Vick breaks bone in right leg

Falcons' standout QB will miss at least six weeks

? Atlanta standout Michael Vick fractured his right fibula Saturday night in a 13-10 exhibition loss to Baltimore, and Falcons owner Arthur Blank said the quarterback would be sidelined at least six weeks.

Blank said Vick wouldn’t have surgery. If Vick’s out six weeks, he’ll miss the first four games of the regular season, and would return Oct. 5 against Minnesota. Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb had a similar injury last year and was out two months.

On third-and-6 from the Atlanta 5 late in the first quarter, Vick was chased out of the pocket and tackled by Adalius Thomas.

Vick fell awkwardly on his right leg and grabbed it even before he hit the ground.

The Ravens (1-1) held off Atlanta (0-2) despite a 67-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Falcons rookie Bryan Scott with 1:51 left. After Atlanta recovered an onside kick, third-string quarterback Kurt Kittner threw an interception, sealing the Falcons’ second loss in two games.

Bengals 23, Lions 10

Cincinnati — Carson Palmer, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, opened the second half with two impressive touchdown drives, completing all seven of his throws as Cincinnati beat Detroit. Joey Harrington played four series and led the Lions (1-1) to only two first downs. He was 5-of-11 for 27 yards.

Eagles 21, Steelers 16

Pittsburgh — Donovan McNabb and A.J. Feeley directed long first-half drives and Philadelphia benefited from an instant replay reversal that took away a Pittsburgh touchdown.

Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick, front, is brought down by Baltimore's Adalius Thomas during the first quarter. Vick suffered a fractured right fibula on the play during the Falcons' 13-10 loss to the Ravens Saturday night in Atlanta.

The slow-moving game, delayed by replay reviews and 147 yards of penalties just in the first half, was halted by lightning for 31 minutes in the third quarter and didn’t end until more than four hours after starting.

The Eagles (2-0) went three-and-out on their first two possessions before putting together drives of 66 and 87 yards to open a 14-3 lead on Correll Buckhalter’s one-yard run and Feeley’s one-yard completion to Kori Dickerson. Just before halftime, Freddie Milons’ 82-yard kickoff return set up Feeley’s second one-yard scoring pass, to Billy McMullen.

The Steelers are 0-2.

Saints 22, Jets 17

East Rutherford, N.J. — Todd Bouman guided two scoring drives and New Orleans scored three second-half touchdowns.

Deuce McAllister played the first half after sitting out the opener against Philadelphia. He finished with 11 carries for 45 yards — including a nice 17-yard run in the second quarter — and caught three passed for 14 yards for the Saints (1-1).

Chad Pennington threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Conway with 28 seconds left in the first half for the Jets (1-2).

Broncos 15, Bears 10

Champaign, Ill. — Jarious Jackson connected with Frank Rice on a 36-yard fourth-down pass before sneaking in for a touchdown with 18 seconds left as Denver (2-0) beat Chicago (1-1). Jackson drove the Broncos 80 yards on 15 plays in the final three minutes. The big play was his fourth-down pass to Rice that carried to the Chicago 15.

Starting quarterbacks Jake Plummer, who visited the Bears during the free agent recruiting period before signing with the Broncos, and Kordell Stewart played two series each. Plummer was 8-of-13 passes for 117 yards, and Stewart was 3-of-8 for 28.

Titans 37, Bills 24

Nashville, Tenn. — Eddie George ran for a touchdown, Steve McNair threw for another and Tennessee came up with four sacks and three turnovers. The Titans (2-0) led 21-0 before the Bills (1-1) finally scored and had little problem with a Buffalo defense retooled during the offseason after ranking 27th in points allowed last year. McNair was 8-of-12 for 70 yards.

Patriots 20, Redskins 13

Landover, Md. — Rookie Bethel Johnson fumbled three times on one kickoff return, then returned the next one 98 yards for a touchdown for New England. The Patriots (2-0) scored on their first drive, with Antowain Smith bursting through the Redskins’ troubled line for 21 yards on three carries.