Miami ? While Ricky Williams played only a supporting role Sunday, plenty of Miami Dolphins had a big day – even Dan Marino.

Relying on six defensive backs and a fierce pass rush, Miami slowed Rich Gannon’s pursuit of Marino’s NFL record for yards passing in a season and limited the league’s top-ranked offense to 218 yards in a 23-17 victory.

Jason Taylor had three of Miami’s five sacks, giving him a sack in a team-record seven consecutive games, and Patrick Surtain’s interception ended Oakland’s final bid for a comeback. Gannon threw for just 204 yards, and needs 676 in the final two games to break Marino’s record of 5,084 set in 1984.

“Dan should be happy,” Taylor said. “I’ll have to call him to buy me a bottle of wine.”

With the victory, Miami (9-5) tied the Raiders and Indianapolis for the best record in the AFC with two regular-season games to go.

Williams totaled a relatively modest 101 yards rushing, after back-too-back games with at least 200 yards. But Chris Chambers caught seven passes for a career-high 138 yards, and Cris Carter made his first touchdown reception since coming out of retirement.

“We knew coming out we were going to have to make some plays in the passing game,” said quarterback Jay Fiedler. He threw for 237 yards and directed a 97-yard touchdown drive, the Dolphins’ longest since 1989.

By snapping the Raiders’ five-game winning streak, the Dolphins took sole possession of first place atop the AFC East. They’re a half-game ahead of New England, which plays tonight at Tennessee.

The Dolphins won their fifth consecutive regular-season game against Oakland, and won for the 15th time in their past 16 regular-season games against the AFC West. The Raiders retained a one-game lead in the West.

“We’ve got a chance to see these guys again, because they have an outstanding team,” Miami coach Dave Wannstedt said.

Miami played mostly with six defensive backs, even on first down, and the approach limited Gannon and the NFL’s top passing attack to 162 net yards. Gannon completed 17 of 31 attempts and had at least three passes dropped, including a potential touchdown throw that Tim Brown failed to catch.

Miami cornerback Patrick Surtain, left, intercepts a pass intended for Oakland's Jerry Rice (80) late in the Dolphins' 23-17 victory over the Raiders. The Dolphins moved into a three-way tie with Indianapolis and Oakland for first in the AFC at 9-5 with Sunday's win in Miami.

The Dolphins limited Brown and Jerry Rice to three catches apiece for 30 yards.

“We were trying everything,” Raiders coach Bill Callahan said. “They were physical. They were aggressive. They maul you on the line of scrimmage. They’ve got shutdown corners. They can blanket you. They did an excellent job.”

Seahawks 30, Falcons 24, OT

Atlanta – Shaun Alexander’s 27-yard touchdown run gave Seattle a victory after Atlanta’s Jay Feely missed a 36-yard field goal in a history-making overtime session. It was the 22nd overtime game of the season, breaking the NFL record set in 1995.

Michael Vick helped the Falcons tie the game with a 12-yard TD pass to Trevor Gaylor with 17 seconds left in regulation. Vick then drove Atlanta (8-5-1) to the Seattle 18, but Feely missed to the right, and the Seahawks (5-9) quickly made Atlanta pay.

Matt Hasselbeck completed a 21-yard pass to Koren Robinson on third-and-6. Then Alexander broke through the middle and easily outran the defense, handing the Falcons their second straight loss.

Eagles 34, Redskins 21

Philadelphia – Philadelphia clinched the NFC East for the second year in a row as A.J. Feeley passed for two touchdowns.

The Eagles (11-3) can clinch home-field advantage in the NFC by beating Dallas and the New York Giants on the road.

Champ Bailey fumbled a punt for the second week in a row, setting up a 28-yard field goal by David Akers. Carlos Emmons had a 44-yard fumble return for a score in the third quarter.

Giants 37, Cowboys 7

East Rutherford, N.J. – Tiki Barber scored on a 1-yard run and set up another touchdown in a 21-point first quarter with a 60-yard dash, helping the Giants (8-6) stay alive in the NFC wild card chase.

Defensive end Kenny Holmes scored on a 50-yard fumble return, Ron Dayne had two short TD runs and Matt Bryant kicked three field goals.

A 9-yard touchdown pass from Chad Hutchinson to Antonio Bryant with 1:56 left was the only score for Dallas (5-9).

Bucs 23, Lions 20

Detroit – Martin Gramatica’s 38-yard field goal with 3:04 left put Tampa Bay into the NFC playoffs for the fourth straight season.

Gramatica’s third field goal enabled the Bucs (11-3) to tie their 1999 team record for most victories in a season. The Lions (3-11) lost their sixth straight game when Jason Hanson was short on a 57-yard field goal with 1:51 left.

Brad Johnson was 24-of-41 for 253 yards, Keyshawn Johnson caught six passes for 90 yards, and Mike Alstott and Michael Pittman ran for one touchdown apiece for the Bucs.

Packers 20, 49ers 14

San Francisco – Brett Favre passed for 201 yards in a steady downpour, and the Green Bay defense stopped a final drive at its 11 with 22 seconds left.

Ahman Green ran for 90 yards and a touchdown, and Donald Driver caught a TD pass as the Packers (11-3) shrugged off the pelting rain and swirling wind and scored 17 points in the second half.

