San Diego, which takes a 4-1 record into its bye week.
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