Spectacular touchdown-saving plays by two backups named Walker allowed the Green Bay Packers to win their first division title in five years.

The Packers won the NFC North by beating the Chicago Bears, 30-20, Sunday, despite losing running back Ahman Green to a knee injury after he had produced 123 yards of offense.

Rookie Tony Fisher, an undrafted free agent from Notre Dame, ran for 91 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries as the Packers (9-3), who were coming off two straight losses, became the first team to clinch a playoff spot and remained the only team without a loss at home.

They couldn’t have done it without rookie receiver Javon Walker, who chased down a cornerback headed for the end zone to prevent the Packers’ halftime deficit from reaching 15 points.

Then nose tackle Rod Walker forced a fumble from the Bears’ center on first-and-goal at the Packers’ 1-yard line in the third quarter.

“The Walkers rep-re-sent-ed today!” defensive end Vonnie Holliday said.

On a cold, windy day at Lambeau Field, Brett Favre threw two second-half touchdown passes and improved to 33-0 at home when the temperature is 34 or below. He beat the Bears for the 18th time in 22 tries.

The Packers trailed 14-6 at halftime after Javon Walker ran about 100 yards and chased down Roosevelt Williams as he was about to dance into the end zone at the end of the first half.

Damon Moore had intercepted Favre’s pass at the Chicago 5, but Moore fumbled at midfield. Packers lineman Mike Flanagan recovered but tossed the ball into the air. Williams grabbed it and started running before Walker caught him.

“It would have been devastating to have them score like that right before the half,” Packers coach Mike Sherman said.

Green Bay still appeared on its way to another defeat when Rod Walker, filling in for injured former Kansas University defensive lineman Gilbert Brown, snatched the ball from center Olin Kreutz just as he was snapping it to quarterback Jim Miller.

Green Bay Packers running back Tony Fisher (40) reacts with teammates Mike Flanagan (58), Tyrone Davis (81) and William Henderson after a touchdown run. Fisher ran for 91 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries in the Packers' 30-20 victory against the Chicago Bears, which clinched Green Bay's first division title in five years.

“Those were two huge plays,” Bears coach Dick Jauron lamented.

Rod Walker timed the snap perfectly, grabbed the ball and pulled it back to his chest, covering up all in one fluid motion.

“I had a friend who did it all the time in high school, so I thought I might as well try it,” Walker said. “I just went directly for the ball.”

Defensive coordinator Ed Donatell saw something similar in peewee football; some teammates said they saw it in high school, but nobody could remember it happening in college. And never in the pros.

“I haven’t seen anything like that, period,” defensive tackle Cletidus Hunt said. “Ever, ever, ever. Miller didn’t even know what happened.”

Neither did most of the Packers, who figured Miller had simply fumbled the snap.

Rod Walker said Kreutz told him he’d jumped the gun.

“He was a little upset that I jumped the snap count a little bit on him, but I told him it’s part of the game,” Walker said.

The amazing play came after Marty Booker’s apparent touchdown catch was called an incompletion, and the Bears lost a challenge.

The Packers then drove 90 yards – with Fisher accounting for half of them – and went ahead for the first time on Ryan Longwell’s 27-yard field goal that made it 16-14.

Favre added an 8-yard touchdown toss to Bubba Franks, and Fisher scored from 2 yards out with 1:10 left to make it 30-14.

Henry Burris threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Robinson with 8 seconds left.

Falcons 30, Vikings 24, OT

Minneapolis – Michael Vick ran for 173 yards – the most by a quarterback since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 – and scored the winning touchdown in overtime from 46 yards out as the Falcons stayed unbeaten in their last eight games.

The previous high by a QB was 127 yards, set by the Chicago’s Bobby Douglass, a former Kansas University standout, against Oakland on Dec. 17, 1972.

The Falcons (8-3-1) are 7-0-1 since a home loss to Tampa Bay on Oct. 6.

Vick was just 11-for-28 for 173 yards passing with a touchdown, an interception and two fumbles. But on the Falcons’ second offensive play of overtime, Vick dropped back, rolled left and broke two tackles on his way to the end zone.

Bills 38, Dolphins 21

Orchard Park, N.Y. – Drew Bledsoe overcame the elements, and the Buffalo Bills overcame Ricky Williams’ career-high 228 yards rushing.

Bledsoe threw three touchdown passes and scored on a 2-yard run as the Bills rallied from a 14-3 first-quarter deficit.

Braving snow, a cold wind and a slick field, Bledsoe finished 15-for-27 for 306 yards, directing three straight TD drives in the second half.

Williams’ rushing total set a team single-game record, and his 1,284 yards is a new franchise mark, surpassing the 1,258 by Delvin Williams in 1978. It also was the second-most yardage ever for a losing team.

Steelers 25, Jaguars 23

Jacksonville, Fla. – Kordell Stewart made a bid to get his job back for good, Jeff Reed made all six of his field-goal attempts and the Steelers’ defense closed the door on the Jaguars.

Reed, a rookie signed two weeks ago to replace the injured Todd Peterson, kicked a 50-yarder to give Pittsburgh (7-4-1) a 25-17 lead with 4:30 left.