Green Bay won its third straight while limiting the Niners to 263 yards. Jeff Garcia drove the 49ers (9-5) from their 26 to the 11 before throwing three incompletions, including a low throw under pressure to Eric Johnson on fourth down.

Ravens 23, Texans 19

Houston – Jeff Blake threw two touchdown passes and Matt Stover kicked three field goals as Baltimore kept alive its slim playoff hopes.

The Ravens (7-7) led 13-7 at the half on a pair of 22-yard field goals by Stover and Blake’s 26-yard touchdown pass to Travis Taylor. Blake’s 11-yard TD pass to Chester Taylor with 3:33 left in the third quarter made it 20-7.

The Texans (4-10) got back in the game when Avion Black, subbing for injured Jermaine Lewis, returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown with 4 seconds left in the third quarter.

Steelers 30, Panthers 14

Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh turned two Carolina fumbles into touchdowns by Jerome Bettis and seized control of the AFC North. The victory boosted the Steelers’ division lead to 11¼2 games over Cleveland and Baltimore.

Plaxico Burress had six receptions for 120 yards. Jeff Reed kicked field goals of 36, 41 and 23 yards – two set up by long passes from Tommy Maddox to Burress – and Hines Ward made three catches to become the first Steelers receiver with 100 receptions in a season.

Bills 20, Chargers 13

Orchard Park, N.Y. – Travis Henry ran for 144 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner from 26 yards with 52 seconds remaining to spark the Bills over the Chargers and former Buffalo quarterback Doug Flutie.

The victory kept the Bills (7-7) barely alive in the AFC playoff chase. San Diego (8-6) has lost five of its last seven.

Flutie, who spent three years in Buffalo, made his first appearance of the season for San Diego (8-6), taking over for starter Drew Brees with about eight minutes left. Known for his late-game dramatics, Flutie set up Steve Christie’s 53-yard field goal, which tied the game at 13 with 5:15 remaining.

But the game ended at the Buffalo 37 with Flutie failing to complete two desperation passes into the end zone in the final 11 seconds. A year ago, Flutie scored the winning touchdown with 70 seconds remaining in San Diego’s 27-24 victory.

Colts 28, Browns 23

Cleveland – Marvin Harrison broke an NFL record for receptions in a season with 127 – including two touchdown passes from Peyton Manning in the second half – as Indianapolis rallied to take the lead in the AFC South.

James Mungro, filling in for Edgerrin James, had two TD runs as the Colts moved a half-game ahead of Tennessee.

The Colts (9-5) trailed 16-0 at halftime before storming back behind the speedy Harrison, who finished with nine catches for 172 yards. Harrison’s sixth catch, on a fourth-down play in the third quarter, moved him past Herman Moore, who caught 123 passes for Detroit in 1995.

Tim Couch moved Cleveland (7-7) to the Colts 10 with 1:23 left, but his fourth-down pass from the 5-yard line went off Andre’ Davis’ hands.

Vikings 32, Saints 31

New Orleans – Daunte Culpepper, who accounted for four touchdowns, fumbled the snap on a 2-point conversion with 5 seconds left, picked up the ball and lunged into the end zone to give Minnesota its first road victory in more than two years.

With 5:21 left, Culpepper drove the Vikings (4-10) 73 yards, hitting a double-teamed Randy Moss for a 13-yard touchdown. Culpepper’s conversion run ended Minnesota’s 16-game road losing streak.

The Saints (9-5) could have clinched a playoff spot, but fell two games behind Tampa Bay in the NFC South.

Bears 20, Jets 13

Champaign, Ill. – Chris Chandler completed 23 of 28 passes for 177 yards, and Chicago severely damaged New York’s playoff hopes.

New York had a last attempt to force overtime, but after catching Chad Pennington’s pass and running 22 yards, Wayne Chrebet fumbled while trying to hurdle Chicago’s Mike Green and Larry Whigham. Bears rookie Roosevelt Williams recovered at the 14 with 1:10 left.

Chicago (4-10), which led 10-0 at the half, got touchdown runs from rookie Adrian Peterson and ex-Jet Leon Johnson. Paul Edinger kicked two field goals, a 53-yarder and then a 48-yarder into the wind with 2:38 left.

Jaguars 29, Bengals 15

Cincinnati – Mark Brunell threw a season-high three touchdown passes, the last one set up by another Cincinnati bungle, and Jacksonville won before the smallest crowd ever at Paul Brown Stadium – 42,092.

Trying to hold a third-quarter lead, the Bengals (1-13) gave the Jaguars (6-8) a second chance by sending 12 players onto the field for a punt return. Jacksonville accepted the penalty, then sent the offense back out for a fourth-and-6.

Jimmy Smith beat Jeff Burris down the right sideline and caught Brunell’s pass in stride for a 26-yard touchdown and a 22-15 lead. Earlier in the game, the Bengals had to call a timeout because they had only 10 players on the field for a kick.

Rams 30, Cardinals 28

St. Louis – Marc Bulger returned from a sprained index finger that sidelined him for three games and threw two touchdown passes for St. Louis.

Thanks to Jeff Wilkins’ game-winning 26-yard field goal with 20 seconds to go, Bulger is 6-0 as the starter for the Rams, who are 0-6 with MVP quarterback Kurt Warner.

But Bulger also threw two interceptions and struggled in the second half as the Rams (6-8) barely snapped a three-game losing streak that knocked the defending NFC champions out of playoff contention.

The Cardinals have lost seven of eight.