Mark Brunell and the Jags (5-7) answered with a 65-yard TD drive to cut the deficit to two with 1:16 left. But the Steelers’ defense stopped Jacksonville on the 2-point try when Dewayne Washington broke up the pass Brunell threw into quadruple coverage trying to hit Jimmy Smith.

Stewart, who regained the starting job after Tommy Maddox’s scary injury two weeks ago, threw for 202 yards and ran for 84 more and the team’s lone touchdown.

Titans 32, Giants 29, OT

East Rutherford, N.J. – After sitting out all week because of rib, shin and toe injuries, Steve McNair threw three touchdown passes, ran for a game-tying 2-point conversion and set up Joe Nedney’s 38-yard field goal in overtime.

McNair, who didn’t know until game time whether he was going to play, was 30-of-43 for 334 yards.

The Giants had their chances to put the Titans away late in the fourth quarter when they got a first-and-goal from Tennessee’s 1. But they lost a yard in three plays and settled for Matt Bryant’s 19-yard field goal to take a 29-21 lead with 2:21 to go.

McNair made the Giants pay with a 9-yard TD pass to tight end Frank Wycheck barely in the end zone with 9 seconds to play. A video review allowed the catch, and McNair ran straight ahead for the conversion to tie the game at 29.

Panthers 13, Browns 6

Cleveland – After nearly three months of self destruction, the Panthers finally damaged somebody else’s season.

Dee Brown rushed for 122 yards in his first career NFL start as Carolina ended an eight-game losing streak Sunday, crippling the sloppy Browns’ playoff chances.

The Panthers (4-8), who began the season 3-0, won for the first time since Sept. 22 and ended a string of futility that included all sorts of off-field problems :quot; the most notable being wide receiver Steve Smith’s assault of teammate Anthony Bright during a film session.

Ravens 27, Bengals 23

Cincinnati – Baltimore rookies Chad Williams and Ron Johnson scored touchdowns on returns, and a defense missing Ray Lewis held on and avoided a shocking defeat.

Jon Kitna, who passed for 308 yards, completed his first 10 passes and helped the Bengals take a 13-0 lead.

But, Williams returned an interception 98 yards for a touchdown, and he later blocked a punt that Johnson brought back for a TD. A 22-yard pass from Jeff Blake to tight end Todd Heap gave the Ravens (6-6) the go-ahead score with 5:12 left.

Chargers 30, Broncos 27, OT

San Diego – LaDainian Tomlinson ran for a franchise-record 220 yards and three touchdowns, and Steve Christie’s 27-yard field goal with 3:01 left in overtime helped the Chargers deliver a second straight last-second loss to the Broncos.

San Diego (8-4) took a half-game lead in the AFC West over Oakland (8-4), which hosts the New York Jets tonight.

Denver (7-5) lost to the Colts last week on Mike Vanderjagt’s 54-yard kick.

Christie’s winning kick made up for his 38-yard attempt that was blocked with 10:35 left in OT, and the two he missed in regulation.

49ers 31, Seahawks 24

San Francisco – Garrison Hearst ran for 124 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, and Jimmy Williams returned a punt 89 yards for a score as San Francisco snapped its first two-game losing streak in two years.

San Francisco took a 31-10 lead on Hearst’s third score early in the fourth quarter, but Matt Hasselbeck led a furious comeback by the Seahawks. He had 311 of his 427 passing yards in the second half and threw a 3-yard TD pass to Darrell Jackson with 1:57 left.

Orlando Huff recovered an onside kick, and the Seahawks reached the 49ers 43. Hasselbeck threw his next pass directly to Rashad Holman, who made his second career interception.

Eagles 10, Rams 3

Philadelphia – The Philadelphia Eagles proved they can win with their No. 3 quarterback, while the St. Louis Rams still haven’t won without theirs.

Bobby Taylor returned an interception by Kurt Warner 23 yards for a touchdown, and third-string quarterback A.J. Feeley did just enough to help Philadelphia win the rematch of last season’s NFC championship game.

The Rams (5-7) are 0-6 when Warner starts. They won five straight when No. 3 quarterback Marc Bulger stepped in after backup Jamie Martin went down in his first game playing for Warner, who broke his pinkie in Week 4.

Saints 23, Buccaneers 20

New Orleans – Despite a record-setting sacks performance by Tampa’s Simeon Rice, the Saints ended the Bucs’ four-game winning streak.

The victory was New Orleans’ second against Tampa Bay (9-3), as the Saints beat the Bucs in overtime on the opening day of the season. It made a three-team race of the NFC South, where the Bucs now lead Atlanta (8-3-1) by a half-game and the Saints (8-4) by a game.

Rice, the NFL’s sacks leader with 14.5, took only five minutes to get two sacks and set a record for consecutive games with multiple sacks with five.

Colts 19, Texans 3

Indianapolis – The Colts converted two first-quarter fumbles into 10 points, got two field goals from Mike Vanderjagt and used a late touchdown run from James Mungro to seal their victory against the hapless Texans.

Indianapolis (8-4) won its fourth straight and stayed one game ahead of Tennessee, setting up a showdown for the AFC South lead next week in Nashville.